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
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |