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How Investors May Respond To Genuine Parts (GPC) Leadership Shake‑Up And Strained Dividend Payout Policy
Genuine Parts Company recently announced that Non-Executive Chairman Paul D. Donahue will retire at the 2026 annual meeting, with current President and CEO Will Stengel set to assume the combined role of Chairman and Chief Executive Officer at that time.
This leadership consolidation comes as the company is paying out essentially all of its annual net income as dividends, with rising leverage and declining cash reserves raising fresh questions about the resilience of its long-established...