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LKQ Nasdaq Distributors Financials FY2016–FY2025

LKQ's revenue fell 1.2% to $13.7 billion in fiscal 2025. Its operating margin was 7.3%, down from 8.3% a year earlier. Free cash flow was $847 million, up 4.6%. It paid out $469 million in dividends and buybacks, 55% of free cash flow. The diluted share count fell 2.3%.

Last close · Oct 23, 2026

$17.42

22.5%
Value it Compare
Revenue Total sales reported in the income statement.
$13.7B
1.2% vs prior year
Operating margin Operating income as a share of revenue.
7.3%
1.0 pts
Net income Profit after all expenses, interest and tax.
$608M
12.3%
Free cash flow Cash from operations minus capital spending.
$847M
4.6%
Return on capital After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
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Market cap Last close times the latest diluted share count, so it is approximate.
$4.4B
Oct 23 close
P/E Last close divided by diluted earnings per share over the last four quarters.
9.8x
On $1.78 EPS (TTM)

What LKQ does

No business description yet.

Legal name
LKQ CORPORATION
Fiscal year ends
December 31, 2025
Latest annual report
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Accession · CIK
0001065696-26-000012
0001065696

Revenue and margins

LKQ had $13.7B of revenue in fiscal 2025, down 1.2% on the year before.

Revenue
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Margins, % of revenue
Gross Operating Net FCF
Margins, % of revenue
Gross Operating Net FCF

Net income and earnings per share

From fiscal 2016 to 2025, diluted EPS grew 5.1% a year. Loss periods are shown in red.

Net income
Net income
Diluted EPS
Diluted EPS

Returns on capital

After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.

Return on capital, equity and assets (annual)
Return on capital Return on equity Return on assets

Cash flow

Free cash flow was $847M in fiscal 2025, 6.2% of revenue. Cash from operations minus capital spending.

Free cash flow
Free cash flow
Cash from operations vs capital spending
Cash from operations Capital spending
Cash from operations vs capital spending
Cash from operations Capital spending

Dividends, buybacks and share count

LKQ returned $469M to shareholders in fiscal 2025, 55% of free cash flow. The diluted share count fell 2.3%.

Dividends and buybacks
Dividends Buybacks
Dividends and buybacks
Dividends Buybacks
Diluted shares outstanding (annual)

Value LKQ yourself

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Discounted cash flow

Value per share

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Adds net cash of — and divides by 257.8M diluted shares. Ten years of cash flows plus a terminal value, discounted to today.

Earnings multiple

Value per share

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Reference multiples: today 9.8x · peers 37.0x · sector 17.9x.

Balance sheet

Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably LKQ can carry it.

Cash vs debt (incl. leases)
Cash Debt
Fiscal year endFY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
Cash and short-term investments $274M$278M$299M$234M$319M
Interest coverage 20.5x20.3x6.2x4.8x4.4x
Current ratio 2.0x1.9x1.5x1.7x1.7x
Quick ratio 0.8x0.7x0.5x0.6x0.6x
Total assets $12.6B$12.0B$15.1B$15.0B$15.1B
Total liabilities $6.8B$6.6B$8.9B$8.9B$8.6B
Shareholders' equity $5.8B$5.5B$6.2B$6.0B$6.5B
Net debt (− = net cash) —————

Insider trades

Open-market purchases and sales by officers, directors and 10% owners, from Form 4 filings. 'Plan' marks trades under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan.

Bought, 12 months

$0.0M

0 insiders

Sold, 12 months

$0.0M

0 insiders

Of sales under plans

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$0.0M

No open-market insider trades in the last 12 months.

Piotroski F-score

Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, funding and efficiency. 8–9 is strong, 0–2 weak.

TestFY23FY24FY25
Net income is positive ✓ ✓ ✓
Cash from operations is positive ✓ ✓ ✓
Return on assets rose ✕ ✕ ✕
Cash from operations exceeds net income ✓ ✓ ✓
Debt fell relative to assets — — —
Current ratio rose ✕ ✓ ✕
Share count didn't rise ✓ ✓ ✓
Gross margin rose ✕ ✕ ✕
Revenue rose relative to assets ✓ ✕ ✕
F-score — / 9— / 9— / 9
Accruals ratio −3.1%−2.9%−3.0%
Altman Z'' 3.573.793.87

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10 years of figures

US$ millions unless stated. Hover a ratio's name for its definition.

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Fiscal yearFY16FY17FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
Income statement
Revenue $8.6B $9.7B $11.9B $12.5B $11.6B $13.1B $12.8B $13.3B $13.8B $13.7B
Gross profit $3.4B $3.8B $4.6B $4.9B $4.6B $5.3B $5.2B $5.4B $5.4B $5.3B
Operating income $763M $845M $882M $897M $986M $1.5B $1.6B $1.3B $1.1B $993M
Interest expense $88.3M $102M $146M $139M −$104M −$72.0M −$78.0M −$214M −$238M −$224M
Pretax income $677M $767M $743M $791M $885M $1.4B $1.5B $1.2B $926M $800M
Income tax $221M $236M $191M $215M $250M $331M $385M $304M $265M $204M
Net income $464M $534M $480M $541M $638M $1.1B $1.2B $938M $693M $608M
Diluted EPS $1.50 $1.72 $1.52 $1.74 $2.09 $3.66 $4.13 $3.49 $2.62 $2.35
Diluted shares 0.31B 0.31B 0.32B 0.31B 0.31B 0.30B 0.28B 0.27B 0.26B 0.26B
Cash flow
Cash from operations $635M $519M $711M $1.1B $1.4B $1.4B $1.3B $1.4B $1.1B $1.1B
Capital expenditure $207M $179M $250M $266M $173M $293M $222M $358M $311M $216M
Free cash flow $428M $340M $461M $798M $1.3B $1.1B $1.0B $998M $810M $847M
Depreciation and amortization $206M $230M $294M $314M $299M $284M $264M $319M $406M $418M
Stock-based compensation $22.5M $22.8M $22.8M $27.7M $29.0M $34.0M $38.0M $40.0M $30.0M $34.0M
Acquisitions $1.3B $513M $1.2B $27.3M $7.0M $124M $4.0M $2.2B $49.0M $1.0M
Share buybacks $0.0M $0.0M $60.0M $292M $117M $877M $1.0B $38.0M $360M $159M
Dividends paid $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $73.0M $284M $302M $318M $310M
Dividends and buybacks $0.0M $0.0M $60.0M $292M $117M $950M $1.3B $340M $678M $469M
Balance sheet
Cash and short-term investments $227M $280M $332M $528M $312M $274M $278M $299M $234M $319M
Finance lease liabilities $0.0M $0.0M $40.0M $40.8M $57.3M $52.0M $48.0M $83.0M $97.0M $106M
Current assets $3.6B $3.8B $4.5B $4.7B $4.0B $4.3B $4.3B $4.9B $4.9B $5.2B
Current liabilities $1.2B $1.3B $1.7B $2.2B $2.0B $2.2B $2.3B $3.3B $2.9B $3.1B
Inventory $1.9B $2.4B $2.8B $2.8B $2.4B $2.6B $2.8B $3.1B $3.2B $3.4B
Property and equipment, net $812M $913M $1.2B $1.2B $1.2B $1.3B $1.2B $1.5B $1.4B $1.5B
Total assets $8.3B $9.4B $11.4B $12.8B $12.4B $12.6B $12.0B $15.1B $15.0B $15.1B
Total liabilities $4.9B $5.2B $6.6B $7.7B $6.7B $6.8B $6.6B $8.9B $8.9B $8.6B
Shareholders' equity $3.4B $4.2B $4.8B $5.0B $5.7B $5.8B $5.5B $6.2B $6.0B $6.5B
Margins
Gross margin 39.1% 39.0% 38.5% 38.8% 39.5% 40.7% 40.8% 40.3% 39.0% 38.6%
Operating margin 8.9% 8.7% 7.4% 7.2% 8.5% 11.3% 12.4% 10.0% 8.3% 7.3%
EBITDA margin 11.3% 11.0% 9.9% 9.7% 11.1% 13.4% 14.4% 12.4% 11.2% 10.3%
Net margin 5.4% 5.5% 4.0% 4.3% 5.5% 8.3% 9.0% 7.1% 5.0% 4.5%
FCF margin 5.0% 3.5% 3.9% 6.4% 10.9% 8.2% 8.0% 7.5% 5.9% 6.2%
Returns
Return on capital employed 12.7% 11.2% 9.9% 8.8% 9.4% 14.2% 15.7% 12.3% 9.6% 8.2%
Return on equity 14.2% 14.0% 10.7% 11.1% 12.0% 19.1% 20.5% 16.1% 11.4% 9.7%
Return on assets 6.7% 6.0% 4.6% 4.5% 5.1% 8.8% 9.3% 6.9% 4.6% 4.0%
Growth
Revenue growth 19.3% 13.4% 22.0% 5.3% −7.0% 12.6% −2.3% 3.7% 4.2% −1.2%
Net income growth 9.6% 15.0% −10.1% 12.7% 17.9% 71.2% 5.3% −18.4% −26.1% −12.3%
EPS growth 8.7% 14.7% −11.6% 14.5% 20.1% 75.1% 12.8% −15.5% −24.9% −10.3%
FCF growth 14.5% −20.6% 35.6% 73.3% 59.2% −15.5% −4.3% −2.9% −18.8% 4.6%
Share count change 0.7% 0.3% 1.7% −1.6% −1.9% −2.4% −6.6% −3.5% −1.6% −2.3%
Financial health
Interest coverage 8.7x 8.3x 6.0x 6.5x 9.5x 20.5x 20.3x 6.2x 4.8x 4.4x
Current ratio 3.0x 2.9x 2.7x 2.2x 2.0x 2.0x 1.9x 1.5x 1.7x 1.7x
Quick ratio 1.4x 1.1x 1.0x 0.9x 0.8x 0.8x 0.7x 0.5x 0.6x 0.6x
Capital allocation
Capex / revenue 2.4% 1.8% 2.1% 2.1% 1.5% 2.2% 1.7% 2.7% 2.3% 1.6%
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 0.2% 0.3%
Payouts / FCF 0.0% 0.0% 13.0% 36.6% 9.2% 88.5% 128.8% 34.1% 83.7% 55.4%
Quality scores
Altman Z'' 4.2 4.3 4.0 3.5 3.8 4.3 4.6 3.6 3.8 3.9
Accruals ratio −2.5% 0.2% −2.2% −4.3% −6.4% −2.2% −0.8% −3.1% −2.9% −3.0%

Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0001065696). Data updated October 19, 2026. Quarterly fourth quarters are the full year minus the first nine months. For information only — not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.

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