TTM
37.7%
YoY change
−1.06pp
Trough year (2025)
38.0%
Peak year (1998)
48.4%
Latest annual
38.0%
Gross Margin history chart for LKQ (LKQ) from 1998 to 2025
Latest: 38.0%
Gross Margin change chart for LKQ (LKQ) from 1998 to 2025
Latest: −1.06pp
Gross Margin history table for LKQ (LKQ) from 1998 to 2025
| 2025 | 38.0% | -1.06pp | ||
| 2024 | 39.1% | -1.12pp | ||
| 2023 | 40.2% | -0.62pp | ||
| 2022 | 40.8% | +0.16pp | ||
| 2021 | 40.7% | +1.16pp | ||
| 2020 | 39.5% | +0.70pp | ||
| 2019 | 38.8% | +0.28pp | ||
| 2018 | 38.5% | -0.50pp | ||
| 2017 | 39.0% | -0.02pp | ||
| 2016 | 39.0% | -0.35pp | ||
| 2015 | 39.4% | +0.05pp | ||
| 2014 | 39.3% | -1.65pp | ||
| 2013 | 41.0% | -0.82pp | ||
| 2012 | 41.8% | -0.75pp | ||
| 2011 | 42.6% | -1.70pp | ||
| 2010 | 44.3% | -1.03pp | ||
| 2009 | 45.3% | +1.09pp | ||
| 2008 | 44.2% | -0.67pp | ||
| 2007 | 44.9% | -0.41pp | ||
| 2006 | 45.3% | -1.77pp | ||
| 2005 | 47.1% | +0.54pp | ||
| 2004 | 46.5% | -0.35pp | ||
| 2003 | 46.9% | +0.71pp | ||
| 2002 | 46.2% | -0.92pp | ||
| 2001 | 47.1% | -0.19pp | ||
| 2000 | 47.3% | +0.09pp | ||
| 1999 | 47.2% | -1.20pp | ||
| 1998 | 48.4% | — |
- 202538.0%-1.06pp
- 202439.1%-1.12pp
- 202340.2%-0.62pp
- 202240.8%+0.16pp
- 202140.7%+1.16pp
- 202039.5%+0.70pp
- 201938.8%+0.28pp
- 201838.5%-0.50pp
- 201739.0%-0.02pp
- 201639.0%-0.35pp
- 201539.4%+0.05pp
- 201439.3%-1.65pp
- 201341.0%-0.82pp
- 201241.8%-0.75pp
- 201142.6%-1.70pp
- 201044.3%-1.03pp
- 200945.3%+1.09pp
- 200844.2%-0.67pp
- 200744.9%-0.41pp
- 200645.3%-1.77pp
- 200547.1%+0.54pp
- 200446.5%-0.35pp
- 200346.9%+0.71pp
- 200246.2%-0.92pp
- 200147.1%-0.19pp
- 200047.3%+0.09pp
- 199947.2%-1.20pp
- 199848.4%—
Gross Margin values are taken from LKQ's reported income statements (quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.
About Gross Margin at LKQ (LKQ)
According to LKQ's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported gross margin is 37.7%. Gross margin is gross profit divided by revenue, expressed as a percentage. It shows how much of each sales dollar survives the direct cost of goods sold — before operating expenses, interest, and taxes. A higher gross margin generally signals pricing power and production efficiency. Margins are most meaningful compared against sector peers and a company's own history.
Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
As of the 2025 fiscal year, LKQ (LKQ) reported gross margin of 38.03% – contracted 1.1 percentage points year-over-year.
The record annual gross margin stands at 48.39%, reached in 1998; the historical low of 38.03% was recorded in 2025.
LKQ Gross Margin by Year
LKQ Gross Margin 2025: 38.0%
LKQ posted gross margin of 38.03% in 2025, contracted 1.1 percentage points from 2024. This figure represents the lowest annual value in the available history.
LKQ Gross Margin 2024: 39.1%
In 2024, LKQ reported gross margin of 39.09%, contracted 1.1 percentage points from 2023.
LKQ Gross Margin 2023: 40.2%
LKQ gross margin in 2023 was 40.21%, contracted 0.6 percentage points from 2022.
LKQ Gross Margin 2022: 40.8%
2022's gross margin for LKQ came in at 40.82%, expanded 0.2 percentage points from 2021.
LKQ Gross Margin 2021: 40.7%
LKQ gross margin in 2021 was 40.66%.
See more financial history for LKQ (LKQ).
Sector peers by Gross Margin
Consumer Cyclical peers of LKQ (LKQ), ranked by their latest gross margin
| 100.0% | |
| 57.4% | |
| 56.0% | |
| 50.6% | |
| 39.8% | |
| 33.1% | |
| 31.4% | |
| 19.1% |
- 100.0%
- 57.4%
- 56.0%
- 50.6%
- 39.8%
- 33.1%
- 31.4%
- 19.1%
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