Auto parts · Consumer Cyclical · Fiscal year ends Dec 31
Autoliv reported revenue of $10.8B in the fiscal year ended Dec 2025, up 4.1% from the year before. Operating income was $1.1B, an operating margin of 10.1%, and net income was $735M. Operating cash flow of $1.2B less capital expenditure of $441M left free cash flow of $716M. Net debt was $1.5B.
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Last 5 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 8,230 | 8,842 | 10,475 | 10,390 | 10,815 |
| Cost of revenue | 6,719 | 7,446 | 8,654 | 8,463 | 8,741 |
| Gross profit | 1,511 | 1,396 | 1,822 | 1,927 | 2,074 |
| Research & development | 391 | 390 | 425 | 398 | 413 |
| Selling, general & admin | 432 | 440 | 500 | 530 | 571 |
| Operating income | 675 | 659 | 690 | 979 | 1,088 |
| Interest expense | 60.0 | 60.0 | 93.0 | 108 | 103 |
| Pre-tax income | 614 | 603 | 612 | 875 | 986 |
| Income tax | 177 | 178 | 123 | 227 | 250 |
| Net income | 435 | 423 | 488 | 646 | 735 |
| Diluted EPS | 4.96 | 4.85 | 5.72 | 8.04 | 9.55 |
| Diluted shares | 87.7 | 87.2 | 85.2 | 80.4 | 76.9 |
| Fiscal year | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash & equivalents | 969 | 594 | 498 | 330 | 604 |
| Receivables | 1,699 | 1,907 | 2,198 | 1,993 | 2,236 |
| Inventory | 777 | 969 | 1,012 | 921 | 992 |
| Current assets | 3,675 | 3,714 | 3,974 | 3,483 | 4,101 |
| Net PP&E | 1,855 | 1,960 | 2,192 | 2,239 | 2,417 |
| Goodwill | 1,387 | 1,375 | 1,378 | 1,368 | 1,379 |
| Total assets | 7,537 | 7,717 | 8,332 | 7,804 | 8,644 |
| Payables | 1,129 | 1,693 | 1,978 | 1,799 | 2,007 |
| Current liabilities | 2,821 | 3,642 | 4,035 | 3,633 | 3,923 |
| Short-term debt | 346 | 711 | 538 | 387 | 419 |
| Long-term debt | 1,662 | 1,054 | 1,324 | 1,522 | 1,734 |
| Total liabilities | 4,889 | 5,091 | 5,762 | 5,519 | 6,062 |
| Shareholders' equity | 2,633 | 2,613 | 2,557 | 2,276 | 2,572 |
| Fiscal year | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | 754 | 713 | 982 | 1,059 | 1,157 |
| Capital expenditure | 458 | 585 | 573 | 579 | 441 |
| Free cash flow | 296 | 128 | 409 | 480 | 716 |
| Depreciation & amortisation | 394 | 363 | 378 | 387 | 407 |
| Dividends paid | 165 | 224 | 225 | 219 | 238 |
| Dividend per share | 1.88 | 2.58 | 2.66 | 2.74 | 3.12 |
| Fiscal year | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | – | 7.4% | 18.5% | −0.8% | 4.1% |
| Operating income growth (YoY) | – | −2.4% | 4.7% | 41.9% | 11.1% |
| EPS growth (YoY) | – | −2.2% | 17.9% | 40.6% | 18.8% |
| Gross margin | 18.4% | 15.8% | 17.4% | 18.5% | 19.2% |
| Operating margin | 8.2% | 7.5% | 6.6% | 9.4% | 10.1% |
| Net margin | 5.3% | 4.8% | 4.7% | 6.2% | 6.8% |
| Return on equityBlank when equity is negative | 16.5% | 16.2% | 19.1% | 28.4% | 28.6% |
| ROCEEBIT ÷ (assets − current liabilities) | 14.3% | 16.2% | 16.1% | 23.5% | 23.0% |
| Free cash flow margin | 3.6% | 1.4% | 3.9% | 4.6% | 6.6% |
| Cash conversion (CFO ÷ net income) | 1.73x | 1.69x | 2.01x | 1.64x | 1.57x |
| Receivable days | 75 | 79 | 77 | 70 | 75 |
| Inventory days | 42 | 48 | 43 | 40 | 41 |
| Payable days | 61 | 83 | 83 | 78 | 84 |
| Interest cover | 11.3x | 11.0x | 7.42x | 9.06x | 10.6x |
| Debt ÷ equity | 0.76x | 0.68x | 0.73x | 0.84x | 0.84x |
| Net debtDebt − cash & equivalents; excludes investments; negative = net cash | 1,039 | 1,171 | 1,364 | 1,579 | 1,549 |
| Current ratio | 1.30x | 1.02x | 0.98x | 0.96x | 1.05x |
Standardised figures from the company's XBRL filings with the SEC (10-K, 10-Q). Line items follow US GAAP tags, so a company's own statement layout may differ and some lines show “–” where the company does not report that item. Ratios are calculated from these figures. For education only; not investment advice or a recommendation.