LKQ vs Pool
LKQ reported revenue of $13.7 billion in fiscal 2025, 2.6 times Pool's $5.3 billion in fiscal 2025. LKQ's revenue fell 1.2% in its latest year, and Pool's fell 0.4%. LKQ had an operating margin of 7.3%, against 11.0% at Pool. Free cash flow was $847 million at LKQ and $310 million at Pool.
Side by side
| LKQ | Pool | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest fiscal year | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 |
| Revenue | $13.7B | $5.3B |
| Revenue growth | −1.2% | −0.4% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 5 years | 3.3% | 6.1% |
| Gross margin | 38.6% | 29.7% |
| Operating margin | 7.3% | 11.0% |
| Net margin | 4.5% | 7.7% |
| Free cash flow | $847M | $310M |
| Free cash flow margin | 6.2% | 5.8% |
| Return on capital | — | 20.0% |
| Net debt to EBITDA | — | 1.7x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $469M | $531M |
| Change in diluted share count | −2.3% | −2.5% |
| Last close | $17.25 | $195.23 |
| P/E at the last close | 9.7× | 17.9× |
| Insider trades, last 12 months | — | bought $7.7 million, sold $1.9 million |
| Piotroski F-score | — | 6 of 9 |
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ unless marked (a foreign company may report in another), each company's latest fiscal year from its 10-K, or 20-F or 40-F for a foreign company. Growth rates compare with the year before; the five-year rate is the average a year. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending; return on capital is after-tax operating income over the money invested in the business; P/E is the last close over the latest earnings per share. Banks are measured differently (return on equity, efficiency ratio), so some rows apply to one company only.
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Revenue
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Free cash flow
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