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Autoliv

As of 2026-10-24/Confidence medium

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As of 2026-10-24 • Model: RankAlpha Sentiment Codex

Decision Panel

Action, confidence, horizon, and decision blockers at a glance.

Action

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Confidence

medium

Horizon

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Key catalyst

Q4 recovery must deliver the full-year margin target • 2026-12-31

Base target: $119 / p=50% prob

Biggest risk

Q3 organic sales fell 1.1%, adjusted margin declined to 9.7% from 10.0%, and management narrowed full-year margin guidance to the prior range's low end. Rising costs and unreliable customer call-offs could frustrate the expected Q4 recovery. No verified post-print analyst target or estimate revisions were available. [#SEC-8K-2026-10-23]

Invalidation

Break below $97 or thesis failure.

What would change my mind?

Asia outperformance, launches, customer recoveries and cost actions could deliver the Q4 margin step-up despite the Q3 sales shortfall. Q3 adjusted operating income of $262 million exceeded Autoliv's October 19 broker-consensus average of $253 million. [#SEC-8K-2026-10-23] Autoliv consensus

Research note

Recommendation

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Confidence

medium

As of

2026-10-24

Base target

$119

p=50%

Bull target

$133

p=25%

Bear target

$97

p=25%

Key bullets

Fast scan of bull, bear, and watch items

BullKey bullets

Market digests a mixed Q3 report
Asia customer growth and shareholder returns
Asia outperformance, launches, customer recoveries and cost actions could deliver the Q4 margin step-up despite the Q3 sales shortfall.

BearKey bullets

Autoliv's October 19 consensus showed a 13.9% average Q4 adjusted-margin estimate, substantially above Q3's 9.7%; that pre-results estimate has not been verified as current.
Autoliv consensus [#SEC-8K-2026-10-23]
Q3 operating cash flow fell to $239 million from $258 million and free operating cash flow to $124 million from $153 million, adding execution risk to the $1.2 billion full-year cash-flow outlook.

WatchKey bullets

Q4 recovery must deliver the full-year margin target

Summary

High-level snapshot

Recommendation

Model confidence

medium

Timeframe

Asset

Equity

Trigger

Base case: $119 (p=50%)

Target spread vs base: +12% / -18%

Scenario probabilities

Bull Target: $133 (p=25%)Base Target: $119 (p=50%)Bear Target: $97 (p=25%)

Commentary

The $114.67 October 23 anchor is about 3.5% below the $118.88 prior close reported by Investing.com, consistent with a negative earnings reaction; reported intraday declines were larger. Consensus benchmarks conflict on whether adjusted EPS missed, while the company-posted survey indicates a slight beat and a sales miss. The zero-valued social, options, short-interest and employee fields denote unavailable measurements, not observed neutral readings. Verified post-print analyst revisions were unavailable. Investing.com earnings coverage Autoliv consensus

As of 2026-10-24 • Updated bi-weekly / post-earningsSource: Internal modelMethodology

Analyst Summary

Thesis highlights from the latest analysis

Bull Case

Bear Case

Drivers

Scannable catalysts and supporting factors

Market digests a mixed Q3 report
Asia customer growth and shareholder returns

Scenarios

Bull Target (Scenario probability)

$133 / p=25% prob

Base Target (Scenario probability)

$119 / p=50% prob

Bear Target (Scenario probability)

$97 / p=25% prob

Analysis 2026-10-24 · RankAlpha Sentiment Codex

Analysis reference price unavailable. Targets are shown without scenario returns.

Sentiment & Exposure

News Sentiment (30d)

-0.30

Social Sentiment (7d)

0.00

Events

Other notable items detected

EVENT2026-12-31
Q4 recovery must deliver the full-year margin target
Management expects more product launches and raw-material recoveries in Q4, but cited higher raw-material and logistics costs, Thailand flooding and less accurate customer call-offs. Delivery of approximately 10.5% full-year adjusted margin and $1.2 billion operating cash flow is the next substantive test. [#SEC-8K-2026-10-23]
Prob 55.00% • Move 7.00% • Priced-in 40.00%

Short-term Catalysts

Next few weeks

Market digests a mixed Q3 report
2026-10-30
Q3 sales were $2.693 billion, below Autoliv's October 19 broker-consensus average of $2.718 billion, while adjusted EPS of $2.19 slightly exceeded that survey's $2.18 average. Other consensus providers reported an EPS miss, so the surprise depends on the benchmark. The company narrowed 2026 adjusted-margin guidance to around 10.5%, the low end of its prior 10.5–11% range. [#8-K-2026-10-23] [#SEC-8K-2026-10-23] Autoliv consensus
Prob 70% • Move -3% • Priced-in 60%

Long-term Catalysts

Months to a year

Asia customer growth and shareholder returns
2027-04-27
Autoliv reported strong Q3 sales growth in India and to Chinese OEMs, opened a second China R&D center, and repurchased $150 million of shares during the quarter. Sustained growth and cash conversion could support further returns, but neither is assured amid weak global vehicle production. [#SEC-8K-2026-10-23]
Prob 60% • Move 6% • Priced-in 45%

Risks

Autoliv's October 19 consensus showed a 13.9% average Q4 adjusted-margin estimate, substantially above Q3's 9.7%; that pre-results estimate has not been verified as current. Autoliv consensus [#SEC-8K-2026-10-23]
Q3 operating cash flow fell to $239 million from $258 million and free operating cash flow to $124 million from $153 million, adding execution risk to the $1.2 billion full-year cash-flow outlook. [#SEC-8K-2026-10-23]
Raw-material and logistics costs, Thailand flooding, and less accurate customer call-offs threaten the Q4 margin recovery. [#SEC-8K-2026-10-23]

Peers

Symbol	Summary
APTV	Automotive-supplier comparison with overlapping OEM demand exposure, but a different product mix; not a direct restraint-systems valuation match.
LEA	Automotive-component supplier exposed to vehicle-production cycles, though seating and electrical products differ from Autoliv's safety systems.

Sources

Internal and external references used in this analysis

Model source: RankAlpha Sentiment Codex
Analysis date: 2026-10-24

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Symbol

Summary

APTV

Automotive-supplier comparison with overlapping OEM demand exposure, but a different product mix; not a direct restraint-systems valuation match.

LEA

Automotive-component supplier exposed to vehicle-production cycles, though seating and electrical products differ from Autoliv's safety systems.