Growth Metrics

Lkq (LKQ) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026)

Lkq's quarterly Retained Earnings came in at $8.0 billion in Q1 2026, up 2.67% year-on-year from $7.8 billion in Q1 2025, and little changed quarter-over-quarter from $8.0 billion in Q4 2025.

Lkq has reported Retained Earnings for 18 years, with the latest figure at $8.0 billion in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Retained Earnings rose 2.67% year-over-year to $8.0 billion; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $8.0 billion (up 2.67% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $8.0 billion, up 3.86% from the prior year.
  • Retained Earnings for Q1 2026 stood at $8.0 billion, roughly flat from $8.0 billion in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Retained Earnings was $8.0 billion in Q1 2026, with the low at -$539.0 million in Q3 2022.
  • Average Retained Earnings over 5 years is $2.5 billion, with a median of -$206.0 million recorded in 2022.
  • Year-over-year, Retained Earnings slumped 261.74% in 2022 and surged 2701.68% in 2025.
  • Tracing LKQ's Retained Earnings over 5 years: stood at -$323.0 million in 2022, then jumped by 2356.97% to $7.3 billion in 2023, then climbed by 5.1% to $7.7 billion in 2024, then rose by 3.86% to $8.0 billion in 2025, then gained by 0.03% to $8.0 billion in 2026.
  • The last three Retained Earnings figures came in at $8.0 billion (Q1 2026), $8.0 billion (Q4 2025), and -$84.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Retained Earnings (Qtr)
1 O Reilly Automotive 77.46 Bn 77.21 Bn 2.35 Bn -2.64 Bn
2 Autozone 56.88 Bn 56.59 Bn 2.24 Bn -157.89 Mn
3 Genuine Parts 13.45 Bn 12.97 Bn 2.34 Bn -513.47 Mn
4 Modine Manufacturing 13.16 Bn 13.07 Bn 186.10 Mn -27.60 Mn
5 Borgwarner 13.07 Bn 13.23 Bn 677.00 Mn -799.00 Mn
6 Aptiv 11.89 Bn 8.82 Bn 920.00 Mn 6.35 Bn
7 Magna International 10.79 Bn 9.60 Bn 1.42 Bn 9.25 Bn
8 Allison Transmission Holdings 9.02 Bn 8.71 Bn 406.00 Mn 29.00 Mn
9 Autoliv 9.01 Bn 8.66 Bn 526.00 Mn -541.00 Mn
10 Lkq 6.87 Bn 6.56 Bn 1.33 Bn 7.96 Bn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 7.96 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 7.96 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 -84.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 7.87 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 7.75 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 7.66 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 -195.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -313.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -298.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 7.29 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 -372.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 -235.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 -280.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -323.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -539.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 -355.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -206.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -153.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 -149.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 -101.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 -126.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 -99.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 -209.72 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 -279.76 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 -313.90 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 -201.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 -260.75 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 -188.55 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 -190.85 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 -174.95 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 -134.79 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 -116.06 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 -14.62 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 -70.48 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 -154.27 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 -245.64 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 -267.18 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 -181.50 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 -104.75 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 -105.47 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 -49.22 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 -94.62 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 -40.23 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 36.51 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 20.20 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 20.01 Mn
Sep 30, 2013 11.08 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 -18.06 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 -17.49 Mn
Dec 31, 2012 759,000.00
Sep 30, 2012 -676,000.00
Jun 30, 2012 -9.62 Mn
Mar 31, 2012 -104,000.00
Dec 31, 2011 -8.96 Mn
Sep 30, 2011 -7.34 Mn
Jun 30, 2011 643.42 Mn
Mar 31, 2011 8.99 Mn
Dec 31, 2010 4.38 Mn
Sep 30, 2010 497.20 Mn
Jun 30, 2010 461.30 Mn
Dec 31, 2009 -7.40 Mn