LKQ (LKQ) Q3 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Adjusted EPS
- —
- Estimate
- $0.53
- Surprise
- —
- Score today
- 5.5/10
Revenue for this quarter isn’t shown: the reported figure hasn’t cleared TrendMatrix’s freshness and sanity checks yet, and consensus revenue isn’t tracked. EPS above is the available figure.
Coverage in the report window
- LKQ Q3 2026 Earnings Call Transcript — benzinga, 2026-10-29
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates LKQ Sell at 5.5/10; no pre/post engine snapshot brackets this report.
0 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate.
What supports the rating
- Attractive valuation
- Positive insider activity
What argues against it
- V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=4.5)
- Sector modifier (Consumer Cyclical): -1.5
- Consecutive earnings misses (2)
This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.
The levels TrendMatrix's engine tracks
- Current price
- $17.80
- Price target
- $21.63
- Stop
- $16.56
- Upside to target
- +21.5%
- Reward-to-risk
- 1.8:1
The stock trades at 9.6× trailing but 6.6× forward earnings — consensus estimates already build in a substantial earnings recovery.
Risk check: RSI 29 — a level conventionally read as oversold.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-10-29 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.
LKQ at TrendMatrix's latest read
Cyclical consumer names live and die on demand momentum — same-quarter comps and guidance carry more weight than the headline surprise.
- Industry
- Auto Parts
- Market cap
- $4.35B
- P/E (fwd)
- 6.6
- P/E (ttm)
- 9.6
- 52-week range
- $16.85–$37.13
- Off 52-week high
- 52.0%
- RSI (14)
- 29
- Volume vs avg
- 0.04×
- Score today
- 5.5/10