LKQ Cash Flow Statement
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LKQ free cash flow
In fiscal 2025, LKQ generated $1.06 billion of operating cash flow and spent $216.0 million on capital expenditures. That left free cash flow of $847.0 million, a free-cash-flow margin of 6.2% of revenue. Free cash flow was up 4.6% from the prior year's $810.0 million.
LKQ returned $469.0 million to shareholders: $310.0 million in dividends and $159.0 million in share repurchases, equal to 55% of free cash flow. Free cash flow covered dividend payments 2.7 times.
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LKQ cash flow statement (annual)
| Fiscal year (USD) | FY 20252025-12-31 | FY 20242024-12-31 | FY 20232023-12-31 | FY 20222022-12-31 | FY 20212021-12-31 | FY 20202020-12-31 | FY 20192019-12-31 | FY 20182018-12-31 | FY 20172017-12-31 | FY 20162016-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Income | 608.00M | 693.00M | 938.00M | 1.15B | 1.09B | 640.00M | 545.03M | 483.17M | 530.23M | 463.98M |
| Net Income growth (YoY) | -12.27% | -26.12% | -18.43% | +5.31% | +70.63% | +17.42% | +12.80% | -8.88% | +14.28% | +9.63% |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 418.00M | 406.00M | 319.00M | 264.00M | 284.00M | 299.00M | 314.41M | 294.08M | 230.20M | 206.09M |
| Stock-Based Compensation | 34.00M | 30.00M | 40.00M | 38.00M | 34.00M | 29.00M | 27.70M | 22.76M | 22.83M | 22.47M |
| Change in Working Capital | 3.00M | -46.00M | 85.00M | -71.00M | 32.00M | 463.00M | 45.59M | -204.53M | -214.70M | -96.34M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 1.06B | 1.12B | 1.36B | 1.25B | 1.37B | 1.44B | 1.06B | 710.74M | 518.90M | 635.01M |
| Capital Expenditures | -216.00M | -311.00M | -358.00M | -222.00M | -293.00M | -173.00M | -265.73M | -250.03M | -179.09M | -207.07M |
| Investing Cash Flow | 185.00M | -406.00M | -2.44B | 172.00M | -419.00M | -166.00M | -264.85M | -1.46B | -384.60M | -1.71B |
| Dividends Paid | -310.00M | -318.00M | -302.00M | -284.00M | -73.00M | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| Share Repurchases | -159.00M | -360.00M | -38.00M | -1.04B | -877.00M | -117.00M | -291.81M | -60.00M | 0 | 0 |
| Debt Issued | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 582.12M |
| Debt Repaid | — | — | — | — | — | -600.00M | -8.75M | -354.80M | -27.88M | -255.79M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -1.19B | -746.00M | 1.10B | -1.39B | -985.00M | -1.51B | -600.67M | 883.00M | -112.57M | 1.23B |
| Net Change in Cash | 93.00M | -60.00M | 21.00M | 4.00M | -38.00M | -223.00M | 197.61M | 57.48M | 45.25M | 147.12M |
| Free Cash Flow | 847.00M | 810.00M | 998.00M | 1.03B | 1.07B | 1.27B | 798.30M | 460.71M | 339.81M | 427.94M |
This table shows 10 annual periods of LKQ's cash flow statement, from FY 2025 back to FY 2016, across 14 line items including net income, depreciation & amortization, stock-based compensation. Values in USD; B = billions, M = millions. Fiscal periods follow LKQ's reporting calendar. What is a cash flow statement?