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How LKQ Corporation stacks up
LKQ · against 288 other Consumer Cyclical companies of similar size
Valuation
80/ 100
Near the top of its peers.
Ranked #56 of 289 · scores higher than 80% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the valuation score32 peers with a valuation score of 80–89, including LKQ · Click a bar to see the companies
Why valuation scores 80?
Weighted metrics compared with all Consumer Cyclical companies.Mainly thanks to its earnings yield, EBITDA yield and free cash flow yield, which are stronger than most Consumer Cyclical peers.
- more operating profit (EBITDA) for the company's total value: stronger than 77% of peers. EBITDA yield: 14.1% vs peer median 8.8%
- more free cash flow for the price paid: stronger than 77% of peers. Free cash flow yield: 12.8% vs peer median 6.1%
- higher earnings for the price paid: stronger than 85% of peers. Earnings yield: 9.3% vs peer median 4.4%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = LKQ, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | LKQ | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings yieldHigher is better · 287 reported | 9.3% | 5.5% | 83% | 30% | |
| EBITDA yieldHigher is better · 294 reported | 14.1% | 9.9% | 79% | 50% | |
| Free cash flow yieldHigher is better · 135 reported | 12.8% | 6.4% | 88% | 20% | |
| Book yieldHigher is better · 292 reported | 132.1% | 44.1% | 94% | Context only |
Ranking by valuation score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around LKQ| Rank | Company | Market cap | Valuation | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2.6B GBP (≈$3.4B) | 99 | 61 | |
| 1 | 6.2B USD | 99 | 69 | |
| 3 | 51.9B CNY (≈$7.3B) | 98 | 64 | |
| 4 | 25.5B HKD (≈$3.3B) | 97 | 83 | |
| 4 | 7.7B USD | 97 | 68 | |
| 50 | 1.9B GBP (≈$2.5B) | 81 | 55 | |
| 56 | 25.0B HKD (≈$3.2B) | 80 | 60 | |
| 56 | 19.0B CNY (≈$2.7B) | 80 | 79 | |
| 56 | 6.5B USD | 80 | 62 | |
| 56 | 4.9B USD | 80 | 51 | |
| 60 | 19.6B CNY (≈$2.7B) | 79 | 61 | |
| 60 | 40.0B CNY (≈$5.6B) | 79 | 70 | |
| 60 | 2.2B GBP (≈$2.8B) | 79 | 45 | |
| 60 | 2.8B GBP (≈$3.7B) | 79 | 63 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score