GPC
Genuine Parts Company
GPC trails on the overall score without a compensating advantage in the available component scores.
NKE
NIKE, Inc.
NKE has the edge over GPC overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger fundamentals.
GPC Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Weak |
GPC's cash flow is currently healthy, and its revenue and profitability are stable, but its balance sheet is weak.
NKE Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| Strong |
NKE's profitability and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its revenue and cash flow are stable.
GPC PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 15x | $123 | — |
| Cheap | 16x | $4.20 | -97% |
| Fair | 20x | $5.27 | -96% |
| Expensive | 25x | $6.41 | -95% |
| Current | 472x | $123 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
GPC's PE is in its expensive range at 472x. On analysts' estimates for next year's earnings, today's price would be 15x, in its cheap range.
NKE PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current | 18x | $37.76 | — |
| Cheap | 23x | $47.70 | +26% |
| Forward | 30x | $37.76 | — |
| Fair | 33x | $68.16 | +80% |
| Expensive | 47x | $97.86 | +159% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
NKE has the edge over GPC in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
GPC Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect GPC's earnings, revenue and profitability to hold roughly steady.
NKE Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly deteriorating | |
| Stable | |
| Decline | |
| Improving | |
| Moderate | |
| Low |
Analysts expect NKE's profitability to improve, but its revenue to decline. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
GPC Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $7.93 | +2951% |
| Q3 2026 | $0.26 | -96% |
| Q2 2026 | $0.26 | -96% |
| Q1 2026 | $0.44 | -93% |
| Q4 2025 | $0.47 | -93% |
| Q3 2025 | $5.81 | -25% |
| Q2 2025 | $5.81 | -33% |
| Q1 2025 | $6.09 | -32% |
| Q4 2024 | $6.47 | -31% |
GPC's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $0.26 over the past year, against $9.33 in late 2023.
NKE Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.27 | -39% |
| Q3 2026 | $2.09 | +7.2% |
| Q2 2026 | $2.10 | -2.8% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.51 | -50% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.70 | -48% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.95 | -44% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.16 | -42% |
| Q1 2025 | $3.01 | -11% |
| Q4 2024 | $3.24 | -5.3% |
NKE has the edge over GPC on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
GPC Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $6.5B | +4.2% |
| Q2 2026 | $6.5B | +6% |
| Q1 2026 | $6.3B | +6.8% |
| Q4 2025 | $6B | +4.1% |
| Q3 2025 | $6.3B | +4.9% |
| Q2 2025 | $6.2B | +3.4% |
| Q1 2025 | $5.9B | +1.4% |
| Q4 2024 | $5.8B | +3.3% |
GPC has the edge over NKE on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 4.3% | -0.4 points |
| Q2 2026 | 4.5% | -1 points |
| Q1 2026 | 3.9% | -0.4 points |
| Q4 2025 | -14% | -17 points |
| Q3 2025 | 4.7% | -0.3 points |
| Q2 2025 | 5.5% | -1 points |
| Q1 2025 | 4.3% | -1.3 points |
| Q4 2024 | 2.9% | -4.6 points |
GPC's operating margin was 4.3% last quarter, about level with the same quarter a year ago.
NKE Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $11.2B | -4.3% |
| Q2 2026 | $11B | -1.1% |
| Q1 2026 | $11.3B | +0.1% |
| Q4 2025 | $12.4B | +0.6% |
| Q3 2025 | $11.7B | +1.1% |
| Q2 2025 | $11.1B | -12% |
| Q1 2025 | $11.3B | -9.3% |
| Q4 2024 | $12.4B | -7.7% |
NKE's revenue fell from its 2023 peak and has held roughly level since: $11.2B last quarter, down 4.3% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 8.2% | +0.3 points |
| Q2 2026 | 12% | +9.2 points |
| Q1 2026 | 5.8% | -1.7 points |
| Q4 2025 | 8% | -3.4 points |
| Q3 2025 | 7.9% | -3.4 points |
| Q2 2025 | 2.9% | -11 points |
| Q1 2025 | 7.5% | -3.8 points |
| Q4 2024 | 11% | -2.9 points |
NKE has the edge over GPC on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
GPC Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $243.4M | +1.5% |
| Q2 2026 | $292.4M | +261% |
| Q1 2026 | -$33.6M | +$127M |
| Q4 2025 | $260.7M | +$287.4M |
| Q3 2025 | $240M | -33% |
| Q2 2025 | $81M | -46% |
| Q1 2025 | -$160.7M | -179% |
| Q4 2024 | -$26.7M | -114% |
GPC has the edge over NKE on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
NKE Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$64M | -527% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.5B | +313% |
| Q1 2026 | $284M | -83% |
| Q4 2025 | $386M | -58% |
| Q3 2025 | $15M | -95% |
| Q2 2025 | $363M | -85% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.7B | -11% |
| Q4 2024 | $920M | -65% |
NKE usually generates cash, though not every quarter: the latest was −$64M, but it generated $2.1B over the past year.
GPC Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.3% | +354K shares |
| 1 year | -0.8% | -1.1M shares |
| 3 years | -1.8% | -2.6M shares |
| 5 years | -3.7% | -5.3M shares |
| Available history | -5.5% | -8.1M shares |
GPC has the edge over NKE on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | $37.5M |
| Q3 2024 | $37.5M |
| Q2 2024 | $37.5M |
| Q1 2024 | $37.5M |
NKE Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.2% | +3.2M shares |
| 1 year | +0.4% | +5.2M shares |
| 3 years | -3.8% | -59.1M shares |
| 5 years | -8.4% | -135M shares |
| Available history | -6.9% | -110M shares |
NKE has 1.5B diluted shares, about the same as a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | $20M |
| Q3 2025 | $126M |
| Q2 2025 | $199M |
| Q1 2025 | $506M |
| Q4 2024 | $1.1B |
NKE has spent almost nothing on buybacks in the past year.
GPC Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 8.4x | High |
| Q2 2026 | 9.0x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 8.5x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 7.9x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 3.4x | Elevated |
| Q2 2025 | 3.5x | Elevated |
| Q1 2025 | 3.2x | Elevated |
| Q4 2024 | 2.4x | Moderate |
GPC's net debt is about 8.4 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 3.4 years a year ago.
NKE Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q2 2026 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q3 2024 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q2 2024 | -0.1x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2024 | -0.0x | Very low |
| Q4 2023 | 0.1x | Very low |
NKE has the edge over GPC on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
GPC Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 48.3 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 10.2 | Oversold |
GPC's weekly RSI is 48 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 10 (oversold).
NKE Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 40.0 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 57.5 | Neutral |
NKE's weekly RSI is 40 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 58 (neutral).
GPC PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | GPC | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 472x | 18x | 2,522% above |
| PE % | 96 | 47 | 49 pts above |
GPC is trading at 472x earnings, a 2522% premium to the Consumer Cyclical sector's median of 18x.
NKE PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | NKE | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 18x | 18x | 0.3% above |
| PE % | 2 | 47 | 45 pts below |
NKE has the edge over GPC on valuation relative to its sector.
GPC Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $125.9 | 2.4% below |
| 20 week MA | $129.1 | 4.8% below |
| 50 week MA | $121.5 | 1.1% above |
| 100 week MA | $123.5 | 0.6% below |
| 200 week MA | $135.7 | 9.5% below |
GPC's trend is mixed: it's above one of its five weekly moving averages, and 9.5% below its 200-week average.
NKE Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $36.7 | 2.8% above |
| 20 week MA | $39.2 | 3.6% below |
| 50 week MA | $48.0 | 21% below |
| 100 week MA | $58.4 | 35% below |
| 200 week MA | $79.2 | 52% below |
NKE has bounced recently, but its long-term trend is still down: it's above its 8-week average, but 52% below its 200-week average.
GPC Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $106.2 | $99.4 | -6.5% |
| 2021 | $99.4 | $135.4 | +36% |
| 2022 | $135.4 | $176.6 | +30% |
| 2023 | $176.6 | $138.5 | -22% |
| 2024 | $138.5 | $117.0 | -16% |
| 2025 | $117.0 | $125.9 | +7.6% |
| 2026 YTD | $125.9 | $122.8 | -2.4% |
GPC has the edge over NKE on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
NKE Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $101.6 | $141.6 | +39% |
| 2021 | $141.6 | $165.7 | +17% |
| 2022 | $165.7 | $116.3 | -30% |
| 2023 | $116.3 | $108.6 | -6.6% |
| 2024 | $108.6 | $76.4 | -30% |
| 2025 | $76.4 | $60.9 | -20% |
| 2026 YTD | $60.9 | $37.8 | -38% |
NKE has finished four years in a row lower, and it's down 38% so far in 2026.