Lkq (LKQ) Interest Expenses (2009 - 2026)

Lkq (LKQ) recorded quarterly Interest Expenses of -$53.0 million in Q1 2026, up 1.85% quarter-over-quarter from -$54.0 million in Q4 2025, and up 7.02% on a YoY basis from -$49.5 million in Q1 2025.

Lkq (LKQ) Interest Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Lkq's Interest Expenses history runs 12 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$53.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Interest Expenses rose 7.02% year-over-year to -$53.0 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$225.0 million (up 7.41% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was -$224.0 million, up 5.88% from the prior year.
  • Interest Expenses was -$53.0 million for Q1 2026 at Lkq, up from -$54.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Interest Expenses ranged from a high of -$16.0 million in Q1 2022 to a low of -$66.0 million in Q2 2024.
  • Historically, Interest Expenses has averaged -$47.1 million across 5 years, with a median of -$54.0 million in 2025.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: Interest Expenses sank 226.32% in 2023, then rose 10.94% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Interest Expenses shows it stood at -$27.0 million in 2022, then plunged by 51.85% to -$41.0 million in 2023, then slumped by 46.34% to -$60.0 million in 2024, then grew by 10.0% to -$54.0 million in 2025, then climbed by 1.85% to -$53.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Interest Expenses figures came in at -$53.0 million (Q1 2026), -$54.0 million (Q4 2025), and -$55.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Int Expense (Qtr)
1 O Reilly Automotive 76.00 Bn 75.75 Bn 2.35 Bn 62.75 Mn
2 Autozone 51.46 Bn 51.20 Bn 2.52 Bn -
3 Modine Manufacturing 15.07 Bn 14.98 Bn 186.10 Mn 8.90 Mn
4 Borgwarner 14.88 Bn 15.05 Bn 677.00 Mn -
5 Genuine Parts 14.73 Bn 14.25 Bn 2.34 Bn 43.95 Mn
6 Aptiv 13.96 Bn 10.89 Bn 920.00 Mn 89.00 Mn
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 -
10 Lkq 6.71 Bn 6.40 Bn 1.33 Bn -53.00 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -53.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -53.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -54.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -54.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -55.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -55.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -63.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -63.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -57.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -57.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -60.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -60.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -60.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -60.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -66.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -66.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -64.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -64.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -41.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -41.00 Mn