---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001065696-22-000067"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "LKQ"
cik: "0001065696"
company_name: "LKQ CORP"
filed_at: "2022-10-27T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-22T23:24:44.240818+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# LKQ Q3 revenue $3.1B, EPS $0.95; organic growth 4.8%; dividend up 10%; buyback expanded

## Summary
- Revenue $3.1B down 5.9% YoY; constant currency $3.3B (+1.0%); parts & services organic growth 4.8% (5.3% per day).
- Diluted EPS $0.95 (down 1.0%); adj diluted EPS $0.97 (down 4.9%). Operating cash flow $273M; free cash flow $224M.
- Repurchased 6.8M shares for $343M in Q3; board expanded buyback by $1B through Oct 2025. Quarterly dividend raised 10% to $0.275.
- Updated 2022 guidance: organic rev growth 4.75%-5.75%; adj diluted EPS $3.85-$3.95; operating cash flow $1.25B; FCF ~$1.0B.
- Leadership: Varun Laroyia named CEO of LKQ Europe; Rick Galloway appointed SVP and CFO effective Sept 19, 2022.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001065696-22-000067
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: LKQ
- cik: 0001065696
- company_name: LKQ CORP
- filed_at: 2022-10-27T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1065696/000106569622000067/0001065696-22-000067-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1065696/000106569622000067/lkq-20221027.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001065696-22-000067.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  LKQ CORP reported third quarter 2022 results: revenue $3.1 billion, net income $261 million, EPS $0.95. Guidance reaffirmed.
  - Period: third quarter 2022
  - Revenue: $3.1 billion
  - Net income: $261 million
  - EPS: $0.95
  - Guidance: reaffirmed
  - Result: reported results
  source text: --- EX-99.1 (EXHIBIT 99.1) --- EX-99.1 2 exhibit991.htm EXHIBIT 99.1 Document Exhibit 99.1 LKQ CORPORATION ANNOUNCES RESULTS FOR THIRD QUARTER 2022 • R evenue of $3.1 billion; revenue on a constant currency basis 1 of $3.3 billion • Parts and services organic revenue growth of 4.8% (5.3% on a per day basis) • Diluted EPS 2 of $0.95 (down 1.0%);
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1065696/000106569622000067/0001065696-22-000067-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.