LKQ Corp
LKQ
22.03
-0.36
-1.61%
LKQ Corp
US · LKQ
#1964 by market cap
Listed 1970
22.03
-0.36
-1.61%
Live - 5344 symbols - heartbeat 552s ago
· 2026-10-08 07:30
Pre-market
21.74
-1.32%
After-hours
21.94
-0.39%
- Market cap
- 5.57B
- P/E (TTM)i
- 12.31
- P/Bi
- 0.86
- EPSi
- 2.35
- Div yieldi
- 5.45%
- 52W posi
- 7%
Reader sentiment
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✦ Quant Financial Health how this is computed
Fair
- Altman Z-Score is 2.43, in the 1.8-3.0 "grey zone".
- Most reliable for industrial/manufacturing companies; less meaningful for banks, insurers and other financials.
Revenue annual, last 8 years
Latest year -1.24% YoY
Margins
- Gross margin
- 38.57%
- Operating margin
- 7.96%
- Net margin
- 4.45%
Key ratios & quality
- Enterprise valuei
- 9.17B
- Altman Z-Scorei
- 2.43
Altman Z-Score below ~1.8 suggests financial distress risk, above ~3.0 suggests low risk; the model is most reliable for industrial/manufacturing companies and less meaningful for banks and other financial firms.
Income statement
| Line item | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 11.88B | 12.51B | 11.63B | 13.09B | 12.79B | 13.27B | 13.82B | 13.65B |
| Gross profit | 4.57B | 4.85B | 4.59B | 5.32B | 5.22B | 5.35B | 5.38B | 5.27B |
| Selling & admin expenses | 3.35B | 3.58B | 3.27B | 3.57B | 3.54B | 3.70B | 3.76B | 3.81B |
| Research & development | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Operating profit | 947.91M | 980.72M | 1.05B | 1.49B | 1.44B | 1.39B | 1.28B | 1.09B |
| Pretax profit | 743.43M | 791.02M | 885.00M | 1.40B | 1.52B | 1.22B | 926.00M | 800.00M |
| Tax | 191.40M | 215.33M | 249.50M | 331.00M | 385.00M | 304.00M | 265.00M | 204.00M |
| Net profit | 483.17M | 545.03M | 640.41M | 1.09B | 1.15B | 938.00M | 693.00M | 608.00M |
| Basic EPS | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| Diluted EPS | 1.53 | 1.75 | 2.10 | 3.67 | 4.14 | 3.50 | 2.63 | 2.35 |
| Line item | 2025-03 | 2025-06 | 2025-09 | 2025-12 | 2026-03 | 2026-06 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 3.33B | 3.51B | 3.50B | 3.31B | 3.47B | 3.41B |
| Gross profit | 1.31B | 1.36B | 1.34B | 1.26B | 1.33B | 1.32B |
| Selling & admin expenses | 949.00M | 958.00M | 958.00M | 948.00M | 994.00M | 990.00M |
| Research & development | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Operating profit | 278.00M | 307.00M | 288.00M | 214.00M | 250.00M | 239.00M |
| Pretax profit | 220.00M | 252.00M | 223.00M | 105.00M | 167.00M | 180.00M |
| Tax | 61.00M | 67.00M | 45.00M | 31.00M | 44.00M | 48.00M |
| Net profit | 169.00M | 193.00M | 180.00M | 66.00M | 79.00M | 136.00M |
| Basic EPS | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Diluted EPS | 0.65 | 0.75 | 0.70 | 0.26 | 0.31 | 0.53 |
Balance sheet
| Line item | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total current assets | 4.52B | 4.69B | 4.03B | 4.25B | 4.26B | 4.87B | 4.91B | 5.25B |
| Cash & ST investments | 331.76M | 523.02M | 312.15M | 274.00M | 278.00M | 299.00M | 234.00M | 319.00M |
| Inventory | 2.84B | 2.77B | 2.41B | 2.61B | 2.75B | 3.12B | 3.18B | 3.43B |
| Total assets | 11.39B | 12.78B | 12.36B | 12.61B | 12.04B | 15.08B | 14.96B | 15.14B |
| Total current liabilities | 1.69B | 2.18B | 1.99B | 2.17B | 2.27B | 3.32B | 2.86B | 3.14B |
| Short-term debt | 121.83M | 547.89M | 280.31M | 238.00M | 222.00M | 820.00M | 260.00M | 285.00M |
| Long-term debt | 4.19B | 3.72B | 2.81B | 2.78B | 2.62B | 3.66B | 4.12B | 3.63B |
| Total liabilities | 6,554,650,000.00 | 7,731,376,000.00 | 6,665,156,000.00 | 6,795,000,000.00 | 6,547,000,000.00 | 8,898,000,000.00 | 8,923,000,000.00 | 8,576,000,000.00 |
| Total equity | 4.84B | 5.05B | 5.70B | 5.81B | 5.49B | 6.18B | 6.03B | 6.56B |
| Retained earnings | 3.60B | 4.14B | 4.78B | 5.79B | 6.66B | 7.29B | 7.66B | 7.96B |
| Line item | 2025-03 | 2025-06 | 2025-09 | 2025-12 | 2026-03 | 2026-06 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total current assets | 5.34B | 5.47B | 5.72B | 5.25B | 5.48B | 5.35B |
| Cash & ST investments | 227.00M | 289.00M | 289.00M | 319.00M | 335.00M | 301.00M |
| Inventory | 3.36B | 3.39B | 3.32B | 3.43B | 3.35B | 3.28B |
| Total assets | 15.47B | 15.94B | 15.60B | 15.14B | 15.14B | 15.03B |
| Total current liabilities | 3.52B | 3.01B | 3.58B | 3.14B | 3.55B | 3.39B |
| Short-term debt | 803.00M | 289.00M | 775.00M | 285.00M | 786.00M | 800.00M |
| Long-term debt | 3.84B | 4.40B | 3.62B | 3.63B | 3.31B | 3.39B |
| Total liabilities | 9,280,000,000.00 | 9,401,000,000.00 | 9,021,000,000.00 | 8,576,000,000.00 | 8,649,000,000.00 | 8,558,000,000.00 |
| Total equity | 6.19B | 6.54B | 6.58B | 6.56B | 6.49B | 6.47B |
| Retained earnings | 7.75B | 7.87B | 7.97B | 7.96B | 7.96B | 8.02B |
Cash flow
| Line item | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | 710.74M | 1.06B | 1.44B | 1.37B | 1.25B | 1.36B | 1.12B | 1.06B |
| Depreciation & amortization | 294.08M | 314.41M | 299.00M | 284.00M | 264.00M | 319.00M | 406.00M | 418.00M |
| Free cash flow | 460.71M | 798.30M | 1.27B | 1.07B | 1.03B | 998.00M | 810.00M | 847.00M |
| Dividends paid | -- | 0 | 0 | -73.00M | -284.00M | -302.00M | -318.00M | -310.00M |
| Stock buybacks / issuance | -60.00M | -291.81M | -117.00M | -877.00M | -1.04B | -38.00M | -360.00M | -159.00M |
| Ending cash balance | 337.25M | 528.39M | 312.00M | 274.00M | 278.00M | 299.00M | 239.00M | 332.00M |
| Line item | 2025-03 | 2025-06 | 2025-09 | 2025-12 | 2026-03 | 2026-06 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | -3.00M | 296.00M | 440.00M | 330.00M | -56.00M | 111.00M |
| Depreciation & amortization | 100.00M | 105.00M | 107.00M | 106.00M | 99.00M | 103.00M |
| Free cash flow | -57.00M | 243.00M | 387.00M | 274.00M | -96.00M | 60.00M |
| Dividends paid | -78.00M | -78.00M | -78.00M | -76.00M | -77.00M | -77.00M |
| Stock buybacks / issuance | -40.00M | -39.00M | -40.00M | -40.00M | -1.00M | -52.00M |
| Ending cash balance | 231.00M | 293.00M | 296.00M | 332.00M | 339.00M | 308.00M |
Returns & efficiency
| Line item | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE %i | 10.69 | 11.06 | 11.97 | 19.09 | 20.47 | 16.11 | 11.33 | 9.67 |
| ROA %i | 4.63 | 4.48 | 5.08 | 8.74 | 9.32 | 6.90 | 4.59 | 4.03 |
| ROIC %i | 7.00 | 6.34 | 6.91 | 11.32 | 12.34 | 10.04 | 7.36 | 6.47 |
| 5-year avg ROE %i | 13.67 | 12.88 | 12.37 | 13.36 | 14.66 | 15.74 | 15.80 | 15.33 |
| EBIT margin %i | 7.49 | 7.43 | 8.44 | 11.25 | 12.47 | 10.45 | 8.50 | 7.50 |
| FCF / sales %i | 3.88 | 6.38 | 10.93 | 8.20 | 8.04 | 7.20 | 5.64 | 6.20 |
| Current ratioi | 2.67 | 2.15 | 2.03 | 1.96 | 1.87 | 1.47 | 1.71 | 1.67 |
| Quick ratioi | 0.88 | 0.76 | 0.70 | 0.62 | 0.56 | 0.44 | 0.47 | 0.49 |
| Debt / assetsi | 37.83 | 42.26 | 34.71 | 33.51 | 32.69 | 37.39 | 36.62 | 33.43 |
| LT debt / equityi | 87.59 | 96.89 | 70.91 | 69.06 | 68.09 | 78.13 | 86.70 | 73.06 |
| Interest coveragei | 6.08 | 6.71 | 10.15 | 20.24 | 20.46 | 6.77 | 4.66 | 4.57 |
| Revenue CAGR (3Y) %i | 18.20 | 13.36 | 6.10 | 3.29 | 0.76 | 4.50 | 1.84 | 2.18 |
| Net income CAGR (3Y) %i | 4.29 | 5.27 | 6.15 | 31.47 | 28.52 | 13.60 | -14.16 | -19.16 |
| FCF CAGR (3Y) %i | 7.22 | 23.10 | 55.23 | 32.59 | 8.79 | -7.74 | -8.98 | -6.25 |
| Line item | 2025-03 | 2025-06 | 2025-09 | 2025-12 | 2026-03 | 2026-06 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE %i | 11.37 | 11.20 | 10.90 | 9.67 | 8.18 | 7.11 |
| ROA %i | 4.56 | 4.55 | 4.49 | 4.03 | 3.38 | 2.98 |
| ROIC %i | 7.31 | 7.18 | 7.18 | 6.47 | 5.60 | 5.01 |
| 5-year avg ROE %i | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| EBIT margin %i | 8.66 | 8.64 | 8.39 | 7.50 | 7.01 | 6.52 |
| FCF / sales %i | 4.01 | 4.81 | 5.12 | 6.20 | 5.86 | 4.57 |
| Current ratioi | 1.52 | 1.81 | 1.60 | 1.67 | 1.54 | 1.58 |
| Quick ratioi | 0.47 | 0.57 | 0.47 | 0.49 | 0.50 | 0.50 |
| Debt / assetsi | 37.79 | 37.14 | 35.29 | 33.43 | 34.59 | 35.35 |
| LT debt / equityi | 81.67 | 86.41 | 72.17 | 73.06 | 68.82 | 70.00 |
| Interest coveragei | 4.70 | 4.72 | 4.66 | 4.57 | 4.40 | 4.11 |
| Revenue CAGR (3Y) %i | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Net income CAGR (3Y) %i | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| FCF CAGR (3Y) %i | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
✦ Quant Revenue Concentration how this is computed
Single-engine
- Parts and Services is the largest reported line at 96.98% of revenue, across 2 reported segments.
- The next-largest line, Other, is a distant second at 3.02% - a sharp slowdown here would have little to offset it.
Revenue breakdown most recent period
Business
Parts and Services96.98%
Other3.02%
Quote time 2026-10-08 07:30:35 · For reference only, not investment advice and not tailored to your situation.