• Autoliv discussed Q1 2026 results on April 17 in an earnings call attended by CEO Mikael Bratt, CFO Monika Grama, VP Investor Relations Anders Trapp, and analysts from RBC, Wells Fargo, DNB Carnegie, Handelsbanken, Wolfe Research, JPMorgan, Daiwa, and Danske Bank.
• Management reiterated full-year guidance for flat organic sales with adjusted operating margin around 10.5%-11%, based on light vehicle production down about 1% and gross raw material headwind of about USD 90 million.
• Q1 net sales rose 7% to almost USD 2.8 billion, while adjusted operating income fell 4% to USD 245 million and adjusted operating margin slipped to 8.9%.
• Autoliv highlighted strength in Asia, citing China outperformance of 15 percentage points and sales to Chinese OEMs outperforming light vehicle production by more than 40 percentage points; India organic sales rose 38%.
• Shareholder returns included dividend of USD 0.87 per share, while buybacks were paused during restricted period; USD 2.5 billion repurchase authorization through 2029 remains with annual ambition of USD 300 million-USD 500 million.

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