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.

LKQ LKQ Ratios & Valuation

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	TTM Q1 '26	TTM Q4 '25	TTM Q3 '25	TTM Q2 '25	TTM Q1 '25
Profitability
Gross margin	38.3%-0.3pp	38.6%-0.3pp	39%-0.1pp	39.1%0.0pp	39.1%+0.1pp
Operating margin	6.9%-0.4pp	7.3%-0.8pp	8.1%-0.2pp	8.3%-0.1pp	8.4%+0.1pp
Net margin	3.7%-0.7pp	4.4%-0.7pp	5.1%-0.1pp	5.2%+0.1pp	5.1%+0.2pp
EBITDA margin	9.9%-0.5pp	10.3%-0.8pp	11.2%-0.2pp	11.3%0.0pp	11.4%+0.1pp
Free cash flow margin	5.8%-0.3pp	6.1%+0.9pp	5.3%+0.3pp	5%+0.8pp	4.1%-1.6pp
Returns
Return on equity	8.2%-1.5pp	9.7%-1.2pp	10.9%-0.3pp	11.2%-0.2pp	11.4%0.0pp
Return on assets	3.4%-0.7pp	4%-0.5pp	4.5%-0.1pp	4.6%0.0pp	4.6%0.0pp
Return on invested capital	9.5%-0.5pp	10%-1.0pp	11%0.0pp	11%-0.3pp	11.3%-0.2pp
Efficiency
Asset turnover	0.9×0.0×	0.9×0.0×	0.9×0.0×	0.9×0.0×	0.9×0.0×
Inventory turnover	2.6×0.0×	2.6×0.0×	2.6×0.0×	2.6×0.0×	2.6×-0.1×
Liquidity
Current ratio	1.5×-0.1×	1.7×+0.1×	1.6×-0.2×	1.8×+0.3×	1.5×-0.2×
Quick ratio	0.6×0.0×	0.6×-0.1×	0.7×0.0×	0.7×+0.1×	0.6×0.0×
Cash ratio	0.1×0.0×	0.1×0.0×	0.1×0.0×	0.1×0.0×	0.1×0.0×
Leverage
Debt-to-equity	0.2×0.0×	0.2×0.0×	0.2×0.0×	0.2×0.0×	0.3×0.0×
Debt-to-assets	0.1×0.0×	0.1×0.0×	0.1×0.0×	0.1×0.0×	0.1×0.0×
Net debt / EBITDA	0.8×0.0×	0.8×+0.1×	0.8×-0.1×	0.8×0.0×	0.9×0.0×
Valuation
Market capitalization	$7.5B-3.0%	$7.73B-1.6%	$7.86B-19.2%	$9.72B-11.6%	$11B+15.1%
Enterprise value	$8.65B-2.9%	$8.92B-1.2%	$9.02B-18.2%	$11.03B-10.5%	$12.32B+13.5%
Price / earnings	14.5×+1.8×	12.7×+1.5×	11.2×-2.4×	13.7×-2.0×	15.6×+1.8×
Price / sales	0.5×0.0×	0.6×0.0×	0.6×-0.1×	0.7×-0.1×	0.8×+0.1×
Price / book	1.2×0.0×	1.2×0.0×	1.2×-0.3×	1.5×-0.3×	1.8×+0.2×
EV / EBITDA	6.3×0.0×	6.3×+0.4×	5.9×-1.2×	7.1×-0.8×	7.9×+1.0×
EV / sales	0.6×0.0×	0.6×0.0×	0.7×-0.1×	0.8×-0.1×	0.9×+0.1×
Free cash flow yield	10.8%-0.2pp	11%+1.8pp	9.2%+2.2pp	7%+1.8pp	5.1%-3.3pp
Earnings yield	6.9%-1.0pp	7.9%-1.0pp	8.9%+1.6pp	7.3%+0.9pp	6.4%-0.9pp
Dividend yield	4.1%+0.1pp	4%0.0pp	4%+0.8pp	3.2%+0.4pp	2.9%-0.5pp

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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.