Genuine Parts Company (GPC) Monthly Backtest Results crown

The data points on this monthly chart show the results of using the 10 Month SMA Double Cross strategy on this stock. Read about this strategy here. This is a long term investment strategy designed to catch major bull runs in stocks and indices then exit before the worst of a serious drawdown. It tends to work better with securites that are prone to forming valuation bubbles. To view shorter term swing trading entry signals for this stock then go here.

Key: change_history : trade entry change_history : profitable trade exit change_history : breakeven trade exit (5% loss to 5% profit) change_history : losing trade (greater than 5% loss) show_chart : 10 month simple moving average (SMA)
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*Transaction costs, taxes and dividends are excluded from these calculations. Past performance may not necessarily be a reliable guide to future performance.

 

Backtest Summary

This table summarises how profitable it would have been to have bought this stock at each monthly entry signal. The compound annual growth rate (CAGR) shows the profitability of the trade on an annualised basis.

Entry Date Exit Date Profit or Loss CAGR
02 September 2025 Trade in progress -8.43%
03 September 2024 01 October 2024 -2.44% -27.52%
01 April 2024 03 June 2024 -6.49% -32.22%
01 June 2022 01 June 2023 8.14% 8.14%
01 September 2020 01 March 2022 27.85% 17.88%
01 November 2019 03 February 2020 -8.84% -30.18%
02 July 2018 03 June 2019 11.06% 12.07%
02 January 2018 02 April 2018 -7.58% -27.36%
01 April 2016 01 November 2016 -8.10% -13.48%
01 December 2015 04 January 2016 -6.40% -50.85%
Total Return -1.24%

 

The monthly data for Genuine Parts Company (exchange: XNYS symbol: GPC) was last updated 27 Dec 2025 05:35. Data for this stock is available from 01 Sep 2015 - 26 Dec 2025.