Lkq (LKQ) Net Margin (2009 - 2026)
Lkq (LKQ) recorded quarterly Net Margin of 0.63% in Q1 2026, up 36.35% quarter-over-quarter from 1.0% in Q4 2025, and down 51.0% on a YoY basis from 1.29% in Q1 2025.
Lkq (LKQ) Net Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Lkq's Net Margin history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.63% for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Net Margin fell 51.0% year-over-year to 0.63%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.64% (down 40.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 0.1%, down 16.0% from the prior year.
- Net Margin was 0.63% for Q1 2026 at Lkq, up from 1.0% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Net Margin ranged from a high of 12.57% in Q2 2022 to a low of 1.0% in Q4 2025.
- Historically, Net Margin has averaged 3.34% across 5 years, with a median of 3.94% in 2024.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Net Margin jumped 1304 bps in 2022, then plunged 641 bps in 2024.
- A 5-year view of Net Margin shows it stood at 6.46% in 2022, then decreased by 6 bps to 6.1% in 2023, then slumped by 105 bps to 0.31% in 2024, then tumbled by 221 bps to 1.0% in 2025, then jumped 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 | 76.00 Bn | 75.75 Bn | 2.35 Bn | 13.25% |
| 2 | Autozone | 51.46 Bn | 51.20 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 13.25% |
| 3 | Modine Manufacturing | 15.07 Bn | 14.98 Bn | 186.10 Mn | -5.81% |
| 4 | Borgwarner | 14.88 Bn | 15.05 Bn | 677.00 Mn | 7.22% |
| 5 | Genuine Parts | 14.73 Bn | 14.25 Bn | 2.34 Bn | 3.01% |
| 6 | Aptiv | 13.96 Bn | 10.89 Bn | 920.00 Mn | 0.28% |
| 7 | Aurora Innovation | 11.93 Bn | 10.71 Bn | -5.00 Mn | -22,300.00% |
| 8 | Magna International | 10.79 Bn | 9.60 Bn | 1.42 Bn | -0.01% |
| 9 | Allison Transmission Holdings | 10.06 Bn | 9.75 Bn | 406.00 Mn | 7.97% |
| 10 | Lkq | 6.71 Bn | 6.40 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% |