---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001670541-24-000070"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ADNT"
cik: "0001670541"
company_name: "Adient plc"
filed_at: "2024-05-03T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-02T23:11:56.698950+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Adient Q2 net loss widens to $70M; adjusted EBITDA rises 5.6% to $227M

## Summary
- Net loss attributable to Adient of $70M ($0.77 diluted loss per share) vs $15M loss a year ago.
- Adjusted EBITDA $227M, up from $215M; margin improved to 6.1% from 5.5%.
- Americas segment adjusted EBITDA $80M, EMEA $57M, Asia $112M (15.1% margin).
- Free cash flow $12M vs $70M prior year; net debt $1.63B, net leverage 1.71x.
- Repurchased $50M of shares during the quarter.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001670541-24-000070
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ADNT
- cik: 0001670541
- company_name: Adient plc
- filed_at: 2024-05-03T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1670541/000167054124000070/0001670541-24-000070-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1670541/000167054124000070/adnt-20240503.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001670541-24-000070
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001670541-24-000070.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001670541-24-000070.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  Adient plc reported financial results for the second quarter ended March 31, 2024.
  - Period: the second quarter ended March 31, 2024
  - Result: reported results
  source text: On May 3, 2024, Adient plc (the “Company”) issued a news release announcing its financial results for the second quarter ended March 31, 2024.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1670541/000167054124000070/0001670541-24-000070-index.htm

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