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LKQ Corp Executive Compensation (FY25)

LKQ · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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Justin Jude
Latest say-on-pay support
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May 6, 2026
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee
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Data as of November 4, 2026Latest filing (8-K): May 8, 2026
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What changed from fiscal 2024 to fiscal 2025
The figures that moved, and by how much. Analysis of these figures is part of the Velarion platform.
Chief executive total compensation — Justin Jude: $4,501,186 → $8,767,864 (94.8% higher)
Say-on-pay support: 94.7% → 97.1% (2.4 points higher)
CEO pay ratio: 101:1 → 182:1 (80.2% higher)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is LKQ Corp's chief executive and what were they paid?
Justin Jude was paid $8,767,864 in total compensation as President and Chief Executive Officer for fiscal 2025. Compared with the $4,501,186 reported for fiscal 2024, Jude's total was 94.8% higher.
What was LKQ Corp's say-on-pay result?
Shareholders supported the say-on-pay proposal with 97.1% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held May 6, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in LKQ Corp's peer group?
The disclosed peer group includes Adient plc, Advance Auto Parts, Inc., Aptiv Plc., AutoZone, Inc. and Beacon Roofing Supply, among others.
What is LKQ Corp's chief executive pay ratio?
For fiscal 2025, the company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 182:1, against median employee compensation of $48,190.

Executive compensation

Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2022
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Dominick Zarcone
President and CEO
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Varun Laroyia
EVP and CEO and Managing Director, LKQ Europe
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Justin Jude
SVP of Operations - Wholesale Parts Division
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Walter Hanley
SVP - Development
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Rick Galloway
SVP and CFO
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Dominick Zarcone
President and CEO
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Varun Laroyia
EVP and CEO and Managing Director, LKQ Europe
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Justin Jude
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Walter Hanley
SVP - Development
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Rick Galloway
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Matthew McKay
Senior Vice President - General Counsel & Corporate Secretary
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Dominick Zarcone
Former President and Chief Executive Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Justin Jude
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Andy Hamilton
Senior Vice President & President and Managing Director of LKQ Europe
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Rick Galloway
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
John Meyne
Senior Vice President & President of Wholesale - North America
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Matthew McKay
Senior Vice President - General Counsel & Corporate Secretary
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Justin Jude
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Rick Galloway
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Andy Hamilton
Senior Vice President and President and Managing Director of LKQ Europe
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Matthew McKay
Senior Vice President - General Counsel & Corporate Secretary
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
John Meyne
Senior Vice President & President of North America
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. A negative change in pension value is shown but, as the company reports it, not included in the total.

Equity awards granted

Individual awards as disclosed: type, date, unit counts at each level, and grant date value.
Fiscal 2025
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
Andy HamiltonPSU◇—◇———◇
Andy HamiltonPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
John MeynePSU◇—◇———◇
John MeynePSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Justin JudePSU◇—◇———◇
Justin JudePSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Matthew McKayPSU◇—◇———◇
Matthew McKayPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Rick GallowayPSU◇—◇———◇
Rick GallowayPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Fiscal 2023 are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. Threshold, target and maximum apply only to performance awards and are never shown for time-based or option awards.

Outstanding awards

Awards still held at fiscal year end.
As disclosed at fiscal 2025 year end
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
Justin JudeRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Andy HamiltonRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Rick GallowayRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
John MeyneRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Matthew McKayRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Guhan Subramanian
◇◇————◇
John W. Mendel
Board chair
◇◇————◇
Andrew C. Clarke
◇◇————◇
Jody G. Miller
◇◇————◇
Meg A. Divitto
◇◇————◇
Xavier Urbain
◇◇————◇
Patrick Berard
◇◇————◇
James S. Metcalf
◇◇————◇
Michael Powell
◇◇————◇
Sue Gove
◇◇————◇
Blythe J. McGarvie
◇—————◇
Dominick Zarcone
◇—————◇
Justin Jude served on the board in fiscal 2025 and received no compensation for board service. Executive directors are typically paid through their executive roles, shown above.
Earlier years are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director fee schedule

The standing retainers and premiums the board pays, as published.
Board cash retainer◇
Board equity retainer◇
Total board retainer◇
Board chair premium◇
Audit committee chair◇
Audit committee member◇
Compensation committee chair◇
Compensation committee member◇
Nominating and governance chair◇
Nominating and governance member◇

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
  • Adient plc ADNT
  • Advance Auto Parts, Inc. AAP
  • Aptiv Plc. APTV
  • AutoZone, Inc. AZO
  • Beacon Roofing Supply symbol not shown
  • BorgWarner Inc. BWA
  • CDW Corp CDW
  • Dana Incorporated DAN
  • Fastenal Company FAST
  • Genuine Parts Company GPC
  • Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company GT
  • Lear Corp. LEA
  • O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. ORLY
  • Republic Services, Inc. RSG
  • United Rentals, Inc. URI
  • W.W. Grainger Inc. GWW
  • Watsco, Inc. WSO
  • WESCO International, Inc. WCC

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025May 6, 2026=◇◇◇
2024May 7, 2025=◇◇◇
2023May 7, 2024=◇◇◇
2022May 9, 2023=◇◇◇
2021May 10, 2022=◇◇◇
2020May 11, 2021=◇◇◇
2019May 12, 2020=◇◇◇
2018May 6, 2019=◇◇◇
2017May 7, 2018=◇◇◇
2016May 8, 2017=◇◇◇
2015May 2, 2016=◇◇◇

Chief executive pay ratio

As calculated and reported by the company.
Ratio
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Median employee compensation
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Chief executive total compensation
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Citations

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261 figures on this page: 250 cited to the filing that reported them, 11 calculated from figures it prints.
250 cited to the filing
11 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001065696-26-000036
  2. 0001065696-26-000026
    2025 Director Compensation Table · CEO Pay Ratio · Grants of Plan-Based Awards for Fiscal Year-End · NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTOR COMPENSATION · and 2 more sections
  3. 0001065696-25-000033
  4. 0001065696-25-000021
    Summary Compensation Table
  5. 0001065696-24-000089
  6. 0001065696-24-000069
    Summary Compensation Table
  7. 0001065696-23-000045
  8. 0001065696-22-000036
  9. 0001065696-21-000027
  10. 0001065696-20-000024
  11. 0001065696-19-000036
  12. 0001065696-18-000026
  13. 0001065696-17-000024
  14. 0001065696-16-000114
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Peers LKQ Corp discloses

The companies named in LKQ's own disclosed peer group.

Adient plcAdvance Auto Parts, Inc.Aptiv Plc.AutoZone, Inc.BorgWarner Inc.CDW CorpDana IncorporatedFastenal CompanyGenuine Parts CompanyGoodyear Tire & Rubber CompanyLear Corp.O'Reilly Automotive, Inc.Republic Services, Inc.United Rentals, Inc.W.W. Grainger Inc.Watsco, Inc.WESCO International, Inc.

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Velarion Company Intelligence. (2026). Velarion database: executive and board compensation data (Version 2026Q3) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854
BibTeX
@misc{velarionData2026,
  author = {{Velarion Company Intelligence}},
  title = {Velarion database: executive and board compensation data},
  year = {2026},
  version = {2026Q3},
  doi = {10.5281/zenodo.22283854},
  publisher = {Zenodo},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854}
}
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