Growth Metrics

Lkq (LKQ) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)

Lkq's quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $996.0 million in Q1 2026, up 3.75% year-on-year from $960.0 million in Q1 2025, and up 1.22% quarter-over-quarter from $984.0 million in Q4 2025.

Lkq has reported Operating Expenses for 18 years, with the latest figure at $996.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Expenses rose 3.75% year-over-year to $996.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $4.0 billion (up 6.23% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $4.1 billion, up 2.74% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 stood at $996.0 million, 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.
  • Peak annual rise in Operating Expenses reached 24.56% in 2025, while the deepest fall reached 10.61% in 2025.
  • Tracing LKQ's Operating Expenses over 5 years: stood at $876.0 million in 2022, then decreased by 6.74% to $817.0 million in 2023, then slipped by 3.3% to $790.0 million in 2024, then climbed by 24.56% to $984.0 million in 2025, then advanced by 1.22% to $996.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $996.0 million (Q1 2026), $984.0 million (Q4 2025), and $972.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 O Reilly Automotive 77.46 Bn 77.21 Bn 2.35 Bn 1.51 Bn
2 Autozone 56.88 Bn 56.59 Bn 2.24 Bn 330.65 Mn
3 Genuine Parts 13.45 Bn 12.97 Bn 2.34 Bn 2.05 Bn
4 Modine Manufacturing 13.16 Bn 13.07 Bn 186.10 Mn 93.00 Mn
5 Borgwarner 13.07 Bn 13.23 Bn 677.00 Mn 346.00 Mn
6 Aptiv 11.89 Bn 8.82 Bn 920.00 Mn 4.71 Bn
7 Magna International 10.79 Bn 9.60 Bn 1.42 Bn 557.00 Mn
8 Allison Transmission Holdings 9.02 Bn 8.71 Bn 406.00 Mn 211.00 Mn
9 Autoliv 9.01 Bn 8.66 Bn 526.00 Mn 281.00 Mn
10 Lkq 6.87 Bn 6.56 Bn 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
Mar 31, 2021 857.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 814.93 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 821.89 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 762.32 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 906.78 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 874.66 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 901.05 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 906.75 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 899.84 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 938.07 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 924.76 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 879.04 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 807.95 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 752.97 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 732.98 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 698.79 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 672.75 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 1.65 Bn
Sep 30, 2016 295.26 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 288.77 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 257.43 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 218.19 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 212.47 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 230.26 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 232.13 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 201.53 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 195.82 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 192.49 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 187.85 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 167.01 Mn
Sep 30, 2013 155.75 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 149.69 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 138.56 Mn
Dec 31, 2012 131.32 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 121.17 Mn
Jun 30, 2012 122.80 Mn
Mar 31, 2012 121.96 Mn
Dec 31, 2011 120.06 Mn
Sep 30, 2011 95.90 Mn
Jun 30, 2011 93.77 Mn
Mar 31, 2011 89.81 Mn
Dec 31, 2010 81.87 Mn
Sep 30, 2010 77.89 Mn
Jun 30, 2010 75.97 Mn
Mar 31, 2010 75.17 Mn
Dec 31, 2009 78.68 Mn
Sep 30, 2009 66.75 Mn
Jun 30, 2009 66.68 Mn