Lkq LKQ
NASDAQ LKQ
$25.77 -0.21 (-0.81%)
At close: Aug 21, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Lkq (LKQ) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)

Lkq (LKQ) posted quarterly Free Cash Flow of $60.0 million for Q2 2026, down 75.41% year-over-year from $244.0 million in Q2 2025, and up 162.5% quarter-over-quarter from -$96.0 million in Q1 2026.

Lkq (LKQ) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Lkq's Free Cash Flow history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $60.0 million for Q2 2026.

  • In Q2 2026, Free Cash Flow fell 75.41% year-over-year to $60.0 million; the TTM figure through Jun 2026 stood at $627.0 million (down 7.52% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $847.0 million, up 4.57% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow for Q2 2026 stood at $60.0 million, up from -$96.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Free Cash Flow was $414.0 million in Q2 2023, with the low at -$96.0 million in Q1 2026.
  • The 5-year median for Free Cash Flow is $205.5 million (2022), against an average of $202.8 million.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Free Cash Flow surged 207.1% in 2022, then tumbled 130.48% in 2025.
  • Lkq's Free Cash Flow stood at $166.0 million in 2022, then tumbled by 47.59% to $87.0 million in 2023, then surged by 71.26% to $149.0 million in 2024, then surged by 83.89% to $274.0 million in 2025, then sank by 78.1% to $60.0 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows LKQ's Free Cash Flow at $60.0 million in Q2 2026, -$96.0 million in Q1 2026, and $274.0 million in Q4 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 O Reilly Automotive 73.55 Bn 73.29 Bn 2.52 Bn 698.90 Mn
2 Autozone 48.72 Bn 48.46 Bn 2.52 Bn 456.48 Mn
3 Magna International 20.02 Bn 18.59 Bn 1.61 Bn 1.22 Bn
4 Genuine Parts 18.44 Bn 17.88 Bn 2.47 Bn 292.36 Mn
5 Borgwarner 13.74 Bn 11.29 Bn 721.00 Mn 490.00 Mn
6 Allison Transmission Holdings 11.11 Bn 10.71 Bn 515.00 Mn 281.00 Mn
7 Modine Manufacturing 10.43 Bn 10.36 Bn - -
8 Aptiv 10.21 Bn 9.45 Bn 775.00 Mn 166.00 Mn
9 Autoliv 9.27 Bn 8.90 Bn 509.00 Mn 340.00 Mn
10 Lkq 6.55 Bn 6.25 Bn 1.32 Bn 60.00 Mn

Historic Data

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Jun 30, 2026 60.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2026 60.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -96.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -96.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 274.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 274.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 414.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 414.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 243.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 243.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -57.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -57.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 149.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 149.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 373.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 373.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 133.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 133.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 187.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 187.00 Mn