Growth Metrics

Lkq (LKQ) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026)

Lkq's quarterly EBT Margin came in at 4.81% in Q1 2026, down 180.0% year-on-year from 6.02% in Q1 2025, and up 51.85% quarter-over-quarter from 3.17% in Q4 2025.

Lkq has reported EBT Margin for 18 years, with the latest figure at 4.81% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, EBT Margin fell 180.0% year-over-year to 4.81%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 5.42% (down 139.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 5.86%, down 84.0% from the prior year.
  • EBT Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 4.81%, up from 3.17% 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.
  • Average EBT Margin over 5 years is 8.16%, with a median of 7.17% recorded in 2024.
  • Year-over-year, EBT Margin surged 429 bps in 2022 and slumped 497 bps in 2023.
  • Tracing LKQ's EBT Margin over 5 years: stood at 9.06% in 2022, then dropped by 20 bps to 7.23% in 2023, then declined by 13 bps to 6.26% in 2024, then plunged by 49 bps to 3.17% in 2025, then jumped by 52 bps to 4.81% in 2026.
  • The last three EBT Margin figures came in at 4.81% (Q1 2026), 3.17% (Q4 2025), and 6.37% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBT Margin (Qtr)
1 O Reilly Automotive 77.46 Bn 77.21 Bn 2.35 Bn 17.11%
2 Autozone 56.88 Bn 56.59 Bn 2.24 Bn 13.83%
3 Genuine Parts 13.45 Bn 12.97 Bn 2.34 Bn 3.92%
4 Modine Manufacturing 13.16 Bn 13.07 Bn 186.10 Mn -4.78%
5 Borgwarner 13.07 Bn 13.23 Bn 677.00 Mn 9.28%
6 Aptiv 11.89 Bn 8.82 Bn 920.00 Mn 5.60%
7 Magna International 10.79 Bn 9.60 Bn 1.42 Bn 0.84%
8 Allison Transmission Holdings 9.02 Bn 8.71 Bn 406.00 Mn 9.39%
9 Autoliv 9.01 Bn 8.66 Bn 526.00 Mn 7.34%
10 Lkq 6.87 Bn 6.56 Bn 1.33 Bn 4.81%

Historic Data

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DateValue
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%
Jun 30, 2021 11.97%
Mar 31, 2021 11.13%
Dec 31, 2020 8.36%
Sep 30, 2020 8.80%
Jun 30, 2020 6.21%
Mar 31, 2020 6.89%
Dec 31, 2019 6.30%
Sep 30, 2019 6.52%
Jun 30, 2019 6.34%
Mar 31, 2019 6.13%
Dec 31, 2018 4.12%
Sep 30, 2018 6.43%
Jun 30, 2018 129.82%
Mar 31, 2018 7.39%
Dec 31, 2017 6.08%
Sep 30, 2017 7.21%
Jun 30, 2017 9.18%
Mar 31, 2017 9.08%
Dec 31, 2016 6.68%
Sep 30, 2016 7.23%
Jun 30, 2016 9.04%
Mar 31, 2016 8.62%
Dec 31, 2015 7.97%
Sep 30, 2015 8.46%
Jun 30, 2015 10.10%
Mar 31, 2015 9.53%
Dec 31, 2014 7.70%
Sep 30, 2014 8.12%
Jun 30, 2014 9.34%
Mar 31, 2014 9.76%
Dec 31, 2013 9.01%
Sep 30, 2013 8.40%
Jun 30, 2013 9.30%
Mar 31, 2013 11.02%
Dec 31, 2012 9.05%
Sep 30, 2012 8.19%
Jun 30, 2012 10.05%
Mar 31, 2012 12.42%
Dec 31, 2011 8.96%
Sep 30, 2011 10.21%
Jun 30, 2011 9.98%
Mar 31, 2011 12.17%
Dec 31, 2010 9.85%
Sep 30, 2010 9.59%
Jun 30, 2010 10.71%
Mar 31, 2010 13.72%
Dec 31, 2009 10.16%
Sep 30, 2009 9.76%
Jun 30, 2009 9.69%