profit from every $100 of sales.
$0$100
LKQ
$19.71-1.40% today
-36.5% in 1 year
1-year low $17.101-year high $34.80
Trading close to its lowest price of the past year.
The essentials
Four questions every investor asks, answered in one line each.
more sales each year, on average, 2020 to 2025.
0%20% a year
You pay $8.20 for every $1 of profit it makes in a year.
CheapExpensive
of earnings would pay off all its debt.
No debt5 years
Money in, money out
What LKQ sold, what it kept, and what it did with the cash.
Sales went from $12.8 billion in 2022 to $13.7 billion in 2025, with $607 million of profit last year.
SalesProfit
LKQ handed back 55% of the cash it generated last year.
Buybacks $159M$310M
Free cash flow 2025$847M
Bought back its own shares$159M
Paid as dividends$310M
Cash vs. debt$319M vs. $5.1B
LKQ vs. similar companies
LKQ grows the slowest of these 5 and is the cheapest for its profits.
| Company | Profit from $100 of sales | Sales growth a year | Price per $1 of profit |
|---|---|---|---|
| LKQ | 8.2× · Cheap | ||
 Magna International | 19.4× · Fair price | ||
 Autoliv | 11.6× · Cheap | ||
 Lear | 12.0× · Cheap | ||
 Mobileye Global | No profit yet |
AI analysis
An AI analyst reads LKQ's last five years, its segments, earnings, insiders and peers, and writes the bull case, the bear case and what the price expects.
Run the AI analysisFull statementsIncome, balance sheet and cash flow, year by year
Income statement
| In millions of USD | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11,629 | 13,089 | 12,794 | 13,269 | 13,823 | 13,651 | |
| 4,593 | 5,322 | 5,223 | 5,353 | 5,384 | 5,265 | |
| – | – | 1,442 | 1,389 | 1,280 | 1,087 | |
| 1,285 | 1,758 | 1,860 | 1,733 | 1,570 | 1,442 | |
| 638 | 1,092 | 1,149 | 936 | 690 | 607 | |
| 2.09 | 3.66 | 4.14 | 3.50 | 2.63 | 2.35 | |
| 39.5% | 40.7% | 40.8% | 40.3% | 38.9% | 38.6% | |
| – | – | 11.3% | 10.5% | 9.3% | 8.0% | |
| 5.5% | 8.3% | 9.0% | 7.1% | 5.0% | 4.4% |
Balance sheet
| In millions of USD | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | 12,361 | 12,606 | 12,038 | 15,079 | 14,955 | 15,137 |
| Cash | 312 | 274 | 278 | 299 | 234 | 319 |
| Total debt | – | – | 3,935 | 5,638 | 5,477 | 5,061 |
| Total liabilities | – | – | 6,547 | 8,898 | 8,923 | 8,576 |
| 5,656 | 5,772 | 5,453 | 6,167 | 6,017 | 6,537 | |
| 305 | 298 | 278 | 268 | 264 | 258 | |
| 13.8% | 20.2% | 13.4% | 9.5% | 8.0% | 7.0% | |
| 11.3% | 18.9% | 21.1% | 15.2% | 11.5% | 9.3% |
Cash flow
| In millions of USD | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,444 | 1,367 | 1,250 | 1,356 | 1,121 | 1,063 | |
| 173 | 293 | 222 | 358 | 311 | 216 | |
| 1,271 | 1,074 | 1,028 | 998 | 810 | 847 | |
| Dividends paid | 0 | 73 | 284 | 302 | 318 | 310 |
| 117 | 877 | 1,040 | 38 | 360 | 159 | |
| 29 | 34 | 38 | 40 | 30 | 34 |
Valuation
- 8.2×
- 6.6×
- 3.45
- 1.0×
- 0.4×
- 5.9×
- 6.7×
- 17.0%
- 12.2%
- 4.9%
Profitability
- 38.6%
- 8.0%
- 4.4%
- 9.9%
- 6.2%
- 8.5%
- 7.9%
- 3.4%
- 8.8%
- –
Growth
- +3.3%
- +2.4%
- +4.6%
- –
- −3.6%
Financial health
- 3.6×
- 0.81
- 34.6%
- 4.7×
- 1.54
- 0.60
- 0.92
How it ranks in Consumer Discretionary
Each dot is where the company stands among every company over $300M in the sector. Further right is better.
Bottom 39%of 977
Bottom 48%of 992
Top 9%of 856
Bottom 29%of 993
Top 8%of 980
What analysts expect
- Average price target
- $36.50
- Range
- $34.00 – $39.00
- 1 analysts
These targets were collected on May 20, 2026 and our analyst feed has not updated since, so we no longer compare them with today's price.
Recent earnings
Our results feed has not updated since May 21, 2026. Results reported after that are not in this table yet.
| Date | EPS | Expected | Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 30, 2026 | 0.67 | 0.67 | +0.0% |
| Feb 19, 2026 | 0.59 | 0.65 | −9.2% |
| Oct 30, 2025 | 0.84 | 0.74 | +13.5% |
| Jul 24, 2025 | 0.87 | 0.93 | −6.5% |
| Apr 24, 2025 | 0.79 | 0.78 | +1.4% |
| Feb 20, 2025 | 0.80 | 0.76 | +5.3% |
| Oct 24, 2024 | 0.88 | 0.89 | −1.1% |
| Jul 25, 2024 | 0.98 | 1.03 | −4.9% |
4.9%of the share price, paid each year
On $1,000 invested$49a year at today's yield, before tax
–per share
Raised–not every year
Paid per share, each year
$0.25 in 2021 → $0.90 in 2025
How safe it looks
51.1% of its profit
Room to growStretchedMore than it earns: 36.6%
News
No recent news on file.
Insider trades
Our insider feed has not updated since May 26, 2026. Trades filed after that are not listed yet.
No insider trades on file.
The seven classic investing rulebooks
1/7Passes 1 of 7. Each bar is how well the company fits that investor's published rules, from 0 to 100; 60 or more counts as a pass.
Warren Buffett
55No pass
Benjamin Graham
82Pass
Philip Fisher
44No pass
Peter Lynch
15No pass
Joel Greenblatt
50No pass
Charlie Munger
38No pass
Terry Smith
37No pass
Questions about LKQ
Is LKQ a good stock to buy?
A business with weak numbers, and the price looks low. 1 of the 7 famous investors' published rulebooks we apply pass it. Whether it suits you depends on your goals and the price you pay; invest-like never tells anyone to buy or sell. The AI analysis lays out the case for and against. Read the LKQ AI analysis
What does LKQ do?
LKQ Corporation distributes replacement parts, components, and systems used in the repair and maintenance of vehicles. It operates through three segments: North America, Europe, and Specialty. It is in Auto - Parts, based in Antioch, TN, United States, with 44,000 employees.
Does LKQ pay a dividend?
Yes. At today's price the dividend is 4.9% a year, about 51% of its yearly profit. In 2025 it paid out $310 million in dividends.
Is LKQ stock halal?
No. LKQ does not pass our halal screen: its debt is 102% of its market value, at or above the 33% limit. How we check
How has LKQ stock done over the past year?
Down 36.5% over the past twelve months, to $19.71. It traded between $17.10 and $34.80 and is 43.4% below its high.
Who are LKQ's competitors?
The largest listed companies in the same industry are Magna International, Autoliv, Lear and Mobileye Global. The peers table on this page compares their profit, growth and price with LKQ's.
Prices: daily closes to Nov 12, 2026. Fundamentals: company reports via invest-like data.