Growth Metrics

Lkq (LKQ) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026)

Lkq's quarterly Debt Ratio came in at 0.25 in Q1 2026, down 10.67% year-on-year from 0.28 in Q1 2025, and up 4.95% quarter-over-quarter from 0.24 in Q4 2025.

Lkq has reported Debt Ratio for 18 years, with the latest figure at 0.25 in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Debt Ratio fell 10.67% year-over-year to 0.25; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.25 (down 10.67% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 0.24, down 13.05% from the prior year.
  • Debt Ratio for Q1 2026 stood at 0.25, up from 0.24 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Debt Ratio was 0.29 in Q3 2023, with the low at 0.19 in Q2 2022.
  • Average Debt Ratio over 5 years is 0.26, with a median of 0.28 recorded in 2025.
  • Year-over-year, Debt Ratio jumped 45.29% in 2023 and fell 13.05% in 2025.
  • Tracing LKQ's Debt Ratio over 5 years: stood at 0.22 in 2022, then climbed by 27.77% to 0.28 in 2023, then retreated by 1.28% to 0.28 in 2024, then dropped by 13.05% to 0.24 in 2025, then gained by 4.95% to 0.25 in 2026.
  • The last three Debt Ratio figures came in at 0.25 (Q1 2026), 0.24 (Q4 2025), and 0.27 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Debt Ratio (Qtr)
1 O Reilly Automotive 77.46 Bn 77.21 Bn 2.35 Bn 0.37
2 Autozone 56.88 Bn 56.59 Bn 2.24 Bn 0.44
3 Genuine Parts 13.45 Bn 12.97 Bn 2.34 Bn 0.22
4 Modine Manufacturing 13.16 Bn 13.07 Bn 186.10 Mn 0.25
5 Borgwarner 13.07 Bn 13.23 Bn 677.00 Mn 0.28
6 Aptiv 11.89 Bn 8.82 Bn 920.00 Mn 0.37
7 Magna International 10.79 Bn 9.60 Bn 1.42 Bn 0.15
8 Allison Transmission Holdings 9.02 Bn 8.71 Bn 406.00 Mn 0.49
9 Autoliv 9.01 Bn 8.66 Bn 526.00 Mn 0.25
10 Lkq 6.87 Bn 6.56 Bn 1.33 Bn 0.25

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 0.25
Dec 31, 2025 0.24
Sep 30, 2025 0.27
Jun 30, 2025 0.28
Mar 31, 2025 0.28
Dec 31, 2024 0.28
Sep 30, 2024 0.28
Jun 30, 2024 0.28
Mar 31, 2024 0.28
Dec 31, 2023 0.28
Sep 30, 2023 0.29
Jun 30, 2023 0.28
Mar 31, 2023 0.22
Dec 31, 2022 0.22
Sep 30, 2022 0.21
Jun 30, 2022 0.19
Mar 31, 2022 0.21
Dec 31, 2021 0.22
Sep 30, 2021 0.19
Jun 30, 2021 0.20
Mar 31, 2021 0.21
Dec 31, 2020 0.23
Sep 30, 2020 0.26
Jun 30, 2020 0.27
Mar 31, 2020 0.30
Dec 31, 2019 0.32
Jun 30, 2019 0.31
Mar 31, 2019 0.33
Dec 31, 2018 0.38
Sep 30, 2018 0.38
Jun 30, 2018 0.02
Mar 31, 2018 0.33
Dec 31, 2017 0.36
Sep 30, 2017 0.01
Mar 31, 2017 0.37
Dec 31, 2016 0.40
Jun 30, 2016 0.01
Dec 31, 2015 0.28
Jun 30, 2015 0.30
Mar 31, 2015 0.01
Dec 31, 2014 0.34
Sep 30, 2014 0.34
Jun 30, 2014 0.34
Dec 31, 2013 0.29
Sep 30, 2013 0.30
Jun 30, 2013 0.33
Mar 31, 2013 0.29
Dec 31, 2012 0.30
Sep 30, 2012 0.28
Jun 30, 2012 0.29
Mar 31, 2012 0.28
Dec 31, 2011 0.30
Sep 30, 2011 0.25
Jun 30, 2011 0.24
Mar 31, 2011 0.24
Dec 31, 2010 0.24
Sep 30, 2010 0.27
Jun 30, 2010 0.28
Dec 31, 2009 0.30