Lkq (LKQ) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026)
Lkq (LKQ) recorded quarterly EBT Margin of 4.81% in Q1 2026, up 51.85% quarter-over-quarter from 3.17% in Q4 2025, and down 180.0% on a YoY basis from 6.02% in Q1 2025.
Lkq (LKQ) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Lkq's EBT Margin history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 4.81% for 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 was 4.81% for Q1 2026 at Lkq, up from 3.17% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, EBT Margin ranged from a high of 16.25% in Q2 2022 to a low of 3.17% in Q4 2025.
- Historically, EBT Margin has averaged 8.16% across 5 years, with a median of 7.17% in 2024.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: EBT Margin soared 429 bps in 2022, then slumped 497 bps in 2023.
- A 5-year view of EBT Margin shows it stood at 9.06% in 2022, then slipped by 20 bps to 7.23% in 2023, then dropped by 13 bps to 6.26% in 2024, then sank by 49 bps to 3.17% in 2025, then soared 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.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | O Reilly Automotive | 76.00 Bn | 75.75 Bn | 2.35 Bn | 17.11% |
| 2 | Autozone | 51.46 Bn | 51.20 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 16.80% |
| 3 | Modine Manufacturing | 15.07 Bn | 14.98 Bn | 186.10 Mn | -4.78% |
| 4 | Borgwarner | 14.88 Bn | 15.05 Bn | 677.00 Mn | 9.28% |
| 5 | Genuine Parts | 14.73 Bn | 14.25 Bn | 2.34 Bn | 3.92% |
| 6 | Aptiv | 13.96 Bn | 10.89 Bn | 920.00 Mn | 5.60% |
| 7 | Aurora Innovation | 11.93 Bn | 10.71 Bn | -5.00 Mn | -22,300.00% |
| 8 | Magna International | 10.79 Bn | 9.60 Bn | 1.42 Bn | 0.84% |
| 9 | Allison Transmission Holdings | 10.06 Bn | 9.75 Bn | 406.00 Mn | 9.39% |
| 10 | Lkq | 6.71 Bn | 6.40 Bn | 1.33 Bn | 4.81% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |