Latest period
256M
YoY change
-3.0%
5Y CAGR
-3.4%
Peak year (FY2018)
316M
Latest annual
256M
Shares Outstanding history chart for LKQ (LKQ) from 2016 to 2025
Latest: 256M
Shares Outstanding growth chart for LKQ (LKQ) from 2016 to 2025
Latest: -3.0%
Shares Outstanding history table for LKQ (LKQ) from 1998 to 2025
| FY2025 | 256M | -3.0% | -7.9M | ||
| FY2024 | 264M | -1.6% | -4.4M | ||
| FY2023 | 268M | -3.5% | -9.7M | ||
| FY2022 | 278M | -6.6% | -19.7M | ||
| FY2021 | 298M | -2.4% | -7.28M | ||
| FY2020 | 305M | -1.9% | -5.96M | ||
| FY2019 | 311M | -1.5% | -4.88M | ||
| FY2018 | 316M | +1.7% | +5.2M | ||
| FY2017 | 311M | +0.3% | +865K | ||
| FY2016 | 310M | +0.7% | +2.29M | ||
| FY2015 | 307M | +0.5% | +1.45M | ||
| FY2014 | 306M | +0.6% | +1.91M | ||
| FY2013 | 304M | +1.1% | +3.44M | ||
| FY2012 | 301M | +1.3% | +3.94M | ||
| FY2011 | 297M | +1.7% | +5.04M | ||
| FY2010 | 292M | +1.3% | +3.73M | ||
| FY2009 | 288M | +2.1% | +5.93M | ||
| FY2008 | 282M | +17.7% | +42.4M | ||
| FY2007 | 240M | +8.0% | +17.7M | ||
| FY2006 | 222M | +13.2% | +25.9M | ||
| FY2005 | 196M | +9.6% | +17.2M | ||
| FY2004 | 179M | +22.7% | +33.1M | ||
| FY2003 | 146M | -6.1% | -9.43M | ||
| FY2002 | 155M | +0.9% | +1.37M | ||
| FY2001 | 154M | +9.5% | +13.3M | ||
| FY2000 | 140M | +8.9% | +11.5M | ||
| FY1999 | 129M | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| FY1998 | 129M | — | — |
- FY2025256M-3.0%
- FY2024264M-1.6%
- FY2023268M-3.5%
- FY2022278M-6.6%
- FY2021298M-2.4%
- FY2020305M-1.9%
- FY2019311M-1.5%
- FY2018316M+1.7%
- FY2017311M+0.3%
- FY2016310M+0.7%
- FY2015307M+0.5%
- FY2014306M+0.6%
- FY2013304M+1.1%
- FY2012301M+1.3%
- FY2011297M+1.7%
- FY2010292M+1.3%
- FY2009288M+2.1%
- FY2008282M+17.7%
- FY2007240M+8.0%
- FY2006222M+13.2%
- FY2005196M+9.6%
- FY2004179M+22.7%
- FY2003146M-6.1%
- FY2002155M+0.9%
- FY2001154M+9.5%
- FY2000140M+8.9%
- FY1999129M0.0%
- FY1998129M—
Shares Outstanding values are taken from LKQ's reported income statements (quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.
About Shares Outstanding at LKQ (LKQ)
According to LKQ's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported diluted shares outstanding is 256M. Diluted weighted-average shares outstanding is the share count used to compute per-share metrics like EPS. Buybacks lower it; new issuance, stock-based compensation, and convertible securities raise it. Multiply by the stock price for market capitalization.
Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
The 2025 reading of LKQ (LKQ) diluted shares outstanding is 256M – edged down 3.0% year-over-year.
Across 2020–2025 (5 years), LKQ diluted shares outstanding produced a CAGR of -3.4% – with a net decline across the window.
LKQ diluted shares outstanding declined from 316M in 2018 to 256M in 2025, a 18.9% drawdown.
The highest annual diluted shares outstanding of 316M was reported in 2018. The lowest in the available history was 129M in 1998.
LKQ Shares Outstanding by Year
LKQ Shares Outstanding 2025: 256M
LKQ diluted shares outstanding in 2025 was 256M, edged down 3.0% below 2024.
LKQ Shares Outstanding 2024: 264M
2024's diluted shares outstanding for LKQ came in at 264M, edged down 1.6% below 2023.
LKQ Shares Outstanding 2023: 268M
LKQ posted diluted shares outstanding of 268M in 2023, edged down 3.5% below 2022.
LKQ Shares Outstanding 2022: 278M
In 2022, LKQ reported diluted shares outstanding of 278M, declined 6.6% below 2021.
LKQ Shares Outstanding 2021: 298M
LKQ diluted shares outstanding in 2021 was 298M.
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