Lkq (LKQ) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026)
Lkq (LKQ) posted quarterly EBT Margin of 5.28% for Q2 2026, down 189.0% year-over-year from 5.93% in Q2 2025, and up 9.71% quarter-over-quarter from 4.81% in Q1 2026.
Lkq (LKQ) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Lkq's EBT Margin history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 5.28% for Q2 2026.
- In Q2 2026, EBT Margin fell 189.0% year-over-year to 5.28%; the TTM figure through Jun 2026 stood at 4.93% (down 187.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 5.86%, down 84.0% from the prior year.
- EBT Margin for Q2 2026 stood at 5.28%, up from 4.81% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for EBT Margin was 16.25% in Q2 2022, with the low at 3.17% in Q4 2025.
- The 5-year median for EBT Margin is 7.17% (2024), against an average of 8.0%.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: EBT Margin surged 429 bps in 2022, then sank 497 bps in 2023.
- Lkq's EBT Margin stood at 9.06% in 2022, then decreased by 20 bps to 7.23% in 2023, then slipped by 13 bps to 6.26% in 2024, then plunged by 49 bps to 3.17% in 2025, then soared by 67 bps to 5.28% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows LKQ's EBT Margin at 5.28% in Q2 2026, 4.81% in Q1 2026, and 3.17% in Q4 2025.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | O Reilly Automotive | 73.54 Bn | 73.28 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 18.89% |
| 2 | Autozone | 48.78 Bn | 48.52 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 16.80% |
| 3 | Magna International | 19.33 Bn | 17.90 Bn | 1.61 Bn | 5.46% |
| 4 | Genuine Parts | 18.26 Bn | 17.70 Bn | 2.47 Bn | 4.49% |
| 5 | Borgwarner | 13.15 Bn | 10.70 Bn | 721.00 Mn | 10.20% |
| 6 | Allison Transmission Holdings | 10.71 Bn | 10.31 Bn | 515.00 Mn | 14.56% |
| 7 | Modine Manufacturing | 10.08 Bn | 10.00 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Aptiv | 9.95 Bn | 9.19 Bn | 775.00 Mn | 11.18% |
| 9 | Autoliv | 9.00 Bn | 8.63 Bn | 509.00 Mn | 5.49% |
| 10 | Lkq | 6.64 Bn | 6.34 Bn | 1.32 Bn | 5.28% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 5.28% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 4.81% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 3.17% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 6.37% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 7.14% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 6.61% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 6.26% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 7.12% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 7.17% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 6.24% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 7.23% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 7.37% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 11.28% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 10.78% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 9.06% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 11.18% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 16.25% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 10.63% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 8.47% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 11.07% |