Lkq (LKQ) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026)

Lkq (LKQ) posted quarterly Tax Rate of 26.35% for Q1 2026, down 138.0% year-over-year from 69.34% in Q1 2025, and down 10.76% on a QoQ basis from 29.52% in Q4 2025.

Lkq (LKQ) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Lkq (LKQ) has reported Tax Rate for 18 consecutive years, with 26.35% the latest figure, recorded in 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 came in at 26.35% for Q1 2026 at Lkq, down from 29.52% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Tax Rate was 30.83% in Q2 2024, with the low at 19.52% in Q4 2023.
  • Average Tax Rate over 5 years is 26.08%, with a median of 26.15% recorded in 2025.
  • Across the five-year window, Tax Rate soared 1459 bps in 2022 and plunged 1026 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Tax Rate stood at 29.78% in 2022, then slumped by 34 bps to 19.52% in 2023, then jumped by 39 bps to 27.23% in 2024, then climbed by 8 bps to 29.52% in 2025, then fell by 11 bps to 26.35% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Tax Rate over the past three periods registered 26.35%, 29.52%, and 20.18% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Tax Rate (Qtr)
1 Advance Auto Parts 65.13 Bn 62.01 Bn 869.00 Mn 885.71%
2 Autozone 53.07 Bn 52.82 Bn 2.52 Bn 21.12%
3 Magna International 17.54 Bn 16.29 Bn 1.42 Bn 101.15%
4 Genuine Parts 16.15 Bn 15.67 Bn 2.34 Bn 23.17%
5 Aurora Innovation 13.77 Bn 12.55 Bn -5.00 Mn -
6 Borgwarner 13.21 Bn 13.37 Bn 677.00 Mn 22.26%
7 Aptiv 12.84 Bn 9.76 Bn 920.00 Mn 28.42%
8 Autoliv 8.73 Bn 8.37 Bn 526.00 Mn 29.70%
9 Modine Manufacturing 8.68 Bn 8.59 Bn 186.10 Mn -21.56%
10 Lkq 78.45 Mn -232.55 Mn 1.33 Bn 26.35%

Historic Data

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DateValue
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%