Lkq (LKQ) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026)
Lkq (LKQ) recorded quarterly EBIT Margin of 6.26% in Q1 2026, up 35.41% quarter-over-quarter from 4.62% in Q4 2025, and down 177.0% on a YoY basis from 8.12% in Q1 2025.
Lkq (LKQ) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Lkq's EBIT Margin history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 6.26% for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, EBIT Margin fell 177.0% year-over-year to 6.26%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 6.87% (down 155.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 7.27%, down 101.0% from the prior year.
- EBIT Margin was 6.26% for Q1 2026 at Lkq, up from 4.62% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, EBIT Margin ranged from a high of 16.73% in Q2 2022 to a low of 0.59% in Q4 2023.
- Historically, EBIT Margin has averaged 8.74% across 5 years, with a median of 8.63% in 2023.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: EBIT Margin tumbled 1035 bps in 2023, then soared 861 bps in 2024.
- A 5-year view of EBIT Margin shows it stood at 9.76% in 2022, then tumbled by 106 bps to 0.59% in 2023, then soared by 1471 bps to 8.03% in 2024, then sank by 42 bps to 4.62% in 2025, then surged by 35 bps to 6.26% in 2026.
- The last three EBIT Margin figures came in at 6.26% (Q1 2026), 4.62% (Q4 2025), and 7.83% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
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Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBIT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | O Reilly Automotive | 76.00 Bn | 75.75 Bn | 2.35 Bn | 18.45% |
| 2 | Autozone | 51.46 Bn | 51.20 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 19.08% |
| 3 | Modine Manufacturing | 15.07 Bn | 14.98 Bn | 186.10 Mn | 11.09% |
| 4 | Borgwarner | 14.88 Bn | 15.05 Bn | 677.00 Mn | 9.51% |
| 5 | Genuine Parts | 14.73 Bn | 14.25 Bn | 2.34 Bn | 4.57% |
| 6 | Aptiv | 13.96 Bn | 10.89 Bn | 920.00 Mn | 7.43% |
| 7 | Aurora Innovation | 11.93 Bn | 10.71 Bn | -5.00 Mn | -24,400.00% |
| 8 | Magna International | 10.79 Bn | 9.60 Bn | 1.42 Bn | 4.46% |
| 9 | Allison Transmission Holdings | 10.06 Bn | 9.75 Bn | 406.00 Mn | 13.87% |
| 10 | Lkq | 6.71 Bn | 6.40 Bn | 1.33 Bn | 6.26% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 6.26% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 4.62% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 7.83% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 8.57% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 8.03% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 8.03% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 8.66% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 8.87% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 7.80% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -0.59% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 8.63% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 11.80% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 10.90% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 9.76% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 11.53% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 16.73% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 11.08% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 8.79% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 11.46% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 12.95% |