SuperworthLKQ free cash flow LKQ
Cash from operations less capital spending, by quarter and over the last twelve months, from 2009.
- Last 12 months, to Jun 30, 2026
- $625M
- Latest quarter, Q2 FY26
- $60M
- −75% on a year earlier
- Fiscal year 2025
- $847M
- +5% on the year before
LKQ's free cash flow was $625M over the twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, down 8% on a year earlier.
In its latest quarter, Q2 FY26, it was $60M, down 75% on the same quarter a year before.
Over the five fiscal years to FY2025 it shrank 8% a year on average.
Free cash flow over time
Fiscal year by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Free cash flow | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $847M | +5% |
| FY2024 | $810M | −19% |
| FY2023 | $998M | −3% |
| FY2022 | $1B | −4% |
| FY2021 | $1.1B | −16% |
| FY2020 | $1.3B | +59% |
| FY2019 | $798.3M | +73% |
| FY2018 | $460.7M | +36% |
| FY2017 | $339.8M | −21% |
| FY2016 | $427.9M | +19% |
| FY2015 | $360.1M | +57% |
| FY2014 | $229.9M | −32% |
| FY2013 | $337.9M | +186% |
| FY2012 | $117.9M | −6% |
| FY2011 | $125.4M | +28% |
Each fiscal year is the twelve months to its fourth quarter.
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Ended | Free cash flow | On a year earlier | Last 12 months |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 FY26 | $60M | −75% | $625M | |
| Q1 FY26 | −$96M | n/a | $808M | |
| Q4 FY25 | $274M | +84% | $847M | |
| Q3 FY25 | $387M | +13% | $722M | |
| Q2 FY25 | $243M | +83% | $676M | |
| Q1 FY25 | −$57M | −130% | $566M | |
| Q4 FY24 | $149M | +71% | $810M | |
| Q3 FY24 | $341M | −1% | $748M | |
| Q2 FY24 | $133M | −68% | $751M | |
| Q1 FY24 | $187M | +22% | $1B | |
| Q4 FY23 | $87M | −48% | $998M | |
| Q3 FY23 | $344M | +54% | $1.1B |
Against its peers
Companies in Industrial - Distribution nearest LKQ's size, closest first, today.
| Company | Free cash flow yield |
|---|---|
| LKQLKQ | 14.2% |
| SITESiteOne Landscape Supply | 5.8% |
| MSMMSC Industrial Direct | 3.5% |
| BCCBOISE CASCADE | 3.8% |
| REZIResideo Technologies | −51.6% |
| POOLPool | 4.2% |
| CNMCore & Main | 7.9% |
| DXPEDXP Enterprises | 4.9% |
| GICGLOBAL INDUSTRIAL | 5.2% |
| AITApplied Industrial Technologies | 4.0% |
| DSGRDistribution Solutions | 2.3% |
| Peer median | 4.1% |
Where LKQ ranks
What the free cash flow tells you
Cash from operations minus capital spending. The cash the company could hand back or reinvest.
Seasonal and lumpy quarter to quarter. The TTM view is the one to trust.
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