Lkq (LKQ) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026)

Lkq (LKQ) posted quarterly EBT Margin of 4.81% for Q1 2026, down 180.0% year-over-year from 6.02% in Q1 2025, and up 51.85% on a QoQ basis from 3.17% in Q4 2025.

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

Lkq (LKQ) has reported EBT Margin for 18 consecutive years, with 4.81% the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, EBT Margin fell 180.0% year-over-year to 4.81%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 5.42% (down 139.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 5.86%, down 84.0% from the prior year.
  • EBT Margin came in at 4.81% for Q1 2026 at Lkq, 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.
  • Across the five-year window, EBT Margin soared 429 bps in 2022 and tumbled 497 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, EBT Margin stood at 9.06% in 2022, then fell by 20 bps to 7.23% in 2023, then retreated by 13 bps to 6.26% in 2024, then slumped by 49 bps to 3.17% in 2025, then soared by 52 bps to 4.81% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, EBT Margin over the past three periods registered 4.81%, 3.17%, and 6.37% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBT Margin (Qtr)
1 Advance Auto Parts 65.13 Bn 62.01 Bn 869.00 Mn 1.06%
2 Autozone 53.07 Bn 52.82 Bn 2.52 Bn 16.80%
3 Magna International 17.54 Bn 16.29 Bn 1.42 Bn 0.84%
4 Genuine Parts 16.15 Bn 15.67 Bn 2.34 Bn 3.92%
5 Aurora Innovation 13.77 Bn 12.55 Bn -5.00 Mn -22,300.00%
6 Borgwarner 13.21 Bn 13.37 Bn 677.00 Mn 9.28%
7 Aptiv 12.84 Bn 9.76 Bn 920.00 Mn 5.60%
8 Autoliv 8.73 Bn 8.37 Bn 526.00 Mn 7.34%
9 Modine Manufacturing 8.68 Bn 8.59 Bn 186.10 Mn -4.78%
10 Lkq 78.45 Mn -232.55 Mn 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%