LKQ (LKQ) Stock Buyback History
TTM buyback yield 2.06% · Shareholder yield (TTM) 2.06%.
LKQ
LKQ
TTM buyback yield
2.06%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
2.06%
5Y share count change
-16.1%
TTM buyback spend
$159.00M
SBC coverage (TTM)
5.89x
Diluted vs basic shares (annual)
Weighted average shares from the income statement: diluted (EPS denominator and typical buyback-yield basis) compared with basic.
Shares outstanding (annual)
Year-over-year change in diluted weighted average shares (industry-standard for EPS and per-share capital return). Green is fewer shares vs the prior fiscal year; red is growth (dilution). The earliest year shown has no prior year to compare.
Dividend & buyback yield
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation
TTM coverage: 5.89x (buybacks ÷ SBC). Bars are fiscal-year totals.
Buyback spending history
| Year | Buybacks | SBC | Net | Shares (dil.) | YoY shares | Buyback yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $159.00M | $34.00M | $125.00M | 0.26B | -3.0% | 2.06% |
| 2024 | $360.00M | $30.00M | $330.00M | 0.26B | -1.6% | 3.77% |
| 2023 | $38.00M | $40.00M | −$2.00M | 0.27B | -3.5% | 0.30% |
| 2022 | $1.04B | $38.00M | $1.00B | 0.28B | -6.6% | 7.27% |
| 2021 | $876.84M | $34.00M | $842.84M | 0.30B | -2.4% | 5.04% |
| 2020 | $117.29M | $29.00M | $88.29M | 0.31B | -1.9% | 1.09% |
| 2019 | $291.81M | $27.70M | $264.12M | 0.31B | -1.5% | 2.67% |
| 2018 | $60.00M | $22.76M | $37.24M | 0.32B | 1.7% | 0.80% |
| 2017 | $0.00 | $22.83M | −$22.83M | 0.31B | 0.3% | — |
| 2016 | $0.00 | $22.47M | −$22.47M | 0.31B | 0.7% | — |
| 2015 | $0.00 | $21.34M | −$21.34M | 0.31B | 0.5% | — |
| 2014 | $0.00 | $22.02M | −$22.02M | 0.31B | 0.6% | — |
| 2013 | $0.00 | $22.04M | −$22.04M | 0.30B | 1.1% | — |
| 2012 | $0.00 | $15.63M | −$15.63M | 0.30B | 1.3% | — |
| 2011 | $0.00 | $5.13M | −$5.13M | 0.30B | 1.7% | — |
| 2010 | $0.00 | $9.97M | −$9.97M | 0.29B | 1.3% | — |
| 2009 | $0.00 | $7.28M | −$7.28M | 0.29B | 2.1% | — |
| 2008 | $0.00 | $5.50M | −$5.50M | 0.28B | 17.7% | — |
| 2007 | $1.13M | $3.04M | −$1.91M | 0.24B | 8.0% | 0.04% |
| 2006 | $0.00 | $2.46M | −$2.46M | 0.22B | 13.2% | — |
| 2005 | $0.00 | $42.00K | −$42.00K | 0.20B | 9.6% | — |
| 2004 | $0.00 | $201.60M | −$201.60M | 0.18B | 22.7% | — |
| 2003 | $22.90M | $15.00M | $7.90M | 0.15B | -6.1% | 6.70% |
| 2002 | $103.20K | $0.00 | $103.20K | 0.16B | 0.9% | 0.04% |
| 2001 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.15B | 9.5% | — |
| 2000 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.14B | — | — |
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned)
Buyback capacity (TTM)
TTM buybacks vs headroom (FCF − dividends, TTM)30% of headroom
Headroom $537.00M (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
Frequently asked questions
Does LKQ buy back its own stock?
- Yes, LKQ (LKQ) has repurchased shares in recent periods. See the history table and charts on this page for amounts and trends.
How much does LKQ spend on share buybacks?
- Trailing twelve months (TTM) buyback spend is about $159.00M (sum of the last four quarterly cash-flow periods in our data). Figures are illustrative; verify in filings.
What is LKQ's buyback yield?
- TTM buyback yield is about 2.06% (TTM buyback spend divided by market cap at the latest quarter-end in our data).
What is LKQ's shareholder yield?
- Shareholder yield combines dividend yield and buyback yield. For the latest period we show approximately 2.06% combined (TTM-based where available).
Is LKQ diluting shareholders?
- Compare stock-based compensation (SBC) to buybacks in the chart above. Net effect varies by year; see annual buyback vs SBC bars and the history table.
How has LKQ's share count changed?
- Diluted weighted average shares changed by about -16.1% over roughly five fiscal years (annual income statement data).