{"id":36396,"date":"2025-10-18T11:23:25","date_gmt":"2025-10-18T04:23:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/?p=36396"},"modified":"2025-10-18T11:23:25","modified_gmt":"2025-10-18T04:23:25","slug":"autoliv-financial-report-july-september-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/?p=36396","title":{"rendered":"Autoliv: Financial Report July &#8211; September 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"legendSpanClass\"><span class=\"xn-location\">STOCKHOLM<\/span><\/span>, <span class=\"legendSpanClass\"><span class=\"xn-chron\">Oct. 17, 2025<\/span><\/span> \/PRNewswire\/ &#8212;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Q3 2025: Record 3<sup>rd<\/sup> quarter sales, operating income and EPS<\/p>\n<p><b>Financial highlights Q3 2025<\/b><br \/><b><span class=\"xn-money\">$2,706 million<\/span> <\/b>net sales <br \/><b>5.9%<\/b>\u00a0net sales increase<br \/><b>3.9% <\/b>organic sales growth*<br \/><b>9.9%<\/b>\u00a0operating margin<br \/><b>10.0%<\/b>\u00a0adjusted operating margin*<br \/><b><span class=\"xn-money\">$2.28<\/span> <\/b>diluted\u00a0EPS, 31% increase<br \/><b><span class=\"xn-money\">$2.32<\/span> <\/b>adjusted diluted EPS*, 26% increase<\/p>\n<p><b>Full year 2025 guidance<\/b><br \/><b>Around 3%<\/b>\u00a0organic sales growth<br \/><b>Around 1%<\/b>\u00a0FX effect on net sales<br \/><b>Around 10-10.5%<\/b>\u00a0adjusted operating margin<br \/><b>Around <span class=\"xn-money\">$1.2 billion<\/span><\/b> operating cash flow<\/p>\n<p><i><b>All change figures in this release compare to the same period of the previous year except when stated otherwise<\/b><\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>Key business developments in the third quarter of 2025<\/b><\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li><b>Net sales increased organically* by 3.9%<\/b>, which was 0.7pp lower than the global LVP increase of 4.6% (S&amp;P Global <span class=\"xn-chron\">Oct 2025<\/span>). Regional and customer LVP mix is estimated to have negatively impacted sales by about 1pp, while tariff compensations added around 0.5pp. We outperformed in <span class=\"xn-location\">Asia<\/span> ex. <span class=\"xn-location\">China<\/span> and Americas and underperformed in <span class=\"xn-location\">China<\/span> and <span class=\"xn-location\">Europe<\/span>. Our organic sales growth* in <span class=\"xn-location\">China<\/span> to Chinese OEMs was about 8pp higher than COEM LVP growth. We expect that our record number of new launches will continue to support our sales performance in <span class=\"xn-location\">China<\/span> in the fourth quarter.<\/li>\n<li><b>Profitability improved significantly,\u00a0<\/b>mainly due to organic sales growth, successful execution of cost reductions, and positive effects from supplier settlement and compensation. We estimate that the negative impact from U.S. tariffs was around 20bps on operating margin, as we managed to pass on most of the tariff costs to our customers. Operating income increased by 18% to <span class=\"xn-money\">$267 million<\/span> and adjusted operating income* increased by 14% to <span class=\"xn-money\">$271 million<\/span>. Operating margin was 9.9% and adjusted operating margin* was 10.0%. ROCE was 25.1% and adjusted ROCE* was 25.5%.<\/li>\n<li><b>Operating cash flow increased<\/b>\u00a0by 46%, reflecting improved profit and working capital. Capital expenditure, net, was significantly reduced, and free operating cash flow* increased substantially. The leverage ratio* of 1.3x is below our target limit of 1.5x. In the quarter, a dividend of <span class=\"xn-money\">$0.85<\/span> per share (21% increase from Q2 &#8217;25) was paid and 0.84 million shares were repurchased and retired.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><b>*For non-U.S. GAAP measures see enclosed reconciliation tables.<\/b><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><b>Key Figures<\/b><\/i><\/p>\n<div>\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"1\" class=\"prnbcs\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen2\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>(Dollars in millions, except per share data)<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>Q3 2025<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>Q3 2024<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>Change<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>9M 2025<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>9M 2024<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>Change<\/b>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen3\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Net sales<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">$2,706<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">$2,555<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen3\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">5.9\u00a0%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">$7,998<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">$7,774<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen3\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">2.9\u00a0%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen3\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Operating income<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">267<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">226<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen3\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">18\u00a0%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">769<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">626<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen3\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">23\u00a0%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen3\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Adjusted operating income<sup>1)<\/sup><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">271<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">237<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen3\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">14\u00a0%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">777<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">657<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen3\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">18\u00a0%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen3\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Operating margin<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen3\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">9.9\u00a0%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen3\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">8.9\u00a0%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen3\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">1.0pp<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen3\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">9.6\u00a0%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen3\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">8.1\u00a0%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen3\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">1.6pp<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen3\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Adjusted operating margin<sup>1)<\/sup><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen3\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">10.0\u00a0%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen3\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">9.3\u00a0%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen3\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">0.7pp<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen3\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">9.7\u00a0%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen3\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">8.5\u00a0%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen3\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">1.3pp<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen3\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Earnings per share &#8211; diluted<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">2.28<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">1.74<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen3\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">31\u00a0%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">6.59<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">4.98<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen3\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">32\u00a0%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen3\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Adjusted earnings per share &#8211; diluted<sup>1)<\/sup><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">2.32<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">1.84<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen3\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">26\u00a0%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">6.67<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">5.30<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen3\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">26\u00a0%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen3\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Operating cash flow<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">258<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">177<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen3\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">46\u00a0%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">613<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">639<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen3\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">(4.1)\u00a0%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen3\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Return on capital employed<sup>2)<\/sup><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen3\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">25.1\u00a0%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen3\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">22.9\u00a0%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen3\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">2.2pp<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen3\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">24.9\u00a0%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen3\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">21.2\u00a0%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen3\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">3.8pp<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen2\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Adjusted return on capital employed<sup>1,2)<\/sup><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">25.5\u00a0%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">23.9\u00a0%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">1.6pp<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">25.2\u00a0%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">22.1\u00a0%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">3.0pp\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen3\" colspan=\"7\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">1) Excluding effects from capacity alignments and antitrust related matters.\u00a0Non-U.S. GAAP measure, see reconciliation table.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">2) Annualized operating income and income from equity method investments, relative to average capital employed.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<p><b>Comments from <span class=\"xn-person\">Mikael Bratt<\/span>, President &amp; CEO:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I am pleased to, once again, report a record breaking quarter. This quarter is the best third quarter so far, for sales, operating income and EPS. The performance was driven by better than expected sales, especially in Americas and <span class=\"xn-location\">Europe<\/span>, and successful actions to reduce costs and achieve tariff compensation. I am pleased that we had a solid\u00a0outperformance with the domestic Chinese OEMs. The ramp-up of certain models started slower than expected, but improved gradually during the quarter. We expect increased outperformance in <span class=\"xn-location\">China<\/span> in Q4.<\/p>\n<p>Driven by increased penetration of automotive safety, our high growth in <span class=\"xn-location\">India<\/span> continued, accounting for around one third of our global organic growth in the third quarter.<\/p>\n<p>We invest for continued success in <span class=\"xn-location\">China<\/span>. We started building a second R&amp;D Center in <span class=\"xn-location\">China<\/span> to support our growing business with Chinese OEMs both in <span class=\"xn-location\">China<\/span> and globally. In addition, in October we signed a strategic agreement with CATARC, the leading research institution setting standards in <span class=\"xn-location\">China&#8217;s<\/span> automotive sector, to jointly advance automotive safety standards and innovation. Furthermore, we recently announced our plans to form a joint venture with HSAE, a leading Chinese automotive electronics developer, to develop and manufacture advanced safety electronics to increase vertical integration of our current product portfolio.<\/p>\n<p>We recovered around 75% of tariff costs in the third quarter, and expect to recover most of what remains in Q4. We continue to closely monitor the situation, and remain adaptive and agile.<\/p>\n<p>Our focus on operational efficiency, commercial excellence and our cost reduction programs continue to yield results. In the quarter, sales grew organically by 4%, gross profit by 14%, operating income by 18% and EPS by 31%. Supported by strong balance sheet control, operating cash flow increased by 46%, and with a lower capex, net, free cash flow improved substantially. As a result, we kept our leverage ratio at 1.3x, despite increasing the dividend by 21% and repurchasing shares for <span class=\"xn-money\">$100 million<\/span> in the quarter.<\/p>\n<p>We remain confident in achieving our full year guidance of an adjusted operating margin of around 10-10.5%, currently expecting to come in at the midpoint of the range.<\/p>\n<p>Our focus on operational efficiency, commercial excellence and our cost reduction programs continue to yield results. In the quarter, sales grew organically by 4%, gross profit by 14%, operating income by 18% and EPS by 31%. Supported by strong balance sheet control, operating cash flow increased by 46%, and with a lower capex, net, free cash flow improved substantially. As a result, we kept our leverage ratio at 1.3x, despite increasing the dividend by 21% and repurchasing shares for <span class=\"xn-money\">$100 million<\/span> in the quarter.<\/p>\n<p>We remain confident in achieving our full year guidance of an adjusted operating margin of around 10-10.5%, currently expecting to come in at the midpoint of the range.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><b>Next Report<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Autoliv intends to publish the quarterly earnings report for the fourth quarter of 2025 on <span class=\"xn-chron\">Friday, January 30, 2026<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p><b>Inquiries: Investors and Analysts<br \/><span class=\"xn-person\">Anders Trapp<\/span><br \/>Vice President Investor Relations<br \/>Tel +46 (0)8 5872 0671<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"xn-person\">Henrik Kaar<\/span><br \/>Director Investor Relations<br \/>Tel +46 (0)8 5872 0614<\/p>\n<p><b>Inquiries: Media<br \/><span class=\"xn-person\">Gabriella Etemad<\/span><br \/>Senior Vice President Communications<br \/>Tel +46 (0)70 612 6424<br \/><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Autoliv, Inc. is obliged to make this information public pursuant to the EU Market Abuse Regulation. 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Regional and customer LVP mix is estimated to have negatively impacted sales by about 1pp, while tariff compensations added around 0.5pp. We outperformed in <span class=\"xn-location\">Asia<\/span> ex. <span class=\"xn-location\">China<\/span> and Americas and underperformed in <span class=\"xn-location\">China<\/span> and <span class=\"xn-location\">Europe<\/span>. Our organic sales growth* in <span class=\"xn-location\">China<\/span> to Chinese OEMs was about 8pp higher than COEM LVP growth. We expect that our record number of new launches will continue to support our sales performance in <span class=\"xn-location\">China<\/span> in the fourth quarter.<\/li>\n<li><b>Profitability improved significantly,\u00a0<\/b>mainly due to organic sales growth, successful execution of cost reductions, and positive effects from supplier settlement and compensation. We estimate that the negative impact from U.S. tariffs was around 20bps on operating margin, as we managed to pass on most of the tariff costs to our customers. Operating income increased by 18% to <span class=\"xn-money\">$267 million<\/span> and adjusted operating income* increased by 14% to <span class=\"xn-money\">$271 million<\/span>. Operating margin was 9.9% and adjusted operating margin* was 10.0%. ROCE was 25.1% and adjusted ROCE* was 25.5%.<\/li>\n<li><b>Operating cash flow increased<\/b>\u00a0by 46%, reflecting improved profit and working capital. Capital expenditure, net, was significantly reduced, and free operating cash flow* increased substantially. The leverage ratio* of 1.3x is below our target limit of 1.5x. In the quarter, a dividend of <span class=\"xn-money\">$0.85<\/span> per share (21% increase from Q2 &#8217;25) was paid and 0.84 million shares were repurchased and retired.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><b>*For non-U.S. GAAP measures see enclosed reconciliation tables.<\/b><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><b>Key Figures<\/b><\/i><\/p>\n<div>\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"1\" class=\"prnbcs\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen2\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>(Dollars in millions, except per share data)<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>Q3 2025<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>Q3 2024<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>Change<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>9M 2025<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>9M 2024<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>Change<\/b>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen3\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Net sales<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">$2,706<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">$2,555<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen3\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">5.9\u00a0%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">$7,998<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">$7,774<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen3\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">2.9\u00a0%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen3\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Operating income<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">267<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">226<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen3\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">18\u00a0%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">769<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">626<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen3\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">23\u00a0%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen3\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Adjusted operating income<sup>1)<\/sup><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">271<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">237<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen3\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">14\u00a0%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">777<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">657<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen3\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">18\u00a0%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen3\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Operating margin<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen3\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">9.9\u00a0%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen3\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">8.9\u00a0%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen3\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">1.0pp<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen3\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">9.6\u00a0%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen3\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">8.1\u00a0%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen3\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">1.6pp<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen3\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Adjusted operating margin<sup>1)<\/sup><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen3\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">10.0\u00a0%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen3\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">9.3\u00a0%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen3\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">0.7pp<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen3\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">9.7\u00a0%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen3\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">8.5\u00a0%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen3\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">1.3pp<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen3\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Earnings per share &#8211; diluted<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">2.28<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">1.74<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen3\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">31\u00a0%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">6.59<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">4.98<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen3\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">32\u00a0%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen3\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Adjusted earnings per share &#8211; diluted<sup>1)<\/sup><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">2.32<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">1.84<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen3\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">26\u00a0%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">6.67<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">5.30<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen3\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">26\u00a0%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen3\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Operating cash flow<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">258<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">177<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen3\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">46\u00a0%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">613<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">639<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen3\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">(4.1)\u00a0%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen3\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Return on capital employed<sup>2)<\/sup><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen3\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">25.1\u00a0%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen3\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">22.9\u00a0%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen3\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">2.2pp<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen3\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">24.9\u00a0%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen3\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">21.2\u00a0%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen3\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">3.8pp<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen2\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Adjusted return on capital employed<sup>1,2)<\/sup><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">25.5\u00a0%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">23.9\u00a0%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">1.6pp<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">25.2\u00a0%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">22.1\u00a0%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">3.0pp\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen3\" colspan=\"7\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">1) Excluding effects from capacity alignments and antitrust related matters.\u00a0Non-U.S. GAAP measure, see reconciliation table.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">2) Annualized operating income and income from equity method investments, relative to average capital employed.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p><b>Comments from <span class=\"xn-person\">Mikael Bratt<\/span>, President &amp; CEO:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I am pleased to, once again, report a record breaking quarter. This quarter is the best third quarter so far, for sales, operating income and EPS. The performance was driven by better than expected sales, especially in Americas and <span class=\"xn-location\">Europe<\/span>, and successful actions to reduce costs and achieve tariff compensation. I am pleased that we had a solid\u00a0outperformance with the domestic Chinese OEMs. The ramp-up of certain models started slower than expected, but improved gradually during the quarter. We expect increased outperformance in <span class=\"xn-location\">China<\/span> in Q4.<\/p>\n<p>Driven by increased penetration of automotive safety, our high growth in <span class=\"xn-location\">India<\/span> continued, accounting for around one third of our global organic growth in the third quarter.<\/p>\n<p>We invest for continued success in <span class=\"xn-location\">China<\/span>. We started building a second R&amp;D Center in <span class=\"xn-location\">China<\/span> to support our growing business with Chinese OEMs both in <span class=\"xn-location\">China<\/span> and globally. In addition, in October we signed a strategic agreement with CATARC, the leading research institution setting standards in <span class=\"xn-location\">China&#8217;s<\/span> automotive sector, to jointly advance automotive safety standards and innovation. Furthermore, we recently announced our plans to form a joint venture with HSAE, a leading Chinese automotive electronics developer, to develop and manufacture advanced safety electronics to increase vertical integration of our current product portfolio.<\/p>\n<p>We recovered around 75% of tariff costs in the third quarter, and expect to recover most of what remains in Q4. We continue to closely monitor the situation, and remain adaptive and agile.<\/p>\n<p>Our focus on operational efficiency, commercial excellence and our cost reduction programs continue to yield results. In the quarter, sales grew organically by 4%, gross profit by 14%, operating income by 18% and EPS by 31%. Supported by strong balance sheet control, operating cash flow increased by 46%, and with a lower capex, net, free cash flow improved substantially. As a result, we kept our leverage ratio at 1.3x, despite increasing the dividend by 21% and repurchasing shares for <span class=\"xn-money\">$100 million<\/span> in the quarter.<\/p>\n<p>We remain confident in achieving our full year guidance of an adjusted operating margin of around 10-10.5%, currently expecting to come in at the midpoint of the range.<\/p>\n<p>Our focus on operational efficiency, commercial excellence and our cost reduction programs continue to yield results. In the quarter, sales grew organically by 4%, gross profit by 14%, operating income by 18% and EPS by 31%. Supported by strong balance sheet control, operating cash flow increased by 46%, and with a lower capex, net, free cash flow improved substantially. As a result, we kept our leverage ratio at 1.3x, despite increasing the dividend by 21% and repurchasing shares for <span class=\"xn-money\">$100 million<\/span> in the quarter.<\/p>\n<p>We remain confident in achieving our full year guidance of an adjusted operating margin of around 10-10.5%, currently expecting to come in at the midpoint of the range.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><b>Next Report<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Autoliv intends to publish the quarterly earnings report for the fourth quarter of 2025 on <span class=\"xn-chron\">Friday, January 30, 2026<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p><b>Inquiries: Investors and Analysts<br \/><span class=\"xn-person\">Anders Trapp<\/span><br \/>Vice President Investor Relations<br \/>Tel +46 (0)8 5872 0671<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"xn-person\">Henrik Kaar<\/span><br \/>Director Investor Relations<br \/>Tel +46 (0)8 5872 0614<\/p>\n<p><b>Inquiries: Media<br \/><span class=\"xn-person\">Gabriella Etemad<\/span><br \/>Senior Vice President Communications<br \/>Tel +46 (0)70 612 6424<br \/><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Autoliv, Inc. is obliged to make this information public pursuant to the EU Market Abuse Regulation. 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