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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · LKQ (LKQ)

LKQ Q4 diluted EPS falls 13% to $0.60; sets 2025 adjusted EPS outlook of $3.40-$3.70

Negative Impact 3 of 5 earnings Written later

LKQ reported fourth quarter 2024 revenue of $3.4 billion, down 4.1%, and diluted EPS of $0.60, down 13.0% from $0.69. For full year 2024, revenue rose 3.5% to $14.4 billion, but diluted EPS fell 25.4% to $2.62, and the company gave a 2025 outlook with adjusted diluted EPS of $3.40 to $3.70.

Key points

  • Q4 2024 net income was $156 million, compared with $184 million in Q4 2023
  • Full year 2024 adjusted diluted EPS was $3.48, down 9.1% from $3.83
  • 2025 outlook: adjusted diluted EPS of $3.40 to $3.70 and free cash flow of $0.75 to $0.90 billion
  • Board declared a quarterly dividend of $0.30 per share, payable March 27, 2025; $1.7 billion remains under the repurchase program

The filing

CompanyLKQ (LKQ)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECFeb 20, 2025, 6:36 AM ET
Accession number0001065696-25-000012

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 1:05 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on February 20, 2025.

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