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LKQ

Lkq Corp
$26.55 +0.40 (+1.53%) At close · Jul 2
Market Cap
$6.76B
Shares
254,790,835

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$26.55 Open$26.26 Day$25.88–26.64 52W$23.98–38.62 Avg vol 30d2.8M Short int13.3M · 5.2% float · 5.1d Short vol29% Last earningsApr 30, 2026 DataJan 2020–Jul 2026 Filing10-Q · Apr 30
Equibles Rating blended score · not investment advice
Overall
Neutral
Technical · trend & momentum Neutral
50 / 200-day cross no cross
Price vs 200-day avg −11% below
Price vs 50-day avg −2% below
RSI (14) 52 · neutral
+ MACD trend positive
52-week position 18% · mid-range
Sentiment · smart money Bearish
Trend (MA cross) 50d $27 › 200d $30 — 200d above 50d
Institutional flow 7 of 549 funds reported for Jun 30 · net -6.1K sh shares · +1 new
Insider flow No net insider activity over 90 days
Short interest 5.22% of float · ▲ +10.9% MoM · 5.1 days cover
Volume signal Volume near normal
Institution breadth 549 holders — near 3-yr low, contrarian setup
Fundamentals Strong
Revenue growth −1% Y/Y
Gross margin 39%, contracting
EPS growth −10% Y/Y
+ Valuation P/E 11.3 · below peers
+ Buyback $3.5B authorized
+ Balance sheet net cash $266.1M

Blended from price, positioning & fundamentals · daily-close · not investment advice.

Up next
Next earnings call
Aug 3, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 4 wks
FQ3-26 quarter ends
~Sep 30, 2026 Est
filed Apr 30, 2026
Guidance & track record
Latest guidance · from the 8-K filed Apr 30, 2026
Diluted EPS · full year 2026 Initiated $2.16 – $2.46
prior FY $2.35 midpoint −1.7% Y/Y
Adjusted diluted EPS · full year 2026 Initiated $2.90 – $3.20
Operating cash flow · full year 2026 Initiated $900M – $1.1B
Free cash flow · full year 2026 Initiated $700M – $850M

Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.

Technicals

trend & momentum for long-term holders Neutral
1 · 4 · 1
50 / 200-day cross
no cross Neutral
Price vs 200-day avg
−11% below Bearish
Price vs 50-day avg
−2% below Neutral
RSI (14)
52 · neutral Neutral
MACD trend
positive Bullish
52-week position
18% · mid-range Neutral
Market signals — smart money & positioning
Bearish · 2 of 6
Trend (MA cross) No cross
50d $27 › 200d $30 — 200d above 50d
Institutional flow Distributing
7 of 549 funds reported for Jun 30 · net -6.1K sh shares · +1 new
Insider flow Flat
No net insider activity over 90 days
Short interest Rising
5.22% of float · ▲ +10.9% MoM · 5.1 days cover
Volume signal Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth Multi-yr low
549 holders — near 3-yr low, contrarian setup
Price context
position in its 52-week range
52-wk low $24 Now $27 · 18% 52-wk high $39
vs 200-day avg -11% vs 50-day avg -2%

Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

Key metrics

the company's own KPIs, from its earnings releases, calls, and filings
Metric Latest Period YoY
Cash dividends distributed $77M Q1 2026
calibration and diagnostics requirement share 75% Q1 2026 call
capital returned to shareholders via dividend $77M Q1 2026 call
Europe gross margin 38.3% Q1 2026 call
Europe segment EBITDA margin 7.8% Q1 2026 call
Europe SG&A as percentage of revenue 30.9% Q1 2026 call
free cash flow -$96M Q1 2026 call
leverage 2.6 end of Q1 2026 call
North America gross margin 42.4% Q1 2026 call
North America segment EBITDA margin 14.1% Q1 2026 call
private label volume penetration 25.3% Q1 2026 call
specialty organic revenue growth 3.4% Q1 2026 call
Capital returned to shareholders $116M Fourth quarter 2025
Capital returned to shareholders (full year) $469M Full year 2025
Cash dividends $76M Fourth quarter 2025
Operating cash flow non-GAAP $1.1B Full year 2025
Organic revenue growth (Specialty) 7.8% Fourth quarter 2025
Share repurchases $40M Fourth quarter 2025
Shares repurchased 1.3M Fourth quarter 2025
SKU rationalization program progress 85% Full year 2025

Figures exactly as the company stated them · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "call" marks figures stated on the earnings call, "filing" figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs the prior-year figure on file

Versus peers

Auto Parts — same industry group
Open screener →
Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
LKQ
Lkq Corp
this stock
$6.76B -11.2% -1.2% 11.3 5.2%
ORLY
O Reilly Automotive Inc
$69.81B -7.6% +9.7% 27.4 2.9%
SMTOY
Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd/Adr/
$49.60B +61.4% 0.0%
AZO
Autozone Inc
$48.29B -12.8% +7.4% 2.9%
GPC
Genuine Parts Co
$17.90B +5.6% +3.5% 295.6 6.3%

Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

At a glance

key data from every section
Ownership
Institutional Holders Reducing
Holders
550
% held
105.2%
Reported
7 of 549
Top holder
BlackRock, Inc.
Held Float
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Held by Funds
Fund positions
431
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Short & Settlement
Short Interest Rising
Shares short
13.3M
Days to cover
5.1d
Change
+1.3M sh
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Short Volume
Short vol %
29%
As of
Jul 6, 2026
Short Total
View
Fails to Deliver
FTD shares
4.6K
Value
$124.4K
As of
May 26, 2026
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Off-Exchange
Off-exchange %
38.2%
Week of
Jun 15, 2026
Off-exch Lit
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Smart Money
Congressional Trades Sell
Member
Lois Frankel
Amount
$1.0K–$15.0K
Traded
Sep 8, 2023
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Financials
Financials
Revenue (FY)
$13.7B
Net income (FY)
$608.0M
EPS diluted
$2.35
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Buybacks
Authorized
$3.5B
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Filings
SEC Filings
Latest
8-K
Filed
May 8, 2026
This year
8
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Proposed Sales
Value
$183.3K
Shares
5.0K
Filed
Jul 1, 2025
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Earnings & Events
Earnings Calls
Last call
Apr 30, 2026
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Investor Relations
Latest news
LKQ Corporation to Release Second…
Published
Jul 2, 2026
Upcoming events
2
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Performance

5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
LKQ -0.8% +4.0% -18.8% +0.8% -11.2%
SPY +1.4% -1.3% +8.0% -0.3% +9.2%
vs SPY -2.2% +5.3% -26.8% +1.1% -20.5%

Capital returns

Latest dividend
$0.30 / share · ex May 21, 2026
Paid (TTM)
$1.20 / share · 4 payouts
Dividend yield (TTM, derived)
4.52%
Buyback program · as of Oct 25, 2022
Authorized
$3.50B
Spent (derived)
Remaining

Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.

Key facts CIK 1065696 CUSIP 501889208 13F (30d) 30 filings 10 filers Visit website Investor relations