# LKQ Corporation (LKQ) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-11-04. NASDAQ, United States. Sector: Consumer Cyclical / Auto Parts. Price $19.26, market value $4.9 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 18.9×** (5-yr avg 12.9×, 3-yr avg 12.8×). LKQ Corporation trades at 18.9× trailing earnings, well above its own five-year average of 12.9×: investors are paying up relative to the company's past. The Consumer Cyclical median in the September 2026 study was 19.5×. Forward P/E is 8.2×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **Price / sales: 0.4×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 0.4×, a low multiple typical of thin-margin businesses or out-of-favour stocks.
- **Price / book: 0.8×**. The shares trade below book value, which can signal a bargain or a balance sheet the market doubts.
- **EV / EBITDA: 6.0×**. Enterprise value is 6.0× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed; below 8× is inexpensive for most sectors.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 12.5%** (5-yr avg 8.6%). Free cash flow equals 12.5% of the market value, above its five-year average of 8.6%, so the shares are cheaper on cash than they have usually been. Above 5% is generally attractive.
- **Earnings yield: 5.3%**. The inverse of the P/E: 5.3% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 38.0%**. LKQ Corporation keeps 38.0% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells.
- **Operating margin: 4.7%**. 4.7% of revenue is left after running the business, which leaves little cushion in a downturn.
- **Net margin: 4.5%**. 4.5% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 9.3%**. 9.3% on shareholders' equity is weak; the business earns little on the capital its owners have in it.
- **Return on invested capital: 6.3%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 6.3%.
- **Return on assets: 1.7%**. Each dollar of assets produces 1.7% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): -1.2%** (3-yr 2.2%/yr, 5-yr 3.3%/yr). Revenue fell 1.2% over the last year, against 3.3% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): -10.3%** (3-yr -17.1%/yr, 5-yr 2.4%/yr). Earnings per share fell 10.3%, slower than revenue, so margins compressed.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): -6.3%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at -6.3% a year over three years, keeping pace with earnings: the growth is real cash.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.27**. Debt is 0.27 times equity: a conservative balance sheet.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 1.4×**. It would take 1.4 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, within the comfortable range.
- **Current ratio: 1.67** (quick 1.67). Current assets cover the next year's liabilities 1.67 times.
- **Piotroski F-score: 5/9**. 5 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 6.23%** ($1.20 per share, trailing). LKQ Corporation yields 6.23%, high enough to check carefully: yields this high often precede a cut.
- **Payout ratio: 51%** (50% of free cash flow). 51% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 5**. 5 straight years of increases.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: buy** (7 analysts). 7 analysts cover LKQ Corporation; the consensus is buy, with an average price target of $23.86 (+24% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): -35.6%** (YTD -32.6%, 3-mo -14.6%). The shares are down 35.6% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -48.1%** (14.3% above the low). Trading 48% below its 52-week high, deep in a drawdown.
- **200-day average: below**. The price sits below its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of a downtrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 45**. An RSI of 45 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.61** (volatility 43%). Beta of 0.61 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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