---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-26-030248"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ALV"
cik: "0001034670"
company_name: "AUTOLIV INC"
filed_at: "2026-01-30T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-16T05:52:56.509687+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Autoliv Q4 net sales $2.82B, up 7.7%; record operating cash flow; FY 2026 guidance ~0% organic growth, margin 10.5-11%

## Summary
- Q4 net sales $2,817M (+7.7% YoY); organic sales growth 4.2% outperforming global LVP growth of 1.3%.
- Q4 adjusted operating margin 12.0% (down from 13.4% YoY); diluted EPS $2.98 (-3.8%), adjusted EPS $3.19 (+4.7%).
- FY 2025 operating cash flow record $1,157M; Q4 operating cash flow record $544M (+30% YoY).
- FY 2026 guidance: ~0% organic sales growth, adjusted operating margin 10.5-11.0%, operating cash flow ~$1.2B.
- Expects Q1 2026 adjusted margin considerably weaker than Q1 2025, with improvements in subsequent quarters.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-26-030248
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ALV
- cik: 0001034670
- company_name: AUTOLIV INC
- filed_at: 2026-01-30T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1034670/000119312526030248/0001193125-26-030248-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1034670/000119312526030248/alv-20260130.htm

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