LKQ vs QSR vs KMX Stock Comparison

Lkq, Restaurant Brands International and Carmax Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
4 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
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Restaurant Brands International leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Restaurant Brands International 6, Lkq 4, Carmax 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLKQQSRKMXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.38B $25.94B $7.44B QSR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 9.5x 20.4x 25.5x LKQ
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 6.9x 19.0x 16.8x LKQ
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1.3% +6.5% +4.8% QSR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.4% 13.1% 1.1% QSR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.3% 12.1% 1.1% QSR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.8x 4.2x 20.4x LKQ
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -43.1% +11.7% +19.6% KMX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -20.9%/yr +4.0%/yr -18.5%/yr QSR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.1% 24.9% 54.7% QSR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 52/100 49/100 LKQ

Percentile Scorecard

LKQQSRKMX

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

AxisLKQQSRKMX
Valuation 85 #16 of 104 39 #31 of 50 69 #33 of 104
Growth 11 #88 of 99 63 #18 of 47 41 #59 of 99
Profitability 62 #38 of 99 67 #16 of 46 34 #66 of 99
Financial Health 47 #60 of 113 30 #36 of 51 21 #89 of 113
Shareholder Returns 92 #7 of 73 59 #14 of 33 78 #17 of 73
Overall 60 52 49
  • LKQ ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • QSR ranked among 53 companies in Restaurants
  • KMX ranked among 115 companies in Retail

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodLKQQSRKMXSPY
1 month -25.7%+5.2%-10.3% -1.0%
3 months -32.5%+4.0%-11.6% +2.9%
6 months -44.9%-6.8%+34.7% +6.4%
Year to date -42.3%+10.4%+33.4% +11.4%
1 year -43.1%+11.7%+19.6% +13.1%
3 years -63.1%+12.5%-16.9% +79.4%
3 years, per year -28.3%+4.0%-6.0% +21.5%
5 years -69.1%+21.6%-64.1% +67.7%
5 years, per year -20.9%+4.0%-18.5% +10.9%
10 years -47.0%+60.3%+3.0% +255.2%
10 years, per year -6.2%+4.8%+0.3% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureLKQQSRKMXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.1%24.9%54.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 53.2%25.6%65.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.620.051.24 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.980.470.36 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -71.0%-27.5%-80.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -49.9%-7.7%-19.7% -2.5%
52-week high $34.80$81.67$64.22 $779.14
52-week low $17.42$65.69$30.88 $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.

MultipleLKQQSRKMX
P/E now vs peer median 9.6xmedian 16.7x 20.6xmedian 20.6x 25.0xmedian 16.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 0.5x 2.7xmedian 1.1x 0.3xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.3xmedian 9.1x 13.1xmedian 13.3x 30.0xmedian 9.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.1xmedian 16.6x 16.1xmedian 17.3x 6.4xmedian 16.6x
P/B now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 1.7x 4.9xmedian 3.1x 1.2xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median -0.44median 0.73 2.73median 1.04 -2.42median 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 monthsLKQQSRKMX
Revenue $13.69B $9.70B $27.63B
Gross profit $5.25B $5.24B $2.85B
Operating income $869.00M $2.61B $392.76M
Net income $461.00M $1.70B $292.45M
Free cash flow $625.00M $1.63B $1.15B
EPS (diluted) $1.81 $2.77 $2.05
Cash & equivalents $301.00M $1.06B $170.53M
Total debt $3.93B $13.29B $15.71B
Shares (diluted) 254.70M 460.00M 142.45M
Enterprise value $3.14B $21.50B $6.81B

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
MetricLKQQSRKMX
P/E 9.6x 20.6x 25.0x
P/FCF 7.1x 16.1x 6.4x
P/Operating cash flow 5.4x 13.8x 4.6x
P/S 0.3x 2.7x 0.3x
P/B 0.7x 4.9x 1.2x
P/Tangible book 0.8x -4.7x 1.2x
EV/EBITDA 6.3x 13.1x 30.0x
EV/EBIT 9.3x 14.8x 58.2x
EV/Revenue 0.6x 4.0x 0.8x
EV/FCF 12.9x 23.6x 19.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.8x 20.2x 14.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.44 2.73 -2.42

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLKQQSRKMX
Revenue growth (1Y) 1.3% 6.5% 4.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.0% 12.7% 0.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -0.5% 5.1% -3.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -0.2% 6.1% 1.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) -22.7% 22.3% -23.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -15.2% 11.0% 0.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -35.2% 41.5% -43.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -23.0% 4.4% -13.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -34.2% 47.2% -41.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -21.6% 7.5% -10.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -13.0% 19.9% 32.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -12.1% 13.3% 29.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -7.5% 20.5% 67.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -13.2% 11.2% 53.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLKQQSRKMX
Gross margin 38.3% 54.0% 10.3%
EBITDA margin 9.4% 30.3% 2.8%
Operating margin 6.3% 26.9% 1.4%
Pretax margin 4.9% 21.7% 1.6%
Net margin 3.4% 13.1% 1.1%
FCF margin 4.6% 16.8% 4.1%
Operating cash flow margin 6.0% 19.6% 5.8%
Return on equity 7.1% 31.8% 4.7%
Return on assets 3.1% 6.8% 1.1%
Return on invested capital 6.3% 12.1% 1.1%
Return on capital employed 7.4% 11.5% 1.6%
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.4x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 1.1x 5.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% 1.4% 0.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLKQQSRKMX
Debt / assets 26.2% 53.1% 60.3%
Debt / equity 0.6x 2.5x 2.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.8x 4.2x 20.4x
Debt / FCF 6.3x 8.1x 13.7x
Liabilities / assets 56.9% 78.4% 75.8%
Equity / assets 43.1% 21.6% 24.2%
Interest coverage 4.0x – 3.3x
Current ratio 1.6x 1.0x 2.3x
Quick ratio 0.5x 0.8x 0.2x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.5x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 2.31 1.66 1.70

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLKQQSRKMX
Dividend yield 6.9% 3.4% –
Net buyback yield 3.0% 0.5% 3.6%
Shareholder yield 9.9% 3.9% 3.6%
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.

ConsensusLKQQSRKMX
Forward P/E 6.9xFY2026 19.0xFY2026 16.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.52FY2026 $3.96FY2026 $3.06FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -16.3%FY2026 +7.3%FY2026 +5.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +18.7% +8.3% +21.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $12.81BFY2026 $10.27BFY2026 $29.97BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -6.1%FY2026 +8.9%FY2026 +15.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +12.7% -10.0% +0.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLKQQSRKMX
Held by institutions 100.0% 92.2% 100.0%
Institutions holding 533 575 557
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.5% +6.5% -2.9%
Institutions buying 263 319 232
Institutions selling 214 165 251
Buyers to sellers 1.23 1.93 0.92

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.

LKQQSRKMX
LKQ 1.00 0.28 0.33
QSR 0.28 1.00 0.20
KMX 0.33 0.20 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LKQ, QSR and KMX?

Restaurant Brands International (QSR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Lkq (LKQ) $4.38B, Restaurant Brands International (QSR) $25.94B, Carmax (KMX) $7.44B.

Which stock is cheaper, LKQ, QSR and KMX?

Lkq (LKQ) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Lkq (LKQ) 9.5x, Restaurant Brands International (QSR) 20.4x, Carmax (KMX) 25.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Lkq (LKQ) is cheapest (Lkq (LKQ) 6.9x, Restaurant Brands International (QSR) 19.0x, Carmax (KMX) 16.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Restaurant Brands International (QSR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Lkq (LKQ) +1.3%, Restaurant Brands International (QSR) +6.5%, Carmax (KMX) +4.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Restaurant Brands International (QSR) has the highest net margin (Lkq (LKQ) 3.4%, Restaurant Brands International (QSR) 13.1%, Carmax (KMX) 1.1%). On return on invested capital, Restaurant Brands International (QSR) leads (Lkq (LKQ) 6.3%, Restaurant Brands International (QSR) 12.1%, Carmax (KMX) 1.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Carmax (KMX) returned the most: Lkq (LKQ) -43.1%, Restaurant Brands International (QSR) +11.7%, Carmax (KMX) +19.6%. Over five years, Restaurant Brands International (QSR) compounded fastest (Lkq (LKQ) -20.9%/yr, Restaurant Brands International (QSR) +4.0%/yr, Carmax (KMX) -18.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Restaurant Brands International (QSR) has been the steadiest (Lkq (LKQ) 44.1%, Restaurant Brands International (QSR) 24.9%, Carmax (KMX) 54.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Restaurant Brands International (QSR) 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.