LKQ Corporation Cash Flow Quality Index

Latest as of June 2026: 0.82x

LKQ Corporation cash flow quality index. LKQ Corporation (LKQ) has a Cash Flow Quality Index of 0.82x as of June 2026. Operating cash flow of $111.00 Million is below net income of $136.00 Million, suggesting accrual-heavy earnings not yet converted to cash. Explore LKQ cash flow to debt ratio to assess how comfortably operating cash covers total debt obligations.

Cash Flow Quality Index

0.82x
Operating CF / Net Income

Operating Cash Flow

$111.00 Million
USD

Net Income

$136.00 Million
USD

Data as of

Jun 2026
Most recent filing

Cash Flow Quality Index of LKQ Corporation (2001–2025)

Cash flow quality index of LKQ Corporation from 2001 to 2025. Historical Cash Flow Quality Index for LKQ Corporation across 24 annual periods. Values consistently above 1.0x indicate high-quality earnings. See LKQ Corporation net asset quality index to measure how much of total assets are equity-financed.

LKQ Corporation Cash Flow Quality Index by Year (2001–2025)

LKQ Corporation cash flow quality index by year from 2001 to 2025. Year-by-year earnings quality comparison for LKQ Corporation. For the full cash flow conversion analysis, see LKQ Corporation operating cash flow efficiency.

Year Quality Index Operating CF (USD) Net Income YoY Change
2025 1.75x $1.06 Billion $608.00 Million ▲ +8.1%
2024 1.62x $1.12 Billion $693.00 Million ▲ +11.9%
2023 1.45x $1.36 Billion $938.00 Million ▲ +33.0%
2022 1.09x $1.25 Billion $1.15 Billion ▼ -13.2%
2021 1.25x $1.37 Billion $1.09 Billion ▼ -44.5%
2020 2.25x $1.44 Billion $640.41 Million ▲ +15.5%
2019 1.95x $1.06 Billion $545.03 Million ▲ +32.7%
2018 1.47x $710.74 Million $483.17 Million ▲ +50.3%
2017 0.98x $518.90 Million $530.23 Million ▼ -28.5%
2016 1.37x $635.01 Million $463.98 Million ▲ +9.3%
2015 1.25x $529.84 Million $423.22 Million ▲ +28.8%
2014 0.97x $370.90 Million $381.52 Million ▼ -29.2%
2013 1.37x $428.06 Million $311.62 Million ▲ +74.0%
2012 0.79x $206.19 Million $261.23 Million ▼ -21.6%
2011 1.01x $211.77 Million $210.26 Million ▲ +7.0%
2010 0.94x $159.18 Million $169.07 Million ▼ -29.0%
2009 1.33x $164.00 Million $123.60 Million ▼ -0.3%
2008 1.33x $132.96 Million $99.90 Million ▲ +61.3%
2007 0.83x $54.37 Million $65.90 Million ▼ -30.1%
2006 1.18x $52.38 Million $44.40 Million ▼ -2.9%
2005 1.22x $37.53 Million $30.89 Million ▼ -3.5%
2004 1.26x $25.90 Million $20.57 Million ▼ -12.4%
2003 1.44x $20.95 Million $14.58 Million ▼ -49.8%
2001 2.86x $12.10 Million $4.23 Million —
Cash Flow Quality Index = Operating Cash Flow / Net Income. Ratios above 1.0x indicate cash-backed earnings.