LKQ vs KMX vs DRVN Stock Comparison

Lkq, Carmax and Driven Brands Holdings Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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LKQ Lkq Corp
$17.42 -25.7% 1M -43.1% 1Y
Market cap
$4.38B
P/E
9.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.69B
Div. yield
–
Consumer Goods Distributors Consumer Discretionary
5 wins
KMX Carmax Inc
$51.55 -10.3% 1M +19.6% 1Y
Market cap
$7.44B
P/E
25.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$27.63B
Div. yield
–
Auto Dealerships Consumer Discretionary
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Lkq leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Lkq 5, Driven Brands Holdings 4, Carmax 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLKQKMXDRVNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.38B $7.44B $1.92B KMX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 9.5x 25.5x 11.6x LKQ
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 6.9x 16.8x 10.2x LKQ
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1.3% +4.8% +7.6% DRVN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.4% 1.1% 8.6% DRVN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.3% 1.1% 10.8% DRVN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.8x 20.4x 3.8x LKQ
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -43.1% +19.6% -24.3% KMX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -20.9%/yr -18.5%/yr -18.3%/yr DRVN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.1% 54.7% 55.8% LKQ
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 49/100 49/100 LKQ

Percentile Scorecard

LKQKMXDRVN

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisLKQKMXDRVN
Valuation 85 #16 of 104 69 #33 of 104 63 #13 of 33
Growth 11 #88 of 99 41 #59 of 99 59 #13 of 30
Profitability 62 #38 of 99 34 #66 of 99 57 #13 of 29
Financial Health 47 #60 of 113 21 #89 of 113 16 #33 of 39
Shareholder Returns 92 #7 of 73 78 #17 of 73 –
Overall 60 49 49
  • LKQ ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • KMX ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • DRVN ranked among 39 companies in Consumer Services

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodLKQKMXDRVNSPY
1 month -25.7%-10.3%-4.9% -1.0%
3 months -32.5%-11.6%-13.7% +2.9%
6 months -44.9%+34.7%-7.3% +6.4%
Year to date -42.3%+33.4%-20.8% +11.4%
1 year -43.1%+19.6%-24.3% +13.1%
3 years -63.1%-16.9%+4.6% +79.4%
3 years, per year -28.3%-6.0%+1.5% +21.5%
5 years -69.1%-64.1%-63.5% +67.7%
5 years, per year -20.9%-18.5%-18.3% +10.9%
10 years -47.0%+3.0%— +255.2%
10 years, per year -6.2%+0.3%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureLKQKMXDRVNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.1%54.7%55.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 53.2%65.0%63.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.621.240.40 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.980.36-0.44 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -71.0%-80.1%-70.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -49.9%-19.7%-31.3% -2.5%
52-week high $34.80$64.22$17.09 $779.14
52-week low $17.42$30.88$10.30 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleLKQKMXDRVN
P/E now vs peer median 9.6xmedian 16.7x 25.0xmedian 16.7x 11.7xmedian 16.9x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 0.5x 0.3xmedian 0.5x 1.0xmedian 1.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.3xmedian 9.1x 30.0xmedian 9.1x 8.7xmedian 9.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.1xmedian 16.6x 6.4xmedian 16.6x 14.5xmedian 14.5x
P/B now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 1.7x 1.2xmedian 1.7x 2.3xmedian 2.0x
PEG now vs peer median -0.44median 0.73 -2.42median 0.73 1.49median 0.33

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsLKQKMXDRVN
Revenue $13.69B $27.63B $1.93B
Gross profit $5.25B $2.85B –
Operating income $869.00M $392.76M $269.79M
Net income $461.00M $292.45M $165.27M
Free cash flow $625.00M $1.15B $133.78M
EPS (diluted) $1.81 $2.05 $1.00
Cash & equivalents $301.00M $170.53M $183.95M
Total debt $3.93B $15.71B $1.69B
Shares (diluted) 254.70M 142.45M 164.94M
Enterprise value $3.14B $6.81B $1.39B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricLKQKMXDRVN
P/E 9.6x 25.0x 11.7x
P/FCF 7.1x 6.4x 14.5x
P/Operating cash flow 5.4x 4.6x 6.2x
P/S 0.3x 0.3x 1.0x
P/B 0.7x 1.2x 2.3x
P/Tangible book 0.8x 1.2x 8.5x
EV/EBITDA 6.3x 30.0x 8.7x
EV/EBIT 9.3x 58.2x 12.7x
EV/Revenue 0.6x 0.8x 1.8x
EV/FCF 12.9x 19.9x 25.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.8x 14.3x 11.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.44 -2.42 1.49

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLKQKMXDRVN
Revenue growth (1Y) 1.3% 4.8% 7.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.0% 0.8% -4.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -0.5% -3.6% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -0.2% 1.8% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -22.7% -23.0% 62.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -15.2% 0.1% -7.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -35.2% -43.9% 163.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -23.0% -13.6% 7.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -34.2% -41.0% 163.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -21.6% -10.3% 7.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -13.0% 32.4% 6.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -12.1% 29.1% 9.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -7.5% 67.3% 276.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -13.2% 53.9% 33.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLKQKMXDRVN
Gross margin 38.3% 10.3% –
EBITDA margin 9.4% 2.8% 20.4%
Operating margin 6.3% 1.4% 14.0%
Pretax margin 4.9% 1.6% 8.3%
Net margin 3.4% 1.1% 8.6%
FCF margin 4.6% 4.1% 6.9%
Operating cash flow margin 6.0% 5.8% 16.2%
Return on equity 7.1% 4.7% 20.6%
Return on assets 3.1% 1.1% 4.8%
Return on invested capital 6.3% 1.1% 10.8%
Return on capital employed 7.4% 1.6% 8.6%
Asset turnover 0.9x 1.0x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 5.5x 1.9x
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% 0.4% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLKQKMXDRVN
Debt / assets 26.2% 60.3% 47.6%
Debt / equity 0.6x 2.5x 2.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.8x 20.4x 3.8x
Debt / FCF 6.3x 13.7x 12.6x
Liabilities / assets 56.9% 75.8% 76.5%
Equity / assets 43.1% 24.2% 23.5%
Interest coverage 4.0x 3.3x 2.8x
Current ratio 1.6x 2.3x 1.5x
Quick ratio 0.5x 0.2x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.1x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 2.31 1.70 0.95

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLKQKMXDRVN
Dividend yield 6.9% – –
Net buyback yield 3.0% 3.6% –
Shareholder yield 9.9% 3.6% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusLKQKMXDRVN
Forward P/E 6.9xFY2026 16.8xFY2026 10.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.52FY2026 $3.06FY2026 $1.15FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -16.3%FY2026 +5.2%FY2026 -5.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +18.7% +21.2% +30.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $12.81BFY2026 $29.97BFY2026 $1.93BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -6.1%FY2026 +15.8%FY2026 +3.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +12.7% +0.4% +18.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLKQKMXDRVN
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 43.3%
Institutions holding 533 557 193
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.5% -2.9% -8.5%
Institutions buying 263 232 111
Institutions selling 214 251 51
Buyers to sellers 1.23 0.92 2.18

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

LKQKMXDRVN
LKQ 1.00 0.33 0.25
KMX 0.33 1.00 0.18
DRVN 0.25 0.18 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LKQ, KMX and DRVN?

Carmax (KMX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Lkq (LKQ) $4.38B, Carmax (KMX) $7.44B, Driven Brands Holdings (DRVN) $1.92B.

Which stock is cheaper, LKQ, KMX and DRVN?

Lkq (LKQ) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Lkq (LKQ) 9.5x, Carmax (KMX) 25.5x, Driven Brands Holdings (DRVN) 11.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Lkq (LKQ) is cheapest (Lkq (LKQ) 6.9x, Carmax (KMX) 16.8x, Driven Brands Holdings (DRVN) 10.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Driven Brands Holdings (DRVN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Lkq (LKQ) +1.3%, Carmax (KMX) +4.8%, Driven Brands Holdings (DRVN) +7.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Driven Brands Holdings (DRVN) has the highest net margin (Lkq (LKQ) 3.4%, Carmax (KMX) 1.1%, Driven Brands Holdings (DRVN) 8.6%). On return on invested capital, Driven Brands Holdings (DRVN) leads (Lkq (LKQ) 6.3%, Carmax (KMX) 1.1%, Driven Brands Holdings (DRVN) 10.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Carmax (KMX) returned the most: Lkq (LKQ) -43.1%, Carmax (KMX) +19.6%, Driven Brands Holdings (DRVN) -24.3%. Over five years, Driven Brands Holdings (DRVN) compounded fastest (Lkq (LKQ) -20.9%/yr, Carmax (KMX) -18.5%/yr, Driven Brands Holdings (DRVN) -18.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Lkq (LKQ) has been the steadiest (Lkq (LKQ) 44.1%, Carmax (KMX) 54.7%, Driven Brands Holdings (DRVN) 55.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LKQ, KMX and DRVN?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Lkq (LKQ) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.