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LKQ (LKQ) Q2 Earnings: How Key Metrics Compare to Wall Street Estimates
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LKQ (LKQ - Free Report) reported $3.41 billion in revenue for the quarter ended June 2026, representing a year-over-year decline of 6.4%. EPS of $0.67 for the same period compares to $0.87 a year ago.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of -2.68% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $3.5 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.73, the EPS surprise was -8.22%.
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: -4.4% compared to the -0.9% average estimate based on two analysts.
Organic Growth - Parts and services - Wholesale - North America: 0.5% versus the two-analyst average estimate of -0.3%.
Organic Growth - Other: 20.7% versus the two-analyst average estimate of 19.2%.
Organic Growth - Parts and services - Specialty: 4.5% versus the two-analyst average estimate of 3.7%.
Revenue- Other- Total: $103 million versus $112.39 million estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -37.6% change.
Revenue- Parts and Services- Europe: $1.45 billion compared to the $1.56 billion average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of -9.6% year over year.
Revenue- Parts and Services: $3.31 billion versus the three-analyst average estimate of $3.39 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -5%.
Revenue- Parts and Services- Specialty: $487 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $475.4 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +5%.
Revenue- Parts and Services- Wholesale- North America: $1.37 billion versus $1.36 billion estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +0.7% change.
Revenue- Specialty: $488 million compared to the $476.61 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of +5% year over year.
Revenue- Europe: $1.46 billion compared to the $1.56 billion average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of -9.5% year over year.
Revenue- Wholesale- North America: $1.47 billion versus the two-analyst average estimate of $1.45 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +1.7%.
Shares of LKQ have returned +0.9% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -1.5% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.
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LKQ (LKQ) Q2 Earnings: How Key Metrics Compare to Wall Street Estimates
LKQ (LKQ - Free Report) reported $3.41 billion in revenue for the quarter ended June 2026, representing a year-over-year decline of 6.4%. EPS of $0.67 for the same period compares to $0.87 a year ago.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of -2.68% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $3.5 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.73, the EPS surprise was -8.22%.
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:View all Key Company Metrics for LKQ here>>>
Shares of LKQ have returned +0.9% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -1.5% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.