Lkq (LKQ) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026)

Lkq (LKQ) posted quarterly FCF Margin of 2.77% for Q1 2026, down 105.0% year-over-year from 55.35% in Q1 2025, and down 133.45% on a QoQ basis from 8.27% in Q4 2025.

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

Lkq (LKQ) has reported FCF Margin for 18 consecutive years, with 2.77% the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, FCF Margin fell 105.0% year-over-year to 2.77%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 5.82% (up 146.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 6.2%, up 34.0% from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin came in at 2.77% for Q1 2026 at Lkq, down from 8.27% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for FCF Margin was 12.01% in Q2 2023, with the low at 2.77% in Q1 2026.
  • Average FCF Margin over 5 years is 6.27%, with a median of 6.67% recorded in 2025.
  • Across the five-year window, FCF Margin surged 1040 bps in 2022 and slumped 842 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, FCF Margin stood at 5.53% in 2022, then tumbled by 46 bps to 3.0% in 2023, then surged by 54 bps to 4.62% in 2024, then jumped by 79 bps to 8.27% in 2025, then tumbled by 133 bps to 2.77% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, FCF Margin over the past three periods registered 2.77%, 8.27%, and 11.12% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF 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 9.43%
3 Magna International 17.54 Bn 16.29 Bn 1.42 Bn 8.63%
4 Genuine Parts 16.15 Bn 15.67 Bn 2.34 Bn -0.54%
5 Aurora Innovation 13.77 Bn 12.55 Bn -5.00 Mn -18,400.00%
6 Borgwarner 13.21 Bn 13.37 Bn 677.00 Mn 0.25%
7 Aptiv 12.84 Bn 9.76 Bn 920.00 Mn -7.12%
8 Autoliv 8.73 Bn 8.37 Bn 526.00 Mn -5.85%
9 Modine Manufacturing 8.68 Bn 8.59 Bn 186.10 Mn -2.12%
10 Lkq 78.45 Mn -232.55 Mn 1.33 Bn -2.77%

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 -2.77%
Dec 31, 2025 8.27%
Sep 30, 2025 11.12%
Jun 30, 2025 6.67%
Mar 31, 2025 -1.71%
Dec 31, 2024 4.62%
Sep 30, 2024 10.80%
Jun 30, 2024 3.58%
Mar 31, 2024 5.05%
Dec 31, 2023 3.00%
Sep 30, 2023 9.64%
Jun 30, 2023 12.01%
Mar 31, 2023 4.57%
Dec 31, 2022 5.53%
Sep 30, 2022 7.22%
Jun 30, 2022 8.62%
Mar 31, 2022 10.45%
Dec 31, 2021 -4.87%
Sep 30, 2021 11.65%
Jun 30, 2021 10.60%