LKQ Corporation

LKQ Consumer Cyclical Auto Parts

LKQ Corporation’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $13.7 billion, down 1.24% from fiscal 2024.

Revenue
−5.14%
EPS
−115.3%
Free cash flow
−3.88%
Total debt
−10.5%

Quarter to September 2026, against a year earlier

20.53 0.41 −1.96%
Market cap
$5.2B
P/E
20.7×
Fwd P/E
10.6×
Dividend yield
5.85%
F-score
5/9
Altman Z
2.57
Beneish M
−2.56
Dividend safety
79/100

LKQ Corporation (LKQ) Return on equity

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LKQ Corporation's return on equity over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 3.95%, down 5.7 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (9.64%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 9.64% (fiscal 2025) to 20.4% (fiscal 2022) — the current reading is the lowest in ten years. That is above the Auto Parts industry median of 0.96% and above the Consumer Cyclical sector median of 3.20%.

Return on equity, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Return on equity Change (points)
FY2025 9.64% (1.66)
FY2024 11.3% (4.77)
FY2023 16.1% (4.35)
FY2022 20.4% 1.38
FY2021 19.0% 7.14
FY2020 11.9% 0.95
FY2019 11.0% 0.33
FY2018 10.6% (3.33)
FY2017 14.0% (0.20)
FY2016 14.2% (0.36)

Against its own ten years

Low 9.64% High 20.4%
Ten-year median 14.0%
Current reading's percentile 9

Return on equity against peers

Company Return on equity
ATMU Atmus Filtration Technologies Inc. compare 55.8%
DORM Dorman Products, Inc. compare 13.3%
MOD Modine Manufacturing Company compare 11.3%
LEA Lear Corporation compare 11.3%
LKQ LKQ Corporation 3.95%
GNTX Gentex Corporation compare 0.00%
MBLY Mobileye Global Inc. compare −40.0%
AUR Aurora Innovation, Inc. compare −45.7%
GTX Garrett Motion Inc. compare −52.7%
Auto Parts industry median 0.96%
Consumer Cyclical sector median 3.20%
Market median 0.51%

What Return on equity is

ROE shows how much profit a company earns for its shareholders on the equity they have in the business.

Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity (latest quarter)

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