---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001065696-23-000004"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "LKQ"
cik: "0001065696"
company_name: "LKQ CORP"
filed_at: "2023-02-23T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-19T01:24:10.640158+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# LKQ Q4 revenue $3.0B, EPS $0.72; FY22 EPS $4.11; guides FY23 adj EPS $3.90-$4.20

## Summary
- Q4 revenue $3.0B (-5.8% YoY); parts & services organic revenue +4.5% (+5.9% per day).
- Q4 diluted EPS $0.72 (-11.1%); adjusted diluted EPS $0.78 (-10.3%).
- FY22 revenue $12.8B (-2.3%); diluted EPS $4.11 (+12.3%); adjusted diluted EPS $3.85 (-2.8%).
- Record segment EBITDA margins: Wholesale NA 18.5% (+330bps), Europe 10.0% (+110bps).
- FY23 guidance: organic revenue growth 6-8%, adj EPS $3.90-$4.20, FCF ~$975M.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001065696-23-000004
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: LKQ
- cik: 0001065696
- company_name: LKQ CORP
- filed_at: 2023-02-23T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1065696/000106569623000004/0001065696-23-000004-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1065696/000106569623000004/lkq-20230223.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  LKQ CORP reported FY2022 results: revenue $12.8 billion, net income $1.14 billion, EPS $4.11.
  - Period: FY2022
  - Revenue: $12.8 billion
  - Net income: $1.14 billion
  - EPS: $4.11
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Revenue for the full year of 2022 was $12.8 billion, a decrease of 2.3% as compared to $13.1 billion for the full year of 2021. On a constant currency basis 1 , full year 2022 revenue increased by 2.8% to $13.5 billion. For the full year of 2022, parts and services organic revenue increased 5.0% on a reported basis (5.2% on a per day basis), while the net impact of acquisitions and divestitures decreased revenue by 1.2% and foreign exchange rates decreased revenue by 5.5%, for a total parts and services revenue decrease of 1.7%. Other revenue for the full year of 2022 fell 9.2% primarily due to weaker commodity prices relative to 2021. Net income 2 for the full year of 2022 was $1.14 billion as compared to $1.09 billion for the same period in 2021. Diluted earnings per share 2 for the full year of 2022 was $4.11 as compared to $3.66 for the same period of 2021, an increase of 12.3%.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1065696/000106569623000004/0001065696-23-000004-index.htm
- Earnings Releases
  LKQ CORP reported Q4 2022 results: revenue $3.0 billion, net income $193 million, EPS $0.72.
  - Period: Q4 2022
  - Revenue: $3.0 billion
  - Net income: $193 million
  - EPS: $0.72
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Revenue for the fourth quarter of 2022 was $3.0 billion, a decrease of 5.8% as compared to $3.2 billion in the fourth quarter of 2021. On a constant currency basis 1 , fourth quarter revenue decreased by 0.1%. For the fourth quarter of 2022, parts and services organic revenue increased 4.5% (5.9% on a per day basis), while the net impact of acquisitions and divestitures decreased revenue by 3.1% and foreign exchange rates decreased revenue by 6.1%, for a total parts and services revenue decrease of 4.8%. Other revenue fell 20.1% in the fourth quarter of 2022 primarily due to weaker commodity prices relative to the same period in 2021. Net income 2 for the fourth quarter of 2022 was $193 million as compared to $235 million for the same period in 2021. Diluted earnings per share 2 for the quarter was $0.72 as compared to $0.81 for the same period of 2021, a decrease of 11.1%.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1065696/000106569623000004/0001065696-23-000004-index.htm

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