Lkq (LKQ) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026)
Lkq (LKQ) recorded quarterly Tax Rate of 26.35% in Q1 2026, down 10.76% quarter-over-quarter from 29.52% in Q4 2025, and down 138.0% on a YoY basis from 69.34% in Q1 2025.
Lkq (LKQ) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Lkq's Tax Rate history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 26.35% for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Tax Rate fell 138.0% year-over-year to 26.35%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 24.9% (down 283.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 25.5%, down 312.0% from the prior year.
- Tax Rate was 26.35% for Q1 2026 at Lkq, down from 29.52% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Tax Rate ranged from a high of 30.83% in Q2 2024 to a low of 19.52% in Q4 2023.
- Historically, Tax Rate has averaged 26.08% across 5 years, with a median of 26.15% in 2025.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Tax Rate soared 1459 bps in 2022, then tumbled 1026 bps in 2023.
- A 5-year view of Tax Rate shows it stood at 29.78% in 2022, then sank by 34 bps to 19.52% in 2023, then jumped by 39 bps to 27.23% in 2024, then rose by 8 bps to 29.52% in 2025, then slipped by 11 bps to 26.35% in 2026.
- The last three Tax Rate figures came in at 26.35% (Q1 2026), 29.52% (Q4 2025), and 20.18% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | O Reilly Automotive | 76.00 Bn | 75.75 Bn | 2.35 Bn | 22.55% |
| 2 | Autozone | 51.46 Bn | 51.20 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 21.12% |
| 3 | Modine Manufacturing | 15.07 Bn | 14.98 Bn | 186.10 Mn | -21.56% |
| 4 | Borgwarner | 14.88 Bn | 15.05 Bn | 677.00 Mn | 22.26% |
| 5 | Genuine Parts | 14.73 Bn | 14.25 Bn | 2.34 Bn | 23.17% |
| 6 | Aptiv | 13.96 Bn | 10.89 Bn | 920.00 Mn | 28.42% |
| 7 | Aurora Innovation | 11.93 Bn | 10.71 Bn | -5.00 Mn | - |
| 8 | Magna International | 10.79 Bn | 9.60 Bn | 1.42 Bn | 101.15% |
| 9 | Allison Transmission Holdings | 10.06 Bn | 9.75 Bn | 406.00 Mn | 15.15% |
| 10 | Lkq | 6.71 Bn | 6.40 Bn | 1.33 Bn | 26.35% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 26.35% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 26.35% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 29.52% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 29.52% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 20.18% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 20.18% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 26.15% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 26.15% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 27.73% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 27.73% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 27.23% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 27.23% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 24.80% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 24.80% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 30.83% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 30.83% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 30.74% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 30.74% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 19.52% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 19.52% |