For the year ending 2025-12-31, LKQ had $93,000K increase in cash & cash equivalents over the period. $847,000K in free cash flow.
| Cash Flow | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net income | 608,000 | 693,000 | 938,000 | 1,092,124 |
| Depreciation and amortization | 418,000 | 406,000 | 319,000 | 284,003 |
| Impairment of equity method investments | - | - | - | 0 |
| Loss on disposal of businesses and impairment of net assets held for sale | - | - | - | 28 |
| Gain on disposal of businesses | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| Impairment of goodwill | 52,000 | - | - | - |
| Stock-based compensation expense | 34,000 | 30,000 | 40,000 | 33,736 |
| Loss on debt extinguishment | - | - | 1,000 | -23,564 |
| Gains on foreign exchange contracts - acquisition related-Forward Contracts | 0 | 0 | 49,000 | - |
| Deferred income taxes | -75,000 | -34,000 | 13,000 | -27,079 |
| Other | -32,000 | -83,000 | -17,000 | 36,610 |
| Receivables | 16,000 | 2,000 | -5,000 | 16,234 |
| Inventories | 49,000 | 253,000 | -71,000 | 234,514 |
| Other assets | 13,000 | 59,000 | - | - |
| Prepaid income taxes/income taxes payable | -8,000 | -15,000 | -12,000 | -65,051 |
| Accounts payable | 156,000 | 251,000 | -5,000 | 283,185 |
| Other liabilities | -75,000 | 17,000 | - | - |
| Operating lease assets and liabilities | -1,000 | -4,000 | -18,000 | -29,895 |
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 1,063,000 | 1,121,000 | 1,356,000 | 1,367,047 |
| Purchases of property, plant and equipment | 216,000 | 311,000 | 358,000 | 293,466 |
| Proceeds from disposals of property, plant and equipment | - | - | 11,000 | 19,565 |
| Acquisitions, net of cash acquired | -1,000 | 49,000 | 2,225,000 | 123,898 |
| Proceeds from disposals of businesses-GSFCar Parts | - | - | 110,000 | - |
| Proceeds from disposals of businesses, net of divested cash | 397,000 | -11,000 | - | - |
| Proceeds from settlement of foreign exchange contracts - acquisition related-Forward Contracts | 0 | 0 | 49,000 | - |
| Other investing activities, net | -3,000 | 35,000 | 29,000 | 20,959 |
| Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities | 185,000 | -406,000 | -2,442,000 | -418,758 |
| Early-redemption premium | - | - | 0 | -16,014 |
| Repayment of euro notes (2026)-Euro Notes2026 | - | - | 0 | 883,275 |
| Repayment of u.s. notes (2023)-USNotes2023 | - | - | - | 0 |
| Borrowings under revolving credit facilities | 1,510,000 | 1,312,000 | 2,186,000 | 5,034,867 |
| Repayments under revolving credit facilities | 2,176,000 | 1,553,000 | 3,074,000 | 3,716,955 |
| Borrowings under term loans | 140,000 | 0 | 1,031,000 | - |
| Repayments under term loans | 140,000 | - | 0 | 323,750 |
| Borrowings under receivables securitization facility | - | - | - | 0 |
| Debt issuance costs | - | - | 33,000 | - |
| Repayments of other debt, net | -42,000 | -45,000 | -32,000 | - |
| Repayments under receivables securitization facility | - | - | - | 0 |
| Proceeds from issuance of u.s. notes (2028/33), net of unamortized bond discount-USNotes20282033 | 0 | 0 | 1,394,000 | - |
| Repayments of other debt, net | - | - | - | 25,587 |
| Proceeds from issuance of euro notes (2031), net of unamortized bond discount-Euro Notes2031 | 0 | 816,000 | - | - |
| Payments for (proceeds from) hedge, financing activities | - | - | - | 88,743 |
| Settlement of derivative instruments-Forward Starting Interest Rate Swaps | - | - | 13,000 | - |
| Repayment of euro notes (2024)-Euro Notes2024 | 0 | 547,000 | - | - |
| Dividends paid to lkq stockholders | 310,000 | 318,000 | 302,000 | 72,873 |
| Purchase of treasury stock | 159,000 | 360,000 | 38,000 | 876,844 |
| Other financing activities, net | -14,000 | -51,000 | -17,000 | -15,961 |
| Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities | -1,191,000 | -746,000 | 1,102,000 | -985,135 |
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | 36,000 | -29,000 | 5,000 | -1,174 |
| Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | 93,000 | -60,000 | 21,000 | -38,020 |
| Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | - | 299,000 | 278,000 | 312,154 |
| Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | - | 239,000 | 299,000 | 274,134 |
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