LKQ (LKQ Quick QuoteLKQ - Free Report) reported $3.47 billion in revenue for the quarter ended March 2026, representing a year-over-year increase of 0.2%. EPS of $0.67 for the same period compares to $0.79 a year ago.

The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $3.42 billion, representing a surprise of +1.46%. The company has not delivered EPS surprise, with the consensus EPS estimate being $0.67.

While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.

Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.

Here is how LKQ performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:

• Revenue - Organic - YoY change: -0.9% compared to the -0.4% average estimate based on two analysts.
• Organic Growth - Parts and services - Wholesale - North America: -0.4% versus -0.9% estimated by two analysts on average.
• Organic Growth - Other: 25.9% versus 5.6% estimated by two analysts on average.
• Organic Growth - Parts and services - Specialty: 3.4% compared to the 6.3% average estimate based on two analysts.
• Revenue- Other- Total: $107 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $116.56 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -36.3%.
• Revenue- Parts and Services- Europe: $1.61 billion compared to the $1.55 billion average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of +6.5% year over year.
• Revenue- Parts and Services: $3.36 billion versus $3.3 billion estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +2% change.
• Revenue- Parts and Services- Specialty: $408 million versus $414.31 million estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +3.8% change.
• Revenue- Parts and Services- Wholesale- North America: $1.34 billion versus the three-analyst average estimate of $1.33 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +0.4%.
• Revenue- Specialty: $409 million compared to the $418.97 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of +3.8% year over year.
• Revenue- Europe: $1.62 billion compared to the $1.57 billion average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of +6.5% year over year.
• Revenue- Wholesale- North America: $1.44 billion versus $1.43 billion estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +2% change.

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Shares of LKQ have returned +4.6% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +12.2% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell), indicating that it could underperform the broader market in the near term.