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LKQ LKQ Corporation — dividend yield, history & ex-dividend dates

NASDAQ Global Select· Quarterly dividend· Common Stock · Consumer Cyclical / Auto - Parts

$22.23 ▼ $-0.13(-0.58%) as of Oct 19, 2026 06:20 UTC
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LKQ Corporation, established in 1998 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, specializes in distributing replacement parts and systems essential for vehicle repair and maintenance. Its operations are structured across three primary segments: North America, Europe, and Specialty. The company's extensive product catalog includes a wide array of items for collision repair, such as bumper covers, automotive body panels, lighting, and automotive glass products like windshields. It also supplies salvaged mechanical and collision components, including engines, transmissions, door assemblies, and sheet metal parts like hoods, fenders, and trunk lids, alongside scrap metal for recycling. For mechanical repairs, the company offers a comprehensive range of products, including brake components (pads, discs, sensors), clutches, steering and suspension systems, filters, various automotive fluids, and electrical items such as spark plugs and batteries. Additionally, its Specialty offerings encompass recreational vehicle appliances and air conditioners, towing hitches, truck bed covers, vehicle protection products, cargo management solutions, wheels, tires, and specialized suspension products. LKQ caters to a broad customer base, including collision and mechanical repair shops, new and used car dealerships, and individual retail consumers. Its market presence spans numerous countries, including the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, Poland, Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, the Czech Republic, Austria, Slovakia, Taiwan, and various other European nations.

Dividend Snapshot

StatusGrowing
Last Dividend$0.3000Paid Sep 03, 2026
Forward Annual$1.20From the $0.3000 dividend declared Jul 28, 2026
FrequencyQuarterly
Last Ex-DateAug 20, 2026The most recent ex-dividend date that has already passed.
1-Yr Growth0.0%Annual totals, 2024–2025

Research Scores

Scores describe this security's published financial data on a 0–100 scale using the formulas on our methodology pages. They are the same for every reader, are not a probability or a forecast, and are not a recommendation. Past dividend growth does not guarantee future increases. Report a data error.

Dividend Safety Score

69/100

Strong indicators

Complete data

Dividend Growth Score

31/100

Weak growth record

Partial data

Dividend Value Score

89/100

Well below own historical valuation

Complete data

DividendRank

64/100

Upper middle of the scale

Most data available

How the Dividend Safety Score is built for LKQ
Dividend Safety Score inputs, points and weights
InputValuePointsWeight
Earnings payout ratioEarnings payout ratio 67% (TTM to Jun 30, 2026) 70 20%
FCF payout ratioFCF payout ratio 49% (TTM to Jun 30, 2026) 100 25%
Net debt / EBITDANet debt / EBITDA 3.9x (TTM to Jun 30, 2026) 38 15%
Interest coverageInterest coverage 4.2x (TTM to Jun 30, 2026) 61 10%
Dividend record4 years of uninterrupted regular payments 42 20%
Earnings stabilityNet income positive in 5 of the last 5 fiscal years (FY2021–FY2025) 100 10%

Inputs that are not available are left out and the remaining weights are scaled up. Profile: ordinary company. Formula version 2026-10-19.4.

How the Dividend Growth Score is built for LKQ
Dividend Growth Score inputs, points and weights
InputValuePointsWeight
5-year dividend growthN/A (not used) N/A 25%
Consecutive annual increases0 consecutive annual increases (through 2025) 10 20%
Payout headroomHeadroom from the earnings payout ratio 67% (TTM to Jun 30, 2026) 58 20%
Earnings per share growth (3 years)EPS CAGR -17.1% (FY2022–FY2025) 0 15%
Revenue growth (3 years)Revenue CAGR 2.8% (FY2022–FY2025) 65 10%
10-year dividend growthN/A (not used) N/A 10%

Inputs that are not available are left out and the remaining weights are scaled up. Profile: ordinary company. Formula version 2026-10-19.4.

How the Dividend Value Score is built for LKQ
Dividend Value Score inputs, points and weights
InputValuePointsWeight
Yield vs own historyCurrent yield at the 100th percentile of its 48 month-end yields 100 40%
P/E vs own 5-year medianP/E 12.3 is 0.91x its 5-year median of 13.6 64 25%
FCF yieldFCF yield 11.1% (TTM to Jun 30, 2026) 100 20%
P/E vs peersP/E 12.3 vs peer median 17.0 (0.73x; 97 corporation / Consumer Cyclical securities) 84 15%

Inputs that are not available are left out and the remaining weights are scaled up. Profile: ordinary company. Formula version 2026-10-19.4.

Key Metrics

Current Yield

5.40%

At the Oct 19, 2026 price

The annual dividend as a percentage of the share price. A 3% yield is about $3 of dividends a year for every $100 invested at today's price.

Annualized Dividend

$1.2000

Declared Jul 28, 2026

The latest declared regular dividend scaled to a full year by how often it's paid (for semi-annual payers, the latest two payments), adjusted for stock splits. A $0.25 quarterly dividend annualizes to $1.00. Special dividends are excluded.

Frequency

Q Quarterly

How often the dividend is paid, read from the dates of recent payments: Q = quarterly (4x a year), M = monthly, S = semi-annual, A = annual.

RSI (14)

34

As of Oct 19, 2026

Relative Strength Index (0-100), a price-momentum gauge. Above 70 is often called 'overbought', below 30 'oversold'. A technical signal, not a dividend metric.

52-Week Range

$21.82 – $34.80

Closes through Oct 16, 2026

The lowest and highest price over the past year, showing where today's price sits in its recent range.

Payout Ratio (TTM)

66.81%

12 months to Jun 30, 2026 (Q2 FY2026)

The share of earnings paid out as dividends over the trailing twelve months (TTM): dividends paid divided by net income across the company's four most recent reported quarters, dated by the latest quarter end. A fiscal-year tag such as FY2025 means only annual figures were available. Lower leaves more cushion; above 100% means paying out more than the company earned. It shows n/a for funds and when net income over the period was negative; for REITs and BDCs it is marked EPS-based, since they are judged on FFO/AFFO or net investment income instead.

Years Paying

4

How many years of payments we have on record. This can understate very long histories where our data doesn't reach far enough back.

Price / Book (TTM)

0.88

Price as of Oct 18, 2026; latest reported book value

Price-to-book ratio: the share price on the date shown divided by the latest reported book value per share. A rough valuation gauge, most useful for asset-heavy sectors like REITs, banks and insurers.

S.A.F.E. Dividend Read

S.A.F.E. is a set of four checks on a dividend's record and the company's data, the same test used across the screener and our ranked lists. Solid: a Dividend Safety Score of 70+ and a yield of 2%+. Accelerating: at least three consecutive completed calendar years of higher total regular dividends. Flawless: since 1990, no calendar year whose total regular dividend fell more than 20% below the year before, and no suspension. Enduring: at least 20 years between the first and latest dividend in our records. All four met earns the S.A.F.E. flag.
S Solid
Below the Solid check (Dividend Safety Score 70+ and yield 2%+): Dividend Safety Score 69/100, yield 5.40%.
A Accelerating
Dividend growth has stalled — 0 consecutive annual increase(s), under the 3 this check looks for.
F Flawless
No calendar year's regular dividend total fell more than 20% below the year before, and no suspension of the regular dividend is on record.
E Enduring
4 year(s) of payments on record, under the 20 this check looks for.

Quote & Key Data

ExchangeNASDAQ Global SelectThe stock exchange where the shares trade, such as NYSE or Nasdaq.
Volume4,139,068Oct 16, 2026 sessionHow many shares changed hands in the trading session dated beside this figure, a rough read on trading activity. Daily bars are refreshed on a slower cycle than the quoted price, so this session can be older than the price above.
Open$22.56Oct 16, 2026 sessionThe price at the start of the trading session dated beside this figure, which can be earlier than the session the quoted price comes from.
Day Range$22.20 – $22.75Oct 16, 2026 sessionThe lowest and highest price during the trading session dated beside this figure, which can be earlier than the session the quoted price comes from.
Prev Close$22.36Close of Oct 15, 2026The closing price from the session before the one dated beside these figures.
Market Cap$5.62BAs of Oct 19, 2026The company's total market value (share price times shares outstanding) on the date shown.
Shares Out253.00MImplied by market cap, Oct 19, 2026Shares outstanding implied by the market cap and share price on the date shown.
EPS (TTM)$1.8112 months to Jun 30, 2026 (Q2 FY2026)Earnings per share over the trailing twelve months (TTM), labeled with the end date of the latest reported quarter and shown in the company's reporting currency. Dividends are paid out of these earnings.
P/E (TTM)12.3Price as of Oct 18, 2026; earnings to Jun 30, 2026Price-to-earnings ratio: the share price on the date shown divided by trailing-twelve-month earnings per share. A rough gauge of how richly the stock is valued.
Last Ex-DateAug 20, 2026Paid Sep 03, 2026The most recent ex-dividend date that has already passed.
Next Ex-DateN/ANone declared yetThe ex-dividend date of the next payment the company has declared, or that is scheduled when no declaration is on file. Future dates our data provider only projects are not shown.

Dividend Growth

3-Yr Growth (CAGR)5.4%Annual totals, 2022–2025The dividend's average annual growth rate over the period, compounded.
5-Yr Growth (CAGR)N/AThe dividend's average annual growth rate over the period, compounded.
Consecutive Increases0 yrsAnnual totals through 2025The number of consecutive years the dividend has increased.

Why the Yield Moved (90 Days)

LKQ's dividend yield rose from 4.82% to 5.40% over the past ~90 days (+0.58 pp). Of that move, +0.00 pp came from changes in the dividend rate and +0.58 pp from the share price ($24.92 on Jul 21, 2026 → $22.23 on Oct 19, 2026). A yield that rises because the price fell is not an improvement in the payout itself.

Yield vs Its Own History

Current5.40%
1-Yr Average4.31%
Low / High3.45% – 5.50%
Percentile97%

Across 275 daily observations over the past 13 months (through Oct 16, 2026), LKQ's current yield is higher than approximately 97% of them. Our stored price history for LKQ covers the past 13 months; 3- and 5-year averages are not yet computable from it and are deliberately not shown.

Adjusted Price History

Dividend History

Dividend Payment History

Ex-dividend calendar →
Amount Type Declared Ex-Date Record Pay
$0.3000 Q Regular Jul 28, 2026 Aug 20, 2026 Aug 20, 2026 Sep 03, 2026
$0.3000 Q Regular Apr 28, 2026 May 21, 2026 May 21, 2026 Jun 04, 2026
$0.3000 Q Regular Feb 17, 2026 Mar 12, 2026 Mar 12, 2026 Mar 26, 2026
$0.3000 Q Regular Oct 28, 2025 Nov 20, 2025 Nov 20, 2025 Dec 04, 2025
$0.3000 Q Regular Jul 22, 2025 Aug 14, 2025 Aug 14, 2025 Aug 28, 2025
$0.3000 Q Regular Apr 22, 2025 May 15, 2025 May 15, 2025 May 29, 2025
$0.3000 Q Regular Feb 18, 2025 Mar 13, 2025 Mar 13, 2025 Mar 27, 2025
$0.3000 Q Regular Oct 24, 2024 Nov 14, 2024 Nov 14, 2024 Nov 27, 2024
$0.3000 Q Regular Jul 23, 2024 Aug 15, 2024 Aug 15, 2024 Aug 29, 2024
$0.3000 Q Regular Apr 22, 2024 May 15, 2024 May 16, 2024 May 30, 2024
$0.3000 Q Regular Feb 20, 2024 Mar 13, 2024 Mar 14, 2024 Mar 28, 2024
$0.3000 Q Regular Oct 24, 2023 Nov 15, 2023 Nov 16, 2023 Nov 30, 2023
$0.2750 Q Regular Jul 27, 2023 Aug 16, 2023 Aug 17, 2023 Aug 31, 2023
$0.2750 Q Regular Apr 25, 2023 May 17, 2023 May 18, 2023 Jun 01, 2023
$0.2750 Q Regular Feb 21, 2023 Mar 15, 2023 Mar 16, 2023 Mar 30, 2023
$0.2750 Q Regular Oct 27, 2022 Nov 16, 2022 Nov 17, 2022 Dec 01, 2022
$0.2500 Q Regular Jul 26, 2022 Aug 10, 2022 Aug 11, 2022 Sep 01, 2022
$0.2500 Q Regular Apr 26, 2022 May 18, 2022 May 19, 2022 Jun 02, 2022
$0.2500 Q Regular Feb 15, 2022 Mar 02, 2022 Mar 03, 2022 Mar 24, 2022
$0.2500 Q Regular Oct 26, 2021 Nov 09, 2021 Nov 11, 2021 Dec 02, 2021

Peer Comparison

Selected Auto - Parts dividend payers we cover, strongest DividendRank first — for context, not a recommendation.

TickerNameYield5-Yr GrowthStreakRank
GNTX Gentex Corporation 2.28% 0.2% 0 yrs 80
NGKSF Niterra Co., Ltd. 1.26% 17.2% 5 yrs 79
ASEKF Aisin Corporation 3.64% 10.2% 1 yr 77
ASEKY Aisin Corporation 3.38% 9.8% 1 yr 77

LKQ dividend — frequently asked questions

Does LKQ Corporation pay a dividend?

Yes. LKQ Corporation (LKQ) currently pays a dividend. The annualized dividend is about $1.20 per share, a yield of approximately 5.40%.

What is LKQ Corporation's dividend yield?

LKQ Corporation's dividend yield is approximately 5.40%, based on the most recent regular payment annualized against the current share price. Yields move as the share price changes.

How often does LKQ Corporation pay dividends?

LKQ Corporation pays dividends quarterly — 4 times per year.

How long has LKQ Corporation paid dividends?

LKQ Corporation has 4 years of dividend payments on record.

Data updated Oct 19, 2026. This research page is generated from Dividendly's structured market and dividend dataset using the approach described on our methodology and data sources pages. Data is automatically validated using defined rules and may also be periodically reviewed. Research only, not investment advice. Spotted a data error? Report it.

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