Lkq (LKQ) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026)

Lkq (LKQ) posted quarterly Debt Ratio of 0.25 for Q1 2026, down 10.67% year-over-year from 0.28 in Q1 2025, and up 4.95% on a QoQ basis from 0.24 in Q4 2025.

Lkq (LKQ) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Lkq (LKQ) has reported Debt Ratio for 18 consecutive years, with 0.25 the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Debt Ratio fell 10.67% year-over-year to 0.25; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.25 (down 10.67% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 0.24, down 13.05% from the prior year.
  • Debt Ratio came in at 0.25 for Q1 2026 at Lkq, 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.
  • Across the five-year window, Debt Ratio surged 45.29% in 2023 and retreated 13.05% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Debt Ratio stood at 0.22 in 2022, then increased by 27.77% to 0.28 in 2023, then slipped by 1.28% to 0.28 in 2024, then fell by 13.05% to 0.24 in 2025, then climbed by 4.95% to 0.25 in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Debt Ratio over the past three periods registered 0.25, 0.24, and 0.27 for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Debt Ratio (Qtr)
1 Advance Auto Parts 65.13 Bn 62.01 Bn 869.00 Mn 0.29
2 Autozone 53.07 Bn 52.82 Bn 2.52 Bn 0.43
3 Magna International 17.54 Bn 16.29 Bn 1.42 Bn 0.15
4 Genuine Parts 16.15 Bn 15.67 Bn 2.34 Bn 0.22
5 Aurora Innovation 13.77 Bn 12.55 Bn -5.00 Mn -
6 Borgwarner 13.21 Bn 13.37 Bn 677.00 Mn 0.28
7 Aptiv 12.84 Bn 9.76 Bn 920.00 Mn 0.37
8 Autoliv 8.73 Bn 8.37 Bn 526.00 Mn 0.25
9 Modine Manufacturing 8.68 Bn 8.59 Bn 186.10 Mn 0.25
10 Lkq 78.45 Mn -232.55 Mn 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