Growth Metrics

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

Lkq's quarterly Debt to Equity came in at $0.59 in Q1 2026, down 16.63% year-on-year from $0.71 in Q1 2025, and up 5.73% quarter-over-quarter from $0.56 in Q4 2025.

Lkq has reported Debt to Equity for 18 years, with the latest figure at $0.59 in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Debt to Equity fell 16.63% year-over-year to $0.59; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $0.59 (down 16.63% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $0.56, down 18.79% from the prior year.
  • Debt to Equity for Q1 2026 stood at $0.59, up from $0.56 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Debt to Equity was $0.73 in Q3 2023, with the low at $0.42 in Q2 2022.
  • Average Debt to Equity over 5 years is $0.61, with a median of $0.67 recorded in 2023.
  • Year-over-year, Debt to Equity surged 59.18% in 2023 and decreased 18.79% in 2025.
  • Tracing LKQ's Debt to Equity over 5 years: stood at $0.49 in 2022, then jumped by 41.56% to $0.69 in 2023, then advanced by 0.32% to $0.69 in 2024, then declined by 18.79% to $0.56 in 2025, then climbed 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 77.46 Bn 77.21 Bn 2.35 Bn -5.81
2 Autozone 56.88 Bn 56.59 Bn 2.24 Bn -3.06
3 Genuine Parts 13.45 Bn 12.97 Bn 2.34 Bn 1.04
4 Modine Manufacturing 13.16 Bn 13.07 Bn 186.10 Mn 0.54
5 Borgwarner 13.07 Bn 13.23 Bn 677.00 Mn 0.71
6 Aptiv 11.89 Bn 8.82 Bn 920.00 Mn 1.01
7 Magna International 10.79 Bn 9.60 Bn 1.42 Bn -
8 Allison Transmission Holdings 9.02 Bn 8.71 Bn 406.00 Mn 2.24
9 Autoliv 9.01 Bn 8.66 Bn 526.00 Mn 0.79
10 Lkq 6.87 Bn 6.56 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
Mar 31, 2021 0.46
Dec 31, 2020 0.51
Sep 30, 2020 0.57
Jun 30, 2020 0.63
Mar 31, 2020 0.75
Dec 31, 2019 0.80
Jun 30, 2019 0.80
Mar 31, 2019 0.87
Dec 31, 2018 0.89
Sep 30, 2018 0.89
Jun 30, 2018 0.04
Mar 31, 2018 0.72
Dec 31, 2017 0.81
Sep 30, 2017 0.03
Mar 31, 2017 0.84
Dec 31, 2016 0.97
Jun 30, 2016 0.02
Dec 31, 2015 0.51
Jun 30, 2015 0.57
Mar 31, 2015 0.02
Dec 31, 2014 0.68
Sep 30, 2014 0.71
Jun 30, 2014 0.72
Dec 31, 2013 0.56
Sep 30, 2013 0.58
Jun 30, 2013 0.64
Mar 31, 2013 0.52
Dec 31, 2012 0.57
Sep 30, 2012 0.52
Jun 30, 2012 0.55
Mar 31, 2012 0.51
Dec 31, 2011 0.58
Sep 30, 2011 0.40
Jun 30, 2011 0.38
Mar 31, 2011 0.38
Dec 31, 2010 0.39
Sep 30, 2010 0.45
Jun 30, 2010 0.46
Dec 31, 2009 0.51