F
Ford Motor Company
F has the edge over LKQ overall, supported by stronger modeled upside and lower modeled downside.
LKQ
LKQ Corporation
LKQ trails on the overall score without a compensating advantage in the available component scores.
F Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Under pressure | |
| Strong |
F's balance sheet is currently strong, and its revenue is stable, but its profitability and cash flow are under pressure.
LKQ Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Strong |
LKQ's balance sheet is currently strong, and its revenue, profitability and cash flow are stable.
F PE Valuation
F has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
LKQ PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 9.2x | $19.71 | — |
| Cheap | 13x | $12.47 | -37% |
| Fair | 14x | $13.82 | -30% |
| Expensive | 18x | $17.41 | -12% |
| Current | 20x | $19.71 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
LKQ's PE is in its expensive range at 20x. On analysts' estimates for next year's earnings, today's price would be 9.2x, in its cheap range.
F Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong growth | |
| Stable | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
F has the edge over LKQ on the outlook, with more favorable earnings and profitability expectations.
LKQ Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Decline | |
| Stable | |
| Weakening | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect LKQ's earnings and profitability to decline, with its revenue holding steady. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
F Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.78 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$1.97 | -270% |
| Q2 2026 | -$1.87 | -340% |
| Q1 2026 | -$1.55 | -224% |
| Q4 2025 | -$2.06 | -241% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.16 | +32% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.78 | -19% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.25 | +29% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.46 | +35% |
F has swung to a loss: it lost $1.97 per share over the past year, after a profit the year before.
LKQ Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $2.15 | +117% |
| Q3 2026 | $0.99 | -63% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.79 | -34% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.01 | -25% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.35 | -10% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.70 | +1.1% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.73 | +0.4% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.68 | -13% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.62 | -25% |
LKQ has the edge over F on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
F Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $49.5B | -2% |
| Q2 2026 | $48.3B | -3.8% |
| Q1 2026 | $43.3B | +6.4% |
| Q4 2025 | $45.9B | -4.8% |
| Q3 2025 | $50.5B | +9.4% |
| Q2 2025 | $50.2B | +5% |
| Q1 2025 | $40.7B | -5% |
| Q4 2024 | $48.2B | +4.9% |
F has the edge over LKQ on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 2.9% | -0.1 points |
| Q2 2026 | 1.3% | +0.3 points |
| Q1 2026 | 5.4% | +4.6 points |
| Q4 2025 | -25% | -28 points |
| Q3 2025 | 3.1% | +1.2 points |
| Q2 2025 | 1% | -2.9 points |
| Q1 2025 | 0.8% | -2.1 points |
| Q4 2024 | 2.5% | +3.1 points |
F has the edge over LKQ on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
LKQ Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $3.3B | -5.1% |
| Q2 2026 | $3.4B | -6.4% |
| Q1 2026 | $3.5B | +0.2% |
| Q4 2025 | $3.3B | -1.3% |
| Q3 2025 | $3.5B | -2.4% |
| Q2 2025 | $3.6B | -1.9% |
| Q1 2025 | $3.5B | -6.5% |
| Q4 2024 | $3.4B | -4.1% |
LKQ's revenue grew through 2021 and has held roughly level since: $3.3B last quarter, down 5.1% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 1.6% | -6.2 points |
| Q2 2026 | 6.6% | -2 points |
| Q1 2026 | 6.3% | -2 points |
| Q4 2025 | 4.6% | -3.5 points |
| Q3 2025 | 7.8% | -0.8 points |
| Q2 2025 | 8.6% | -0.3 points |
| Q1 2025 | 8.3% | +0.5 points |
| Q4 2024 | 8.1% | +0.2 points |
LKQ's operating margin was 1.6% last quarter, down 6.2 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the bottom of its range since 2019.
F Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $3.1B | -40% |
| Q2 2026 | $2B | -54% |
| Q1 2026 | -$1.1B | -157% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.1B | +108% |
| Q3 2025 | $5.3B | +50% |
| Q2 2025 | $4.2B | +24% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.9B | +$2.6B |
| Q4 2024 | $530M | +169% |
F has the edge over LKQ on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
LKQ Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $372M | -3.9% |
| Q2 2026 | $60M | -75% |
| Q1 2026 | -$96M | -$39M |
| Q4 2025 | $274M | +84% |
| Q3 2025 | $387M | +13% |
| Q2 2025 | $243M | +83% |
| Q1 2025 | -$57M | -130% |
| Q4 2024 | $149M | +71% |
LKQ still generates free cash flow, though less than at its 2020 peak: $610M over the past year.
F Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +2.2% | +89M shares |
| 1 year | +0.7% | +28M shares |
| 3 years | +0.6% | +26M shares |
| 5 years | +1% | +40M shares |
| Available history | +1.8% | +72M shares |
F has 4.1B diluted shares, up 0.7% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | $311M |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | $150M |
F spent $311M buying back its own shares over the past year, up 107% from the year before.
LKQ Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.7% | -1.8M shares |
| 1 year | -1.7% | -4.4M shares |
| 3 years | -5.8% | -15.5M shares |
| 5 years | -14% | -42M shares |
| Available history | -19% | -58.1M shares |
LKQ has the edge over F on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $30M |
| Q2 2026 | $52M |
| Q1 2026 | $1M |
| Q4 2025 | $40M |
| Q3 2025 | $40M |
| Q2 2025 | $39M |
| Q1 2025 | $40M |
| Q4 2024 | $80M |
LKQ spent $123M buying back its own shares over the past year, down 38% from the year before.
F Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -2.5x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -2.1x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -2.0x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -3.4x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -2.4x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -2.2x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -1.8x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -1.8x | Net Cash |
F has the edge over LKQ on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
LKQ Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -0.1x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
LKQ has more cash than debt.
F Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 41.5 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 19.6 | Oversold |
F's weekly RSI is 41 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 20 (oversold).
LKQ Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 36.1 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 26.9 | Neutral |
LKQ's weekly RSI is 36 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 27 (neutral).
F PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | F | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 18x | — |
F has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
LKQ PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | LKQ | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 20x | 18x | 11% above |
| PE % | 91 | 47 | 44 pts above |
LKQ is trading at 20x earnings, a 11% premium to the Consumer Cyclical sector's median of 18x.
F Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $12.2 | 2.5% below |
| 20 week MA | $13.3 | 11% below |
| 50 week MA | $13.4 | 11% below |
| 100 week MA | $12.1 | 2% below |
| 200 week MA | $12.1 | 1.4% below |
F is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 1.4% below its 200-week average.
LKQ Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $20.7 | 5% below |
| 20 week MA | $23.3 | 15% below |
| 50 week MA | $27.3 | 28% below |
| 100 week MA | $31.7 | 38% below |
| 200 week MA | $40.0 | 51% below |
LKQ is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 51% below its 200-week average.
F Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $9.36 | $8.86 | -5.3% |
| 2021 | $8.86 | $20.3 | +129% |
| 2022 | $20.3 | $11.4 | -44% |
| 2023 | $11.4 | $12.2 | +7.3% |
| 2024 | $12.2 | $10.0 | -18% |
| 2025 | $10.0 | $13.3 | +33% |
| 2026 YTD | $13.3 | $11.9 | -11% |
F has the edge over LKQ on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
LKQ Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $35.9 | $36.3 | +1.1% |
| 2021 | $36.3 | $57.7 | +59% |
| 2022 | $57.7 | $53.6 | -7.1% |
| 2023 | $53.6 | $47.8 | -11% |
| 2024 | $47.8 | $36.9 | -23% |
| 2025 | $36.9 | $30.6 | -17% |
| 2026 YTD | $30.6 | $19.7 | -36% |
LKQ has finished four years in a row lower, and it's down 36% so far in 2026.