LKQ vs MNRO vs VVV Stock Comparison

Lkq, Monro and Valvoline Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LKQ Lkq Corp
$17.19 -26.0% 1M -44.5% 1Y
Market cap
$4.55B
P/E
9.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.69B
Div. yield
–
Consumer Goods Distributors Consumer Discretionary
5 wins
MNRO Monro, Inc.
$14.30 +6.7% 1M -20.9% 1Y
Market cap
$367.44M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Auto Parts Retail Consumer Discretionary
VVV Valvoline Inc
$31.76 +11.5% 1M -5.8% 1Y
Market cap
$4.13B
P/E
40.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.96B
Div. yield
–
Personal Services Consumer Discretionary
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Valvoline leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Valvoline 6, Lkq 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLKQMNROVVVLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.55B $367.44M $4.13B LKQ
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 9.9x — 40.7x LKQ
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 6.9x 119.2x 18.7x LKQ
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1.3% — +16.1% VVV
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.4% — 5.2% VVV
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.3% — 8.8% VVV
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.8x — 3.4x LKQ
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -44.5% -20.9% -5.8% VVV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -20.8%/yr -25.4%/yr -1.3%/yr VVV
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.1% 62.4% 34.6% VVV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 — 31/100 LKQ

Percentile Scorecard

LKQMNROVVV

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

AxisLKQMNROVVV
Valuation 85 #16 of 104 – 16 #28 of 33
Growth 11 #87 of 98 – 28 #22 of 30
Profitability 60 #39 of 96 – 74 #8 of 28
Financial Health 45 #61 of 110 35 #72 of 110 6 #35 of 37
Shareholder Returns 93 #6 of 71 96 #4 of 71 –
Overall 59 – 31
  • LKQ ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • MNRO ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • VVV ranked among 39 companies in Consumer Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodLKQMNROVVVSPY
1 month -26.0%+6.7%+11.5% +0.9%
3 months -34.9%+7.8%-19.9% +5.9%
6 months -43.9%-14.6%-1.7% +8.5%
Year to date -43.1%-28.6%+9.3% +13.3%
1 year -44.5%-20.9%-5.8% +12.4%
3 years -60.5%-45.0%+6.0% +88.1%
3 years, per year -26.7%-18.1%+2.0% +23.5%
5 years -68.8%-76.8%-6.5% +68.2%
5 years, per year -20.8%-25.4%-1.3% +11.0%
10 years -46.5%-74.3%+54.2% +263.4%
10 years, per year -6.1%-12.7%+4.4% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureLKQMNROVVVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.1%62.4%34.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 53.0%70.6%33.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.601.940.57 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.01-0.34-0.17 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -71.5%-82.5%-44.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -50.6%-39.9%-21.2% -0.9%
52-week high $34.80$23.81$40.28 $779.14
52-week low $17.10$11.27$26.62 $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.

MultipleLKQMNROVVV
P/E now vs peer median 9.5xmedian 16.7x —median 16.7x 40.0xmedian 14.9x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 0.4x —median 0.4x 2.1xmedian 1.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.2xmedian 9.2x —median 9.2x 12.6xmedian 9.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.0xmedian 16.0x —median 16.0x 28.8xmedian 14.5x
P/B now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 1.6x 0.7xmedian 1.6x 9.7xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median -0.44median 0.73 —median 0.73 -0.71median 0.35

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 monthsLKQMNROVVV
Revenue $13.69B – $1.96B
Gross profit $5.25B – $751.90M
Operating income $869.00M – $301.00M
Net income $461.00M – $101.50M
Free cash flow $625.00M – $140.50M
EPS (diluted) $1.81 – $0.79
Cash & equivalents $301.00M $14.63M $84.20M
Total debt $3.93B $387.59M $1.60B
Shares (diluted) 254.70M 31.40M 128.40M
Enterprise value $3.30B $329.63M $3.84B

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
MetricLKQMNROVVV
P/E 9.5x – 40.0x
P/FCF 7.0x – 28.8x
P/Operating cash flow 5.3x – 9.8x
P/S 0.3x – 2.1x
P/B 0.7x 0.7x 9.7x
P/Tangible book 0.8x 0.7x 9.7x
EV/EBITDA 6.2x – 12.6x
EV/EBIT 9.2x – 18.5x
EV/Revenue 0.6x – 2.8x
EV/FCF 12.8x – 39.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.7x – 13.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.44 – -0.71

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLKQMNROVVV
Revenue growth (1Y) 1.3% – 16.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.0% – 12.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -0.5% – 15.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -0.2% – 12.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) -22.7% – -31.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -15.2% – 7.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -35.2% – -63.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -23.0% – -59.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -34.2% – -63.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -21.6% – -56.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -13.0% – 40.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -12.1% – 6.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -7.5% – 129.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -13.2% – -7.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLKQMNROVVV
Gross margin 38.3% – 38.3%
EBITDA margin 9.4% – 22.6%
Operating margin 6.3% – 15.3%
Pretax margin 4.9% – 9.0%
Net margin 3.4% – 5.2%
FCF margin 4.6% – 7.2%
Operating cash flow margin 6.0% – 21.0%
Return on equity 7.1% – 26.4%
Return on assets 3.1% – 2.9%
Return on invested capital 6.3% – 8.8%
Return on capital employed 7.4% – 9.9%
Asset turnover 0.9x – 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x – 4.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% – 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLKQMNROVVV
Debt / assets 26.2% 6.2% 46.0%
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.2x 3.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.8x – 3.4x
Debt / FCF 6.3x – 11.4x
Liabilities / assets 56.9% 62.3% 88.0%
Equity / assets 43.1% 37.7% 12.0%
Interest coverage 4.0x – –
Current ratio 1.6x 0.5x 0.7x
Quick ratio 0.5x 0.1x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.0x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 2.31 – 1.74

Shareholder Returns

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

ConsensusLKQMNROVVV
Forward P/E 6.9xFY2026 119.2xFY2026 18.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.50FY2026 $0.12FY2026 $1.70FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -16.9%FY2026 -71.4%FY2026 +6.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +19.2% +275.0% +10.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $12.80BFY2026 $1.18BFY2026 $1.98BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -6.2%FY2026 +1.9%FY2026 +16.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +12.8% -2.6% +23.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLKQMNROVVV
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 533 182 450
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.5% -7.2% -0.1%
Institutions buying 263 96 234
Institutions selling 214 65 143
Buyers to sellers 1.23 1.48 1.64

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.

LKQMNROVVV
LKQ 1.00 0.32 0.45
MNRO 0.32 1.00 0.42
VVV 0.45 0.42 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LKQ, MNRO and VVV?

Lkq (LKQ) is the largest by market capitalisation: Lkq (LKQ) $4.55B, Monro (MNRO) $367.44M, Valvoline (VVV) $4.13B.

Which stock is cheaper, LKQ, MNRO and VVV?

Lkq (LKQ) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Lkq (LKQ) 9.9x, Valvoline (VVV) 40.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Lkq (LKQ) is cheapest (Lkq (LKQ) 6.9x, Monro (MNRO) 119.2x, Valvoline (VVV) 18.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Valvoline (VVV) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Lkq (LKQ) +1.3%, Valvoline (VVV) +16.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Valvoline (VVV) has the highest net margin (Lkq (LKQ) 3.4%, Valvoline (VVV) 5.2%). On return on invested capital, Valvoline (VVV) leads (Lkq (LKQ) 6.3%, Valvoline (VVV) 8.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Valvoline (VVV) returned the most: Lkq (LKQ) -44.5%, Monro (MNRO) -20.9%, Valvoline (VVV) -5.8%. Over five years, Valvoline (VVV) compounded fastest (Lkq (LKQ) -20.8%/yr, Monro (MNRO) -25.4%/yr, Valvoline (VVV) -1.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Valvoline (VVV) has been the steadiest (Lkq (LKQ) 44.1%, Monro (MNRO) 62.4%, Valvoline (VVV) 34.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Valvoline (VVV) leads on 6. 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.