Lkq (LKQ) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)

Lkq (LKQ) posted quarterly Operating Expenses of $996.0 million for Q1 2026, up 3.75% year-over-year from $960.0 million in Q1 2025, and up 1.22% on a QoQ basis from $984.0 million in Q4 2025.

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

Lkq (LKQ) has reported Operating Expenses for 18 consecutive years, with $996.0 million the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Operating Expenses rose 3.75% year-over-year to $996.0 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $4.0 billion (up 6.23% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $4.1 billion, up 2.74% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses came in at $996.0 million for Q1 2026 at Lkq, up from $984.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Operating Expenses was $1.1 billion in Q1 2024, with the low at $790.0 million in Q4 2024.
  • Average Operating Expenses over 5 years is $942.1 million, with a median of $951.0 million recorded in 2024.
  • The largest YoY upside for Operating Expenses was 24.56% in 2025 against a maximum downside of 10.61% in 2025.
  • Year by year, Operating Expenses stood at $876.0 million in 2022, then dropped by 6.74% to $817.0 million in 2023, then declined by 3.3% to $790.0 million in 2024, then increased by 24.56% to $984.0 million in 2025, then grew by 1.22% to $996.0 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Operating Expenses over the past three periods registered $996.0 million, $984.0 million, and $972.0 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Advance Auto Parts 65.13 Bn 62.01 Bn 869.00 Mn 825.00 Mn
2 Autozone 53.07 Bn 52.82 Bn 2.52 Bn 341.91 Mn
3 Magna International 17.54 Bn 16.29 Bn 1.42 Bn 960.00 Mn
4 Genuine Parts 16.15 Bn 15.67 Bn 2.34 Bn 2.05 Bn
5 Aurora Innovation 13.77 Bn 12.55 Bn -5.00 Mn 239.00 Mn
6 Borgwarner 13.21 Bn 13.37 Bn 677.00 Mn 346.00 Mn
7 Aptiv 12.84 Bn 9.76 Bn 920.00 Mn 4.71 Bn
8 Autoliv 8.73 Bn 8.37 Bn 526.00 Mn 281.00 Mn
9 Modine Manufacturing 8.68 Bn 8.59 Bn 186.10 Mn 93.00 Mn
10 Lkq 78.45 Mn -232.55 Mn 1.33 Bn 996.00 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 996.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 984.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 972.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 1.01 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 960.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 790.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 951.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 1.03 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 1.07 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 817.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 982.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 946.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 949.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 876.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 862.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 899.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 927.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 939.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 899.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 906.00 Mn