---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001065696-26-000047"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "LKQ"
cik: "0001065696"
company_name: "LKQ CORP"
filed_at: "2026-10-23T12:06:44+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-10-23T12:10:10.632910+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.9
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.9
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# LKQ prelim Q3: revenue $3.32B, adj EPS $0.47-$0.53, net loss on $111M impairment; CEO Jude out, Abbate in

## Summary
- Q3 revenue $3.32B vs $3.50B a year ago; parts and services organic revenue declined 5.4%.
- Net loss $16M-$32M including $111M non-cash impairment vs $178M net income in Q3 2025; diluted LPS $0.06-$0.12, adjusted EPS $0.47-$0.53 vs $0.84.
- Europe organic revenue -9.8% and segment EBITDA margin 4.1%-5.1% vs 10.0%, blamed on German ERP implementation disruption and UK/Benelux volume declines.
- Justin Jude out as CEO and director Oct 23; Salvatore Abbate CEO from Dec 15; interim Office of CEO: John Mendel, Sue Gove; CFO Rick Galloway principal executive officer.
- Andy Hamilton out as LKQ Europe head; Alvarez & Marsal retained; full-year 2026 guidance (last updated July 30, 2026) withdrawn; strategic alternatives review continues.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001065696-26-000047
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: LKQ
- cik: 0001065696
- company_name: LKQ CORP
- filed_at: 2026-10-23T12:06:44+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.9
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.9
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1065696/000106569626000047/0001065696-26-000047-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1065696/000106569626000047/lkq-20261021.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001065696-26-000047
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001065696-26-000047.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001065696-26-000047.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Salvatore A. Abbate was appointed as Director at LKQ CORP.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: In connection with Mr. Jude’s separation, the Board appointed Salvatore A. Abbate to succeed Mr. Jude as the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer and as a member of the Board, in each case, effective as of December 15, 2026.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1065696/000106569626000047/0001065696-26-000047-index.htm
- Executive change
  Salvatore A. Abbate was appointed as President and Chief Executive Officer at LKQ CORP.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: President and Chief Executive Officer
  source text: In connection with Mr. Jude’s separation, the Board appointed Salvatore A. Abbate to succeed Mr. Jude as the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer and as a member of the Board, in each case, effective as of December 15, 2026.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1065696/000106569626000047/0001065696-26-000047-index.htm
- Executive change
  Justin L. Jude departed as President and Chief Executive Officer at LKQ CORP.
  - Action: ceased to serve
  - Role: President and Chief Executive Officer
  source text: On October 23, 2026, the Board of Directors (the “ Board ”) of the Company announced that Justin L. Jude ceased to serve as the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer and resigned as a member of the Board, in each case, effective October 23, 2026.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1065696/000106569626000047/0001065696-26-000047-index.htm
- Executive change
  Justin L. Jude resigned as Director at LKQ CORP.
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Director
  source text: On October 23, 2026, the Board of Directors (the “ Board ”) of the Company announced that Justin L. Jude ceased to serve as the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer and resigned as a member of the Board, in each case, effective October 23, 2026.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1065696/000106569626000047/0001065696-26-000047-index.htm

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