Lkq (LKQ) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)

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

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

Lkq's Operating Expenses history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $996.0 million for 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 was $996.0 million for Q1 2026 at Lkq, up from $984.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $1.1 billion in Q1 2024 to a low of $790.0 million in Q4 2024.
  • Historically, Operating Expenses has averaged $942.1 million across 5 years, with a median of $951.0 million in 2024.
  • Biggest YoY gain for Operating Expenses was 24.56% in 2025; the steepest drop was 10.61% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it stood at $876.0 million in 2022, then retreated by 6.74% to $817.0 million in 2023, then decreased by 3.3% to $790.0 million in 2024, then advanced by 24.56% to $984.0 million in 2025, then gained 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 76.00 Bn 75.75 Bn 2.35 Bn 1.51 Bn
2 Autozone 51.46 Bn 51.20 Bn 2.52 Bn 341.91 Mn
3 Modine Manufacturing 15.07 Bn 14.98 Bn 186.10 Mn 93.00 Mn
4 Borgwarner 14.88 Bn 15.05 Bn 677.00 Mn 346.00 Mn
5 Genuine Parts 14.73 Bn 14.25 Bn 2.34 Bn 2.05 Bn
6 Aptiv 13.96 Bn 10.89 Bn 920.00 Mn 4.71 Bn
7 Aurora Innovation 11.93 Bn 10.71 Bn -5.00 Mn 239.00 Mn
8 Magna International 10.79 Bn 9.60 Bn 1.42 Bn 960.00 Mn
9 Allison Transmission Holdings 10.06 Bn 9.75 Bn 406.00 Mn 211.00 Mn
10 Lkq 6.71 Bn 6.40 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