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LKQ (LKQ) Dividend Yield % : 3.16% (As of Dec. 14, 2024)


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What is LKQ Dividend Yield %?

As of today (2024-12-14), the Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of LKQ is 3.16%.

Good Sign:

LKQ Corp stock dividend yield is close to 3-year high.

The historical rank and industry rank for LKQ's Dividend Yield % or its related term are showing as below:

LKQ' s Dividend Yield % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.42   Med: 1.95   Max: 3.25
Current: 3.16

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Yield of LKQ was 3.25%. The lowest was 0.42%. And the median was 1.95%.

LKQ's Dividend Yield % is ranked better than
61.21% of 843 companies
in the Vehicles & Parts industry
Industry Median: 2.44 vs LKQ: 3.16

LKQ's Dividend Payout Ratio for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was 0.34.

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of LKQ was 0.36. The lowest was 0.07. And the median was 0.27.

As of today (2024-12-14), the Forward Dividend Yield % of LKQ is 3.16%.

LKQ's Dividends per Share for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was $0.30.

During the past 12 months, LKQ's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 9.10% per year.

The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.

For more information regarding to dividend, please check our Dividend Page.

* Please note that "special dividend" is not included in the calculation of dividend per share and related fields.


LKQ Dividend Yield % Historical Data

The historical data trend for LKQ's Dividend Yield % can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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LKQ Dividend Yield % Chart

LKQ Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Dividend Yield %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - - 0.42 1.92 2.35

LKQ Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
Dividend Yield % Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.22 2.35 2.15 2.83 3.01

Competitive Comparison of LKQ's Dividend Yield %

For the Auto Parts subindustry, LKQ's Dividend Yield %, along with its competitors' market caps and Dividend Yield % data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


LKQ's Dividend Yield % Distribution in the Vehicles & Parts Industry

For the Vehicles & Parts industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, LKQ's Dividend Yield % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where LKQ's Dividend Yield % falls into.



LKQ Dividend Yield % Calculation

Dividend Yield measures how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its share price.

LKQ Recent Full-Year* Dividend History

Amount Ex-date Record Date Pay Date Type Frequency Forex Rate
USD 0.3000002024-11-142024-11-142024-11-27Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.3000002024-08-152024-08-152024-08-29Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.3000002024-05-152024-05-162024-05-30Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.3000002024-03-132024-03-142024-03-28Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000

* GuruFocus has an internal rule that if the most recent dividend payment frequency is at least 4 times a year, then the full year will be calculated according to the frequency of payment or the one-year time frame, whichever is stricter.
* GuruFocus converts dividend currency to local traded share price currency in order to calculate dividend yield. Please refer to the last column "Forex Rate" in the above table.

LKQ's Trailing Annual Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Trailing Annual Dividend Yield=Most Recent Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=1.2/37.98
=3.16 %

Current Share Price is $37.98.
LKQ's Dividends per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Today is $1.2.

LKQ's Forward Annual Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Forward Annual Dividend Yield=Forward Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=1.2/37.98
=3.16 %

Current Share Price is $37.98.
LKQ's Dividends per Share for the forward twelve months is calculated as $0.3 * 4 = $1.2.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


LKQ  (NAS:LKQ) Dividend Yield % Explanation

Over the long term, the return from dividends has been a significant contributor to the total returns produced by equity securities. Studies by Elroy Dimson, Paul Marsh, and Mike Staunton of Princeton University (2002) found that a market-oriented portfolio, which included reinvested dividends, would have generated nearly 85 times the wealth generated by the same portfolio relying solely on capital gains.

Dividends may also qualify a lower tax rate for investors.

In dividends investing, Payout Ratio and Dividend Growth Rate are the two most important variables for consideration. A lower payout ratio may indicate that the company has more room to increase its dividends.

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LKQ Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
500 West Madison Street, Suite 2800, Chicago, IL, USA, 60661
Since forming in 1998 to consolidate the auto salvage business in the United States, LKQ has developed into a leading distributor of aftermarket and recycled auto parts with around 1,700 facilities across North America and Europe. The company primarily sells into the professional channel and offers an assortment of collision and mechanical parts to both body shops and mechanical repair shops. It also continues to operate more than 70 LKQ pick-your-part junkyards. Separate from the self-service business, LKQ typically purchases around 250,000 salvage vehicles annually that are used to extract vehicle parts for resale.
Executives
Rick Galloway officer: SVP and CFO 500 WEST MADISON STREET, SUITE 2800, CHICAGO IL 60661
Matthew J Mckay officer: SVP of Human Resources 500 WEST MADISON STREET, SUITE 2800, CHICAGO IL 60661
Justin L Jude officer: SVP Ops -- Wholesale Parts C/O LKQ CORPORATION, 500 W. MADISON STREET, SUITE 2800, CHICAGO IL 60661
Walter P Hanley officer: Senior VP of Development C/O LKQ CORPORATION, 120 NORTH LASALLE STREET, SUITE 3300, CHICAGO IL 60602
Patrick Berard director 500 W. MADISON STREET, SUITE 2800, CHICAGO IL 60661
Xavier Urbain director 500 W. MADISON STREET, SUITE 2800, CHICAGO IL 60661
Dominick P Zarcone director, officer: President and CEO C/O LKQ CORPORATION, 500 W. MADISON STREET, SUITE 2800, CHICAGO IL 60661
Blythe J Mcgarvie director HANNAFORD BROS CO, 145 PLEASANT HILL RD, SCARBOROUGH ME 04074
Varun Laroyia officer: Executive VP and CFO 500 WEST MADISON STREET, SUITE 2800, CHICAGO IL 60661
Meg Divitto director 500 WEST MADISON STREET, SUITE 2800, CHICAGO IL 60661
Robert M. Hanser director 500 W. MADISON STREET, SUITE 2800, CHICAGO IL 60661
John W Mendel director C/O TRUECAR, INC., 120 BROADWAY, SUITE 200, SANTA MONICA CA 90401
Valueact Capital Master Fund, L.p. director, other: See Remarks ONE LETTERMAN DRIVE, BUILDING D, 4TH FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94129
Joseph M Holsten director, officer: President and CEO
Genevieve L Dombrowski officer: SVP -- Human Resources 500 WEST MADISON STREET, SUITE 2800, CHICAGO IL 60661