Lkq (LKQ) EBITDA Margin (2009 - 2026)
Lkq (LKQ) posted EBITDA Margin of 6.6% for Q2 2026, up 5.54% on a QoQ basis from 6.26% in Q1 2026, and down 191.0% year-over-year from 7.26% in Q2 2025.
Analysis
Lkq (LKQ) EBITDA Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Lkq has reported EBITDA Margin for 18 years, with the latest figure at 6.6% in Q2 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, EBITDA Margin fell 191.0% year-over-year to 6.6% in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was 6.35%, a 197.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 8.93%, down 87.0% from the prior year.
- EBITDA Margin was 6.6% for Q2 2026 at Lkq, up from 6.26% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for EBITDA Margin was 16.73% in Q2 2022, with the low at 0.59% in Q4 2023.
- Average EBITDA Margin over 5 years is 8.61%, with a median of 8.57% recorded in 2025.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: EBITDA Margin slumped 1035 bps in 2023, then jumped 861 bps in 2024.
- Over 5 years, EBITDA Margin stood at 9.76% in 2022, then slumped by 106 bps to 0.59% in 2023, then jumped by 1471 bps to 8.03% in 2024, then plunged by 42 bps to 4.62% in 2025, then jumped by 43 bps to 6.6% in 2026.
- The last three EBITDA Margin figures came in at 6.6% (Q2 2026), 6.26% (Q1 2026), and 4.62% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBITDA Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lkq | 6.16 Bn | 5.86 Bn | 1.32 Bn | 6.60% |
| 2 | Cxj | 132.95 Mn | 132.79 Mn | 70,143.00 | -68.30% |
| 3 | AsiaStrategy | 52.74 Mn | -17,619.87 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | KEEMO Fashion | 13.75 Mn | 13.73 Mn | - | - |
| 5 | Inno Holdings | 9.45 Mn | -23.78 Mn | 93,424.00 | -72.96% |
| 6 | Creative Global Technology Holdings | 6.52 Mn | 6.03 Mn | - | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 6.60% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 6.26% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 4.62% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 7.83% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 8.51% |
| 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% |