LKQ (LKQ) Expected to Announce Earnings on Thursday

LKQ (NASDAQ:LKQ) is anticipated to release its Q3 2025 results before the market opens on Thursday, October 30th. Analysts expect LKQ to post earnings of $0.75 per share and revenue of $3.5360 billion for the quarter. Interested persons may review the information on the company’s upcoming Q3 2025 earningreport for the latest details on the call scheduled for Thursday, October 30, 2025 at 9:00 AM ET.

LKQ (NASDAQ:LKQ) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 24th. The auto parts company reported $0.87 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.93 by ($0.06). LKQ had a net margin of 5.04% and a return on equity of 13.85%. The firm had revenue of $3.64 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.62 billion. During the same period last year, the company posted $0.98 earnings per share. LKQ’s revenue for the quarter was down 1.6% on a year-over-year basis. On average, analysts expect LKQ to post $4 EPS for the current fiscal year and $4 EPS for the next fiscal year.

LKQ Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ LKQ opened at $30.35 on Thursday. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $31.03 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $35.57. LKQ has a 1-year low of $28.42 and a 1-year high of $44.82. The firm has a market cap of $7.81 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.12 and a beta of 0.84. The company has a current ratio of 1.81, a quick ratio of 0.69 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On LKQ

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in LKQ. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC purchased a new stake in shares of LKQ in the first quarter worth $278,000. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. raised its position in shares of LKQ by 2.6% in the first quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 31,476 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $1,339,000 after buying an additional 807 shares in the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC purchased a new stake in shares of LKQ in the first quarter worth $1,162,000. Finally, BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A S raised its position in shares of LKQ by 170.0% in the second quarter. BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A S now owns 7,886 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $292,000 after buying an additional 4,965 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 95.63% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages have weighed in on LKQ. Barrington Research reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $60.00 price objective on shares of LKQ in a report on Tuesday, July 22nd. Zacks Research upgraded LKQ from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, October 13th. Robert W. Baird dropped their target price on LKQ from $48.00 to $42.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, July 25th. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of LKQ in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $49.50.

About LKQ

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. It operates through four segments: Wholesale-North America, Europe, Specialty, and Self Service. The company distributes bumper covers, automotive body panels, and lights, as well as mechanical automotive parts and accessories; salvage products, including mechanical and collision parts comprising engines; transmissions; door assemblies; sheet metal products, such as trunk lids, fenders, and hoods; lights and bumper assemblies; scrap metal and other materials to metals recyclers; and brake pads, discs and sensors, clutches, steering and suspension products, filters, and oil and automotive fluids, as well as electrical products, including spark plugs and batteries.