Lkq (LKQ) Capital Expenditures (2009 - 2026)

Lkq (LKQ) posted quarterly Capital Expenditures of $40.0 million for Q1 2026, down 25.93% year-over-year from $54.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 28.57% on a QoQ basis from $56.0 million in Q4 2025.

Lkq (LKQ) Capital Expenditures (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Lkq (LKQ) has reported Capital Expenditures for 18 consecutive years, with $40.0 million the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Capital Expenditures fell 25.93% year-over-year to $40.0 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $200.0 million (down 25.09% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $216.0 million, down 30.55% from the prior year.
  • Capital Expenditures came in at $40.0 million for Q1 2026 at Lkq, down from $56.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Capital Expenditures was $125.0 million in Q4 2023, with the low at $40.0 million in Q2 2022.
  • Average Capital Expenditures over 5 years is $65.5 million, with a median of $59.0 million recorded in 2022.
  • Across the five-year window, Capital Expenditures slumped 53.75% in 2022 and jumped 97.96% in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Capital Expenditures stood at $74.0 million in 2022, then soared by 68.92% to $125.0 million in 2023, then tumbled by 31.2% to $86.0 million in 2024, then sank by 34.88% to $56.0 million in 2025, then declined by 28.57% to $40.0 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Capital Expenditures over the past three periods registered $40.0 million, $56.0 million, and $51.0 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Capex (Qtr)
1 Advance Auto Parts 65.13 Bn 62.01 Bn 869.00 Mn 93.00 Mn
2 Autozone 53.07 Bn 52.82 Bn 2.52 Bn 345.51 Mn
3 Magna International 17.54 Bn 16.29 Bn 1.42 Bn -219.00 Mn
4 Genuine Parts 16.15 Bn 15.67 Bn 2.34 Bn 97.55 Mn
5 Aurora Innovation 13.77 Bn 12.55 Bn -5.00 Mn 25.00 Mn
6 Borgwarner 13.21 Bn 13.37 Bn 677.00 Mn 143.00 Mn
7 Aptiv 12.84 Bn 9.76 Bn 920.00 Mn 219.00 Mn
8 Autoliv 8.73 Bn 8.37 Bn 526.00 Mn 85.00 Mn
9 Modine Manufacturing 8.68 Bn 8.59 Bn 186.10 Mn 41.80 Mn
10 Lkq 78.45 Mn -232.55 Mn 1.33 Bn 40.00 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 40.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 40.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 56.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 56.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 51.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 51.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 53.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 53.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 54.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 54.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 86.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 86.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 47.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 47.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 80.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 80.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 66.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 66.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 125.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 125.00 Mn