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Genuine Parts Executive Compensation (FY25)

GPC · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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William Stengel
Latest say-on-pay support
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April 27, 2026
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee
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Data as of November 4, 2026Latest filing (8-K): April 28, 2026
11 filings cited on this page
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What changed from fiscal 2024 to fiscal 2025
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Chief executive total compensation — William Stengel: $7,720,095 → $12,863,479 (66.6% higher)
Say-on-pay support: 94.4% → 94.0% (0.4 points lower)
CEO pay ratio: 213:1 → 331:1 (55.4% higher)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Genuine Parts' chief executive and what were they paid?
William Stengel was paid $12,863,479 in total compensation as President & Chief Executive Officer for fiscal 2025. Stengel's total was 66.6% higher than the $7,720,095 reported for fiscal 2024.
What was Genuine Parts' say-on-pay result?
Shareholders supported the say-on-pay proposal with 94.0% of votes cast including abstentions in favor at the meeting held April 27, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in Genuine Parts' peer group?
Companies named in the disclosed peer group include Adient plc, Advance Auto Parts, Inc., Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc., Arrow Electronics, Inc. and AutoNation, Inc., among others.
What is Genuine Parts' chief executive pay ratio?
The company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 331:1 for fiscal 2025, against median employee compensation of $38,901.

Executive compensation

Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2022
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Paul Donahue
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Bert Nappier
Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
William Stengel
President & Chief Operating Officer
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Randall Breaux
President — Motion Industries
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Kevin Herron
President — U.S. Automotive Parts Group
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Carol Yancey
Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
◇———◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Paul Donahue
Chairman & Former Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Randall Breaux
GPC Group President - North America
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
William Stengel
President & Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Kevin Herron
Retired President — U.S. Automotive Parts Group
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
James Neill
Former Executive Vice President & Chief Human Resources Officer
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Bert Nappier
Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Paul Donahue
Chairman & Former Chief Executive Officer (5)
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
William Stengel
President & Chief Executive Officer (Former Chief Operating Officer) (6)
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Randall Breaux
GPC Group President - North America
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
James Neill
Former Executive Vice President & Chief Human Resources Officer (9)
Departed during or after this year
◇———◇◇◇◇
Bert Nappier
Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Naveen Krishna
Executive Vice President & Chief Information & Digital Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Christopher Galla
Senior Vice President & General Counsel & Corporate Secretary
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
William Stengel
President & Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Alain Masse
President North America Automotive
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Bert Nappier
Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
James Howe
President Motion
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Naveen Krishna
Executive Vice President and Chief Information and Digital Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. A negative change in pension value is shown but, as the company reports it, not included in the total.

Equity awards granted

Individual awards as disclosed: type, date, unit counts at each level, and grant date value.
Fiscal 2025
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
Alain MasseRSU◇——◇——◇
Alain MasseRSU◇——◇——◇
Alain MassePSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Alain MasseRSU◇——◇——◇
Bert NappierRSU◇——◇——◇
Bert NappierPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Bert NappierRSU◇——◇——◇
James HoweRSU◇——◇——◇
James HowePSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
James HoweRSU◇——◇——◇
Naveen KrishnaRSU◇——◇——◇
Naveen KrishnaPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Naveen KrishnaRSU◇——◇——◇
William StengelRSU◇——◇——◇
William StengelRSU◇——◇——◇
William StengelPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Fiscal 2022, 2023, 2024 are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. Threshold, target and maximum apply only to performance awards and are never shown for time-based or option awards.

Outstanding awards

Awards still held at fiscal year end.
As disclosed at fiscal 2025 year end
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
William StengelRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇=——
PSU◇◇——
Bert NappierRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇=——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Alain MassePSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇=——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
James HowePSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇=——
Naveen KrishnaPSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇=——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Severance and change in control

The terms as written in the agreements.
Alain Masse
President North America Automotive · severance or cic
Excise tax treatment◇
Non-compete period◇
Non-solicit period◇
Clawback◇
Bert Nappier
Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion
Excise tax treatment◇
Non-compete period◇
Non-solicit period◇
Clawback◇
James Howe
President Motion · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion
Excise tax treatment◇
Non-compete period◇
Non-solicit period◇
Clawback◇
Naveen Krishna
Executive Vice President and Chief Information and Digital Officer · severance and change in control agreements
Equity acceleration on change in control◇
Excise tax treatment◇
Non-compete period◇
Non-solicit period◇
Clawback◇
William Stengel
President & Chief Executive Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion
Excise tax treatment◇
Non-compete period◇
Non-solicit period◇
Clawback◇

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Jean-Jacques Lafont
◇◇————◇
Paul D. Donahue
Board chair
◇◇————◇
P. Russell Hardin
◇◇————◇
Donna W. Hyland
◇◇————◇
Charles K. Stevens III
◇◇————◇
Juliette W. Pryor
◇◇————◇
Richard Cox Jr
◇◇————◇
Darren Rebelez
◇◇————◇
John R. Holder
◇◇————◇
Robin C. Loudermilk Jr
◇◇————◇
Laurie Schupmann
◇◇————◇
Matthew Carey
◇◇————◇
Court Carruthers
◇◇————◇
John D. Johns
◇—————◇
Wendy B. Needham
◇—————◇
Elizabeth W. Camp
◇—————◇
Gary P. Fayard
◇—————◇
Earlier years are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director fee schedule

The standing retainers and premiums the board pays, as published.
Board cash retainer◇
Board equity retainer◇
Total board retainer◇
Board chair premium◇
Lead independent director premium◇
Audit committee chair◇
Compensation committee chair◇
Nominating and governance chair◇
Equity is delivered as restricted stock units.

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
  • Adient plc ADNT
  • Advance Auto Parts, Inc. AAP
  • Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. AIT
  • Arrow Electronics, Inc. ARW
  • AutoNation, Inc. AN
  • AutoZone, Inc. AZO
  • CarMax, Inc. KMX
  • CDW Corporation CDW
  • Cummins Inc. CMI
  • Dollar General Corporation DG
  • Dollar Tree, Inc. DLTR
  • Fastenal Company FAST
  • Henry Schein, Inc. HSIC
  • MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. MSM
  • O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. ORLY
  • Parker-Hannifin Corporation PH
  • Performance Food Group PFGC
  • US Foods Holding Corp. USFD
  • W.W. Grainger, Inc. GWW
  • WESCO International WCC

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025April 27, 2026=◇◇◇
2024April 28, 2025=◇◇◇
2023April 29, 2024=◇◇◇
2022May 1, 2023=◇◇◇
2021April 28, 2022=◇◇◇
2020April 29, 2021=◇◇◇
2019April 27, 2020=◇◇◇

Chief executive pay ratio

As calculated and reported by the company.
Ratio
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Median employee compensation
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Chief executive total compensation
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359 figures on this page: 347 cited to the filing that reported them, 12 calculated from figures it prints.
347 cited to the filing
12 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0000040987-26-000021
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  2. 0000040987-26-000011
    CEO Pay Ratio · Compensation Discussion and Analysis · Compensation of Directors
  3. 0000040987-25-000073
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  4. 0000040987-25-000034
  5. 0000040987-24-000070
  6. 0000040987-24-000037
  7. 0000040987-23-000019
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  8. 0001193125-23-059072
  9. 0000040987-22-000025
  10. 0000040987-21-000022
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  11. 0000040987-20-000019
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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Peers Genuine Parts discloses

The companies named in GPC's own disclosed peer group.

Adient plcAdvance Auto Parts, Inc.Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.Arrow Electronics, Inc.AutoNation, Inc.AutoZone, Inc.CarMax, Inc.CDW CorporationCummins Inc.Dollar General CorporationDollar Tree, Inc.Fastenal CompanyHenry Schein, Inc.MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.O'Reilly Automotive, Inc.Parker-Hannifin CorporationPerformance Food GroupUS Foods Holding Corp.W.W. Grainger, Inc.WESCO International

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Velarion Company Intelligence. (2026). Velarion database: executive and board compensation data (Version 2026Q3) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854
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@misc{velarionData2026,
  author = {{Velarion Company Intelligence}},
  title = {Velarion database: executive and board compensation data},
  year = {2026},
  version = {2026Q3},
  doi = {10.5281/zenodo.22283854},
  publisher = {Zenodo},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854}
}
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