LKQ LKQ Ratios & Valuation
| Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profitability | ||||||
| Gross margin | 38.3%-0.7pp | 38.6%-0.4pp | 39%-0.3pp | 39.1%-0.3pp | 39.1%-0.8pp | |
| Operating margin | 6.9%-1.5pp | 7.3%-1.0pp | 8.1%-0.3pp | 8.3%-0.1pp | 8.4%-0.7pp | |
| Net margin | 3.7%-1.4pp | 4.4%-0.5pp | 5.1%-0.1pp | 5.2%0.0pp | 5.1%-0.9pp | |
| Returns | ||||||
| Return on equity | 8.2%-3.2pp | 9.7%-1.7pp | 10.9%-0.8pp | 11.2%-0.8pp | 11.4%-2.5pp | |
| Return on invested capital | 9.5%-1.8pp | 10%-1.5pp | 11%-0.8pp | 11%-2.5pp | 11.3%-2.0pp | |
| Efficiency | ||||||
| Asset turnover | 0.9×0.0× | 0.9×0.0× | 0.9×0.0× | 0.9×-0.1× | 0.9×-0.1× | |
| Liquidity | ||||||
| Current ratio | 1.5×0.0× | 1.7×0.0× | 1.6×-0.1× | 1.8×+0.1× | 1.5×-0.2× | |
| Leverage | ||||||
| Debt-to-equity | 0.2×0.0× | 0.2×0.0× | 0.2×0.0× | 0.2×0.0× | 0.3×0.0× | |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.8×0.0× | 0.8×0.0× | 0.8×0.0× | 0.8×+0.1× | 0.9×+0.2× | |
| Valuation | ||||||
| Market capitalization | $7.5B-31.9% | $7.73B-19.1% | $7.86B-25.8% | $9.72B-12.5% | $11B-22.9% | |
| Price / earnings | 14.5×-1.2× | 12.7×-1.1× | 11.2×-3.6× | 13.7×-1.5× | 15.6×-1.6× | |
| Price / sales | 0.5×-0.3× | 0.6×-0.1× | 0.6×-0.2× | 0.7×-0.1× | 0.8×-0.2× | |
| Price / book | 1.2×-0.6× | 1.2×-0.4× | 1.2×-0.5× | 1.5×-0.3× | 1.8×-0.5× | |
| EV / EBITDA | 6.3×-1.6× | 6.3×-0.6× | 5.9×-1.6× | 7.1×-0.8× | 7.9×-1.7× | |
| Dividend yield | 4.1%+1.3pp | 4%+0.7pp | 4%+0.9pp | 3.2%+0.4pp | 2.9%+0.7pp |
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Compare these in charts →Questions, answered.
- What are LKQ's profit margins?
- LKQ (LKQ) runs a 38.3% gross margin and a 6.9% operating margin, with a 3.7% net margin.
- Where do LKQ's ratios come from?
- Every ratio is computed from LKQ's SEC filings — trailing-twelve-month flows over period-end balances. Valuation multiples combine those fundamentals with market data, recomputed each period. Switch between quarterly, annual, and TTM, or open any ratio for its full history and peer comparisons.
