Lkq (LKQ) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026)

Lkq (LKQ) posted quarterly Gross Margin of 38.37% for Q1 2026, down 110.0% year-over-year from 383.68% in Q1 2025, and up 1.26% on a QoQ basis from 37.89% in Q4 2025.

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

Lkq (LKQ) has reported Gross Margin for 18 consecutive years, with 38.37% the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Gross Margin fell 110.0% year-over-year to 38.37%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 38.35% (down 73.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 38.57%, down 38.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin came in at 38.37% for Q1 2026 at Lkq, up from 37.89% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Gross Margin was 41.11% in Q3 2022, with the low at 37.89% in Q4 2025.
  • Average Gross Margin over 5 years is 39.63%, with a median of 39.34% recorded in 2024.
  • Across the five-year window, Gross Margin surged 92 bps in 2022 and plunged 218 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Gross Margin stood at 40.75% in 2022, then declined by 1 bps to 40.53% in 2023, then decreased by 3 bps to 39.34% in 2024, then declined by 4 bps to 37.89% in 2025, then gained by 1 bps to 38.37% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Gross Margin over the past three periods registered 38.37%, 37.89%, and 38.33% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 Advance Auto Parts 65.13 Bn 62.01 Bn 869.00 Mn 44.04%
2 Autozone 53.07 Bn 52.82 Bn 2.52 Bn 52.15%
3 Magna International 17.54 Bn 16.29 Bn 1.42 Bn 13.71%
4 Genuine Parts 16.15 Bn 15.67 Bn 2.34 Bn 37.33%
5 Aurora Innovation 13.77 Bn 12.55 Bn -5.00 Mn -500.00%
6 Borgwarner 13.21 Bn 13.37 Bn 677.00 Mn 19.16%
7 Aptiv 12.84 Bn 9.76 Bn 920.00 Mn 18.09%
8 Autoliv 8.73 Bn 8.37 Bn 526.00 Mn 19.11%
9 Modine Manufacturing 8.68 Bn 8.59 Bn 186.10 Mn 23.12%
10 Lkq 78.45 Mn -232.55 Mn 1.33 Bn 38.37%

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 38.37%
Dec 31, 2025 37.89%
Sep 30, 2025 38.33%
Jun 30, 2025 38.77%
Mar 31, 2025 39.46%
Dec 31, 2024 39.34%
Sep 30, 2024 38.75%
Jun 30, 2024 38.83%
Mar 31, 2024 39.21%
Dec 31, 2023 40.53%
Sep 30, 2023 38.96%
Jun 30, 2023 41.01%
Mar 31, 2023 40.97%
Dec 31, 2022 40.75%
Sep 30, 2022 41.11%
Jun 30, 2022 40.92%
Mar 31, 2022 40.53%
Dec 31, 2021 39.83%
Sep 30, 2021 40.76%
Jun 30, 2021 41.19%