---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-26-160203"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ALV"
cik: "0001034670"
company_name: "AUTOLIV INC"
filed_at: "2026-04-17T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T05:26:27.559348+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Autoliv Q1 net sales +6.8% to $2,753M; EPS down 12% to $1.88; maintains FY guidance

## Summary
- Q1 net sales $2,753M, up 6.8% YoY; organic sales growth 0.8%, outperforming global LVP decline of 3.4%.
- Operating margin 8.6% (adj. 8.9%), down from 9.9% YoY; adjusted operating income $245M, down 3.9%.
- Diluted EPS $1.88, down 12%; adjusted EPS $2.05, down 4.7%.
- Operating cash flow negative $76M vs positive $77M a year ago, due to working capital build.
- FY 2026 guidance: ~0% organic sales growth, ~10.5-11% adj. operating margin, ~$1.2B operating cash flow.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-26-160203
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ALV
- cik: 0001034670
- company_name: AUTOLIV INC
- filed_at: 2026-04-17T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1034670/000119312526160203/0001193125-26-160203-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1034670/000119312526160203/alv-20260417.htm

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- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-160203
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-160203.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  AUTOLIV INC reported financial results for first quarter of 2026.
  - Period: first quarter of 2026
  - Result: reported results
  source text: On April 17, 2026, Autoliv, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release announcing its financial results for the first quarter of 2026.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1034670/000119312526160203/0001193125-26-160203-index.htm

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