Genuine Parts Company (GPC)
Consumer Discretionary · automotive parts distribution and industrial supplies wholesale · NYSE
Leading distributor of automotive replacement parts and industrial supplies serving the North American aftermarket and industrial sectors.
What Genuine Parts Company does
Genuine Parts Company is a distributor of automotive replacement parts, industrial supplies, and materials. The company operates through its automotive parts distribution network and serves customers across the United States and internationally. It maintains significant inventory of merchandise and holds goodwill and intangible assets reflecting its market position as an established distributor in the replacement parts sector.
Themes: automotive aftermarket, parts distribution, industrial supplies
Fundamentals
- Price$128.17 as of 2026-10-08 close
- Market cap$17.7B as of 2026-07-17 (share count; price 2026-10-08)
- 1-year return-4.1% 2025-10-08 close $133.68 → 2026-10-08 close $128.17
- P/E563.08 as of 2026-09-03
- Net margin+0.3% FY2025, SEC XBRL
- Gross margin+36.8% FY2025, SEC XBRL
- ROE+1.5% FY2025, SEC XBRL
- Debt / equity1.10 as of 2026-09-03
- Revenue growth (YoY)+5.5% as of 2026-09-03
- Revenue CAGR (3y)+3.2% SEC XBRL
- Beta0.59 as of 2026-09-03
- Last reported earnings2026-07-21 SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02)
Dividend: yield +3.3%; at least 19 years of non-decreasing per-share dividends (SEC XBRL) — we do not hold the year before it, so the real streak may be longer.
How GPC compares in its sector
- price-to-earnings ratiotop 10% 258 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of 2026-09-03
- net profit marginmiddle range 314 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of 2026-09-03
- gross marginmiddle range 191 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of 2026-09-03
- return on equitymiddle range 293 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of 2026-09-03
- 3-year revenue CAGRmiddle range 326 covered Consumer Discretionary peers
- indicated dividend yieldmiddle range 169 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of 2026-09-03
- free cash flow (absolute dollars, latest fiscal year)middle range 311 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of FY2025
Position among covered Consumer Discretionary companies that report each metric (minimum 5 peers). A relative position within our covered catalog — not a valuation, quality, or investment judgment. A higher percentile is simply a higher value (for P/E, more expensive on earnings — never "better"). Informational only.
Top 10 scores & list membership
GPC is not currently in any published Top 10 list. Its scores are below.
Top 10 score
35.1 #1285 of 1,379 scored · #141 of 155 in Consumer Discretionary
Capital return 74th (consecutive years of dividend increases 19 years, net share count bought back over the year 0.3) and trend 50th (trading above its 200-day average); weakest is profitability (19th, return on equity 1.5%).
Scores as of 8 Oct 2026. Each bar is a percentile: how this company ranked against every company the score ranked, 0–100. A list is a published formula and its output, not a recommendation. Method version 4.
Dividend coverage (FY2025)
Exceeded at least one reported measure. In FY2025, GPC's dividend exceeded at least one reported measure of what it earned or generated (earnings payout 855%, free-cash-flow payout 134%). A payout above 100% in one year is not necessarily unsustainable, but it is not fully covered by that measure.
- Earnings payout855% dividends / net income
- Free-cash-flow payout134% dividends / (operating cash flow − capex)
Coverage derived from reported SEC EDGAR XBRL figures for FY2025 (dividends paid vs. net income and free cash flow, same fiscal year). This describes PAST coverage for one fiscal year — it does not predict whether a dividend will be maintained, raised, or cut, and a one-year payout ratio can be distorted by non-recurring items. Informational only — not financial advice.
How Genuine Parts Company looks technically
Genuine Parts Company (GPC) is trading 6.5% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend. Its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 38 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal. A trend is forming but not yet strong — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 21 (a reading of 25+ marks a strong trend). Momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 47, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30). It made a new 20-day low about 6 trading days ago. It is 15.4% below its highest point of the past year.
Trend
7
| Distance from the 200-day | it is trading 6.5% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend | +6.5% |
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| 50-day moving average | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $131.91 | $131.91 |
| 200-day moving average | its average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is $120.30 | $120.30 |
| Swing structure | its recent peaks and dips disagree — one of them is rising while the other is not, so there is no clean up or down pattern in the swings | mixed — one of the two is not confirming |
| Last swing turn | its last significant turn was a swing low 17 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on | 17 sessions |
| Since the 50/200 cross | its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 38 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal | 38 sessions |
| Trend strength (14-day ADX) | a trend is forming but not yet strong — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 21 (a reading of 25+ marks a strong trend) | 21.0 |
Momentum
3
| 14-day RSI | momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 47, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30) | 47.4 |
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| Position in its 14-day range | it is trading in the upper half of its 14-day range ($123.85 to $131.45) — its "stochastic" reading is 57 out of 100, where 0 would mean closing exactly at the 14-session low and 100 exactly at the high. This measures WHERE the price sits inside its recent range, which is a different question from the RSI beside it: RSI is a momentum gauge, measuring how FAST the price has been moving, so a stock can drift quietly to the bottom of its range with an ordinary RSI, or fall sharply and still sit in the middle. It has been climbing within that range over the last few sessions. | 56.8 |
| Since the MACD crossed zero | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, is in negative territory (momentum leaning bearish) | 38 sessions |
Range
12
| 52-week high | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $151.57 | $151.57 |
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| From the 52-week high | it is 15.4% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) | -15.4% |
| Above the 52-week low | it is 41.2% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) | +41.2% |
| Below the 52-week high | it is 15.4% below its highest point of the past year | 15.4% |
| Since a 20-day breakout | it made a new 20-day low about 6 trading days ago | 6 sessions |
| Since a 55-day breakout | it made a new 55-day high about 31 trading days ago | 31 sessions |
| All-time high | its highest closing price on record is $187.73 (set on 2022-12-02) | $187.73 |
| Given back of the 52-week move | over the past year its closes ranged ($92.47 to $149.26), and it has recovered close to two thirds of its fall from last year’s high — 63% of it. Chart-watchers call 61.8%-65% given back the "golden pocket", and this is inside it — for this company that is $127.57 to $129.38. It is watched widely enough that orders cluster there, which is the honest reason it matters; it is not a forecast. | 62.9% |
| From the all-time high | it is 31.7% below its all-time high | -31.7% |
| Nearest price level | it is trading 0.9% below a resistance level at $129.32 — a price it turned at 8 times since 2024-11-25, most recently on 2026-08-20. Since 2024-10-08 it has 7 such levels below the current price and 5 above. Levels like these describe where the price has reversed or paused before; they are not a forecast of where it will go. | +0.9% |
| All-time low | its lowest closing price on record is $24.93 (set on 2009-03-09) | $24.93 |
| Above the all-time low | it is 414.1% above its all-time low | +414.1% |
Volatility
5
| Band width vs its own 6 months | day-to-day price swings are narrower than usual versus its own recent 6-month history (tighter than about 90% of it) | 10th percentile |
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| Typical daily range | in a typical session it travels about $3.06 between its high and its low — about 2.4% of its price. That is its "average true range" over the last 14 sessions, which also counts the distance from the previous close, so a day that opens well away from yesterday counts as the large move it was | $3.06 |
| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | most of its recent trading has stayed between about $123.85 and $133.30 — the "Bollinger bands", a range drawn two standard deviations either side of its 20-day average price, which widens when the stock gets more volatile and narrows when it settles | $123.85 – $128.57 – $133.30 |
| Typical daily range (% of price) | its price moves about 2.4% in a typical session — calmer than most companies we cover. This is the average gap between a session's high and low over the last 14 sessions, counting overnight moves, expressed against the current price so it can be compared with companies trading at any price | 2.4% |
| Stretch from the 200-day average | it is trading 2.6 daily ranges above its 200-day average price (6.6% above it in plain percentage terms) — a way of asking how far it has stretched from its own average in units of how far it normally moves in a day, so a calm company and a jumpy one can be compared on the same scale | 2.6 daily ranges above its 200-day average |
Volume
1
| Volume vs its 30-day average | trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average | 1.13× |
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Analyst
2
| Change in the average price target | analysts have cut their average price target by 0.8% since the prior reading | -0.8% |
|---|---|---|
| Change in the consensus rating | not available for this company yet | n/a |
Candlestick patterns
2
| Since a doji | 5 sessions ago it opened and closed at almost the same price after trading through a wider range — a "doji", the classic picture of buyers and sellers finishing the session level | 5 sessions ago |
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| Since a bullish engulfing | today it opened below the previous session's close and finished above that session's open — a "bullish engulfing" pair, where one up day more than undid the down day before it | today |
Price gaps
2
| Gap at the open | it opened on 2026-10-08 0.3% below the previous session's close — an overnight gap, the part of the move that happened while the market was shut, and traded back through that level before the close | -0.3% |
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| Gap filled | a 2.2% gap down opened on 2026-08-20 has been "filled" 33 sessions ago — price traded back through the level the gap left behind, and it took 1 session to close | 33 sessions ago |
Price streaks
1
| Closing streak | it closed higher in its latest session, after a session that did not close higher — a single up day rather than a run | 1 session up |
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Relative strength
4
| vs market, 1 month | over the past 1 month this stock lagged the market by 5.4 percentage points (the stock lost 4.4% while the market gained 1.0%) | -5.4% |
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| vs market, 3 months | over the past 3 months this stock lagged the market by 1.1 percentage points (the stock gained 2.8% while the market gained 3.8%) | -1.1% |
| vs market, 6 months | over the past 6 months this stock beat the market by 4.4 percentage points (the stock gained 21.9% while the market gained 17.5%) | +4.4% |
| vs market, 12 months | over the past 12 months this stock lagged the market by 19.1 percentage points (the stock lost 4.1% while the market gained 15.0%) | -19.1% |
Signal agreement
2
| Bullish technical signals | 3 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bullish state: a "golden cross" — its 50-day average is above its 200-day, trading above its 200-day average, outperforming the market over 6 months — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 3 of 9 |
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| Bearish technical signals | 1 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it is currently in a bearish state: MACD momentum is negative — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 1 of 9 |
Trend (Ichimoku cloud)
1
| Vs the Ichimoku cloud | trading inside the Ichimoku cloud — a band drawn from where its own highs and lows sat up to 2026-09-01 and projected forward over today's price, the zone traders read as unresolved — neither side has established a trend, and the band is where that gets settled. The band itself is thick, spanning 8.4% of the share price, which is taken to mean a barrier that has held for a while and takes effort to cross. | 0.0% |
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Volume-weighted price
2
| Vs this year’s average price paid | the price is 9% above the average price paid so far this year, so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain. That average is $117.67 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 190 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | +8.9% |
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| Vs the average paid since it last reported | the price is 2% below the average price paid since it last reported on 2026-07-21 (its 10-Q), so the typical buyer over that stretch is under water. That average is $130.31 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 57 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | -1.6% |
Price levels it has turned at before
GPC last closed at $128.17 on 2026-10-08. Since 2024-10-08 it has turned at 7 prices below its last close and 5 above; the 3 nearest below and the 3 nearest above are listed, nearest first.
| Level | Side | Distance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| $129.32 | Resistance | 0.9% above the last close | turned there 8 times · 2024-11-25 to 2026-08-20 |
| $125.59 | Support | 2.0% below the last close | turned there 9 times · 2024-11-14 to 2026-09-21 |
| $131.85 | Resistance | 2.9% above the last close | turned there twice · 2025-03-10 to 2025-12-01 |
| $135.78 | Resistance | 5.9% above the last close | turned there 8 times · 2025-07-23 to 2026-08-11 |
| $120.14 | Support | 6.3% below the last close | turned there 9 times · 2024-11-20 to 2026-01-08 |
| $116.54 | Support | 9.1% below the last close | turned there three times · 2025-01-22 to 2026-04-21 |
A level is a price this company reversed or paused at more than once — they describe past behaviour, not a forecast of where the price will go.
Wave structure
No Elliott-wave labelling currently fits its swings: the recent highs and lows do not satisfy the three rules a five-wave count has to obey, so there is no count to show rather than a count we are unsure about.
Read from daily closes as of 2026-10-08.
An Elliott-wave count describes the swings already printed and the level that would disprove it. It is not a forecast, a target, or advice.
Screens: Trading above the 200-day moving average · Printed a bullish engulfing pair · Near the golden pocket (has given back about two thirds of its 52-week move) · Under water since its last earnings report (below the anchored VWAP) · Trading inside the Ichimoku cloud · Near a resistance level (pressing into a price that has capped it before) | Learn: moving average · golden cross · adx · rsi · breakout · fifty two week high low
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-10-08. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
Analyst consensus
- Consensus ratingBuy (2.18 mean, 1=Strong Buy…5=Strong Sell) — 9 analysts
- Mean price target$139.22 range $122.00 – $170.00; median $130.00
Analyst estimates, as of 2026-10-09. These are third-party analyst opinions and price targets, aggregated — not a recommendation, prediction, or advice from stocks-llm. Informational only.
Analyst EPS estimate for GPC
- Consensus EPS estimate$2.04 next reporting period, as of 2026-10-09
- Estimate change, 30 days$0.00 (0.0%) from $2.04, on 2026-09-04, 35-day window
- Readings revised upward0% of 9 comparable readings
The consensus estimate for the next reporting period, and how it has moved between readings of that SAME period. A change is measured only between readings estimating one period — when a company reports, the consensus moves to the next quarter and the two numbers are not comparable. Informational only, not a forecast and not advice.
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Inventory management risk with $6.3 billion in merchandise inventories as of June 2026, representing significant working capital exposure","Dependency on automotive aftermarket demand, which may be affected by vehicle production cycles and consumer spending patterns","Exposure to foreign currency fluctuations evidenced by negative foreign currency translation adjustments of $34.7 million net of tax in the first half of 2026"]
What changed in the latest 10-Q
AI-assisted comparison of GPC's 10-Q filed 2026-07-21 against the prior one filed 2026-04-21.
Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A)
- Added:
- Newer filing (2026-07-21) adds 'the United States and' before 'Iran' in the geopolitical conflict risk factor description.
- Newer filing (2026-07-21) adds 'and related uncertainties' to the national and international legislation/regulation risk factor.
- Newer filing (2026-07-21) describes company with more than 10,800 locations for the six months ended June 30, 2026 rather than the three months ended March 31, 2026.
- Removed:
- Older filing (2026-04-21) includes 'including those included in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act' after 'changes in tax policies'; this phrase is removed in the newer filing (2026-07-21).
- Reworded:
- Older filing (2026-04-21) states 'for the three months ended March 31, 2026'; newer filing (2026-07-21) states 'for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026' in the introductory results of operations sentence.
- Older filing (2026-04-21) states 'the conflict in Iran'; newer filing (2026-07-21) states 'the conflict involving the United States and Iran'.
- Older filing (2026-04-21) states 'and their impact to us, our suppliers and customers'; newer filing (2026-07-21) states 'and related uncertainties, and their impact to us, our suppliers and customers'.
- Older filing (2026-04-21) states 'delivering values to our shareholders'; newer filing (2026-07-21) states 'delivering value to our shareholders'.
- Older filing (2026-04-21) references 'the three months ended March 31, 2026' for business locations and revenue percentages; newer filing (2026-07-21) references 'the six months ended June 30, 2026'.
- Notes:
- The newer filing text appears truncated at the 'Trends Affecting our Business' section ('We are navigating through several external factors that create uncer'), so changes after that point cannot be assessed.
- The older filing text contains a stray 'Tab l e of Contents' line between sections, which may be a formatting artifact and is not treated as a substantive change.
Risk Factors
- Added:
- Newer filing (2026-07-21) includes Exhibit 10.1, Amendment No. 7 to the Syndicated Facility Agreement, dated as of April 28, 2026, in the exhibits list.
- Reworded:
- Risk factor cross-reference changed from 'Part 1, ITEM 1A' in the older filing (2026-04-21) to 'Part I, ITEM 1A' in the newer filing (2026-07-21).
- Period for equity purchases table changed from three months ended March 31, 2026 (older filing) to three months ended June 30, 2026 (newer filing).
- Monthly rows in equity purchases table changed from January/February/March 2026 (older filing) to April/May/June 2026 (newer filing).
- Total number of shares purchased in equity table changed from 26,066 at average price $123.79 (older filing) to 109,565 at average price $105.00 (newer filing).
- Footnote 2 date reference changed from 'as of March 31, 2026' (older filing) to 'as of June 30, 2026' (newer filing).
- Rule 10b5-1 trading plans paragraph quarter reference changed from 'quarter ended March 31, 2026' (older filing) to 'quarter ended June 30, 2026' (newer filing).
- Exhibit 104 cover page description changed from 'period ended March 31, 2026' (older filing) to 'period ended June 30, 2026' (newer filing).
- Signature date changed from April 21, 2026 (older filing) to July 21, 2026 (newer filing).
- Notes:
- The provided 'Risk Factors' sections actually contain only the risk factor cross-reference paragraph plus unrelated Items 2, 5, and 6; no substantive risk factor text is present in either version.
- Comparison covers all text provided, not only Item 1A Risk Factors.
AI-assisted comparison of two SEC filing sections. It describes wording and theme changes only, makes no materiality, legal, or investment judgement, and is not financial advice. Informational only — not financial advice.
Insider activity (SEC Form 4)
No open-market insider purchases or sales recorded in the last 90 days, of which we have read Form 4 filings through 2026-10-04. The 5 days since 2026-10-04 have not been checked yet.
- Last 180 days · read to 2026-10-040 buys · 3 sells ($456485) — 2 selling insiders
Most recent open-market transaction: 2026-06-26. Based on Form 4 filings read through 2026-10-04; anything filed since is not yet included.
View full insider trading history → View SEC Form 3/4/5 filingsAsk about GPC's insider activity →
Only open-market purchases (SEC code P) and sales (code S) are counted here. Option exercises, vesting/awards, gifts, and shares withheld for taxes are excluded — they are compensation or mechanical, not open-market conviction. Sales may be planned and non-discretionary (e.g. a Rule 10b5-1 plan) and are not necessarily bearish; open-market buying is not a recommendation to buy. Informational only — not financial advice.
Institutional ownership (13F)
5 institutional 13F filers reported holding GPC as of 2026-06-30 (quarter-end position, filed within 45 days).
- Distinct 13F filers 5
- Reported shares held 23,828,551
- Reported value $2,819,223,421
reported quarterly holdings change (2026-03-31 → 2026-06-30): 0 new, 5 increased, 0 decreased, 0 exited. Change counts cover only managers that filed 13F reports in BOTH quarters, derived between two quarter-end snapshots — not same-day trades; a single manager is never said to have "bought" or "sold".
Institutional holdings are quarter-end long positions reported on SEC Form 13F-HR, filed up to 45 days after the quarter ends — they are delayed, are not real-time trades, exclude short positions and most non-US securities, and are not investment advice. Any increase/decrease is a reported change between two quarterly snapshots, not a same-day purchase or sale. These are quarter-end snapshots from the 13F filings on SEC EDGAR, filed within 45 days — not real-time, and any change is a difference between two quarterly reports, not a same-day trade. Informational only — not financial advice.
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Short interest (FINRA)
GPC had 7,895,585 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-09-15 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).
GPC had 5.73% of its shares outstanding sold short as of the 2026-09-15 FINRA settlement date (percent of FLOAT would be higher — float is not disclosed in the source). FINRA reported 8.66 days to cover at the same settlement.
- Reported short interest (shares) 7,895,585
- Short interest (% of shares outstanding) 5.73%
- Prior settlement (shares) 7,453,985
- Reported change 5.92%
- Days to cover (reported) 8.66
Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-09-15 settlement date. Short interest is reported to FINRA and published on a delayed, bi-monthly schedule (as of a settlement date, disseminated roughly eight business days later) — it is NOT real-time, does not cover every venue or all US trading, and is not a short-squeeze prediction or investment advice. Days-to-cover is the value FINRA reports; percent of float is not shown because the source file carries no share-count denominator — where a percent appears it is of shares OUTSTANDING, the larger base, and is therefore a floor on percent of float. Informational only — not financial advice.
Competitors & peers
- AutoZone (AZO)
- O'Reilly Automotive (ORLY)
- Advance Auto Parts (AAP)
- Fastenal (FAST)
- W.W. Grainger (GWW)
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Frequently asked questions
What does Genuine Parts Company (GPC) do?
Genuine Parts Company is a distributor of automotive replacement parts, industrial supplies, and materials. The company operates through its automotive parts distribution network and serves customers across the United States and internationally. It maintains significant inventory of merchandise and holds goodwill and intangible assets reflecting its market position as an established distributor in the replacement parts sector.
What sector is Genuine Parts Company (GPC) in?
Genuine Parts Company (GPC) is classified in the Consumer Discretionary sector. Its industry is automotive parts distribution and industrial supplies wholesale. It trades on NYSE.
Does GPC pay a dividend?
Yes — Genuine Parts Company (GPC) pays a dividend, with an indicated yield of about 3.31% and at least 19 years of non-decreasing per-share dividends (SEC EDGAR XBRL) — we do not hold the year before it, so the real streak may be longer (market data, as of 2026-09-03). Informational only — not financial advice.
Who are Genuine Parts Company's (GPC) competitors?
Notable peers of Genuine Parts Company (GPC) include AutoZone, O'Reilly Automotive, Advance Auto Parts, Fastenal and W.W. Grainger. This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Is Genuine Parts Company (GPC) overbought or oversold right now?
Genuine Parts Company (GPC) is currently neither overbought nor oversold — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 47, in the neutral middle (as of 2026-10-08). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.
Where does stocks-llm's data on GPC come from?
Fundamentals come from SEC XBRL company filings for the figures marked with a fiscal year, and market data, as of 2026-09-03 for the rest; prices are market data, as of 2026-09-03; company filings and profile facts come from SEC EDGAR. All figures are delayed daily-close data shown with their as-of date — informational only, not financial advice.
Fundamentals: SEC XBRL company filings for the figures marked with a fiscal year, and market data, as of 2026-09-03 for the rest. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-10-08.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.