LKQ FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A #5 of 19 in industry

Lkq Corp CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $8.8M in FY2025 against median worker pay of $48,190 · Wholesale — Durable Goods.

Wholesale — Durable Goods peers All rankings
State
DE
Filing date
2026-03-24
Industry
Wholesale — Durable Goods
Industry rank
#5/19

Data updated August 2026

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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
182:1
High (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$8.8M
Median worker
$48,190

Answer first

Lkq Corp's FY2025 CEO total of $8.8M ranks #613 of 1,423 complete filings; its 182:1 pay ratio ranks #350. Dollar rank is not ratio rank.

According to the same FY2025 complete-filing cohort used on the rankings boards (CEO total, median worker, and ratio all present). Median worker pay is $48,190. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-50 peer cohort (# 5 of 19, 79th percentile - top quartile of industry peers by pay ratio). Figures come from Section 953(b) Dodd-Frank DEF 14A disclosures - not estimates. View all Wholesale — Durable Goods companies.

Dollar rank
#613
$8.8M of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#350
182:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
79th
top quartile of industry peers by pay ratio

How Lkq Corp ranks nationally

Lkq Corp CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

Total CEO compensation, the full national distribution, this company marked

$8,767,864 Top 43% higher than 57% of 1,423 companies

$0–$2,500,000: 304 companies (21%). Below this entry. $2,500,000–$5,000,000: 182 companies (13%). Below this entry. $5,000,000–$7,500,000: 208 companies (15%). Below this entry. $7,500,000–$10,000,000: 192 companies (13%). This entry sits in this band. $10,000,000–$12,500,000: 139 companies (10%). Above this entry. $12,500,000–$15,000,000: 91 companies (6%). Above this entry. $15,000,000–$17,500,000: 88 companies (6%). Above this entry. $17,500,000–$20,000,000: 54 companies (4%). Above this entry. $20,000,000–$22,500,000: 24 companies (2%). Above this entry. $22,500,000–$25,000,000: 34 companies (2%). Above this entry. $25,000,000–$27,500,000: 24 companies (2%). Above this entry. $27,500,000–$30,000,000: 16 companies (1%). Above this entry. $30,000,000–$32,500,000: 10 companies (1%). Above this entry. $32,500,000–$35,000,000: 7 companies (0%). Above this entry. $35,000,000–$37,500,000: 9 companies (1%). Above this entry. $37,500,000–$40,000,000: 6 companies (0%). Above this entry. $40,000,000–$42,500,000: 1 companies (0%). Above this entry. $42,500,000–$45,000,000: 1 companies (0%). Above this entry. $45,000,000–$47,500,000: 6 companies (0%). Above this entry. $47,500,000–$50,000,000: 27 companies (2%). Above this entry. This company $0 $50M+ every complete-filing company, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $2500K-wide band; taller bars hold more companies. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source SEC DEF 14A Section 953(b) disclosures, PlainCEOPay extract · FY2025

Lkq Corp vs. Wholesale — Durable Goods peers

CEO total pay ($8.8M) against pay ratio (182:1) for Lkq Corp (marked) and its 5 closest same-industry peers, against the Wholesale — Durable Goods industry median on both axes.

Pay + gap both highContained pay, wide gapHigh pay, contained gapBelow peer norms on both7206751.58830893.31045503512079176.813703318.5105.3:1136.4:1167.5:1198.6:1229.7:1CEO total payPay ratio (CEO : median worker)Lkq Corp, CEO total pay: 8767864 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 182:1Lkq CorpReliance, Inc., CEO total pay: 13408020 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 180:1Reliance, Inc.Wesco International Inc, CEO total pay: 12308746 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 176:1Wesco International IncW.w. Grainger, Inc., CEO total pay: 11671576 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 172:1W.w. Grainger, Inc.Ingram Micro Holding Corp, CEO total pay: 9665531 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 224:1Ingram Micro Holding CorpCore & Main, Inc., CEO total pay: 9389600 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 121:1Core & Main, Inc.
Lkq Corp vs. Wholesale — Durable Goods peers, plotted against the industry's $7.5M median CEO total and 111:1 median pay ratio.

Ratio bands among Wholesale — Durable Goods peers

Exclusive CEO-to-median-worker bands across 19 complete latest-FY filings in SIC 50. Segments sum to the peer set, not this company's compensation pillar.

CEO Compensation Breakdown, FY2025

A component-level pay breakdown is not reported in Lkq Corp's structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

Filing-year trail · Lkq Corp

Complete DEF 14A pay-ratio filings for this CIK across FY2021–2025. Year-over-year deltas compare adjacent filing years only; incomplete dollar rows are omitted (same completeness gate as the hero figures).

Latest ratio
182:1
FY2025
vs prior FY
+81:1
from FY2024 101:1
CEO $ YoY
+95%
$8.8M latest
Filings shown
5
FY2021–2025
Lkq Corp CEO total compensation, median worker pay, and pay ratio by fiscal year from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A.
FY CEO pay Δ pay Median worker Pay ratio Δ ratio
2021 $9.4M - $38,982 242:1 -
2022 $10.7M +14% $34,099 315:1 +73:1
2023 $12.2M +13% $41,841 291:1 -24:1
2024 $4.5M -63% $44,406 101:1 -190:1
2025 $8.8M +95% $48,190 182:1 +81:1

Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 1065696, FY2021–2025. Adjacent-year deltas only.

Industry Comparison - Wholesale — Durable Goods

This Company's Ratio
182:1
Industry Median Ratio
111:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$7.5M
This CEO's Pay
$8.8M
Companies in Industry
19
vs. Industry Median
Above
#5 of 19 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in Wholesale — Durable Goods →

Lkq Corp: STEEP · HEAVY pay ratio

Lkq Corp's FY2025 ratio 182:1 ranks #5 of 19 Wholesale — Durable Goods filers (79th percentile). the CEO earned 182× the median employee ($48,190) in FY2025.

Median employee $48,190 (PAR-MED); STEEP · HEAVY stamps put about 182 median-wage years per CEO year.

CEO Total Pay

$8.8M

FY2025 Summary Compensation, above median

Pay Ratio

182:1

Elevated vs. peers

Lkq Corp in the higher Wholesale — Durable Goods third

Lkq Corp's FY2025 ratio 182:1 ranks #5 of 19 Wholesale — Durable Goods filers (79th percentile). The structured pay-ratio disclosure reports the total without line-item components. Wholesale — Durable Goods (SIC 50) median ratio is 111:1 across 19 FY2025 filers; Lkq Corp's $8.8M CEO total is above the $7.5M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #613 and ratio rank #350 split - treat 182:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Wholesale — Durable Goods peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$8.8M
Median Employee Pay
$48,190
Pay Ratio
182:1
Filing Date
2026-03-24

Company Info

Ticker
LKQ
CIK
1065696
Industry
Wholesale — Durable Goods
SIC Code
5010
State
DE
View SEC filings →
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 1065696, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Lkq Corp's FY2025 ratio 182:1 ranks #5 of 19 Wholesale — Durable Goods filers (79th percentile).

Read with Lkq Corp

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peers first, then a SIC pole and a stamp-branched guide - not a fixed Related strip. This page stamps STEEP · HEAVY · PAR-MED.

Penske Automotive Group, Inc. · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $8.8M (Δ $3K heavier vs Lkq Corp); MID · PAR-MED vs this page's STEEP · HEAVY · PAR-MED.
Loews Corp · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $8.8M (Δ $15K lighter vs Lkq Corp); MID · HIGH-MED vs this page's STEEP · HEAVY · PAR-MED.
Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $8.8M (Δ $19K heavier vs Lkq Corp); MID · HIGH-MED vs this page's STEEP · HEAVY · PAR-MED.
Umb Financial Corp · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $8.7M (Δ $22K lighter vs Lkq Corp); MID · HIGH-MED vs this page's STEEP · HEAVY · PAR-MED.
Reliance, Inc. (SIC 50 pole)

Reliance, Inc. stamps STEEP · HEAVY nearest in-SIC by ABS(pay_ratio) to Lkq Corp's STEEP filing.
National dual ranks · #613/#350

Lkq Corp's FY2025 package sits #613 by CEO dollars and #350 by ratio under HEAVY · STEEP.
Comp structure · HEAVY

Lkq Corp's HEAVY CEO total is equity-sensitive - read what grant-date fair value does and does not mean.
Data sourced from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for Lkq Corp (CIK 1065696), FY2025. See our methodology. Aggregated by PlainCEOPay as of August 2026.

Data currency: Executive compensation from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A proxy statements through fiscal year 2025, compiled and last refreshed August 2026. See our methodology for source dates and refresh cadence. Spot a figure that looks wrong? Report a correction.