LKQ (LKQ) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

LKQ Corporation is a global distributor of automotive parts and accessories. The company supplies replacement parts, components and equipment to professional repair shops, collision-repair businesses, insurers, dealerships and other commercial customers. Its product offerings include recycled original-equipment parts, aftermarket parts, specialty vehicle products, tools and equipment.

LKQ’s operations include the procurement, dismantling and distribution of salvaged vehicles, allowing it to provide recycled engines, transmissions, body panels and other components. It also distributes new aftermarket parts and specialty products for cars, trucks, recreational vehicles, performance vehicles and other applications.

Founded in 1998, LKQ serves customers primarily in North America and Europe, with additional operations in other international markets, including Taiwan. The company sells through distribution centers, branch locations and online channels, supporting vehicle repair and maintenance markets across the regions where it operates.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $21.42 to $21.99
• 50-Day Range: $21.52 to $25.98
• 52-Week Range: $21.17 to $37.13
• Volume: 3.24 million shs
• Average Volume: 2.99 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $5.45 billion
• P/E Ratio: 11.96
• Dividend Yield: 5.57%
• Price Target: $30.58
• Consensus Rating: Hold

LKQ Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

LKQ scored higher than 91% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 123rd out of 484 stocks in the consumer discretionary sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.9 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

LKQ has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.17, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 3 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and 2 sell ratings.

Upside Potential

LKQ has a consensus price target of $30.58, representing about 42.0% upside from its current price of $21.53.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

LKQ has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 13.21%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for LKQ are expected to grow by 13.21% in the coming year, from $2.65 to $3.00 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of LKQ is 11.96, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.75.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of LKQ is 11.96, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 45.88.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

LKQ has a P/B Ratio of 0.84. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

6.47% of the float of LKQ has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

LKQ has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.9.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in LKQ has recently increased by 10.53%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Leadership

LKQ is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 5.40%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

LKQ has only been increasing its dividend for 3 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of LKQ is 66.67%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, LKQ will have a dividend payout ratio of 40.00% next year. This indicates that LKQ will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.56

News Sentiment

LKQ has a news sentiment score of 0.56. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.44 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for LKQ this week, compared to 9 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 4 people have searched for LKQ on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -56% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

3 people have added LKQ to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 200% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, LKQ insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.38% of the stock of LKQ is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

95.63% of the stock of LKQ is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/30/2026
• Record date for 9/3 Dividend: 8/20/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/3 Dividend: 8/20/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/03/2026
• Today: 10/20/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/29/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Consumer Discretionary
• Industry: Distributors
• Sub-Industry: Distributors
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:LKQ
• Previous Symbol: NASDAQ:LKQX
• CIK: 1065696
• Web: www.lkqcorp.com
• Phone: (615) 781-5200
• Fax: 312-621-1969
• Employees: 44,000
• Year Founded: 1998

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for LKQ: $30.58
• High Price Target: $36.50
• Low Price Target: $25.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +42.0%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.17
• Research Coverage: 6 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.80
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 11.96
• Forward P/E Ratio: 8.12
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $607 million
• Net Margins: 3.37%
• Pretax Margin: 4.93%
• Return on Equity: 10.84%
• Return on Assets: 4.64%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.52
• Current Ratio: 1.58
• Quick Ratio: 0.61

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $13.65 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.40
• Cash Flow: $4.72 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 4.56
• Book Value: $25.63 per share
• Price / Book: 0.84

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 253,000,000
• Free Float: 252,041,000
• Market Cap: $5.45 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.87