LKQ Corporation

BIT:1LKQ Stock Report

Market Cap: €5.2b

LKQ Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 1/6

LKQ's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -15.5%, while the Retail Distributors industry saw earnings growing at 3.6% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 1.8% per year. LKQ's return on equity is 7.2%, and it has net margins of 3.4%.

Key information

-15.48%

Earnings growth rate

-12.40%

EPS growth rate

Retail Distributors Industry Growth14.88%
Revenue growth rate1.76%
Return on equity7.17%
Net Margin3.39%
Next Earnings Update29 Oct 2026

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How LKQ makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.

Earnings and Revenue History

BIT:1LKQ Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Jun 2613,6884643,8910
31 Mar 2613,7935153,8590
31 Dec 2513,6515963,8140
30 Sep 2514,0976963,9100
30 Jun 2513,5196813,7600
31 Mar 2513,4476663,7000
31 Dec 2413,8236663,7950
30 Sep 2414,0986993,8960
30 Jun 2414,2137193,9440
31 Mar 2414,2208303,9840
31 Dec 2313,2699323,6980
30 Sep 2313,3669513,7090
30 Jun 2312,9021,0053,5910
31 Mar 2312,7951,1443,5510
31 Dec 2212,7941,1433,5440
30 Sep 2212,9791,1853,5880
30 Jun 2213,1721,2083,6260
31 Mar 2213,2661,0933,6290
31 Dec 2113,0891,0903,5690
30 Sep 2112,8571,0353,4710
30 Jun 2112,6089453,4020
31 Mar 2111,7997583,2730
31 Dec 2011,6296383,2220
30 Sep 2011,6855993,3950
30 Jun 2011,7855573,4580
31 Mar 2012,4075893,5840
31 Dec 1912,5065413,5810
30 Sep 1912,4994413,5690
30 Jun 1912,4744233,5560
31 Mar 1912,2564303,4830
31 Dec 1811,8774853,3530
30 Sep 1811,3445703,1820
30 Jun 1810,6875592,9990
31 Mar 1810,1155532,8370
31 Dec 179,7375402,7130
30 Sep 179,4175102,6100
30 Jun 179,1594982,5260
31 Mar 179,0054852,4740
31 Dec 168,5844562,3590
30 Sep 168,1834552,2590
30 Jun 167,8074462,1580
31 Mar 167,3404282,0380
31 Dec 157,1934231,9870
30 Sep 157,1284091,9630

Quality Earnings: 1LKQ has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: 1LKQ's current net profit margins (3.4%) are lower than last year (5%).

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: 1LKQ's earnings have declined by 15.5% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: 1LKQ's has had negative earnings growth over the past year, so it can't be compared to its 5-year average.

Earnings vs Industry: 1LKQ had negative earnings growth (-31.9%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Retail Distributors industry average (-4.6%).

Return on Equity

High ROE: 1LKQ's Return on Equity (7.2%) is considered low.

Return on Assets

Return on Capital Employed

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/09/15 18:42
End of Day Share Price 2026/09/15 00:00
Earnings2026/06/30
Annual Earnings2025/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Industry and Sector Metrics

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Analyst Sources

LKQ Corporation is covered by 26 analysts. 8 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Craig KennisonBaird
John BabcockBarclays
Gary PrestopinoBarrington Research Associates, Inc.