LKQ profit margin LKQ
Gross, operating and net profit as a share of revenue over the last twelve months, from 2010.
- Net margin, 12 months
- 3.4%
- Operating margin, 12 months
- 6.3%
- Net margin on a year earlier
- −1.8 pts
- Peer median
- 5.7%
Over the twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, LKQ kept 3.4% of its revenue as net profit, with an operating margin of 6.3% and a gross margin of 38.3%.
Five years earlier its net margin was 7.5%.
The median for 10 industrial distribution stocks of a similar size is 5.7%.
Profit margin over time
Fiscal year by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Net margin | Operating margin | Gross margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 4.5% | 7.3% | 38.6% |
| FY2024 | 4.9% | 8.4% | 39.1% |
| FY2023 | 6.8% | 9.8% | 40.2% |
| FY2022 | 9.0% | 12.4% | 40.8% |
| FY2021 | 8.3% | 11.3% | 40.7% |
| FY2020 | 5.5% | 8.5% | 39.5% |
| FY2019 | 4.3% | 7.2% | 38.8% |
| FY2018 | 4.0% | 7.4% | 38.5% |
| FY2017 | 5.5% | 8.7% | 39.0% |
| FY2016 | 5.4% | 8.9% | 39.0% |
| FY2015 | 5.9% | 9.8% | 39.4% |
| FY2014 | 5.7% | 9.6% | 39.3% |
| FY2013 | 6.2% | 10.5% | 41.0% |
| FY2012 | 6.3% | 10.6% | 41.8% |
| FY2011 | 6.4% | 11.1% | 42.6% |
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Ended | Net margin, 12 months | Change on a year | Operating margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 FY26 | 3.4% | −1.8 pts | 6.3% | |
| Q1 FY26 | 3.8% | −1.3 pts | 6.8% | |
| Q4 FY25 | 4.5% | −0.4 pts | 7.3% | |
| Q3 FY25 | 5.1% | +0.1 pts | 8.1% | |
| Q2 FY25 | 5.2% | +0.2 pts | 8.3% | |
| Q1 FY25 | 5.1% | −0.7 pts | 8.4% | |
| Q4 FY24 | 4.9% | −1.9 pts | 8.4% | |
| Q3 FY24 | 5.0% | −2.2 pts | 8.3% | |
| Q2 FY24 | 5.0% | −2.8 pts | 8.3% | |
| Q1 FY24 | 5.8% | −3.1 pts | 9.0% | |
| Q4 FY23 | 6.8% | −2.2 pts | 9.8% | |
| Q3 FY23 | 7.1% | −2.0 pts | 10.3% |
Against its peers
Companies in Industrial - Distribution nearest LKQ's size, closest first, today.
| Company | Profit margin |
|---|---|
| LKQLKQ | 3.4% |
| SITESiteOne Landscape Supply | 3.5% |
| MSMMSC Industrial Direct | 5.9% |
| BCCBOISE CASCADE | 1.6% |
| REZIResideo Technologies | 5.6% |
| POOLPool | 7.4% |
| CNMCore & Main | 6.0% |
| DXPEDXP Enterprises | 4.4% |
| GICGLOBAL INDUSTRIAL | 6.1% |
| AITApplied Industrial Technologies | 8.3% |
| DSGRDistribution Solutions | 0.4% |
| Peer median | 5.7% |
Where LKQ ranks
What the profit margin tells you
Profit as a share of revenue at three levels: gross (after making the product), operating (after running the business) and net (after everything, including tax and interest).
Compare within an industry. 10% is superb for a retailer and poor for a software company.
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