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LKQ Q3 2025 earnings summary

Complete event summary combining all related documents: earnings call transcript, report, and slide presentation.
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Q3 2025 earnings summary30 Oct, 2025

Executive summary

  • Completed the sale of the Self Service segment for $410 million, using proceeds to repay $390 million in debt and simplify the business portfolio.

  • Achieved $35 million in cost savings in Q3, progressing toward a $75 million 2025 target, mainly from European transformation.

  • Specialty segment posted 9.4% organic growth, its first positive quarter since Q4 2021.

  • Returned $353 million to shareholders year-to-date, including $119 million in share repurchases and $234 million in dividends.

  • Raised and narrowed full-year 2025 adjusted EPS guidance following the divestiture.

Financial highlights

  • Q3 2025 revenue was $3.5 billion, up 1.3% year-over-year; organic parts and services revenue declined 1.2%.

  • Diluted EPS was $0.69, down 2.8% year-over-year; adjusted diluted EPS was $0.84, down 2.3%.

  • Free cash flow for Q3 2025 was $387 million; $573 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2025.

  • Segment EBITDA for Q3 2025 was $395 million (11.3% margin), down from $420 million (12.2%) in Q3 2024.

  • Returned $118 million to shareholders in Q3 2025 through $40 million in share repurchases and $78 million in dividends.

Outlook and guidance

  • 2025 adjusted diluted EPS guidance: $3.00 to $3.15, with the midpoint raised by $0.07.

  • Organic parts and services revenue growth expected between (3.0%) and (2.0%).

  • Free cash flow guidance set at $600–$750 million, overcoming a $75 million headwind from the Self Service divestiture.

  • Capital spend to be reduced by $50 million to offset headwinds.

  • Operating cash flow forecast: $0.825 to $1.025 billion.

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LKQ Corporation provides replacement parts, components, and systems used in the repair and maintenance of vehicles. The company distributes replacement parts through a network of warehouses across North America, Europe, and the Asia-Pacific region. It primarily serves collision repair shops; body shops; independent garages; automotive dealerships; and vehicle owners who need to replace original equipment parts with aftermarket parts. LKQ Corporation was incorporated in 1998 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

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