Lkq (LKQ) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026)

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

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

Lkq's Debt Ratio history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.25 for 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 was 0.25 for Q1 2026 at Lkq, up from 0.24 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Debt Ratio ranged from a high of 0.29 in Q3 2023 to a low of 0.19 in Q2 2022.
  • Historically, Debt Ratio has averaged 0.26 across 5 years, with a median of 0.28 in 2025.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: Debt Ratio surged 45.29% in 2023, then dropped 13.05% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Debt Ratio shows it stood at 0.22 in 2022, then advanced by 27.77% to 0.28 in 2023, then fell by 1.28% to 0.28 in 2024, then slipped by 13.05% to 0.24 in 2025, then rose 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 76.00 Bn 75.75 Bn 2.35 Bn 0.37
2 Autozone 51.46 Bn 51.20 Bn 2.52 Bn 0.43
3 Modine Manufacturing 15.07 Bn 14.98 Bn 186.10 Mn 0.25
4 Borgwarner 14.88 Bn 15.05 Bn 677.00 Mn 0.28
5 Genuine Parts 14.73 Bn 14.25 Bn 2.34 Bn 0.22
6 Aptiv 13.96 Bn 10.89 Bn 920.00 Mn 0.37
7 Aurora Innovation 11.93 Bn 10.71 Bn -5.00 Mn -
8 Magna International 10.79 Bn 9.60 Bn 1.42 Bn 0.15
9 Allison Transmission Holdings 10.06 Bn 9.75 Bn 406.00 Mn 0.49
10 Lkq 6.71 Bn 6.40 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