LKQ — LKQ Corporation

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About LKQ Corporation

LKQ Corporation engages in the distribution of replacement parts, components, and systems used in the repair and maintenance of vehicles and specialty vehicle aftermarket products and accessories. The company operates through four segments: Wholesale-North America, Europe, Specialty, and Self Service. It offers bumper covers, automotive body panels, and lights, as well as paint and paint related consumables for refinishing vehicles; mechanical au… Read full Trend Edge analysis →

Trend Edge Proprietary Indicators

Key Metrics

Current Price$27.44
Market Cap$6.85B
Float253.2M
Shares Outstanding254.8M
P/E (Forward)8.65
P/E (TTM)13.44
Price/Sales (TTM)0.50
vs. Analyst Target+48.7% to analyst PT
Profit Margin3.75%
Operating Margin (TTM)7.21%
Revenue (TTM)$13.79B
Earnings Growth (YoY)-52.80%
Dividend Rate1.2%
Analyst Target Price$40.81 (8 analysts)

Financial History

Annual Revenue & Earnings History

YearRevenueNet IncomeGross ProfitEBITDA
2020 $11.63B $638M $4.59B $1.31B
2021 $13.09B $1.09B $5.32B $1.75B
2022 $12.79B $1.15B $5.22B $1.86B
2023 $13.87B $936M $5.58B $1.77B
2024 $14.36B $690M $5.61B $1.63B
2025 $13.92B $607M $5.29B $1.46B

Recent Quarterly Revenue & Net Income

QuarterRevenueNet Income
Jun 2025 $3.64B $192M
Sep 2025 $3.50B $180M
Dec 2025 $3.31B $66.0M
Mar 2026 $3.47B $79.0M

Ownership & Float

Insider Ownership0.5%
Institutional Ownership113.4%
Short Float5.5%
% of All Funds Holding6.22%
Number of Funds Holding511

Current Moving Averages

Trend Edge tracks near-term, medium-term, cyclical, and secular moving averages across weekly and monthly timeframes to identify trend structure at every horizon.

TimeframeSMAValueTrend Context
Weekly10-Week SMA$28.71Near-term / short-term trend
Weekly40-Week SMA$30.70Medium-term trend
Weekly80-Week SMA$34.44Cyclical trend (business cycle)
Weekly200-Week SMA$43.50Secular trend (multi-year)
Monthly10-Month SMA$30.94Near-term monthly trend
Monthly20-Month SMA$34.47Medium-term monthly trend
Monthly40-Month SMA$41.71Secular monthly trend

Volume Shelves — Support & Resistance

Trend Edge identifies volume shelves: price zones where historically elevated trading volume creates structural support or resistance. A volume shelf forms when a disproportionate share of cumulative volume was transacted at a specific price level, making it a high-conviction anchor for future price reactions.

Price LevelTypeVolume RatioAge
$31.30 resistance 1.00x 0 months ago
$36.80 resistance 1.33x 9 months ago
$42.00 resistance 1.20x 12 months ago
$53.00 resistance 1.31x 24 months ago

Historical Earnings Reactions (91 events)

TimeframeAvg ReturnMedianWin RateBestWorst
Gap 0.10% 0.06% 52.75% 6.44% -5.78%
1 Day 0.23% 0.43% 57.14% 12.59% -10.18%
1 Week 0.45% 0.47% 54.95% 12.56% -13.05%
2 Weeks 0.51% 0.16% 51.65% 18.27% -22.07%
1 Month 1.02% 1.80% 56.67% 24.65% -50.15%

Next earnings: July 19, 2026 (52 days away)

Seasonality & Day-of-Week Patterns

Monthly Seasonality

MonthAvg ReturnWin RateSamples
Jan-0.1%47.8%23
Feb2.0%56.5%23
Mar-0.5%56.5%23
Apr3.8%82.6%23
May1.5%68.2%22
Jun-0.5%45.5%22
Jul3.9%72.7%22
Aug1.9%63.6%22
Sep-0.8%31.8%22
Oct1.8%68.2%22
Nov2.0%73.9%23
Dec1.7%65.2%23

Day-of-Week Tendencies

DayAvg ReturnWin RateSamples
Monday 0.10% 53.1% 1066
Tuesday 0.09% 51.2% 1171
Wednesday 0.06% 50.4% 1170
Thursday 0.05% 48.9% 1145
Friday 0.06% 51.4% 1142

Top Institutional Holders

Institutional holder breakdown coming soon.

Total institutional ownership: 113.4%

Insider Transactions — Smart Summary

Total insider ownership: 0.5%

12-Month Insider Activity Summary

Total Filings3
Net Value+$178,573.5
Net Shares Change25,669
% of Float0.0%
C-Suite Filings1
Clusters Detected1

Key Insiders

NameTitleNet ValueFilingsActivity
Urbain Xavier +$481,756.5 1 1 buy
Jude Justin L President and CEO +$178,573.5 1 1 buy
CLARKE ANDREW C +$159,773 1 1 buy

Transaction Clusters

PeriodFilingsInsidersNet ValueSeniority
2025-08-27 – 2025-08-29 3 3 +$820,103 1 C-suite

Significant Filings

DateInsiderTitleNet ValuePrice After
2025-08-27 Jude Justin L President and CEO +$178,573.5 Transaction at $31.50, now -12.9%
2025-08-29 Urbain Xavier +$481,756.5 Transaction at $32.12, now -14.6%
2025-08-27 CLARKE ANDREW C +$159,773 Transaction at $31.95, now -14.1%

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