Autoliv

ALV

Market cap $8.9B

It zoomed past analyst estimates for both sales and profitability. It continues to benefit from increased safety emphasis in a very large market.

Autoliv, Inc. (ALV) Q1 2026 Earnings Call Transcript

ALV beats Q1 earnings and sales estimates as Asia growth offsets weaker regions, while new motorcycle airbags broaden its safety push.

While the top- and bottom-line numbers for Autoliv (ALV) give a sense of how the business performed in the quarter ended March 2026, it could be worth looking at how some of its key metrics compare to Wall Street estimates and year-ago values.

Autoliv, Inc. (ALV) came out with quarterly earnings of $2.05 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.77 per share. This compares to earnings of $2.15 per share a year ago.

STOCKHOLM, April 17, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- (NYSE: ALV) (SSE: ALIV.sdb) Q1 2026: Solid operational performance and sales Financial highlights Q1 2026 $2,753 million net sales, increase of 6.8% 0.8% organic sales growth* 8.6% operating margin, 8.9% adj. operating margin* $1.88 diluted EPS, 12% decrease Full year 2026 guidance Around 0% organic sales growth Around 3% positive FX impact on net sales Around 10.5-11% adjusted operating margin Around $1.2 billion operating cash flow All   change figures in this release compare to the same period of the previous year except when stated otherwise.

Shares rose 9% in Stockholm after the company's first quarter turned out better than anticipated, despite the difficulty of evolving geopolitical challenges.

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STOCKHOLM, March 26, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Autoliv Inc., plans to publish its Financial Report for the first quarter 2026 on Friday, April 17, 2026 at 12:00 Central European Time (CET). The report will be available at www.autoliv.com In addition, a teleconference will take place the same day.

Autoliv is rated a Buy with a $110–$115/share price target, reflecting attractive risk/reward at current levels. ALV outperformed Light Vehicle Production (LVP) in all regions for 2025, with record cash flow and strong buybacks despite share price weakness. Key risks include slowing LVP growth, persistent raw material inflation, and exposure to geopolitical and APAC/China-specific uncertainties.