Genuine Parts Company (GPC) vs LKQ Corporation (LKQ)

• Genuine Parts Company GPC 124.27 ▼ −1.69%
• LKQ Corporation LKQ 20.53 ▼ −1.96%

Genuine Parts Company and LKQ Corporation are both Auto Parts companies. Genuine Parts Company is the larger, with a market value of $17.2B against $5.2B — 3.3× the size. LKQ Corporation trades at the lower P/E: 20.7× against 478×. Genuine Parts Company grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 5.29% against 1.60%. LKQ Corporation has the higher net margin (1.89% vs 0.12%) and the lower return on invested capital (4.17% vs 6.33%). Both pay a dividend; LKQ Corporation yields more (5.85% vs 3.39%). Across the 23 metrics below, LKQ Corporation leads on 19 and Genuine Parts Company on 4.