Forensic Analysis · Trading Companies & Distributors · as of Aug 11, 2026

Lkq Corp (LKQ)

A forensic read on Lkq Corp built from its complete SEC filings — financial-health screens, earnings quality, red flags and a price-aware rating. Reproducible math, not opinion.

C · Mixed — selective

Forensic grade

Safe

Financial health

3.8

Distress distance

Clean

Earnings quality

Forensic signals

13.4

P / E (ttm)

9.3%

ROE

$6.2B

Market cap

4.90%

Dividend yield

-1.2%

Revenue growth

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Lkq Corp earns a C (Mixed — selective) forensic quality grade, and its balance-sheet distress test reads 3.8, placing it in the Safe zone. 3 forensic signals were flagged in its latest SEC filings, led by inventory days.

What the filings flag

144d

FY2024→FY2025

Inventory days. Days inventory outstanding moved from 136 to 144 FY2024→FY2025 (against cost of goods sold; inventory +8% vs -1% in cost of sales). Inventory is building a little faster than sales — watch for markdowns.

6.3%

FY2025

Return on invested capital. Return on invested capital is 6.3% in the latest fiscal year and slipping from 12% — slightly below its ~8% cost of capital — reinvestment is roughly a wash.

$52M

FY2025–FY2025

Goodwill impairments. Took $52M of goodwill writedowns across 1 year (FY2025 ($52M)) — about 9% of net income over the span. Writedowns mean past acquisitions underperformed what was paid for them.

Key fundamentals

Latest Revenue$13.65B

Revenue Growth YoY-1.2%

Revenue CAGR (3yr)+2.2%

Net Margin4.5%

Free Cash Flow$847.0M

Return on Equity9.3%

Debt / Equity0.57x

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Data from SEC EDGAR public filings · metrics as of Aug 11, 2026. Forensic signals flag probability, not certainty.