Genuine Parts(GPC)Q3营收与调整后EPS超预期，但收窄全年调整后EPS指引并下调GAAP EPS指引，盘前一度跌约9%

Genuine Parts Company ( GPC ) shares fell about 8.5% in the premarket trading on Tuesday after the auto and industrial replacement-parts distributor narrowed its full-year adjusted earnings outlook, even as third-quarter revenue and adjusted earnings topped Wall Street estimates. The company reported adjusted earnings of $2.07 per share for the quarter ended September 30, compared with consensus estimates of $2.04, while revenue of $6.52 billion exceeded expectations of $6.49 billion. Adjusted earnings rose from $1.98 per share a year earlier, and sales increased 4.2%. However, Genuine Parts ( GPC ) narrowed its 2026 adjusted earnings-per-share outlook to a midpoint of $7.63, compared with its previous midpoint of $7.75. The company also loweredits full-year GAAP earnings-per-share forecast to a midpoint of $5.73 from $6.15 previously while maintaining its full-year sales growth outlook at 3% to 5.5%. The results showed uneven performance across its businesses. North American automotive sales rose 2.2%, but segment EBITDA fell 2.9% to $194 million, with its margin contracting 40 basis points to 7.6%. International automotive sales increased 4.5%, while industrial sales climbed 6.1% and segment EBITDA advanced 11.2% to $317 million. Genuine Parts ( GPC ) reported net income of $224 million, down from $226 million a year earlier, while diluted earnings remained unchanged at $1.62 per share. The company said its updated outlook reflects recent business trends and financial results, growth plans, strategic initiatives, the global economic outlook, and geopolitical conflicts. "We remain on track to launch GPC and Motion as two independent, leading companies in the first quarter of 2027," Chief Executive Officer Will Stengel said, referring to the planned separation of its automotive and industrial businesses. The company maintained its full-year operating cash flow forecast at a midpoint of $1.1 billion and its free cash flow outlook at a midpoint of $625 million. Shares have gained about 5.9% so far this year compared to a 12.3% rise in the broader index. Short interest on GPC stands at 4.8% of the total float.