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LKQ Corp cash flow statement

In fiscal 2025, LKQ Corp's operations generated $1.06bn of cash; it spent $216m on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of $847m. It returned $310m in dividends and $159m through buybacks.

Cash flow statement

US$ millions unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

Fiscal year2009Dec 20092010Dec 20102011Dec 20112012Dec 20122013Dec 20132014Dec 20142015Dec 20152016Dec 20162017Dec 20172018Dec 20182019Dec 20192020Dec 20202021Dec 20212022Dec 20222023Dec 20232024Dec 20242025Dec 2025LTMSept 2026
Cash from operations1641592122064283895446355197111,0641,4441,3671,2501,3561,1211,063796
Depreciation and amortisation3841557086125128206230294314299284264319406418386
Stock-based pay71013162222212223232829343840303434
Capital spending5661868890141170207179250266173293222358311216186
Free cash flow108981251183382483744283404617981,2711,0741,028998810847610
Free cash flow after stock pay101881121023162263524053174387711,2421,040990958780813576
Dividends paid——————————0073284302318310306
Share buybacks———————00602921178771,04038360159123

Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending. Free cash flow after stock pay also subtracts stock-based compensation, a real cost to shareholders that the cash flow statement adds back. Dividends, buybacks and shares issued are cash amounts for the period.

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Figures from LKQ Corp's SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved October 30, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to LKQ Corp.