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Autoliv

ALV
51
Auto - Parts · Consumer Cyclical
Also trades as: 0MI0.L GBP 11.60 (+0.74%) · 0HJH.L GBP 1.19 (+2.00%)
Price
$118.94
+3.00 (+2.59%)
Market Cap
$8.71B
Winston Score
51
Winston is curious
Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.
Data as of Oct 22, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026

§How the score breaks down

Quality
Good
15/30
Growth
Mixed
7/20
Cash Flow
Strong
8/10
Stability
Strong
7/10
Valuation
Strong
8/10
Ownership
Weak
2/15
Dividends
Strong
4/5

51 of 100 counted points = Winston Score 51.

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Share count falling — buybacks

−12.3% over 4y

The company has reduced its share count over this period, returning value to shareholders through buybacks.

Diluted shares outstanding: 87.7M (2021) → 76.9M (2025)

§Winston Score History

The full picture

Autoliv makes safety parts for cars. Its main products are airbags and seatbelts, which it sells to nearly every major automaker in the world, including Toyota, Volkswagen, Ford, and General Motors. Autoliv is the largest maker of automotive safety systems in the world, supplying parts that are legally required in most vehicles.

The company earns money by selling these components directly to car manufacturers, so its revenue rises and falls with global vehicle production. Autoliv operates in more than 25 countries, with major manufacturing in Europe, Asia, and the Americas, and generates roughly $9–10 billion in annual sales. Its deep relationships with automakers and the strict safety regulations that govern its products create a strong competitive position, but the main risk is that a slowdown in global car production — due to economic weakness or the slower-than-expected shift to electric vehicles — would directly reduce demand for its parts.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+3.3% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

-37.8% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

R&D Spend

$413M/ year

→ Flat (+4% vs prior year)

3.8% of revenue

In line with sector average (4%)

Steady R&D investment year-over-year

Insider Activity

0.4%ownership

→ Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$377M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Growth context

Autoliv is growing revenue at 3% year-over-year. The Winston Score measures business quality today — these growth metrics show what could matter tomorrow.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

Score breakdown

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
18.2%
Thin — 18.2% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
6.8%
Modest — 6.8% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
22.0%
Exceptional — 22.0% return on capital

ROIC between 15% and 25%. Every dollar invested in the business earns 15 to 25 cents back per year.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
+5.9%
Slow sales growth (+5.9% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
-7.0%
Earnings shrinking (-7.0% YoY)

Slight earnings drop. Typical near a cyclical low.

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
5/8 quarters
Mixed — about half the quarters showed growth

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
180%
Turns 180% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
6.8%
Modest free cash flow (6.8%)

FCF margin between 0% and 10%. Some cash from sales, but not a lot.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
0.88
Moderate — manageable debt (0.88)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
9.72x
Comfortably covers interest (9.7x)

Interest coverage above 8. Profits cover interest many times over.

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
13.9x
Attractive valuation — P/E 13.9

P/E in the normal range. Price is roughly $15 for every $1 of yearly profit.

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+5.6
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (13.9 → 8.4)

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
3.08%
Moderate income — 3.08% yield

Standard yield zone for stable dividend payers. A meaningful piece of total return.

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
+18.0%
Dividend growing fast (18.0% YoY)
Payout Ratio
40%
no trend
Pays out a modest share of profit and keeps the rest to reinvest. Room to keep paying through a weak year.

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