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    LKQ Corporation (LKQ)

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    CONSUMER CYCLICAL • AUTO PARTS • NASDAQ

    $22.36
    +0.54 (+2.47%)

    Market Cap: $5.62B

    Last updated: Oct 16, 2026 at 5:00 PM ET

    Earnings

    Performance (10Y)

    Beat Rate
    69%(27/39)
    Avg Surprise
    +11.60%

    Upcoming Estimates

    Period ending Sep 30, 2026
    EPS Consensus$0.70
    Range$0.65 - $0.78
    9 analysts
    EPS RevisionsNo revisions (7d)
    0
    2
    30d
    EPS Estimate DriftChange to current
    90d ago$0.85-18.0%
    60d ago$0.71-1.6%
    30d ago$0.71-1.6%
    7d ago$0.71-1.6%
    Current$0.70
    Revenue Consensus
    $3.4B
    Range$3.3B - $3.5B
    8 analysts
    Period ending Dec 31, 2026
    EPS Consensus$0.59
    Range$0.52 - $0.72
    9 analysts
    Revenue Consensus
    $3.3B
    Range$3.1B - $3.5B
    8 analysts
    PeriodReportedEst.SurpriseB/MYoY
    Dec 26EST
    		-$0.59---
    Sep 26EST
    		-$0.70---
    Jun 26
    Reported Jul 30
    		$0.67$0.73-8.22%Miss-23.0%
    Mar 26
    Reported Apr 30
    		$0.67$0.67+0.00%Beat-15.2%
    Dec 25
    Reported Feb 19
    		$0.59$0.65-9.76%Miss-26.3%
    Sep 25
    Reported Oct 30
    		$0.84$0.76+10.53%Beat-4.5%
    Jun 25
    Reported Jul 24
    		$0.87$0.92-5.43%Miss-11.2%
    Mar 25
    Reported Apr 24
    		$0.79$0.78+1.28%Beat-3.7%
    Dec 24
    Reported Feb 20
    		$0.80$0.74+7.76%Beat-4.8%
    Sep 24
    Reported Oct 24
    		$0.88$0.89-1.12%Miss+2.3%
    Jun 24
    Reported Jul 25
    		$0.98$1.03-4.85%Miss-10.1%
    Mar 24
    Reported Apr 23
    		$0.82$0.95-13.68%Miss-21.2%
    Dec 23
    Reported Feb 22
    		$0.84$0.76+10.53%Beat+7.7%
    Sep 23
    Reported Oct 26
    		$0.86$0.96-10.42%Miss-11.3%
    Jun 23
    Reported Jul 27
    		$1.09$1.08+0.93%Beat+0.0%
    Mar 23
    Reported Apr 27
    		$1.04$0.96+8.33%Beat+4.0%
    Dec 22
    Reported Feb 23
    		$0.78$0.86-9.30%Miss-10.3%
    Sep 22
    Reported Oct 27
    		$0.97$0.96+1.04%Beat-4.9%
    Jun 22
    Reported Jul 28
    		$1.09$1.02+6.86%Beat-3.5%
    Mar 22
    Reported Apr 28
    		$1.00$0.91+9.89%Beat+6.4%
    Dec 21
    Reported Feb 17
    		$0.87$0.77+12.99%Beat+26.1%
    Sep 21
    Reported Oct 28
    		$1.02$0.86+18.60%Beat+36.0%
    Jun 21
    Reported Jul 29
    		$1.13$0.75+50.67%Beat+113.2%
    Mar 21
    Reported Apr 29
    		$0.94$0.63+49.21%Beat+64.9%
    Dec 20
    Reported Feb 18
    		$0.69$0.59+16.95%Beat+27.8%
    Sep 20
    Reported Oct 29
    		$0.75$0.52+44.23%Beat+23.0%
    Jun 20
    Reported Jul 30
    		$0.53$0.16+231.25%Beat-18.5%
    Mar 20
    Reported Apr 30
    		$0.57$0.49+16.33%Beat+1.8%
    Dec 19
    Reported Feb 20
    		$0.54$0.52+3.85%Beat+12.5%
    Sep 19
    Reported Oct 31
    		$0.61$0.58+5.17%Beat+8.9%
    Jun 19
    Reported Jul 25
    		$0.65$0.64+1.56%Beat+6.6%
    Mar 19
    Reported Apr 25
    		$0.56$0.56+0.00%Beat+1.8%
    Dec 18
    Reported Feb 28
    		$0.48$0.49-2.04%Miss+17.1%
    Sep 18
    Reported Oct 25
    		$0.56$0.56+0.00%Beat+24.4%
    Jun 18
    Reported Jul 26
    		$0.61$0.58+5.17%Beat+15.1%
    Mar 18
    Reported Apr 26
    		$0.55$0.59-6.78%Miss+12.2%
    Dec 17
    Reported Feb 22
    		$0.41$0.42-2.38%Miss+5.1%
    Sep 17
    Reported Oct 26
    		$0.45$0.42+7.14%Beat-
    Jun 17
    Reported Jul 27
    		$0.53$0.52+1.92%Beat-
    Mar 17
    Reported Apr 27
    		$0.49$0.46+6.52%Beat-
    Dec 16
    Reported Feb 23
    		$0.39$0.40-2.50%Miss-

    Dividends

    Dividend Metrics

    Forward Yield5.37%
    Forward Annual Dividend$1.20
    Payout Ratio30.27%
    FrequencyQuarterly
    Pay MonthsMar, Jun, Sep, Dec

    Growth

    3Y CAGR+5.39%
    LKQ dividend history and ex-dividend datesRun LKQ in the free DRIP calculator

    Key Metrics

    Valuation
    P/E Ratio8.07EV/EBITDA7.08x
    Price/FCF7.05xFCF Yield14.18%
    Profitability
    Profit Margin3.37%Operating Margin7.01%
    ROE7.13%ROIC6.44%
    Financial Health
    Debt/Equity0.59xInterest CoverageN/A
    Current Ratio1.54xQuick Ratio0.60x
    Trading Statistics
    Beta0.86Avg Volume3.17M
    52-Week High$35.9252-Week Low$20.92

    Technical Indicators Dashboard

    Moving Averages

    SMA 10$22.19
    SMA 20$22.68
    SMA 50$23.94
    SMA 200$27.45
    EMA 10$22.28
    EMA 20$22.68
    EMA 50$23.61
    EMA 200$26.71

    MACD

    Line: -0.55Signal: -0.57Hist: 0.01

    ADX

    ADX: 34.3+DI: 18.6-DI: 26.1

    Aroon & PSAR

    Aroon Up4.0
    Aroon Down80.0
    PSAR$22.97

    Bollinger Bands

    Upper Band$23.83
    Lower Band$21.54
    %B Position1008%(Upper)
    Band Width0.36

    RSI (14-Day)

    Neutral
    42.1

    Momentum Oscillators

    Stoch %K38.9
    Stoch %D34.3
    Williams %R-46.6
    ROC (10d)-1.8%
    Momentum-0.42
    CCI (20d)-35.6
    MFI (14d)42.1

    Volatility Measures

    ATR (14d)$0.66(3.0%)
    StdDev (20d)0.57
    Hist Vol19.9%(Low)

    Volume Flow

    VWAP$22.44
    OBV-23.5M
    AD Line-2.3B
    CMF (20d)-0.155

    Volume Metrics

    Avg Vol (20d)3.1M
    Vol Ratio1.2x
    VWMA (20d)$22.70

    Pivot Points

    R3$22.50
    R2$22.31
    R1$22.07
    Pivot Point$21.88
    S1$21.64
    S2$21.45
    S3$21.21

    Advanced Oscillators

    TSI-27.05
    Ultimate Osc50.0
    KST-83.92

    Financial Data

    QuarterMar 2026Dec 2025Sep 2025Jun 2025Mar 2025Dec 2024Sep 2024Jun 2024Mar 2024Dec 2023Sep 2023Jun 2023
    Total Revenue$3.47B$3.05B$3.50B$3.64B$3.33B$2.96B$3.45B$3.71B$3.70B$2.95B$3.57B$3.45B
    Cost of Revenue$2.14B$1.91B$2.16B$2.23B$2.01B$1.80B$2.12B$2.27B$2.25B$1.73B$2.18B$2.03B
    Gross Profit$1.33B$1.14B$1.34B$1.41B$1.31B$1.15B$1.34B$1.44B$1.45B$1.18B$1.39B$1.41B
    Operating Expenses$1.11B$1.01B$1.07B$1.10B$1.05B$925.00M$1.04B$1.11B$1.16B$933.00M$1.08B$1.01B
    R&D$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
    SG&A$994.00M$868.00M$958.00M$998.00M$949.00M$807.00M$931.00M$976.00M$1.04B$849.00M$979.00M$938.00M
    Operating Income$217.00M$120.00M$274.00M$312.00M$267.00M$228.00M$299.00M$329.00M$289.00M$244.00M$308.00M$407.00M
    Interest Income$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
    Interest Expense$50.00M$39.00M$51.00M$52.00M$47.00M$45.00M$53.00M$63.00M$58.00M$34.00M$45.00M$18.00M
    Income Before Tax$167.00M$81.00M$223.00M$260.00M$220.00M$183.00M$246.00M$266.00M$231.00M$210.00M$263.00M$389.00M
    Income Tax Expense$44.00M$25.00M$45.00M$68.00M$61.00M$51.00M$61.00M$82.00M$71.00M$41.00M$60.00M$109.00M
    Net Income$79.00M$66.00M$180.00M$193.00M$169.00M$157.00M$192.00M$186.00M$158.00M$178.00M$208.00M$282.00M
    EBITDA$319.00M$169.00M$385.00M$428.00M$377.00M$299.00M$406.00M$432.00M$395.00M$269.00M$406.00M$488.00M
    EBIT$220.00M$63.00M$278.00M$323.00M$277.00M$193.00M$306.00M$332.00M$295.00M$169.00M$322.00M$418.00M
    * Some calculated fields are derived from available data when not provided by source

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    LKQ Valuation and Fair Value

    P/E
    8.1x
    Forward P/E
    7.9x
    EV/EBITDA
    7.1x
    P/FCF
    7.1x
    PEG
    1.1x
    P/B
    0.9x
    See GNG's fair value

    LKQ Profitability: Margins, ROIC and FCF

    Gross margin
    38.2%
    Operating margin
    7.0%
    Net margin
    3.4%
    ROIC
    6.4%
    ROE
    7.1%
    FCF margin
    5.9%
    FCF yield
    14.2%

    LKQ Competitors

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    Sector: Consumer Cyclical

    LKQ Analyst Ratings

    Consensus
    Buy
    Analysts
    9
    Strong Buy
    3
    Buy
    4
    Hold
    2
    Sell
    0
    Strong Sell
    0

    LKQ Bull Case vs Bear Case

    Bull case

    • 77.8% of LKQ's analyst ratings are Buy or Strong Buy.

    Bear case

    • LKQ beat EPS estimates in 37.5% of its last 8 reported quarters.
    • LKQ's quarterly revenue changed -3.0% year over year.

    LKQ Earnings: Beat Rate and Next Report

    Beat rate
    3 of 8 quarters (37.5%)
    Average surprise
    -0.6%
    EPS estimate (fiscal period ending Sep 30, 2026)
    $0.70
    Estimate revisions (30 days, fiscal period ending Sep 30, 2026)
    0 up, 2 down

    LKQ Dividend

    Forward yield
    5.4%
    Payout ratio
    30.3%
    3Y DPS growth
    5.4%
    Pay months
    Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec
    LKQ dividend history

    Frequently Asked Questions About LKQ

    What is LKQ's current dividend yield?

    LKQ Corporation (LKQ) has a forward dividend yield of 5.37%.

    Does LKQ pay dividends?

    Yes, LKQ Corporation pays dividends with a forward dividend yield of 5.37%.

    What is LKQ's P/E ratio?

    LKQ Corporation has a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 8.07.

    What is LKQ's market cap?

    LKQ Corporation (LKQ) has a market capitalization of $5.62B with a current stock price of $22.36.

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