# LKQ Corporation (LKQ) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NASDAQ, United States. Sector: Consumer Cyclical / Auto Components. Price $25.54, market value $6.5 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 14.2×** (5-yr avg 12.9×, 3-yr avg 12.8×). LKQ Corporation trades at 14.2× trailing earnings, close to its own five-year average of 12.9×. The Consumer Cyclical median in the September 2026 study was 19.5×. Forward P/E is 8.3×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **Price / sales: 0.5×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 0.5×, a low multiple typical of thin-margin businesses or out-of-favour stocks.
- **Price / book: 1.0×**. The shares trade at 1.0× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **EV / EBITDA: 6.2×**. Enterprise value is 6.2× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed; below 8× is inexpensive for most sectors.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 9.7%** (5-yr avg 8.6%). Free cash flow equals 9.7% of the market value, in line with its five-year average of 8.6%. Above 5% is generally attractive.
- **Earnings yield: 7.0%**. The inverse of the P/E: 7.0% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 38.3%**. LKQ Corporation keeps 38.3% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells.
- **Operating margin: 6.3%**. 6.3% of revenue is left after running the business.
- **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: 8.5%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 8.5%.
- **Return on assets: 3.0%**. Each dollar of assets produces 3.0% 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: 1.2×**. It would take 1.2 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: 4.70%** ($1.20 per share, trailing). LKQ Corporation yields 4.70%, an income-level yield.
- **Payout ratio: 51%** (49% 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.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): -18.4%** (YTD -13.6%, 3-mo 1.3%). The shares are down 18.4% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -31.2%** (20.6% above the low). Trading 31% 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): 53**. An RSI of 53 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.64** (volatility 35%). Beta of 0.64 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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