LKQ - LKQ Corporation
LKQ Corporation distributes replacement parts, components, and systems used in the repair and maintenance of vehicles. It operates through three segments: North America, Europe, and Specialty. The company distributes bumper covers, automotive body panels, and lights, as well as automotive glass products, such as windshields; salvage products, including mechanical and collision parts comprising engines; transmissions; door assemblies; sheet metal products, such as trunk lids, fenders, and hoods; lights and bumper assemblies; scrap metal and other materials to metals recyclers; and brake pads, discs and sensors, clutches, steering and suspension products, filters, and oil and automotive fluids, as well as electrical products, including spark plugs and batteries.
As of May 14, 2026: spot at $26.12, ATM IV 36.7%, net GEX -$574.3K.
- Sector
- Consumer Cyclical
- Industry
- Auto - Parts
- Market Cap
- $6.72B
- P/E Ratio
- 13.03
- Beta
- 0.87
- 52-Week Range
- 26.34-42.67
- Dividend Yield
- $0.90
- CEO
- Justin L. Jude
- Employees
- 47,000
- IPO Date
- Oct 6, 2003
- Exchange
- NASDAQ
What LKQ Looks Like to Options Traders Today
IV rank of 5.4% is subdued relative to the 1-year history, conditions that typically favor premium-buying or long-volatility structures (debit spreads, calendar spreads, long straddles); negative net gamma exposure (-$574.3K) means dealers hedge with trend, amplifying realized volatility and accelerating directional moves; the 25-delta skew (0.082) prices calls richer than puts, often reflecting upside speculation or squeeze risk.
What This Page Covers
The LKQ overview links into per-metric analysis views: max pain, gamma exposure, volatility skew, expected move, options chain, open interest history, and aggregate Greeks. Microstructure data is available on short interest, short volume, fail-to-deliver, and market structure. Corporate data is on fundamentals, earnings, analyst ratings, and insider trading.
Frequently asked LKQ overview questions
- What is LKQ?
- LKQ is the ticker symbol for LKQ Corporation, a listed security. LKQ Corporation distributes replacement parts, components, and systems used in the repair and maintenance of vehicles. It operates through three segments: North America, Europe, and Specialty. Listed on NASDAQ. LKQ is the equity ticker shown on this page; equity options traders use the security for directional, volatility, and income strategies via the listed options chain.
- What does the LKQ options snapshot look like today?
- As of May 14, 2026, the LKQ options snapshot shows spot at $26.12, ATM IV 36.7%, IV rank 5.4%, net GEX -$574.3K, expected move 10.52%. The full options chain, Greeks by strike and expiration, per-strike open-interest distribution, dealer gamma and delta exposure, and the volatility skew surface are linked from this overview page. Each per-metric route refreshes once per trading session and reflects the most recent close-of-business listed-options state.
- What are LKQ's key statistics?
- LKQ Corporation (LKQ) carries a market capitalization of $6.72B, trailing P/E ratio of 13.03, beta of 0.87 relative to the broader market, 52-week range of 26.34-42.67. Full income statement, balance sheet, cash flow, and TTM ratio history is on the per-ticker fundamentals page; daily price history and 52-week levels are accessible from the same view. These structural inputs frame how the options market prices implied volatility around earnings windows and capital events.
- What sector or industry does LKQ belong to?
- LKQ Corporation operates in the Consumer Cyclical sector, in the Auto - Parts industry. Sector classification affects how the ticker correlates with sector ETFs, how it reacts to macro factors like rate moves and commodity prices, and how its options pricing compares to sector peers. Compare LKQ's implied volatility and skew against sector benchmarks to gauge whether the options market is pricing single-name or systemic risk relative to the broader peer group.
- How current is the LKQ data on this page?
- The options snapshot above is dated May 14, 2026 and refreshes once per session, with all per-strike Greeks and exposure aggregates recomputed at the daily close. Company-profile fields (sector, industry, market cap, P/E, IPO date) refresh from the vendor feed nightly. Financials and earnings refresh as 10-K and 10-Q filings are parsed (typically within several business days of the actual report). FINRA microstructure data refreshes on the source's cadence (daily for short volume, bi-monthly for short interest, weekly for the OTC volume file, twice-monthly for SEC FTD).