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LKQ CORP

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United States Fiscal year ends December CIK 0001065696
$21.84 -0.77% Close, 9 Oct 2026
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Price $21.84 −58.24% Close, 9 Oct 2026

Closing prices at the end of each trading day, from 12 Oct 2016. Not a live quote. Adjusted for share splits, so the line has no step at a split; dividends are not added back. P/E and P/FCF are the market value over the last full fiscal year's net income or free cash flow, as public on each day, so they step once a year when the annual report comes out. A hatched band marks a stretch with none: a year of net loss, or of cash burnt.

Revenue and profit

What the business sells, and what is left of it. Point at a year for the detail.
RevenueOperating incomeNet income
Fiscal year 2016Revenue8.58Operating income0.76Net income0.46EPS, diluted1.50Fiscal year 2017Revenue9.74 +13.4%Operating income0.84Net income0.53 +15.0%EPS, diluted1.72 +14.7%Fiscal year 2018Revenue11.88 +22.0%Operating income0.88Net income0.48 −10.0%EPS, diluted1.52 −11.6%Fiscal year 2019Revenue12.51 +5.3%Operating income0.90Net income0.54 +12.7%EPS, diluted1.74 +14.5%Fiscal year 2020Revenue11.63 −7.0%Operating income0.99Net income0.64 +17.9%EPS, diluted2.09 +20.1%Fiscal year 2021Revenue13.09 +12.6%Operating income1.47Net income1.09 +71.2%EPS, diluted3.66 +75.1%Fiscal year 2022Revenue12.79 −2.3%Operating income1.58Net income1.15 +5.3%EPS, diluted4.13 +12.8%Fiscal year 2023Revenue13.27 +3.7%Operating income1.32Net income0.94 −18.4%EPS, diluted3.49 −15.5%Fiscal year 2024Revenue13.82 +4.2%Operating income1.15Net income0.69 −26.1%EPS, diluted2.62 −24.9%Fiscal year 2025Revenue13.65 −1.2%Operating income0.99Net income0.61 −12.3%EPS, diluted2.35 −10.3%
FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Revenue 8.58 9.74 11.88 12.51 11.63 13.09 12.79 13.27 13.82 13.65
Growth +13.4% +22.0% +5.3% −7.0% +12.6% −2.3% +3.7% +4.2% −1.2%
Operating income 0.76 0.84 0.88 0.90 0.99 1.47 1.58 1.32 1.15 0.99
Net income 0.46 0.53 0.48 0.54 0.64 1.09 1.15 0.94 0.69 0.61
Growth +15.0% −10.0% +12.7% +17.9% +71.2% +5.3% −18.4% −26.1% −12.3%
EPS, diluted 1.50 1.72 1.52 1.74 2.09 3.66 4.13 3.49 2.62 2.35
Growth +14.7% −11.6% +14.5% +20.1% +75.1% +12.8% −15.5% −24.9% −10.3%

Margins

How much of each dollar of revenue it keeps. Point at a year for the detail.
Gross marginOperating marginNet margin
Fiscal year 2016Gross margin39.0%Operating margin8.9%Net margin5.4%Free cash flow margin5.0%Fiscal year 2017Gross margin39.0%Operating margin8.7%Net margin5.5%Free cash flow margin3.5%Fiscal year 2018Gross margin38.5%Operating margin7.4%Net margin4.0%Free cash flow margin3.9%Fiscal year 2019Gross margin38.8%Operating margin7.2%Net margin4.3%Free cash flow margin6.4%Fiscal year 2020Gross margin39.5%Operating margin8.5%Net margin5.5%Free cash flow margin10.9%Fiscal year 2021Gross margin40.7%Operating margin11.3%Net margin8.3%Free cash flow margin8.2%Fiscal year 2022Gross margin40.8%Operating margin12.4%Net margin9.0%Free cash flow margin8.0%Fiscal year 2023Gross margin40.3%Operating margin10.0%Net margin7.1%Free cash flow margin7.5%Fiscal year 2024Gross margin38.9%Operating margin8.3%Net margin5.0%Free cash flow margin5.9%Fiscal year 2025Gross margin38.6%Operating margin7.3%Net margin4.5%Free cash flow margin6.2%
FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Gross margin 39.0% 39.0% 38.5% 38.8% 39.5% 40.7% 40.8% 40.3% 38.9% 38.6%
Operating margin 8.9% 8.7% 7.4% 7.2% 8.5% 11.3% 12.4% 10.0% 8.3% 7.3%
Net margin 5.4% 5.5% 4.0% 4.3% 5.5% 8.3% 9.0% 7.1% 5.0% 4.5%
Free cash flow margin 5.0% 3.5% 3.9% 6.4% 10.9% 8.2% 8.0% 7.5% 5.9% 6.2%

Cash flow

The cash the business makes, what it reinvests, and what it hands back. Point at a year for the detail.
Operating cash flowCapital expenditureFree cash flow
Fiscal year 2016Operating cash flow0.64Capital expenditure−0.21Free cash flow0.43Buybacks0.00Fiscal year 2017Operating cash flow0.52Capital expenditure−0.18Free cash flow0.34 −20.6%Buybacks0.00Fiscal year 2018Operating cash flow0.71Capital expenditure−0.25Free cash flow0.46 +35.6%Buybacks−0.06Fiscal year 2019Operating cash flow1.06Capital expenditure−0.27Free cash flow0.80 +73.3%Buybacks−0.29Dividends paid0.00Fiscal year 2020Operating cash flow1.44Capital expenditure−0.17Free cash flow1.27 +59.2%Buybacks−0.12Dividends paid0.00Fiscal year 2021Operating cash flow1.37Capital expenditure−0.29Free cash flow1.07 −15.5%Buybacks−0.88Dividends paid−0.07Fiscal year 2022Operating cash flow1.25Capital expenditure−0.22Free cash flow1.03 −4.3%Buybacks−1.04Dividends paid−0.28Fiscal year 2023Operating cash flow1.36Capital expenditure−0.36Free cash flow1.00 −2.9%Buybacks−0.04Dividends paid−0.30Fiscal year 2024Operating cash flow1.12Capital expenditure−0.31Free cash flow0.81 −18.8%Buybacks−0.36Dividends paid−0.32Fiscal year 2025Operating cash flow1.06Capital expenditure−0.22Free cash flow0.85 +4.6%Buybacks−0.16Dividends paid−0.31
FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Operating cash flow 0.64 0.52 0.71 1.06 1.44 1.37 1.25 1.36 1.12 1.06
Capital expenditure −0.21 −0.18 −0.25 −0.27 −0.17 −0.29 −0.22 −0.36 −0.31 −0.22
Free cash flow 0.43 0.34 0.46 0.80 1.27 1.07 1.03 1.00 0.81 0.85
Growth −20.6% +35.6% +73.3% +59.2% −15.5% −4.3% −2.9% −18.8% +4.6%
Buybacks 0.00 0.00 −0.06 −0.29 −0.12 −0.88 −1.04 −0.04 −0.36 −0.16
Dividends paid n/a n/a n/a 0.00 0.00 −0.07 −0.28 −0.30 −0.32 −0.31

Balance sheet

What it holds against what it owes, at each year end. Point at a year for the detail.
Cash
Fiscal year 2016Cash0.23Shareholders’ equity3.44Fiscal year 2017Cash0.28Shareholders’ equity4.20Fiscal year 2018Cash0.33Shareholders’ equity4.78Fiscal year 2019Cash0.53Shareholders’ equity5.01Fiscal year 2020Cash0.31Shareholders’ equity5.66Fiscal year 2021Cash0.27Shareholders’ equity5.77Fiscal year 2022Cash0.28Shareholders’ equity5.45Fiscal year 2023Cash0.30Shareholders’ equity6.17Fiscal year 2024Cash0.23Shareholders’ equity6.02Fiscal year 2025Cash0.32Shareholders’ equity6.54
FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Cash 0.23 0.28 0.33 0.53 0.31 0.27 0.28 0.30 0.23 0.32
Shareholders’ equity 3.44 4.20 4.78 5.01 5.66 5.77 5.45 6.17 6.02 6.54

In billions of USD, except per-share figures and ratios. Fiscal years, as last filed with the SEC.

Financial statements FY2025 · 10-K

Income statement

In billions of USD, except per-share figures; shares in millions. Fiscal years ending December, each column as last filed with the SEC.
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Fiscal year FY2016 31 Dec 2016 FY2017 31 Dec 2017 FY2018 31 Dec 2018 FY2019 31 Dec 2019 FY2020 31 Dec 2020 FY2021 31 Dec 2021 FY2022 31 Dec 2022 FY2023 31 Dec 2023 FY2024 31 Dec 2024 FY2025 31 Dec 2025
Revenue and profit
8.58 9.74 11.88 12.51 11.63 13.09 12.79 13.27 13.82 13.65
Growth +13.4% +22.0% +5.3% −7.0% +12.6% −2.3% +3.7% +4.2% −1.2%
5.23 5.94 7.30 7.65 7.04 7.77 7.57 7.92 8.44 8.39
3.35 3.80 4.57 4.85 4.59 5.32 5.22 5.35 5.38 5.27
Growth +13.4% +20.4% +6.1% −5.3% +15.9% −1.9% +2.5% +0.6% −2.2%
2.36 2.72 3.35 3.58 3.27 3.57 3.54 3.70 3.76 3.81
0.76 0.84 0.88 0.90 0.99 1.47 1.58 1.32 1.15 0.99
Growth +10.7% +4.4% +1.6% +10.0% +49.5% +7.3% −16.3% −13.5% −13.3%
0.68 0.77 0.74 0.79 0.88 1.40 1.52 1.22 0.93 0.80
0.22 0.24 0.19 0.22 0.25 0.33 0.39 0.30 0.27 0.20
0.46 0.53 0.48 0.54 0.64 1.09 1.15 0.94 0.69 0.61
Growth +15.0% −10.0% +12.7% +17.9% +71.2% +5.3% −18.4% −26.1% −12.3%
Per share
1.51 1.73 1.53 1.75 2.10 3.68 4.15 3.50 2.62 2.36
1.50 1.72 1.52 1.74 2.09 3.66 4.13 3.49 2.62 2.35
Growth +14.7% −11.6% +14.5% +20.1% +75.1% +12.8% −15.5% −24.9% −10.3%
306.9 308.6 314.4 310.2 304.6 296.8 277.1 267.6 263.6 257.5
309.8 310.6 315.8 311.0 305.0 297.7 278.0 268.3 263.9 257.8
Growth +0.3% +1.7% −1.5% −1.9% −2.4% −6.6% −3.5% −1.6% −2.3%

Five years in brief

Worked out from the figures above, not from a press release
  • Revenue grew 3.3% a year over five years, and earnings per share grew 2.4% a year.
  • The diluted share count fell 15.5% in five years, so buybacks did some of the work per share.
  • Operating margin is down 1.2 points on five years ago, at 7.3%.
  • Profitable in every one of the 10 years on file.