Lkq (LKQ) Net Margin (2009 - 2026)
Lkq's quarterly Net Margin came in at 0.63% in Q1 2026, down 51.0% year-on-year from 1.29% in Q1 2025, and up 36.35% quarter-over-quarter from 1.0% in Q4 2025.
Lkq has reported Net Margin for 18 years, with the latest figure at 0.63% in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Net Margin fell 51.0% year-over-year to 0.63%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.64% (down 40.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 0.1%, down 16.0% from the prior year.
- Net Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 0.63%, up from 1.0% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Net Margin was 12.57% in Q2 2022, with the low at 1.0% in Q4 2025.
- Average Net Margin over 5 years is 3.34%, with a median of 3.94% recorded in 2024.
- Year-over-year, Net Margin soared 1304 bps in 2022 and plunged 641 bps in 2024.
- Tracing LKQ's Net Margin over 5 years: stood at 6.46% in 2022, then slipped by 6 bps to 6.1% in 2023, then sank by 105 bps to 0.31% in 2024, then slumped by 221 bps to 1.0% in 2025, then surged by 36 bps to 0.63% in 2026.
- The last three Net Margin figures came in at 0.63% (Q1 2026), 1.0% (Q4 2025), and 0.66% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Net Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | O Reilly Automotive | 77.46 Bn | 77.21 Bn | 2.35 Bn | 13.25% |
| 2 | Autozone | 56.88 Bn | 56.59 Bn | 2.24 Bn | 10.97% |
| 3 | Genuine Parts | 13.45 Bn | 12.97 Bn | 2.34 Bn | 3.01% |
| 4 | Modine Manufacturing | 13.16 Bn | 13.07 Bn | 186.10 Mn | -5.81% |
| 5 | Borgwarner | 13.07 Bn | 13.23 Bn | 677.00 Mn | 7.22% |
| 6 | Aptiv | 11.89 Bn | 8.82 Bn | 920.00 Mn | 0.28% |
| 7 | Magna International | 10.79 Bn | 9.60 Bn | 1.42 Bn | 0.84% |
| 8 | Allison Transmission Holdings | 9.02 Bn | 8.71 Bn | 406.00 Mn | 7.97% |
| 9 | Autoliv | 9.01 Bn | 8.66 Bn | 526.00 Mn | 5.16% |
| 10 | Lkq | 6.87 Bn | 6.56 Bn | 1.33 Bn | -0.63% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -0.63% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -1.00% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -0.66% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 4.59% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -0.12% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -0.31% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -0.35% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 4.55% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 3.94% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 6.10% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 5.83% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 8.15% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -0.42% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 6.46% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 8.44% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 12.57% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -0.33% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -0.44% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -0.49% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -0.47% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | -0.50% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | -0.51% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | -0.90% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | -1.11% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | -1.01% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | -1.30% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | -1.72% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | -2.12% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | -1.85% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | -1.75% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | -1.82% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | -34.23% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | -0.46% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | -0.43% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | -0.19% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | -0.46% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 0.58% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 0.22% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 5.54% |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 5.59% |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 6.58% |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 6.14% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 4.83% |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 5.36% |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 6.16% |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 6.44% |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 5.91% |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 5.66% |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 6.05% |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 7.07% |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 5.82% |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 5.32% |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 6.36% |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 7.85% |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 5.98% |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 6.28% |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 6.15% |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 7.40% |
| Jun 30, 2010 | -0.30% |
| Mar 31, 2010 | 0.32% |
| Dec 31, 2009 | -0.32% |
| Sep 30, 2009 | -0.20% |
| Jun 30, 2009 | 0.08% |