Every material Form 8-K Autoliv has filed with the SEC since January 31, 2025, read and summarized by AI: what happened, the key figures, whether it reads positive or negative for shareholders, and how big a deal it is (impact 1-5). Newest first; each brief links to its own page and to the filing on SEC.gov.
Autoliv reported third-quarter 2026 net sales of $2,693 million, down 0.5%, and diluted EPS of $2.13, down 6.8%. It narrowed its full-year 2026 adjusted operating margin guidance to around 10.5%, the low end of its prior range of around 10.5-11%, citing higher raw material, logistics and Thailand flooding costs, while organic sales and operating cash flow expectations were unchanged. In the quarter, the company paid $63 million in dividends and repurchased shares for $150 million.
Q3 2026 net sales were $2,693 million, down 0.5%; organic sales fell 1.1% versus a 1.9% decline in global light vehicle production.
Diluted EPS was $2.13, down 6.8%; adjusted diluted EPS was $2.19, down 5.7%.
Full-year 2026 adjusted operating margin guidance narrowed to around 10.5%, the low end of the around 10.5-11% range; organic sales growth of around 0% and operating cash flow of around $1.2 billion were unchanged.
Q3 dividends totaled $63 million ($0.87 per share) and 1.23 million shares were repurchased for $150 million.
Autoliv reported second-quarter 2026 net sales of $2,803 million, up 3.3%, with organic growth of 1.0%. Reported diluted EPS fell 38% to $1.35 and operating income fell 22% to $192 million, mainly due to capacity alignment costs tied to the discontinuation of its Türkiye manufacturing. Adjusted diluted EPS rose 10% to $2.43, and the company reiterated its full-year 2026 guidance.
Q2 2026 net sales were $2,803 million, up 3.3%, with organic sales growth of 1.0% against a global LVP decrease of 0.3%.
Diluted EPS was $1.35, down 38% from $2.16; adjusted diluted EPS was $2.43, up 10% from $2.21.
Operating income fell to $192 million from $247 million, reflecting about $66 million in capacity alignment costs tied to Türkiye restructuring.
Full-year 2026 guidance was reiterated, including around 10.5-11% adjusted operating margin and around $1.2 billion operating cash flow.
Autoliv said Kevin Fox, President of Autoliv Americas, will resign. He stays in the role through August 31, 2026, then serves as senior advisor to the CEO through February 28, 2027 to support the transition. General Counsel Anthony Nellis will act as president after August 31, 2026, until a successor is appointed, with his base salary raised 30% during that period.
Fox notified the company on June 24, 2026, and the company says the departure is not due to any disagreement.
Fox remains president through August 31, 2026, then serves as executive senior advisor to the CEO through February 28, 2027.
Anthony Nellis, EVP Legal Affairs and General Counsel, will serve as acting President, Autoliv Americas after August 31, 2026.
Nellis's base salary will increase by 30% while he serves as acting president.
Autoliv's management approved a plan on May 8, 2026 to close its manufacturing plants in Türkiye, which make steering wheels, airbags and seatbelts. The company expects a final pre-tax charge of approximately $142 million, mostly in the second quarter of 2026, and estimates about 2,200 employees in Türkiye will be affected. It expects a pre-tax benefit of $40 million a year beginning in 2027, fully realized in fiscal 2028.
Final pre-tax charge of approximately $142 million: $13 million non-cash and approximately $129 million cash, mainly severance and retention costs
Estimated pre-tax benefit of $40 million annually, beginning in 2027 and fully realized in fiscal 2028
About 2,200 employees in Türkiye expected to be affected; production to move to other EMEA facilities
Complete closure of Türkiye manufacturing anticipated in the first half of 2028
Autoliv reported first-quarter 2026 net sales of $2,753 million, up 6.8%, with 0.8% organic growth, while diluted EPS fell 12% to $1.88 on lower operating income and higher financial and non-operating costs. Operating cash flow was negative $76 million, driven by working capital. The company reiterated its full-year 2026 guidance, so shareholders get a mixed quarter with no change to the outlook.
Net sales were $2,753 million, up 6.8%; organic sales growth was 0.8% against a global light vehicle production decline of 3.4%.
Diluted EPS was $1.88, down 12%; adjusted diluted EPS was $2.05, down 4.7%.
Operating cash flow was negative $76 million and free operating cash flow was negative $159 million.
Full-year 2026 guidance was reiterated: organic sales growth around 0%, adjusted operating margin around 10.5-11%, and operating cash flow around $1.2 billion.
Autoliv appointed Monika Grama, currently Vice President, Finance of its EMEA division, as Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President, Finance, effective April 1, 2026, succeeding Fredrik Westin, who leaves on March 31, 2026. The company also renewed its EUR 3 billion Euro Medium Term Note Programme for one year, allowing future note issuance guaranteed by Autoliv ASP, Inc.
Monika Grama becomes CFO on April 1, 2026; Fredrik Westin leaves March 31, 2026
Grama's employment agreement sets a 5,750,000 SEK annual base salary and a 45% target cash incentive
Her 2026 long-term incentive award has a maximum grant date value of $200,000, pro-rated for her time as CFO
EMTN Programme renewed for one year at up to EUR 3,000,000,000, with notes guaranteed by Autoliv ASP, Inc.
Autoliv said director Martin Lundstedt will not stand for re-election, ending his board term at the 2026 Annual Stockholders Meeting, and that the company's Franz-Josef Kortüm will also leave the board after reaching the mandatory retirement age. The board will cut its size from eleven members to nine after the 2026 annual meeting votes are counted. For shareholders, this is a governance change affecting board composition, and the filing states Lundstedt's decision was not the result of any disagreement with the company.
Martin Lundstedt, a director since 2021, will not stand for re-election; his term ends at the 2026 Annual Stockholders Meeting on May 7, 2026.
Franz-Josef Kortüm will not stand for re-election after reaching the company's mandatory director retirement age.
Board size will fall from eleven to nine members, effective after the polls close at the 2026 Annual Meeting.
Record date for the annual meeting is March 11, 2026; the meeting will be in-person only.
Autoliv reported fourth-quarter 2025 net sales of $2,817 million, up 7.7%, and adjusted diluted EPS of $3.19, up 4.7%, while GAAP diluted EPS fell 3.8% to $2.98. For full year 2026 it guided to around 0% organic sales growth, an adjusted operating margin of around 10.5-11.0%, and operating cash flow of around $1.2 billion, and said Q1 2026 adjusted operating margin will be considerably weaker than Q1 2025.
Q4 2025 net sales of $2,817 million, up 7.7%; organic sales growth of 4.2%
Diluted EPS of $2.98 (down 3.8%); adjusted diluted EPS of $3.19 (up 4.7%)
Full year 2026 guidance: organic sales growth around 0%, adjusted operating margin around 10.5-11.0%
Management expects Q1 2026 adjusted operating margin to be considerably weaker than Q1 2025
Autoliv and Chief Financial Officer Fredrik Westin agreed on December 29, 2025, to delay his resignation from January 1, 2026 to March 31, 2026. He stays in the role through that date while the company continues recruiting a successor, and the filing says he will receive his normal compensation through the duration of his employment.
Westin's resignation as CFO and EVP, Finance moves from January 1, 2026 to March 31, 2026.
The change was agreed between Westin and the company on December 29, 2025.
The company says the recruitment of a successor as CFO and EVP, Finance continues.
Under his employment agreement, Westin is entitled to his normal compensation through the duration of his employment.
Autoliv, Inc. issued EUR 300 million of notes due October 29, 2030 on October 29, 2025, with a 3.000% annual coupon and an issue price of 99.771% of nominal amount. Autoliv ASP, Inc. guarantees the notes, and net proceeds will go to eligible green projects in clean transportation, renewable energy, energy efficiency, or de-carbonization. The filing is a routine debt issuance under an existing programme, adding a fixed-rate obligation to the company's balance sheet.
Notes: EUR 300 million, due October 29, 2030, 3.000% annual coupon
Issue price: 99.771% of aggregate nominal amount; denominations of EUR 100,000 plus EUR 1,000 increments
Issued under EUR 3 billion EMTN programme dated March 14, 2025; pricing supplement dated October 27, 2025
Notes sold under Regulation S, not registered under the Securities Act; application made to list on Euronext Dublin
Autoliv reported record third-quarter 2025 sales, operating income and diluted EPS, with organic sales growth of 3.9% and operating margin of 9.9%. The company said it remains confident in its full-year 2025 guidance, including an adjusted operating margin of around 10-10.5%, and expects to land at the midpoint of that range.
Q3 2025 net sales were $2,706 million, up 5.9%, with organic growth of 3.9% versus global light vehicle production growth of 4.6%.
Diluted EPS was $2.28, up 31%; adjusted diluted EPS was $2.32, up 26%.
Full-year 2025 guidance: organic sales growth of around 3%, adjusted operating margin of around 10-10.5%, and operating cash flow of around $1.2 billion.
Free operating cash flow was $153 million in the quarter, and the company repurchased shares for $100 million.
Autoliv's Compensation Committee approved a $900,000 time-vested restricted stock unit retention award for Magnus Jarlegren on September 8, 2025, to support leadership stability and continuity. The award is set to be granted on November 17, 2025 and cliff vests on the third anniversary of the grant date, provided he remains employed.
Retention award: time-vested restricted stock units with a grant date value of $900,000
Approved by the Compensation Committee on September 8, 2025; grant effective November 17, 2025
Cliff vests on the third anniversary of the grant date, subject to continued employment
Autoliv reported record second-quarter 2025 net sales of $2,714 million, up 4.2%, and diluted EPS of $2.16, up 27% from a year earlier. The company raised its full-year 2025 organic sales growth guidance to around 3% and kept its adjusted operating margin guidance at around 10-10.5%.
Q2 2025 operating income rose 20% to $247 million; adjusted operating income rose 14% to $251 million.
Q2 2025 adjusted diluted EPS was $2.21, up 18%; operating cash flow fell 18% to $277 million.
Autoliv recovered around 80% of tariff costs in Q2 and expects to recover most of the remainder later in 2025.
Board announced a share repurchase program of up to $2.5 billion through 2029 and a dividend of $0.85 per share for Q3, up 21%.
Autoliv said CFO and Executive Vice President, Finance Fredrik Westin has notified the company he will resign, with his departure effective January 1, 2026 after a six-month notice period through December 31, 2025. The company said the departure is not due to any disagreement over financial reporting, condition, policies or practices, and that a successor search has begun.
Fredrik Westin gave notice of his intent to resign as Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President, Finance, announced June 30, 2025.
Resignation is effective January 1, 2026, after a notice period continuing through December 31, 2025, under his employment agreement.
Westin cited personal reasons and a planned move to a position in continental Europe; he joined Autoliv in March 2020.
Westin will receive his normal compensation through the notice period, and the recruitment process for a successor CFO was launched immediately.
Autoliv reported first-quarter 2025 net sales of $2,578 million, down 1.4% from a year earlier, while diluted EPS rose 41% to $2.14 on higher operating income. The company reiterated its full-year 2025 guidance, including around 2% organic sales growth and an adjusted operating margin of around 10-10.5%.
Operating income rose 31% to $254 million; operating margin was 9.9% versus 7.4% a year earlier
Adjusted diluted EPS was $2.15, up 37%; diluted EPS was $2.14, up 41%
Full-year 2025 guidance reiterated: around 2% organic sales growth and around $1.2 billion operating cash flow
Free operating cash flow was negative $16 million; net debt rose 14% to $1,787 million as of March 31, 2025
Autoliv reported fourth-quarter 2024 results with net sales down 4.9% to $2,616 million and organic sales down 3.3%, while operating income reached a record $353 million and diluted EPS rose 14% to $3.10. Adjusted diluted EPS fell 19% to $3.05, and the company guided 2025 to around 2% organic sales growth and an adjusted operating margin of around 10-10.5%, with around $1.2 billion of operating cash flow.
Q4 2024 net sales were $2,616 million, down 4.9% from $2,751 million; organic sales declined 3.3% against a global LVP increase of 0.4%.
Operating income was a record $353 million (13.5% margin) versus $237 million a year earlier; adjusted operating income was $349 million.
Full year 2025 guidance: around 2% organic sales growth, adjusted operating margin of around 10-10.5%, and operating cash flow of around $1.2 billion.
The company expects 2025 LVP to decline slightly and will hold its Capital Markets Day on June 3, 2025.
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