LKQ Corp

LKQ

Market cap $7.6B

LKQ Corporation is transitioning from aggressive M&A-led growth to a disciplined, cash-generative model focused on operational efficiency and shareholder returns. LKQ's core strengths lie in its dominant Wholesale North America segment, scale advantages, and trusted customer relationships. Management, under activist influence, is prioritizing portfolio simplification, margin expansion, and disciplined capital allocation.

LKQ leans on acquisitions and major cost cuts for growth, even as repairable-claim softness and European weakness pressure its outlook.

LKQ, DORM and SMP are set to benefit as rising vehicle age boosts demand despite tariff and complexity pressures.

Auto parts supplier LKQ is planning to sell Keystone Automotive Industries, its specialty parts division, three people familiar with the matter told Reuters, as the company faces pressure from investors to sell some assets to maximize shareholder value.

Access Investment sold 84,105 shares of LKQ, estimated at $2.76 million based on the average price for Q3 2025. The transaction represented 0.74% of 13F reportable assets under management.

LKQ Corporation ( LKQ ) 49th Annual Automotive Symposium November 4, 2025 11:30 AM EST Company Participants Justin Jude - President, CEO & Director Rick Galloway - Senior VP & CFO Conference Call Participants Brian Sponheimer - Gabelli Funds, LLC Presentation Brian Sponheimer Gabelli Funds, LLC All right. So moving along, we now have LKQ Corp., which keeping along with the theme we touched on yesterday, financial engineering.

Ananym Capital has intensified its call for auto-parts supplier LKQ to sell its European business, stressing that there are interested buyers and that the proceeds could be used to buy back shares, according to a letter to LKQ's board on Friday that was seen by Reuters.

LKQ's Q3 earnings beat estimates, with European and Specialty segments exceeding both sales and EBITDA estimates.

LKQ Corporation ( LKQ ) Q3 2025 Earnings Call October 30, 2025 8:00 AM EDT Company Participants Joseph Boutross - Vice President of Investor Relations Justin Jude - President, CEO & Director Rick Galloway - Senior VP & CFO Conference Call Participants Craig Kennison - Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated, Research Division Jash Patwa - JPMorgan Chase & Co, Research Division Patrick Buckley - Jefferies LLC, Research Division Presentation Operator Hello, everyone.

Although the revenue and EPS for LKQ (LKQ) give a sense of how its business performed in the quarter ended September 2025, it might be worth considering how some key metrics compare with Wall Street estimates and the year-ago numbers.