Autoliv Q2 2026: Revenue Beat, but Türkiye Charge Dents EPS
As seen on the 24/7 Wall St. homepage on July 17, 2026.
Autoliv topped revenue estimates but missed on earnings as a $90 million Türkiye exit charge crimped the quarter, though the real story is a 44% surge in Chinese OEM sales and free cash flow that more than doubled to $340 million.
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Autoliv reported Q2 2026 earnings per share of $2.43, just a hair below the $2.46 consensus estimate — a miss of roughly 1.3%. The gap traces directly to a $90 million charge tied to the company's exit from Türkiye, a one-time cost that pressured the bottom line even as the underlying business held up well. Revenue came in at $2.803 billion, clearing estimates of $2.770 billion by about 1.2%.
The standout number buried beneath the headline miss is a 44% surge in sales to Chinese OEMs, a sign that Autoliv is gaining meaningful traction with the automakers driving the fastest growth in the global auto market. Free cash flow more than doubled to $340 million in the quarter, which points to a business generating strong liquidity even in a period weighed down by an extraordinary restructuring cost.
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Looking at the recent earnings history, the Türkiye charge is the first thing in several quarters to push Autoliv below consensus — the company had beaten EPS estimates in each of the prior four quarters. Whether the Chinese OEM momentum and the improved cash generation can sustain that beat streak once the exit costs are behind it is the question investors will be watching most closely.
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