LKQ — what changed in the latest 10-Q
A section-by-section comparison of LKQ's newest periodic SEC filing (10-K/10-Q) against the prior same-form filing: paragraphs added and removed per section, with verbatim excerpts. Purely a deterministic text diff — no similarity scores, no directional read, not investment advice.
Comparing 10-Q · 2026-10-29 vs the prior 10-Q · 2026-07-30
| Section | Outcome | Added | Removed | Minor | Unchanged |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MD&A | Text added/removed | +39 | −29 | ~46 | 54 |
| Market risk (Item 3) | No paragraph-level changes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Controls & procedures | Text added/removed | +1 | −1 | ~1 | 0 |
| Legal proceedings | No paragraph-level changes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Risk factors | Text added/removed | +3 | 0 | ~1 | 0 |
| Other information | Text added/removed | 0 | 0 | ~1 | 1 |
Counts are paragraphs; added/removed means text added or removed vs the prior filing — no direction or judgement implied.
Representative excerpts
Up to 5 excerpts of about 300 characters per section, quoted verbatim from the two SEC filings.
MD&A
Text added vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2026-10-29
We are organized into three operating segments: North America; Europe; and Specialty, each of which is presented as a reportable segment.
On October 29, 2026, the Company announced that its Board of Directors has decided to suspend the previously announced strategic review, including the Specialty segment sales process, to provide the new leadership team an opportunity to conduct a comprehensive assessment of the business and evaluate…
We continue to monitor our reporting units for events or changes in circumstances that may indicate it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is below its carrying amount and, therefore, require us to perform an interim goodwill impairment test. During the three months ended…
As a result, we performed interim quantitative goodwill impairment tests for our Specialty and Europe reporting units as of September 30, 2026. Based on the results of the interim quantitative goodwill impairment tests, we determined that the carrying amount of the Specialty reporting unit was in ex…
Additionally, events that cause declines to Specialty's future cash flows such as underperformance relative to our forecasts, since actual results may differ from our estimates of future performance, or events that have a negative impact on the market value of the business, such as a deterioration i…
Text removed vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2026-07-30
We are organized into three operating segments: North America; Europe; and Specialty, each of which is presented as a reportable segment. We have made certain reclassifications to the prior period financial information to reflect discontinued operations presentation as a result of the sale of our Se…
In addition to the above, in December 2025, the Company announced that it had commenced a process to explore a potential sale of its Specialty segment. In January 2026, the Company announced that its Board of Directors (the "Board") had initiated a comprehensive review of strategic alternatives to e…
We continue to monitor for certain triggering events which would require us to perform an interim goodwill impairment test. Depending on the facts and circumstances at the time we perform this interim impairment test, we may be required to recognize an impairment to goodwill in one of our segments. …
See "Strategic Restructuring and Transformation Initiatives" in Note 8, "Restructuring and Transaction Related Expenses" to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for information related to our strategic transformation initia…
Restructuring and transaction related expenses0.4 %0.2 %0.7 %0.3 %
Controls & procedures
Text added vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2026-10-29
There was no change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Company’s most recently completed fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
Text removed vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2026-07-30
In April 2026, in conjunction with our previously announced plan, we continued our phased rollout of a common Enterprise Resource Planning ("ERP") system across Europe by completing the implementation in Germany. As a result of this implementation, certain internal controls over financial reporting …
Risk factors
Text added vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2026-10-29
If we determine that our goodwill or other intangible assets have become impaired, we may incur significant charges to our pretax income.
As of September 30, 2026, we had $5,274 million of goodwill and $1,007 million of other intangible assets, net. Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price over the fair market value of the net assets acquired in a business combination. Our other intangible assets include both definite- and…
The impairment tests require us to make an estimate of the fair value of our reporting units and other intangible assets. We have previously recorded non-cash impairment charges, including during the year ended December 31, 2025 and the quarter ended September 30, 2026, and could do so again in the …
How to read Risk Factors (Item 1A) in a 10-Q
A 10-Q risk-factor section usually takes one of three forms; this page classifies it as one of:
- Pointer — the filer states there have been no material changes and points back to the annual 10-K risk factors; there is no own risk text to compare this quarter.
- Partial update — the filer carves out specific updated risks ("except as set forth below"); the excerpts show exactly what is new this quarter.
- Restated in full — the quarter carries the complete risk-factor text. When the prior quarter was only a pointer there is no prior full text to diff against, so the page flags the section as restated instead.
This describes the filing structure only — it is never a judgement on whether risk went up or down.
Source: text-level diff of the two SEC EDGAR filings · deterministic (no AI-generated content) · for reference only · not investment advice