Lkq (LKQ) EBITDA Margin (2009 - 2026)

Lkq (LKQ) posted quarterly EBITDA Margin of 6.26% for Q1 2026, down 177.0% year-over-year from 8.12% in Q1 2025, and up 35.41% on a QoQ basis from 4.62% in Q4 2025.

Lkq (LKQ) EBITDA Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Lkq (LKQ) has reported EBITDA Margin for 18 consecutive years, with 6.26% the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, EBITDA 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 8.93%, down 87.0% from the prior year.
  • EBITDA Margin came in at 6.26% for Q1 2026 at Lkq, up from 4.62% 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 8.74%, with a median of 8.63% recorded in 2023.
  • Across the five-year window, EBITDA Margin plunged 1035 bps in 2023 and soared 861 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, EBITDA Margin stood at 9.76% in 2022, then plunged by 106 bps to 0.59% in 2023, then soared by 1471 bps to 8.03% in 2024, then slumped by 42 bps to 4.62% in 2025, then surged by 35 bps to 6.26% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, EBITDA Margin over the past three periods registered 6.26%, 4.62%, and 7.83% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBITDA Margin (Qtr)
1 Advance Auto Parts 65.13 Bn 62.01 Bn 869.00 Mn 2.23%
2 Autozone 53.07 Bn 52.82 Bn 2.52 Bn 19.08%
3 Magna International 17.54 Bn 16.29 Bn 1.42 Bn 8.34%
4 Genuine Parts 16.15 Bn 15.67 Bn 2.34 Bn 4.57%
5 Aurora Innovation 13.77 Bn 12.55 Bn -5.00 Mn -24,400.00%
6 Borgwarner 13.21 Bn 13.37 Bn 677.00 Mn 9.51%
7 Aptiv 12.84 Bn 9.76 Bn 920.00 Mn 7.43%
8 Autoliv 8.73 Bn 8.37 Bn 526.00 Mn 8.61%
9 Modine Manufacturing 8.68 Bn 8.59 Bn 186.10 Mn 11.09%
10 Lkq 78.45 Mn -232.55 Mn 1.33 Bn 6.26%

Historic Data

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DateValue
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%