Lkq (LKQ) FCF Payout Ratio (2021 - 2026)

Lkq (LKQ) recorded quarterly FCF Payout Ratio of 0.8 in Q1 2026, down 389.17% quarter-over-quarter from 0.28 in Q4 2025, and up 41.39% on a YoY basis from 0.57 in Q1 2025.

Lkq (LKQ) FCF Payout Ratio (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Lkq's FCF Payout Ratio history runs 6 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.8 for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, FCF Payout Ratio rose 41.39% year-over-year to 0.8; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.38 (down 27.58% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 0.37, down 6.77% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio was 0.8 for Q1 2026 at Lkq, down from 0.28 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, FCF Payout Ratio ranged from a high of 0.92 in Q4 2023 to a low of 1.37 in Q1 2025.
  • Historically, FCF Payout Ratio has averaged 0.2 across 5 years, with a median of 0.28 in 2025.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: FCF Payout Ratio soared 236.52% in 2024, then slumped 415.92% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of FCF Payout Ratio shows it stood at 0.45 in 2022, then surged by 106.28% to 0.92 in 2023, then slumped by 43.07% to 0.52 in 2024, then tumbled by 47.01% to 0.28 in 2025, then plunged by 389.17% to 0.8 in 2026.
  • The last three FCF Payout Ratio figures came in at 0.8 (Q1 2026), 0.28 (Q4 2025), and 0.2 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 O Reilly Automotive 76.00 Bn 75.75 Bn 2.35 Bn -
2 Autozone 51.46 Bn 51.20 Bn 2.52 Bn -
3 Modine Manufacturing 15.07 Bn 14.98 Bn 186.10 Mn -
4 Borgwarner 14.88 Bn 15.05 Bn 677.00 Mn 3.89
5 Genuine Parts 14.73 Bn 14.25 Bn 2.34 Bn -4.21
6 Aptiv 13.96 Bn 10.89 Bn 920.00 Mn -0.01
7 Aurora Innovation 11.93 Bn 10.71 Bn -5.00 Mn -
8 Magna International 10.79 Bn 9.60 Bn 1.42 Bn -
9 Allison Transmission Holdings 10.06 Bn 9.75 Bn 406.00 Mn 0.17
10 Lkq 6.71 Bn 6.40 Bn 1.33 Bn -0.80

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -0.80
Dec 31, 2025 0.28
Sep 30, 2025 0.20
Jun 30, 2025 0.32
Mar 31, 2025 -1.37
Dec 31, 2024 0.52
Sep 30, 2024 0.21
Jun 30, 2024 0.60
Mar 31, 2024 0.43
Dec 31, 2023 0.92
Sep 30, 2023 0.22
Jun 30, 2023 0.18
Mar 31, 2023 0.48
Dec 31, 2022 0.45
Sep 30, 2022 0.30
Jun 30, 2022 0.25
Mar 31, 2022 0.20
Dec 31, 2021 -0.47