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LKQ CORP LKQ
LKQ CORP statistics & valuation
Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($36.68); a green figure means the price is below it.
Profitability & efficiency
Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).
P / E vs its own history
LKQ CORP trades at about 10.5× earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 13.4×–24.4×, median 16.8×).
Shaded band = 10-year range (13.4×–24.4×); dot = today's 10.5×.
Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.
Key ratios (by fiscal year)
| Ratio | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 | FY2019 | FY2018 | FY2017 | FY2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 38.6% | 38.9% | 40.3% | 40.8% | 40.7% | 39.5% | 38.8% | 38.5% | 39.0% | 39.0% |
| Operating margin | 7.3% | 8.3% | 10.0% | 12.4% | 11.3% | 8.5% | 7.2% | 7.4% | 8.7% | 8.9% |
| Net margin | 4.5% | 5.0% | 7.1% | 9.0% | 8.3% | 5.5% | 4.3% | 4.0% | 5.5% | 5.4% |
| Return on assets | 4.0% | 4.6% | 6.2% | 9.6% | 8.7% | 5.2% | 4.2% | 4.2% | 5.7% | 5.6% |
| Return on equity | 9.3% | 11.5% | 15.2% | 21.0% | 18.9% | 11.3% | 10.7% | 9.9% | 12.7% | 13.5% |
| Current ratio | 1.67 | 1.71 | 1.47 | 1.87 | 1.96 | 2.03 | 2.15 | 2.67 | 2.89 | 2.95 |
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.