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LKQ

NSQ:LKQ · US5018892084
DistributorsX-Large

360

67
EV / EBIT73
Price / Owner Earnings89
Owner Earnings Yield82
Dividend Yield1
Price/Sales84
EV / Gross Profit82
Price/Book97
Return on Capital35
Cash Return on Capital37
Return on Equity21
EBIT Margin46
Gross Profitability50
Cash Conversion54
Accruals81
Owner Earnings Margin61
Sales growth21
Profit Growth76
Long-Term EPS Growth1
Owner Earnings Growth30
Reinvestment55
Price momentum14
Debt load45
Refinancing85
Debt Payback34
Liquidity46
Analyst ratings59
Opinion Changes50
Price Target Upside96
Market mood49
Value Creation8/20creating some value
  • Creates more value than its capital costs
  • Owner earnings growing
  • Owner earnings per share growing
  • Reinvests at strong returns
  • Solid earnings base

What this means

LKQ clears its cost of capital, but the record is mixed across the five tests. Real value creation, just not yet consistent.

Profile

CountryUSA
IndustryDistributors
SizeX-Large
TypePublic Company
ExchangeNASDAQGS
Founded1998
Employees3,573
ISINUS5018892084
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Themes
Disposal and RecyclingFleet ManagementAutomotiveManufacturingRecycling

Description

LKQ Corporation is a global distributor of vehicle products, including replacement parts, components and systems used in the repair and maintenance of vehicles, and specialty aftermarket products and accessories to improve the performance, functional…

Analysis

Bargain bin

LKQ Corporation is priced cheaply, and that invites the natural question of why, since the underlying business scores below average.

On valuation, the picture is attractive. The owner-earnings multiple stands at 9.1×; owner earnings: the cash an owner could take out each year.

Growth is tepid; the safety picture is adequate. The company scores 8/20 on our value-creation score: creating some value. Analysts lean positive.

No flags apply to this company at this time: accounts, balance sheet, and cash quality all pass. A clean bill of health is meaningful, not just the absence of a warning. This analysis describes numbers; it is not investment advice.

360° rank · history

1007550250
85
2023202420252026

All-time high

98

Jan 2025

All-time low

46

Jan 2023

Average rank

71

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
84
46
38
26
Price/Earnings
89
78
59
52
Price/Book
97
58
58
38
Dividend Yield
1
91
86
71
Value (overall)
86
97
63
41

Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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Make Sense of the Ranks

Every rank runs 1–100 against true peers. Higher is always better.

360° View
1 · Watch OutGood· 100
Value
1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100
Quality
1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100
Growth
1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100
Safety
1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100
Sentiment
1 · SkepticismPositive· 100
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