LKQ vs MNRO vs AAP Stock Comparison

Lkq, Monro and Advance Auto Parts Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LKQ Lkq Corp
$17.19 -26.0% 1M -44.5% 1Y
Market cap
$4.36B
P/E
9.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.69B
Div. yield
6.98%
Consumer Goods Distributors Consumer Discretionary
9 wins
MNRO Monro, Inc.
$14.30 +6.7% 1M -20.9% 1Y
Market cap
$429.28M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
7.83%
Auto Parts Retail Consumer Discretionary
1 win
AAP Advance Auto Parts Inc
$45.58 +14.6% 1M -20.0% 1Y
Market cap
$2.73B
P/E
36.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.02B
Div. yield
2.19%
Auto Parts Retail Consumer Discretionary
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Lkq leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (Lkq 9, Monro 1, Advance Auto Parts 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLKQMNROAAPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.36B $429.28M $2.73B LKQ
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 9.5x — 36.6x LKQ
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 6.9x 119.2x 14.9x LKQ
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1.3% — -8.2% LKQ
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.4% — 0.9% LKQ
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.3% — 2.9% LKQ
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.8x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 6.98% 7.83% 2.19% MNRO
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -44.5% -20.9% -20.0% AAP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -20.8%/yr -25.4%/yr -27.4%/yr LKQ
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.1% 62.4% 59.1% LKQ
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 — 43/100 LKQ

Percentile Scorecard

LKQMNROAAP

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

AxisLKQMNROAAP
Valuation 85 #16 of 104 – 69 #33 of 104
Growth 11 #87 of 98 – 38 #61 of 98
Profitability 60 #39 of 96 – 34 #64 of 96
Financial Health 45 #61 of 110 35 #72 of 110 42 #64 of 110
Shareholder Returns 93 #6 of 71 96 #4 of 71 30 #50 of 71
Overall 59 – 43
  • LKQ ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • MNRO ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • AAP ranked among 115 companies in Retail

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodLKQMNROAAPSPY
1 month -26.0%+6.7%+14.6% +0.9%
3 months -34.9%+7.8%-22.0% +5.9%
6 months -43.9%-14.6%-18.3% +8.5%
Year to date -43.1%-28.6%+16.0% +13.3%
1 year -44.5%-20.9%-20.0% +12.4%
3 years -60.5%-45.0%-8.7% +88.1%
3 years, per year -26.7%-18.1%-3.0% +23.5%
5 years -68.8%-76.8%-79.8% +68.2%
5 years, per year -20.8%-25.4%-27.4% +11.0%
10 years -46.5%-74.3%-67.5% +263.4%
10 years, per year -6.1%-12.7%-10.6% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureLKQMNROAAPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.1%62.4%59.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 53.0%70.6%62.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.601.941.17 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.01-0.34-0.34 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -71.5%-82.5%-87.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -50.6%-39.9%-27.7% -0.9%
52-week high $34.80$23.81$63.05 $779.14
52-week low $17.10$11.27$38.68 $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.

MultipleLKQMNROAAP
P/E now vs peer median 9.5xmedian 16.7x —median 16.7x 36.6xmedian 16.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 0.4x —median 0.4x 0.3xmedian 0.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.2xmedian 9.2x —median 9.2x —median 9.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.0xmedian 16.0x —median 16.0x —median 16.0x
P/B now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 1.6x 0.7xmedian 1.6x 1.2xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median -0.44median 0.73 —median 0.73 -0.94median 0.73

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 monthsLKQMNROAAP
Revenue $13.69B – $8.02B
Gross profit $5.25B – $3.55B
Operating income $869.00M – $189.00M
Net income $461.00M – $75.00M
Free cash flow $625.00M – –
EPS (diluted) $1.81 – $1.23
Cash & equivalents $301.00M $14.63M $3.12B
Total debt $3.93B $387.59M $3.39B
Shares (diluted) 254.70M 31.40M 61.00M
Enterprise value $3.14B $391.47M -$8.34B

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
MetricLKQMNROAAP
P/E 9.5x – 36.6x
P/FCF 7.0x – –
P/Operating cash flow 5.3x – –
P/S 0.3x – 0.3x
P/B 0.7x 0.7x 1.2x
P/Tangible book 0.8x 0.7x 1.5x
EV/EBITDA 6.2x – –
EV/EBIT 9.2x – 15.9x
EV/Revenue 0.6x – 0.4x
EV/FCF 12.8x – –
EV/Operating cash flow 9.7x – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.44 – -0.94

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLKQMNROAAP
Revenue growth (1Y) 1.3% – -8.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.0% – -4.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -0.5% – 9.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -0.2% – -5.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) -22.7% – 120.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -15.2% – -19.4%
Net income growth (1Y) -35.2% – 119.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -23.0% – -38.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -34.2% – 119.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -21.6% – -38.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -13.0% – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -12.1% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -7.5% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -13.2% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLKQMNROAAP
Gross margin 38.3% – 44.2%
EBITDA margin 9.4% – –
Operating margin 6.3% – 2.4%
Pretax margin 4.9% – 1.4%
Net margin 3.4% – 0.9%
FCF margin 4.6% – –
Operating cash flow margin 6.0% – –
Return on equity 7.1% – 3.4%
Return on assets 3.1% – 0.6%
Return on invested capital 6.3% – 2.9%
Return on capital employed 7.4% – 2.5%
Asset turnover 0.9x – 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x – –
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% – 0.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLKQMNROAAP
Debt / assets 26.2% 6.2% 28.2%
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.2x 1.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.8x – –
Debt / FCF 6.3x – –
Liabilities / assets 56.9% 62.3% 81.2%
Equity / assets 43.1% 37.7% 18.8%
Interest coverage 4.0x – –
Current ratio 1.6x 0.5x 1.7x
Quick ratio 0.5x 0.1x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.0x 0.7x
Altman Z-score 2.31 – 1.70

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLKQMNROAAP
Dividend yield 7.0% 7.8% 2.2%
Net buyback yield 3.1% – –
Shareholder yield 10.0% 7.8% 2.2%
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.

ConsensusLKQMNROAAP
Forward P/E 6.9xFY2026 119.2xFY2026 14.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.50FY2026 $0.12FY2026 $3.06FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -16.9%FY2026 -71.4%FY2026 +35.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +19.2% +275.0% +21.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $12.80BFY2026 $1.18BFY2026 $8.71BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -6.2%FY2026 +1.9%FY2026 +1.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +12.8% -2.6% +3.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLKQMNROAAP
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 533 182 374
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.5% -7.2% +1.8%
Institutions buying 263 96 199
Institutions selling 214 65 110
Buyers to sellers 1.23 1.48 1.81

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.

LKQMNROAAP
LKQ 1.00 0.32 0.29
MNRO 0.32 1.00 0.33
AAP 0.29 0.33 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LKQ, MNRO and AAP?

Lkq (LKQ) is the largest by market capitalisation: Lkq (LKQ) $4.36B, Monro (MNRO) $429.28M, Advance Auto Parts (AAP) $2.73B.

Which stock is cheaper, LKQ, MNRO and AAP?

Lkq (LKQ) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Lkq (LKQ) 9.5x, Advance Auto Parts (AAP) 36.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Lkq (LKQ) is cheapest (Lkq (LKQ) 6.9x, Monro (MNRO) 119.2x, Advance Auto Parts (AAP) 14.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Lkq (LKQ) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Lkq (LKQ) +1.3%, Advance Auto Parts (AAP) -8.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Lkq (LKQ) has the highest net margin (Lkq (LKQ) 3.4%, Advance Auto Parts (AAP) 0.9%). On return on invested capital, Lkq (LKQ) leads (Lkq (LKQ) 6.3%, Advance Auto Parts (AAP) 2.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Advance Auto Parts (AAP) returned the most: Lkq (LKQ) -44.5%, Monro (MNRO) -20.9%, Advance Auto Parts (AAP) -20.0%. Over five years, Lkq (LKQ) compounded fastest (Lkq (LKQ) -20.8%/yr, Monro (MNRO) -25.4%/yr, Advance Auto Parts (AAP) -27.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Monro (MNRO) has the highest dividend yield: Lkq (LKQ) 6.98%, Monro (MNRO) 7.83%, Advance Auto Parts (AAP) 2.19%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Lkq (LKQ) has been the steadiest (Lkq (LKQ) 44.1%, Monro (MNRO) 62.4%, Advance Auto Parts (AAP) 59.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LKQ, MNRO and AAP?

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 9. 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.