Lkq (LKQ) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)

Lkq's Return on Capital Employed history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 8.25% for Q1 2026.

• In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 162.0% year-over-year to 8.25%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 8.25% (down 162.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 8.34%, down 108.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed was 8.25% for Q1 2026 at Lkq, roughly flat from 8.22% in the prior quarter.
• In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 16.5% in Q4 2022 to a low of 7.29% in Q3 2024.
• Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 11.25% across 5 years, with a median of 9.52% in 2024.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Return on Capital Employed jumped 339 bps in 2022, then slumped 783 bps in 2024.
• A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 16.5% in 2022, then tumbled by 45 bps to 9.0% in 2023, then increased by 6 bps to 9.52% in 2024, then declined by 14 bps to 8.22% in 2025, then climbed by 0 bps to 8.25% in 2026.
• The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 8.25% (Q1 2026), 8.22% (Q4 2025), and 9.12% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.