Standard Motor Products, Inc. (SMP) Key Metrics
SMP valuation today
Trailing 12 months · as of October 18, 2026- Market cap
- $825.5M
- Enterprise value
- $1.43B
- P/E (TTM)
- 9.4 10-yr median 18.1
- Forward P/E
- 7.6
- PEG ratio
- 0.53
- Price / sales
- 0.4 10-yr median 0.9
- Price / book
- 1.2 10-yr median 1.8
- EV / EBITDA
- 7.1 10-yr median 8.9
- Dividend yield
- 3.57% $1.32 a year
- Beta
- 0.84
SMP key metrics, 2016–2025
Fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 · U.S. dollarsSMP valuation Price multiples at each fiscal year-end price.
SMP returns How much profit the business earns on the capital it uses.
SMP per-share figures Results divided by the shares outstanding at year-end.
SMP financial health Debt, liquidity and how easily interest is covered.
SMP efficiency & capital use Working capital cycle and where the cash goes.
SMP valuation history
SMP returns on capital
Net income (ROE, ROA) or after-tax operating income (ROIC) divided by the average of the opening and closing balance.
SMP debt vs cash
Debt includes short- and long-term borrowings and, where reported, lease liabilities.
SMP cash returned to shareholders
SMP price vs earnings per share
SMP key metrics
2016–2025| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valuation | ||||||||||
| Market capitalization | $828.5M | $688.9M | $882.2M | $770.5M | $1.18B | $923.5M | $1.21B | $1.11B | $1.04B | $1.23B |
| Enterprise value | $1.49B | $1.31B | $1.09B | $1.03B | $1.32B | $936.7M | $1.29B | $1.15B | $1.09B | $1.26B |
| P/E ratio | 20.0 | 12.8 | 14.0 | 10.5 | 13.0 | 16.1 | 21.0 | 25.8 | 27.4 | 20.3 |
| Price / sales | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.2 |
| Price / book | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.8 |
| Price / free cash flow | 44.3 | 21.1 | 7.6 | — | 19.9 | 11.5 | 20.0 | 22.2 | 25.9 | 16.0 |
| Price / operating cash flow | 14.4 | 9.0 | 6.1 | — | 13.8 | 9.4 | 15.8 | 15.8 | 16.1 | 12.6 |
| EV / sales | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.2 |
| EV / EBITDA | 8.0 | 11.2 | 9.0 | 7.5 | 8.3 | 6.9 | 10.5 | 10.9 | 8.9 | 10.5 |
| EV / free cash flow | 79.6 | 39.9 | 9.5 | — | 22.2 | 11.7 | 21.2 | 22.9 | 27.0 | 16.4 |
| Earnings yield | 5.0% | 7.8% | 7.2% | 9.5% | 7.7% | 6.2% | 4.8% | 3.9% | 3.6% | 4.9% |
| Free cash flow yield | 2.3% | 4.7% | 13.1% | −6.9% | 5.0% | 8.7% | 5.0% | 4.5% | 3.9% | 6.3% |
| Dividend yield | 3.3% | 3.7% | 2.9% | 3.0% | 1.9% | 1.2% | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1.3% |
| Shareholder yield (dividends + buybacks) | 3.3% | 5.2% | 2.9% | 6.9% | 4.1% | 2.7% | 2.6% | 3.0% | 4.0% | 1.3% |
| Share price at fiscal year-end | $36.85 | $30.98 | $39.81 | $34.80 | $52.39 | $40.46 | $53.22 | $48.43 | $44.91 | $53.22 |
| Per share | ||||||||||
| Revenue per share | $79.67 | $65.83 | $61.29 | $61.96 | $57.43 | $49.44 | $49.87 | $47.62 | $48.11 | $45.86 |
| Earnings per share | $1.84 | $2.41 | $2.85 | $3.30 | $4.02 | $2.51 | $2.54 | $1.88 | $1.64 | $2.62 |
| Operating cash flow per share | $2.55 | $3.45 | $6.51 | −$1.24 | $3.78 | $4.29 | $3.37 | $3.06 | $2.79 | $4.24 |
| Free cash flow per share | $0.83 | $1.47 | $5.22 | −$2.42 | $2.64 | $3.51 | $2.66 | $2.19 | $1.73 | $3.33 |
| Cash per share | $3.20 | $2.00 | $1.47 | $0.96 | $0.96 | $0.85 | $0.45 | $0.49 | $0.75 | $0.86 |
| Book value per share | $30.41 | $27.69 | $28.66 | $27.55 | $26.60 | $24.11 | $22.10 | $20.37 | $19.56 | $19.11 |
| Tangible book value per share | $9.58 | $3.30 | $18.41 | $17.05 | $16.08 | $18.33 | $15.84 | $15.33 | $14.23 | $13.42 |
| Dividends per share | $1.21 | $1.14 | $1.14 | $1.06 | $0.98 | $0.49 | $0.90 | $0.82 | $0.75 | $0.67 |
| Capex per share | $1.72 | $1.98 | $1.29 | $1.17 | $1.14 | $0.78 | $0.71 | $0.88 | $1.05 | $0.91 |
| Debt per share | $32.65 | $29.70 | $11.06 | $12.66 | $7.06 | $1.43 | $3.74 | $2.15 | $2.66 | $2.38 |
| Shares outstanding | 22.5M | 22.2M | 22.2M | 22.1M | 22.6M | 22.8M | 22.8M | 22.9M | 23.2M | 23.1M |
| Change in shares outstanding | +1.1% | +0.3% | +0.1% | −2.1% | −0.9% | +0.0% | −0.5% | −1.1% | +0.5% | −0.3% |
| Returns & profitability | ||||||||||
| Return on equity (ROE) | 6.4% | 8.6% | 10.1% | 12.1% | 15.8% | 10.9% | 11.9% | 9.3% | 8.5% | 14.5% |
| Return on invested capital (ROIC) | 10.3% | 9.9% | 12.8% | 12.8% | 16.5% | 16.3% | 16.5% | 15.6% | 10.5% | 14.2% |
| Return on assets (ROA) | 2.2% | 3.5% | 5.0% | 6.0% | 8.4% | 6.1% | 6.6% | 5.3% | 4.9% | 8.3% |
| Return on tangible assets | 2.7% | 4.2% | 5.9% | 7.1% | 9.5% | 7.0% | 7.5% | 5.9% | 5.7% | 9.5% |
| Free cash flow margin | 1.0% | 2.2% | 8.5% | −3.9% | 4.6% | 7.1% | 5.3% | 4.6% | 3.6% | 7.3% |
| Income quality (OCF / net income) | 1.39 | 1.43 | 2.28 | −0.38 | 0.94 | 1.71 | 1.33 | 1.63 | 1.70 | 1.62 |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Total debt | $734.1M | $660.5M | $245.2M | $280.3M | $159.6M | $32.7M | $85.4M | $49.2M | $61.8M | $55.0M |
| Cash & short-term investments | $72.0M | $44.4M | $32.5M | $21.1M | $21.8M | $19.5M | $10.4M | $11.1M | $17.3M | $19.8M |
| Net debt | $662.1M | $616.1M | $212.7M | $259.2M | $137.9M | $13.2M | $75.0M | $38.1M | $44.5M | $35.2M |
| Debt / equity | 1.07 | 1.07 | 0.39 | 0.46 | 0.27 | 0.06 | 0.17 | 0.11 | 0.14 | 0.12 |
| Debt / assets | 0.37 | 0.36 | 0.19 | 0.22 | 0.13 | 0.03 | 0.09 | 0.06 | 0.08 | 0.07 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 3.54 | 5.29 | 1.75 | 1.89 | 0.86 | 0.10 | 0.61 | 0.36 | 0.36 | 0.29 |
| Current ratio | 2.13 | 2.11 | 2.45 | 2.36 | 1.49 | 1.98 | 1.80 | 1.75 | 1.74 | 1.81 |
| Quick ratio | 0.69 | 0.64 | 0.72 | 0.66 | 0.46 | 0.77 | 0.51 | 0.56 | 0.59 | 0.71 |
| Interest coverage | 5.6 | 12.7 | 12.9 | 13.0 | 69.5 | 53.3 | 22.5 | 26.3 | 44.0 | 64.8 |
| Working capital | $557.1M | $485.5M | $440.0M | $439.3M | $234.8M | $295.9M | $240.0M | $233.6M | $210.2M | $231.0M |
| Invested capital | $1.35B | $1.23B | $847.7M | $869.2M | $739.5M | $563.4M | $579.3M | $505.3M | $498.1M | $476.2M |
| Tangible asset value | $230.0M | $87.7M | $423.8M | $388.4M | $374.7M | $418.4M | $372.6M | $351.5M | $330.0M | $309.8M |
| Net current asset value | −$246.5M | −$262.1M | $102.0M | $128.5M | $125.9M | $192.2M | $140.9M | $170.3M | $162.2M | $187.2M |
| Graham number | $35.47 | $38.76 | $42.86 | $45.22 | $49.04 | $36.93 | $35.52 | $29.32 | $26.84 | $33.55 |
| Graham net-net per share | −$30.91 | −$29.73 | −$10.23 | −$9.61 | −$8.07 | −$2.44 | −$4.40 | −$2.68 | −$2.08 | −$2.19 |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Dividends paid | $27.3M | $25.3M | $25.2M | $23.4M | $22.2M | $11.2M | $20.6M | $18.9M | $17.3M | $15.4M |
| Share buybacks (net) | $0 | $10.4M | $0 | $29.7M | $26.9M | $13.5M | $10.7M | $14.9M | $24.4M | $377,000 |
| Dividend payout ratio | 66.0% | 47.3% | 39.9% | 32.1% | 24.4% | 19.5% | 35.6% | 43.8% | 45.5% | 25.6% |
| Dividends + buybacks / free cash flow | 145.7% | 109.5% | 21.8% | — | 82.2% | 30.8% | 51.6% | 67.3% | 103.7% | 20.6% |
| Capex / revenue | 2.2% | 3.0% | 2.1% | 1.9% | 2.0% | 1.6% | 1.4% | 1.8% | 2.2% | 2.0% |
| Capex / operating cash flow | 67.4% | 57.4% | 19.8% | — | 30.2% | 18.2% | 21.0% | 28.7% | 37.8% | 21.4% |
| Capex / depreciation | 0.88 | 1.40 | 0.99 | 0.92 | 0.95 | 0.68 | 0.63 | 0.84 | 1.02 | 1.02 |
| Stock-based compensation / revenue | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.6% |
| SG&A / revenue | 23.5% | 22.9% | 21.6% | 20.2% | 19.1% | 19.9% | 20.6% | 21.2% | 20.0% | 20.9% |
| Efficiency | ||||||||||
| Days sales outstanding | 45.1 | 46.3 | 44.1 | 46.3 | 53.2 | 52.5 | 45.6 | 49.7 | 44.9 | 44.6 |
| Days of inventory on hand | 197.5 | 202.6 | 200.2 | 190.0 | 167.8 | 171.7 | 169.9 | 163.2 | 147.7 | 146.9 |
| Days payables outstanding | 46.3 | 44.4 | 36.7 | 41.4 | 46.5 | 43.9 | 41.9 | 40.4 | 37.4 | 38.5 |
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | 196.4 | 204.5 | 207.6 | 194.9 | 174.6 | 180.3 | 173.6 | 172.5 | 155.2 | 153.0 |
| Receivables turnover | 8.09 | 7.89 | 8.28 | 7.88 | 6.86 | 6.95 | 8.01 | 7.34 | 8.13 | 8.19 |
| Payables turnover | 7.88 | 8.22 | 9.95 | 8.82 | 7.85 | 8.31 | 8.72 | 9.04 | 9.75 | 9.49 |
| Inventory turnover | 1.85 | 1.80 | 1.82 | 1.92 | 2.17 | 2.13 | 2.15 | 2.24 | 2.47 | 2.48 |
| Asset turnover | 0.94 | 0.94 | 1.07 | 1.12 | 1.21 | 1.21 | 1.29 | 1.34 | 1.43 | 1.46 |
| Average receivables | $221.4M | $185.5M | $164.0M | $174.1M | $189.3M | $162.3M | $142.1M | $148.8M | $137.3M | $129.2M |
| Average payables | $158.5M | $127.7M | $98.4M | $113.2M | $118.6M | $96.3M | $93.4M | $86.2M | $80.9M | $78.3M |
| Average inventory | $676.6M | $583.2M | $536.9M | $519.7M | $428.1M | $376.5M | $379.1M | $348.4M | $319.4M | $299.1M |
| Intangibles / total assets | 23.5% | 29.9% | 17.6% | 18.5% | 19.9% | 13.8% | 15.6% | 13.7% | 15.7% | 17.1% |
Computed from SMP's annual financial statements (latest annual report filed February 26, 2026) and the closing share price on each fiscal year-end, adjusted for stock splits. Figures in U.S. dollars; data from EODHD. Averages use the opening and closing balance of each year.
SMP valuation and financial ratios
At the end of fiscal 2025 (December 31, 2025), Standard Motor Products traded at 20.0 times earnings, against a 10-year median of 18.1. Based on the latest twelve months, the trailing P/E is 9.4 and the forward P/E is 7.6. Standard Motor Products earned a return on equity of 6.4% and a return on invested capital of 10.3% in fiscal 2025. It ended the year with $734.1 million of debt and $72.0 million in cash and short-term investments, net debt of $662.1 million. It returned $27.3 million to shareholders: $27.3 million in dividends and $0 in share buybacks, 146% of free cash flow.
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SMP key metrics FAQ
What is Standard Motor Products's P/E ratio?
Standard Motor Products's trailing P/E ratio is 9.4 based on the last twelve months of earnings (as of October 18, 2026), and its forward P/E is 7.6. At the end of fiscal 2025 it was 20.0, compared with a 10-year median of 18.1.
What is Standard Motor Products's EV/EBITDA?
Standard Motor Products's enterprise value was 8.0 times EBITDA at the end of fiscal 2025 (enterprise value $1.5 billion, EBITDA $187.2 million); the current EV/EBITDA is 7.1.
What is Standard Motor Products's return on equity?
Standard Motor Products's return on equity (ROE) was 6.4% in fiscal 2025: net income of $41.3 million on average shareholders' equity of $649.7 million.
What is Standard Motor Products's ROIC?
Standard Motor Products's return on invested capital was 10.3% in fiscal 2025, using after-tax operating income divided by average debt plus equity minus cash.
How much debt does Standard Motor Products have?
Standard Motor Products had total debt of $734.1 million at the end of fiscal 2025, a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.07 and $662.1 million of net debt (3.54 times EBITDA).
What is Standard Motor Products's dividend yield?
Standard Motor Products's forward dividend yield is 3.57%. Standard Motor Products paid $27.3 million in dividends in fiscal 2025 ($1.21 per share), a payout ratio of 66.0%.
What is Standard Motor Products's free cash flow yield?
Standard Motor Products generated $18.7 million of free cash flow in fiscal 2025, a free cash flow yield of 2.3% on its market value at year-end ($828.5 million).
What is Standard Motor Products's current ratio?
Standard Motor Products's current ratio was 2.13 at the end of fiscal 2025: current assets were 2.13 times current liabilities.