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The company also withdrew full-year guidance.","company_name":"LKQ CORP","ticker":"LKQ","filing_date":"2026-10-23","form":"8-K","submitted_at":null,"items":[{"id":42159,"accession_number":"0001065696-26-000047","item_number":"2.02","item_title":null,"event_type":"earnings_release","event_domain":"financial","is_material":true,"confidence":0.75,"reasoning":"Item 2.02 discloses preliminary Q3 2026 financial results for LKQ Corporation, including revenue of $3.32 billion (down from $3.50 billion YoY), a net loss of $16–32 million (vs. $178 million net income in Q3 2025), and material impairment charges of $111 million. The filing explicitly states the press release \"announcing its preliminary financial results for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2026\" is incorporated by reference. While the filing also contains executive leadership changes and operational actions, the Item 2.02 classification centers on the earnings disclosure itself. 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