Lkq (LKQ) Change in Inventory (2009 - 2026)

Lkq (LKQ) recorded quarterly Change in Inventory of -$42.0 million in Q1 2026, down 140.78% quarter-over-quarter from $103.0 million in Q4 2025, and down 148.84% on a YoY basis from $86.0 million in Q1 2025.

Lkq (LKQ) Change in Inventory (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Lkq's Change in Inventory history runs 14 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$42.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Change in Inventory fell 148.84% year-over-year to -$42.0 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$79.0 million (down 127.53% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $49.0 million, down 80.63% from the prior year.
  • Change in Inventory was -$42.0 million for Q1 2026 at Lkq, down from $103.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Change in Inventory ranged from a high of $205.0 million in Q4 2024 to a low of -$106.0 million in Q2 2025.
  • Historically, Change in Inventory has averaged $31.2 million across 5 years, with a median of $11.0 million in 2024.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: Change in Inventory jumped 914.29% in 2023, then slumped 606.67% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Change in Inventory shows it stood at -$7.0 million in 2022, then surged by 914.29% to $57.0 million in 2023, then surged by 259.65% to $205.0 million in 2024, then slumped by 49.76% to $103.0 million in 2025, then sank by 140.78% to -$42.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Change in Inventory figures came in at -$42.0 million (Q1 2026), $103.0 million (Q4 2025), and -$34.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Change in Inventory (Qtr)
1 O Reilly Automotive 76.00 Bn 75.75 Bn 2.35 Bn 79.07 Mn
2 Autozone 51.46 Bn 51.20 Bn 2.52 Bn 104.14 Mn
3 Modine Manufacturing 15.07 Bn 14.98 Bn 186.10 Mn 14.20 Mn
4 Borgwarner 14.88 Bn 15.05 Bn 677.00 Mn -
5 Genuine Parts 14.73 Bn 14.25 Bn 2.34 Bn -
6 Aptiv 13.96 Bn 10.89 Bn 920.00 Mn 185.00 Mn
7 Aurora Innovation 11.93 Bn 10.71 Bn -5.00 Mn -
8 Magna International 10.79 Bn 9.60 Bn 1.42 Bn -
9 Allison Transmission Holdings 10.06 Bn 9.75 Bn 406.00 Mn -46.00 Mn
10 Lkq 6.71 Bn 6.40 Bn 1.33 Bn -42.00 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -42.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -42.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 103.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 103.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -34.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -34.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -106.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -106.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 86.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 86.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 205.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 205.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 11.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 11.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -15.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -15.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 52.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 52.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 57.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 57.00 Mn