Genuine Parts Co. (GPC): First Take: 2Q26 beat on better-than-expected sales; FY26 EPS guidance reaffirmed but NA Auto

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Genuine Parts Co. (GPC): First Take: 2Q26 beat on better-than-expected sales; FY26 EPS guidance reaffirmed but NA Auto

h and EPS growth (for financial stocks, only EPS and sales growth), with a

higher percentile indicating a higher growth company. Financial Returns is based on a stock’s forward-looking ROE, ROCE and CROCI (for financial

stocks, only ROE), with a higher percentile indicating a company with higher financial returns. Multiple is based on a stock’s forward-looking P/E, P/B,

price/dividend (P/D), EV/EBITDA, EV/FCF and EV/Debt Adjusted Cash Flow (DACF) (for financial stocks, only P/E, P/B and P/D), with a higher percentile

indicating a stock trading at a higher multiple. The Integrated percentile is calculated as the average of the Growth percentile, Financial Returns

percentile and (100% - Multiple percentile).

Financial Returns and Multiple use the Goldman Sachs analyst forecasts at the fiscal year-end at least three quarters in the future. Growth uses inputs

for the fiscal year at least seven quarters in the future compared with the year at least three quarters in the future (on a per-share basis for all metrics).

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companies under our rated coverage from 1 to 3, with 1 representing high (30%-50%) probability of the company becoming an acquisition target, 2

representing medium (15%-30%) probability and 3 representing low (0%-15%) probability.