What is LKQ's salary scale inflation?

LKQ (LKQ) reported salary scale inflation of 2.5% in Q4 2025.

How has LKQ's salary scale inflation changed year-over-year?

LKQ's salary scale inflation decreased by 3.8% year-over-year, from 2.6% to 2.5%.

What does salary scale inflation mean?

The average annual percentage increase in employee compensation projected for the purpose of calculating future pension benefit obligations. This assumption is vital for estimating the growth of salary-linked retirement benefits over the long term.

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$3.5B+4.3%

Gross profit$1.3B+1.4%

Operating income$217.0M-18.7%

Net income$79.0M-53.3%

EPS (diluted)$0.30-53.8%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$335.0M+47.6%

Total debt$1.5B-3.9%

Total equity$6.5B+4.7%

Total assets$15.1B-2.1%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow-$56.0M-1,767%

CapEx$40.0M-25.9%

Free cash flow-$96.0M-68.4%

Valuation

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Market cap$6.57B-31.9%

Enterprise value$7.73B-29.8%

P/E12.7×-1.0×

P/S0.5×-0.2×

Profitability

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Gross margin38.3%-0.7pp

Operating margin6.9%-1.5pp

Net margin3.7%-1.4pp

FCF margin5.8%+1.7pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity8.2%-3.2pp

Debt / equity0.2×0.0×

Current ratio1.5×0.0×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by LKQ in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingNetPeriodicBenefitCostRateOfCompensationIncrease.

The official record: LKQ’s 10-K, filed February 19, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is LKQ's salary scale inflation?: LKQ (LKQ) reported salary scale inflation of 2.5% in Q4 2025.
How has LKQ's salary scale inflation changed year-over-year?: LKQ's salary scale inflation decreased by 3.8% year-over-year, from 2.6% to 2.5%.
What does salary scale inflation mean?: The average annual percentage increase in employee compensation projected for the purpose of calculating future pension benefit obligations. This assumption is vital for estimating the growth of salary-linked retirement benefits over the long term.