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

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

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

Lkq (LKQ) has reported Debt to Equity for 18 consecutive years, with $0.59 the latest figure, recorded in 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 came in at $0.59 for Q1 2026 at Lkq, 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.
  • Across the five-year window, Debt to Equity soared 59.18% in 2023 and slipped 18.79% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Debt to Equity stood at $0.49 in 2022, then soared by 41.56% to $0.69 in 2023, then grew by 0.32% to $0.69 in 2024, then retreated by 18.79% to $0.56 in 2025, then increased by 5.73% to $0.59 in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Debt to Equity over the past three periods registered $0.59, $0.56, and $0.63 for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Debt/Equity (Qtr)
1 Advance Auto Parts 65.13 Bn 62.01 Bn 869.00 Mn 1.55
2 Autozone 53.07 Bn 52.82 Bn 2.52 Bn -3.24
3 Magna International 17.54 Bn 16.29 Bn 1.42 Bn -
4 Genuine Parts 16.15 Bn 15.67 Bn 2.34 Bn 1.04
5 Aurora Innovation 13.77 Bn 12.55 Bn -5.00 Mn -
6 Borgwarner 13.21 Bn 13.37 Bn 677.00 Mn 0.71
7 Aptiv 12.84 Bn 9.76 Bn 920.00 Mn 1.01
8 Autoliv 8.73 Bn 8.37 Bn 526.00 Mn 0.79
9 Modine Manufacturing 8.68 Bn 8.59 Bn 186.10 Mn 0.54
10 Lkq 78.45 Mn -232.55 Mn 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