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

Lkq (LKQ) recorded quarterly Free Cash Flow of -$96.0 million in Q1 2026, down 135.04% quarter-over-quarter from $274.0 million in Q4 2025, and down 68.42% on a YoY basis from -$304.0 million in Q1 2025.

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 -$96.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Free Cash Flow fell 68.42% year-over-year to -$96.0 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $810.0 million (up 35.45% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $847.0 million, up 4.57% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow was -$96.0 million for Q1 2026 at Lkq, down from $274.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Free Cash Flow ranged from a high of $414.0 million in Q2 2023 to a low of -$96.0 million in Q1 2026.
  • Historically, Free Cash Flow has averaged $213.0 million across 5 years, with a median of $224.0 million in 2022.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Free Cash Flow soared 207.1% in 2022, then plunged 130.48% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Free Cash Flow shows it stood at $166.0 million in 2022, then plunged by 47.59% to $87.0 million in 2023, then soared by 71.26% to $149.0 million in 2024, then soared by 83.89% to $274.0 million in 2025, then plunged by 135.04% to -$96.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at -$96.0 million (Q1 2026), $274.0 million (Q4 2025), and $389.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF (Qtr)
1 O Reilly Automotive 76.00 Bn 75.75 Bn 2.35 Bn 788.47 Mn
2 Autozone 51.46 Bn 51.20 Bn 2.52 Bn 456.48 Mn
3 Modine Manufacturing 15.07 Bn 14.98 Bn 186.10 Mn -17.10 Mn
4 Borgwarner 14.88 Bn 15.05 Bn 677.00 Mn 9.00 Mn
5 Genuine Parts 14.73 Bn 14.25 Bn 2.34 Bn -33.64 Mn
6 Aptiv 13.96 Bn 10.89 Bn 920.00 Mn -362.00 Mn
7 Aurora Innovation 11.93 Bn 10.71 Bn -5.00 Mn -184.00 Mn
8 Magna International 10.79 Bn 9.60 Bn 1.42 Bn 896.00 Mn
9 Allison Transmission Holdings 10.06 Bn 9.75 Bn 406.00 Mn 148.00 Mn
10 Lkq 6.71 Bn 6.40 Bn 1.33 Bn -96.00 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
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 389.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 389.00 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
Dec 31, 2023 87.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 87.00 Mn