LKQ Stock — LKQ Corporation

LKQ Corporation (LKQ)

Updated October 16, 2026.

LKQ is a Stock. its distribution rate is 5.40%, its trailing-12-month yield is 5.40%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 63/100 (Generally safe). Total return is 1265.1% over the past 23 years, 242.0 points ahead of SPY at 1023.1%.

LKQ performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 1265.1% over the past 23 years, 242.0 points ahead of SPY at 1023.1%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is -22.2%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 35.2%.

LKQ key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

63 · Generally safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

3.40%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

10/03/2003

Distribution rate

5.40%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

5.40%

5-year average yield

1.9

Last close

$22.23 (as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$5,624,236,372

Average volume

4138977.0

Dividend

$0.30

Ex-dividend date

08/20/2026

Payment date

09/03/2026

Beta

0.857

Payout ratio

43.3%

P/E ratio

12.49

Forward P/E

7.8616

EPS

$1.78

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (5.40%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (5.40%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

LKQ risks and drawbacks

Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 35.2%.

Who may consider LKQ — and who may not

LKQ may suit someone looking for moderate current income with a quality tilt. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (LKQ pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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