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LKQ Corporation (LKQ)

Consumer Cyclical | Auto Parts | Antioch, United States | NasdaqGS
25.53 USD +0.17 (0.670%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 25.53

Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★⯪☆☆☆Dividends:★★★☆☆
Hot Take | Aug. 22, 2026, 3:13 a.m. EDT

The long-term investment case is severely compromised by a structural deterioration in the business. The company has endured three consecutive years of negative annual returns, culminating in a cumulative decline of over 10% since 2016. This multi-year trajectory, characterized by shrinking revenues and earnings, overrides any appeal of the current valuation metrics. The market has correctly priced in a failing core business, making this a value trap rather than a bargain. While the short-term chart shows a minor bounce off recent lows, the underlying fundamentals remain broken, and the heavy options positioning for downside confirms that smart money is not rushing in to catch a falling knife.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.027384
AutoARIMA0.028694
AutoETS0.028694
MSTL0.029099

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 36%
H-stat 4.77
Ljung-Box p 0.004
Jarque-Bera p 0.000
Excess Kurtosis 2.12
Attribute Value
Sector Consumer Cyclical
Ex Dividend Date 2026-08-19
Last Dividend Date 2026-08-19
Debt to Equity Ratio 82.105
Revenue per Share 53.531
Market Cap 6,459,143,168
Trailing P/E 14.10
Forward P/E 8.26
Beta 0.83
Profit Margins 3.37%
Website https://www.lkqcorp.com

As of Aug. 22, 2026, 3:13 a.m. EDT: Speculators are heavily positioning for downside protection, evidenced by massive open interest in out-of-the-money puts (strikes 17.5 and 22.5) relative to calls. While there is some new flow into deep out-of-the-money calls (50 strike), the overwhelming volume and open interest concentration in the put side suggests a bearish sentiment expecting further weakness or volatility, rather than a rally.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
1.15% 4.32% 3.38%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-08-20 0.300 1.154734
2026-05-21 0.300 1.116071
2026-03-12 0.300 1.008403
2025-11-20 0.300 1.043115
2025-08-14 0.300 0.950570
2025-05-15 0.300 0.712251
2025-03-13 0.300 0.726744
2024-11-14 0.300 0.775394
2024-08-15 0.300 0.750188
2024-05-15 0.300 0.679040
2024-03-13 0.300 0.578815
2023-11-15 0.300 0.656886
2023-08-16 0.275 0.523013
2023-05-17 0.275 0.490109
2023-03-15 0.275 0.515271
2022-11-16 0.275 0.506352
2022-08-10 0.250 0.454959
2022-05-18 0.250 0.498902
2022-03-02 0.250 0.527426
2021-11-09 0.250 0.435996
Additional Data
dividendRate 1.2
dividendYield 4.73
exDividendDate 2026-08-20
trailingAnnualDividendRate 1.2
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.04731861
lastDividendValue 0.3
lastDividendDate 2026-08-20
dividendDate 2026-09-03

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.20650816
Address1 5,846 Crossings Boulevard
All Time High 60.43
All Time Low 1.66
Ask 26.51
Ask Size 1
Audit Risk 3
Average Analyst Rating 1.8 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 3,239,000
Average Daily Volume3 Month 3,073,590
Average Volume 3,073,590
Average Volume10Days 3,239,000
Beta 0.827
Bid 24.26
Bid Size 1
Board Risk 1
Book Value 25.442
City Antioch
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 3
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 25.53
Current Ratio 1.578
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,786,665,600
Day High 25.735
Day Low 25.02
Debt To Equity 82.105
Display Name LKQ
Dividend Date 1,788,393,600
Dividend Rate 1.2
Dividend Yield 4.73
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,793,304,000
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,793,304,000
Earnings Growth -0.29
Earnings Quarterly Growth -0.292
Earnings Timestamp 1,793,277,000
Earnings Timestamp End 1,793,277,000
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,793,277,000
Ebitda 1,403,000,064
Ebitda Margins 0.1025
Enterprise To Ebitda 8.193
Enterprise To Revenue 0.84
Enterprise Value 11,495,143,424
Eps Current Year 2.6848
Eps Forward 3.09231
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 1.81
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,787,184,000
Exchange NMS
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 25.3632
Fifty Day Average Change 0.16680145
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.006576515
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -20.650816
Fifty Two Week High 37.13
Fifty Two Week High Change -11.6
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.31241584
Fifty Two Week Low 21.17
Fifty Two Week Low Change 4.3600006
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.20595184
Fifty Two Week Range 21.17 - 37.13
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,065,447,000,000
Float Shares 251,215,891
Forward Eps 3.09231
Forward P E 8.255964
Free Cashflow 724,124,992
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGS
Full Time Employees 44,000
Fullday Change 0.17
Fullday Change Percent 0.670347
Fullday Price 25.53
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,785,542,400
Gross Margins 0.3834
Gross Profits 5,248,000,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.00375
Held Percent Institutions 1.1082801
Implied Shares Outstanding 253,002,086
Industry Auto Parts
Industry Disp Auto Parts
Industry Key auto-parts
Ir Website http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=147311&p=IROL-irhome
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,787,184,000
Last Dividend Value 0.3
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Last Split Date 1,348,012,800
Last Split Factor 2:1
Long Business Summary LKQ Corporation engages in the distribution of replacement parts, components, and systems used in the repair and maintenance of vehicles and specialty vehicle aftermarket products and accessories. The company operates through four segments: Wholesale-North America, Europe, Specialty, and Self Service. It offers bumper covers, automotive body panels, and lights, as well as paint and paint related consumables for refinishing vehicles; mechanical automotive parts and accessories; salvage products, including mechanical and collision parts comprising engines; transmissions; door assemblies; sheet metal products, such as trunk lids, fenders, and hoods; and lights and bumper assemblies. The company also provides scrap metal and other materials to metals recyclers; precious metals, such as catalytic converters; and brake pads, discs and sensors, clutches, steering and suspension products, filters, and oil and automotive fluids, as well as electrical products, including spark plugs and batteries. In addition, the company distributes recreational vehicle appliances and air conditioners, towing hitches, truck bed covers, vehicle protection products, marine electronics, cargo management products, wheels, tires, and suspension products. It serves collision and mechanical repair shops, new and used car dealerships, and retail customers. The company operates in the United States, Canada, Germany, the United Kingdom, Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Italy, the Czech Republic, Austria, Poland, Slovakia, France, and other European countries. LKQ Corporation was incorporated in 1998 and is headquartered in Antioch, Tennessee.
Long Name LKQ Corporation
Market us_market
Market Cap 6,459,143,168
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_4303924
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Net Income To Common 464,000,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 6,416,132,900
Number Of Analyst Opinions 8
Open 25.5
Operating Cashflow 825,000,000
Operating Margins 0.07013
Overall Risk 1
Payout Ratio 0.6667
Peg Ratio 0.92
Phone 615 781 5200
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 25.53
Post Market Time 1,787,959,805
Previous Close 25.36
Price Eps Current Year 9.5090885
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 1.0034589
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 0.47188362
Profit Margins 0.03368
Quick Ratio 0.501
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 1.77778
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.17
Regular Market Change Percent 0.670347
Regular Market Day High 25.735
Regular Market Day Low 25.02
Regular Market Day Range 25.02 - 25.735
Regular Market Open 25.5
Regular Market Previous Close 25.36
Regular Market Price 25.53
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,201
Regular Market Volume 3,178,245
Return On Assets 0.03995
Return On Equity 0.07131
Revenue Growth -0.03
Revenue Per Share 53.531
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20504117
Sector Consumer Cyclical
Sector Disp Consumer Cyclical
Sector Key consumer-cyclical
Share Holder Rights Risk 1
Shares Outstanding 253,002,086
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0587
Shares Short 14,859,738
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,784,073,600
Shares Short Prior Month 12,654,724
Short Name LKQ Corporation
Short Percent Of Float 0.077199996
Short Ratio 4.34
Source Interval 15
State TN
Symbol LKQ
Target High Price 42.5
Target Low Price 25.0
Target Mean Price 32.5
Target Median Price 31.25
Total Cash 301,000,000
Total Cash Per Share 1.19
Total Debt 5,312,999,936
Total Revenue 13,688,000,512
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 1.2
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.04731861
Trailing Eps 1.81
Trailing P E 14.104973
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 28.96
Two Hundred Day Average Change -3.4299984
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.118439175
Type Disp Equity
Volume 3,178,245
Website https://www.lkqcorp.com
Zip 37,013