Seasonality
GPC seasonality — Genuine Parts Company
Over the last 11 years, GPC's strongest month on average has been November (+4.2%) and its weakest March (-3.0%).
Average return by month
Month-by-month statistics
| Month | Avg | Median | Up % | Best | Worst | Yrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | +0.20% | +0.41% | 50% | +13.0% | -11.9% | 10 |
| Feb | -0.17% | +2.13% | 50% | +12.2% | -14.2% | 10 |
| Mar | -3.01% | -2.81% | 40% | +9.7% | -22.8% | 10 |
| Apr | +2.06% | +1.00% | 60% | +17.8% | -8.5% | 10 |
| May | -0.50% | +1.72% | 60% | +7.6% | -11.5% | 10 |
| Jun | +2.90% | +0.63% | 60% | +19.5% | -4.1% | 10 |
| Jul | +2.03% | +4.54% | 70% | +14.9% | -8.4% | 10 |
| Aug | +0.95% | +0.39% | 50% | +9.1% | -7.0% | 10 |
| Sep | +0.46% | -0.65% | 30% | +15.5% | -7.3% | 10 |
| Oct | -2.46% | -4.41% | 30% | +19.1% | -17.9% | 10 |
| Nov | +4.25% | +3.08% | 89% | +10.5% | -2.6% | 9 |
| Dec | -0.69% | +0.53% | 50% | +9.8% | -7.9% | 10 |
Monthly returns heat map — GPC
price return, %| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 13.0 | -14.2 | -11.3 | 1.4 | -8.0 | 19.5 | 5.4 | 9.1 | -7.3 | -3.9 | 1.6 | -0.1% | |
| 2025 | -0.4 | 7.4 | -4.6 | -1.3 | 7.6 | -4.1 | 6.2 | 8.1 | -0.5 | -8.2 | 2.4 | -5.7 | +5.3% |
| 2024 | 1.2 | 6.4 | 3.8 | 1.5 | -8.3 | -4.0 | 6.3 | -2.6 | -2.5 | -17.9 | 10.5 | -7.9 | -15.7% |
| 2023 | -3.3 | 5.4 | -5.4 | 0.6 | -11.5 | 13.6 | -8.0 | -1.3 | -6.1 | -10.8 | 3.0 | 4.3 | -20.2% |
| 2022 | -5.0 | -8.3 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 5.1 | -2.7 | 14.9 | 2.0 | -4.3 | 19.1 | 3.1 | -5.4 | +23.8% |
| 2021 | -6.5 | 12.2 | 9.7 | 8.1 | 4.9 | -3.5 | 0.4 | -3.7 | -0.8 | 8.2 | -2.6 | 9.8 | +39.6% |
| 2020 | -11.9 | -6.8 | -22.8 | 17.8 | 5.2 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 4.8 | 0.8 | -5.0 | 8.8 | 2.1 | -5.5% |
| 2019 | 4.0 | 9.0 | 3.0 | -8.5 | -3.5 | 4.7 | -6.2 | -7.0 | 10.3 | 3.0 | 1.7 | 1.8 | +10.6% |
| 2018 | 9.5 | -11.8 | -2.2 | -1.7 | 2.8 | 1.1 | 6.0 | 2.6 | -0.5 | -1.5 | 5.9 | -7.4 | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 1.3 | -1.1 | -3.5 | -0.4 | 0.7 | 0.1 | -8.4 | -2.5 | 15.5 | -7.8 | 5.4 | 2.2 | -0.6% |
| 2016 | -0.7 |