LKQ Corporation (LKQ) — Free Cash Flow Generation Index
LKQ Corporation (LKQ) has a Free Cash Flow Generation Index of 0.83x as of December 2025. Free cash flow of $274.00 Million represents 1% of operating cash flow ($330.00 Million). See working capital to net assets of LKQ Corporation to evaluate short-term liquidity relative to the company's equity base.
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LKQ Corporation Free Cash Flow Generation Index (2001–2025)
Historical FCF Generation Index trend for LKQ Corporation across 25 annual periods. Explore LKQ cash flow to debt ratio to assess how comfortably operating cash covers total debt obligations.
Annual Free Cash Flow Generation for LKQ Corporation (2001–2025)
Year-by-year Free Cash Flow Generation Index for LKQ Corporation. For the full company profile including market capitalisation, see LKQ Corporation (LKQ) market capitalisation.
| Year | FCG Index | Free Cash Flow (USD) | Operating CF | Capital Expenditures | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.80x | $847.00 Million | $1.06 Billion | $216.00 Million | ▲ +10.3% |
| 2024 | 0.72x | $810.00 Million | $1.12 Billion | $311.00 Million | ▼ -1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.74x | $998.00 Million | $1.36 Billion | $358.00 Million | ▼ -10.5% |
| 2022 | 0.82x | $1.03 Billion | $1.25 Billion | $222.00 Million | ▲ +4.7% |
| 2021 | 0.79x | $1.07 Billion | $1.37 Billion | $293.47 Million | ▼ -10.8% |
| 2020 | 0.88x | $1.27 Billion | $1.44 Billion | $172.69 Million | ▲ +17.3% |
| 2019 | 0.75x | $798.30 Million | $1.06 Billion | $265.73 Million | ▲ +15.7% |
| 2018 | 0.65x | $460.71 Million | $710.74 Million | $250.03 Million | ▼ -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.65x | $339.81 Million | $518.90 Million | $179.09 Million | ▼ -2.8% |
| 2016 | 0.67x | $427.94 Million | $635.01 Million | $207.07 Million | ▼ -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.68x | $359.35 Million | $529.84 Million | $170.49 Million | ▲ +9.4% |
| 2014 | 0.62x | $229.95 Million | $370.90 Million | $140.95 Million | ▼ -21.5% |
| 2013 | 0.79x | $337.87 Million | $428.06 Million | $90.19 Million | ▲ +38.0% |
| 2012 | 0.57x | $117.94 Million | $206.19 Million | $88.25 Million | ▼ -3.4% |
| 2011 | 0.59x | $125.36 Million | $211.77 Million | $86.42 Million | ▼ -3.6% |
| 2010 | 0.61x | $97.75 Million | $159.18 Million | $61.44 Million | ▼ -6.9% |
| 2009 | 0.66x | $108.13 Million | $164.00 Million | $55.87 Million | ▲ +32.7% |
| 2008 | 0.50x | $66.05 Million | $132.96 Million | $66.91 Million | ▲ +69.1% |
| 2007 | 0.29x | $15.97 Million | $54.37 Million | $38.40 Million | ▼ -5.2% |
| 2006 | 0.31x | $16.23 Million | $52.38 Million | $36.15 Million | ▲ +2.8% |
| 2005 | 0.30x | $11.31 Million | $37.53 Million | $26.22 Million | ▲ +3269.0% |
| 2004 | 0.01x | $231.77K | $25.90 Million | $25.67 Million | ▼ -98.4% |
| 2003 | 0.57x | $11.85 Million | $20.95 Million | $9.10 Million | ▼ -7.8% |
| 2002 | 0.61x | $10.89 Million | $17.74 Million | $6.85 Million | ▼ -14.6% |
| 2001 | 0.72x | $8.70 Million | $12.10 Million | $3.40 Million | — |