LKQ Corporation (LKQ) is a publicly traded company in the Consumer Cyclical — Auto - Parts industry listed on NASDAQ. This overview shows the latest price, key valuation ratios, profitability metrics and financial-health indicators used by fundamental investors.
LKQ Corporation, established in 1998 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, specializes in distributing replacement parts and systems essential for vehicle repair and maintenance. Its operations are structured across three primary segments: North America, Europe, and Specialty. The company's extensive product catalog includes a wide array of items for collision repair, such as bumper covers, automotive body panels, lighting, and automotive glass products like windshields.
Is LKQ Corporation stock overvalued or undervalued in 2026?
LKQ Corporation (LKQ) trades at 9.6× earnings (P/E), against a median of 17.9× across the 209 consumer cyclicals companies above $2bn in Kaplio's universe. No valuation verdict: it is a cyclical and today's P/E (9.6) does not tell whether it is cheap.
Kaplio overview: LKQ Corporation
Market cap $4B · 52 weeks $17 – $35 (49 % below the high) · P/E 9.6× · 2027 expected P/E 6.6× · Dividend 7.0 % · 4 years rising · Next earnings October 29, 2026 · expected EPS $0.61 · Closing price, Oct 28 · accounts published Jul 30.
- Valuation: P/E 9.6× (no verdict).
- Business: 5-year ROIC 8.8 % (weak).
- Balance sheet: Net debt/EBITDA 3.3× (watch).
- Earnings: 3 of 8 (disappointing).
What would it be worth at its usual multiples?
No valuation verdict: it is a cyclical and today's P/E (9.6) does not tell whether it is cheap.
In cyclicals the P/E misleads; on its average earnings over 10 years it trades at 6.9 times.
What matters in consumer cyclicals: 4 of 8 pass
- Inventory turnover 2.5×, fails.
- 5y avg ROIC 8.8 %, fails.
- P/E read in reverse (cyclicals) 9.6×, fails.
- Net debt / EBITDA 3.3×, borderline.
- 5y avg operating margin 9.9 %, passes.
- Current Ratio 1.58, passes, near the threshold.
- Altman Z-Score 2.6, passes.
- EV/Sales vs history 0.9×, passes.
Against its peers (reference peers) — LKQ Corporation: P/E 9.6×; EV/EBITDA 7.2×; ROIC 5.6 %; $4.3B. Dorman Products, Inc. (P/E 18.0×; EV/EBITDA 11.8×; ROIC 12.1 %; $3.9B), Genuine Parts Company (P/E —; EV/EBITDA 30.8×; ROIC -20.7 %; $16.7B), AutoZone, Inc. (P/E 20.7×; EV/EBITDA 15.4×; ROIC 24.1 %; $51.5B).
Expensive or cheap against its last ten years?
P/E at each close: today 9.6× · median 15.8× · minimum 9.3× · maximum 28.8× · cheap below 13.6× · expensive above 22.4×. It has been cheaper than today only 0% of the time over its last ten years.
Dividend
solid · Yield 7.0 % ($1.21 per share in 2025) · Years raising it ≥ 4 · paying since 2021 · Free cash flow coverage 2.9× · With $1,000 invested today you'd collect $70.20 a year ($5.85 a month).
Profitability
| Return on Equity | 7.09% |
| Return on Invested Capital | 5.62% |
| Return on Assets | 3.07% |
| Gross Margin | 37.66% |
| Operating Margin | 6.79% |
| Net Margin | 3.37% |
Financial Health
| Debt / Equity | 0.82 |
| Current Ratio | 1.58 |
| Piotroski F-Score | 4 |
| Altman Z-Score | 2.60 |
Price Performance
| 1 month | -25.62% |
| 3 months | -23.43% |
| Year-to-date | -43.08% |
| 1 year | -42.78% |
| 3 years | -60.38% |
| 5 years | -68.79% |
| 10 years | -46.75% |
Dividend History
Paid in the last 12 months: $1.2000 per share in 4 payments.
| Date | Amount |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-20 | $0.3000 |
| 2026-05-21 | $0.3000 |
| 2026-03-12 | $0.3000 |
| 2025-11-20 | $0.3000 |
| 2025-08-14 | $0.3000 |
| 2025-05-15 | $0.3000 |
| 2025-03-13 | $0.3000 |
| 2024-11-14 | $0.3000 |
| 2024-08-15 | $0.3000 |
| 2024-05-15 | $0.3000 |
Amounts adjusted for stock splits.
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