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LKQ CORP

Consumer DiscretionaryWholesale
Ticker LKQANTIOCH, TNFiscal year ends DecemberBook value per share $23.17Diluted shares 278.2M

LKQ Corporation (NASDAQ: LKQ) operates as a global distributor of vehicle products, including replacement parts, components, and systems used in the repair and maintenance of vehicles, as well as specialty aftermarket products and accessories. The company's website is www.lkqcorp.com. From the company’s description.

Fiscal year 2025 · ends 12-31Changes are against fiscal 2024The amber dot is the latest twelve months, to 2026-06-30
Sales & profitability
$13.65B
−4.9% year over year
Last 12 mo $13.42B
7.27%
−1.1 percentage points
Last 12 mo 6.23%
$608.00M
−12.3% year over year
Last 12 mo $461.00M
9.80%
−1.7 percentage points
Last 12 mo 7.15%
Cash & financing
$1.06B
−5.2% year over year
Last 12 mo $825.00M
$847.00M
+4.6% year over year
Last 12 mo $625.00M

Margins and return on equity change in ; everything else in percent. Fewer shares and less debt are shown plainly, not as bad news — it depends what you make of buybacks. Dotted labels explain each measure. is shown separately from the annual figures.

What LKQ CORP does

In the company’s own words

LKQ Corporation (NASDAQ: LKQ) operates as a global distributor of vehicle products, including replacement parts, components, and systems used in the repair and maintenance of vehicles, as well as specialty aftermarket products and accessories. The company's website is www.lkqcorp.com.

LKQ serves the vehicle repair and maintenance market through three primary reportable segments: North America, Europe, and Specialty. The North America segment is a leading provider of alternative vehicle collision replacement products, paint and body repair products, and mechanical replacement and maintenance products, with sales, processing, and distribution facilities reaching most major markets in the United States and Canada. The Europe segment operates in approximately twenty countries throughout continental Europe and the United Kingdom, primarily selling aftermarket hard parts and, to a lesser extent, collision products and repair services. The Specialty segment is a leading distributor of specialty vehicle aftermarket products and accessories in the United States and Canada, including recreational vehicle products, truck and off-road equipment, towing products, speed and performance parts, wheels and tires, marine products, and miscellaneous accessories under brands such as TrailFX, Fabtech, Fab Fours, and Warn.

The company employs approximately forty-four thousand people globally, with approximately seventeen thousand based in North America, twenty-five thousand in Europe, and two thousand in Asia. LKQ operates an extensive distribution network featuring warehouses, cross-dock facilities, and branch locations that enable high service levels and industry-leading fulfillment rates across its markets.

LKQ sources products from a diverse supplier base, with aftermarket products sourced primarily from North America and Asia, salvage products acquired through regional auctions and insurance companies, and specialty products sourced mainly from the United States, Canada, and China. The company sells to wholesale customers including collision and mechanical repair shops, new and used car dealerships, and retail customers through e-commerce platforms.

The company's business model focuses on capitalizing on profitable growth opportunities, driving a lean operating model globally, and disciplined capital allocation and portfolio simplification. In September 2025, LKQ completed the sale of its Self Service segment. Additionally, the company commenced a process to explore the potential sale of its Specialty segment as part of its strategy to simplify its portfolio and concentrate on core segments.

Company details
Sector
Consumer Discretionary
Industry
Wholesale
Headquarters
ANTIOCH, TN
Fiscal year end
December
CIK
1065696
SIC
5010

Financial performance, year by year

Fiscal 2013–2025 · USD
$-1.44B$2.87B$7.18B$11.48B$15.79B2013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025Last 12 moLast 12 monthsLast 12 months

The full income statement, balance sheet and cash flow for each of these years — every figure traceable to its filing — is on the Financials tab with a free account.

Ownership

Who owns LKQ CORP — and what changed

Funds as of 2026Q2 · superinvestors as of 2026-06-30

411
funds hold it
2 of 35
superinvestors hold it
$3.41B
held by funds, at market
48.9%
of shares held by funds
2
bond issues held by funds

Superinvestors in LKQ CORP · what they did last quarter

Wallace WeitzUNCHANGED
Weitz Investment Management
0.7%of 13F portfolio
Tweedy BrowneINCREASED +45.5%
Tweedy, Browne
0.1%of 13F portfolio

Share of each manager’s reported 13F portfolio. Change is in shares held, since the previous quarter.

Largest fund holders · LKQ CORP’s weight in each

iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF
IJR · iShares Trust
0.36%of fund net assets
Undiscovered Managers Behavioral Value Fund
UBVLX · UNDISCOVERED MANAGERS FUNDS
2.71%of fund net assets
VANGUARD TOTAL STOCK MARKET INDEX FUND
VTI · VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS
0.01%of fund net assets
iShares Select Dividend ETF
DVY · iShares Trust
0.75%of fund net assets
VANGUARD SMALL-CAP INDEX FUND
VB · VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS
0.08%of fund net assets

Fund ownership is a floor, not a census — pensions, insurers and people holding shares directly are not visible here.

LKQ CORP’s bonds, as funds hold them

Funds report holding 2 issues of LKQ CORP’s debt, $370.11M at market value — what funds hold, not the company’s total debt. Weighted-average coupon 5.97%, maturing 2028 to 2033.

Fund ownership counts N-PORT filers only, so it is a floor rather than a census — pensions, insurers and direct holders are not visible here, and the remainder is not “held by individuals”.

Fund ownership is a subset of institutional 13F ownership — the two describe overlapping populations and must not be added together.

Every fund and institutional holder, quarter by quarter, is on the Ownership tab with a free account.

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