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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	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
EBITDA margin	9.9%-1.5pp	10.3%-0.9pp	11.2%-0.2pp	11.3%+0.2pp	11.4%-0.4pp
Free cash flow margin	5.8%+1.7pp	6.1%+0.4pp	5.3%-0.2pp	5%-0.5pp	4.1%-3.4pp
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 assets	3.4%-1.2pp	4%-0.6pp	4.5%-0.2pp	4.6%-0.4pp	4.6%-1.4pp
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×
Inventory turnover	2.6×0.0×	2.6×-0.2×	2.6×-0.1×	2.6×-0.4×	2.6×-0.2×
Liquidity
Current ratio	1.5×0.0×	1.7×0.0×	1.6×-0.1×	1.8×+0.1×	1.5×-0.2×
Quick ratio	0.6×0.0×	0.6×0.0×	0.7×0.0×	0.7×0.0×	0.6×-0.1×
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×	0.8×0.0×	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%
Enterprise value	$8.65B-29.8%	$8.92B-17.9%	$9.02B-23.4%	$11.03B-10.6%	$12.32B-19.8%
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×
EV / sales	0.6×-0.3×	0.6×-0.1×	0.7×-0.2×	0.8×-0.1×	0.9×-0.2×
Free cash flow yield	10.8%+5.6pp	11%+2.5pp	9.2%+2.1pp	7%+0.2pp	5.1%-2.1pp
Earnings yield	6.9%+0.5pp	7.9%+0.6pp	8.9%+2.2pp	7.3%+0.7pp	6.4%+0.6pp
Dividend yield	4.1%+1.3pp	4%+0.7pp	4%+0.9pp	3.2%+0.4pp	2.9%+0.7pp

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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.