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LKQ LKQ Ratios & Valuation

FY'25FY'24FY'23FY'22
Profitability
Gross margin38.6%-0.4pp39%-1.3pp40.3%-0.5pp40.8%+0.2pp
Operating margin7.3%-1.0pp8.3%-1.6pp10%-2.4pp12.4%+1.1pp
Net margin4.4%-0.5pp4.9%-2.2pp7.1%-1.9pp9%+0.6pp
EBITDA margin10.3%-0.9pp11.2%-1.2pp12.4%-2.0pp14.4%+1.0pp
Free cash flow margin6.1%+0.4pp5.7%-1.8pp7.5%-0.5pp8%
Returns
Return on equity9.7%-1.7pp11.4%-4.8pp16.1%-4.3pp20.5%+1.4pp
Return on assets4%-0.6pp4.6%-2.3pp6.9%-2.4pp9.3%+0.6pp
Return on invested capital10%-1.5pp11.5%-2.9pp14.4%-3.2pp17.5%+1.6pp
Efficiency
Asset turnover0.9×0.0×0.9×0.0×-0.1×0.0×
Inventory turnover2.6×-0.2×2.7×0.0×2.7×-0.1×2.8×-0.3×
Liquidity
Current ratio1.7×0.0×1.7×+0.2×1.5×-0.4×1.9×-0.1×
Quick ratio0.6×0.0×0.6×+0.1×0.5×-0.1×0.7×-0.1×
Cash ratio0.1×0.0×0.1×0.0×0.1×0.0×0.1×0.0×
Leverage
Debt-to-equity0.2×0.0×0.3×0.0×0.2×0.0×0.2×0.0×
Debt-to-assets0.1×0.0×0.1×0.0×0.1×0.0×0.1×0.0×
Net debt / EBITDA0.8×0.0×0.8×+0.1×0.7×+0.1×0.6×-0.1×
Per Share
Book value per share$25.36+11.2%$22.80-0.8%$22.99+17.2%$19.62+1.2%
Valuation
Market capitalization$7.73B-19.1%$9.55B-25.3%$12.79B-10.6%$14.3B-16.6%
Enterprise value$8.92B-17.9%$10.86B-22.2%$13.96B-9.1%$15.35B-16.3%
Price / earnings12.7×-1.1×13.8×+0.2×13.6×+1.2×12.4×-3.3×
Price / sales0.6×-0.1×0.7×-0.3×-0.2×1.1×-0.2×
Price / book1.2×-0.4×1.6×-0.5×2.1×-0.5×2.6×-0.3×
EV / EBITDA6.3×-0.6×6.9×-1.6×8.5×+0.2×8.3×-2.1×
EV / sales0.6×-0.1×0.8×-0.3×1.1×-0.1×1.2×-0.2×
Free cash flow yield11%+2.5pp8.5%+0.7pp7.8%+0.6pp7.2%
Earnings yield7.9%+0.6pp7.3%-0.1pp7.3%-0.7pp8%+1.7pp
Dividend yield4%+0.7pp3.3%+1.0pp2.4%+0.4pp2%+1.6pp

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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.