Lkq (LKQ) Debt to Equity (2009 - 2026)

Lkq (LKQ) recorded quarterly Debt to Equity of $0.59 in Q1 2026, up 5.73% quarter-over-quarter from $0.56 in Q4 2025, and down 16.63% on a YoY basis from $0.71 in Q1 2025.

Lkq (LKQ) Debt to Equity (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Lkq's Debt to Equity history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $0.59 for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Debt to Equity fell 16.63% year-over-year to $0.59; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $0.59 (down 16.63% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $0.56, down 18.79% from the prior year.
  • Debt to Equity was $0.59 for Q1 2026 at Lkq, up from $0.56 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Debt to Equity ranged from a high of $0.73 in Q3 2023 to a low of $0.42 in Q2 2022.
  • Historically, Debt to Equity has averaged $0.61 across 5 years, with a median of $0.67 in 2023.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: Debt to Equity soared 59.18% in 2023, then fell 18.79% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Debt to Equity shows it stood at $0.49 in 2022, then soared by 41.56% to $0.69 in 2023, then gained by 0.32% to $0.69 in 2024, then dropped by 18.79% to $0.56 in 2025, then advanced by 5.73% to $0.59 in 2026.
  • The last three Debt to Equity figures came in at $0.59 (Q1 2026), $0.56 (Q4 2025), and $0.63 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Debt/Equity (Qtr)
1 O Reilly Automotive 76.00 Bn 75.75 Bn 2.35 Bn -5.81
2 Autozone 51.46 Bn 51.20 Bn 2.52 Bn -3.24
3 Modine Manufacturing 15.07 Bn 14.98 Bn 186.10 Mn 0.54
4 Borgwarner 14.88 Bn 15.05 Bn 677.00 Mn 0.71
5 Genuine Parts 14.73 Bn 14.25 Bn 2.34 Bn 1.04
6 Aptiv 13.96 Bn 10.89 Bn 920.00 Mn 1.01
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 2.24
10 Lkq 6.71 Bn 6.40 Bn 1.33 Bn 0.59

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 0.59
Dec 31, 2025 0.56
Sep 30, 2025 0.63
Jun 30, 2025 0.68
Mar 31, 2025 0.71
Dec 31, 2024 0.69
Sep 30, 2024 0.69
Jun 30, 2024 0.70
Mar 31, 2024 0.69
Dec 31, 2023 0.69
Sep 30, 2023 0.73
Jun 30, 2023 0.67
Mar 31, 2023 0.48
Dec 31, 2022 0.49
Sep 30, 2022 0.46
Jun 30, 2022 0.42
Mar 31, 2022 0.47
Dec 31, 2021 0.49
Sep 30, 2021 0.40
Jun 30, 2021 0.42