Autoliv (ALV) Q3 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Adjusted EPS
- $2.19
- Estimate
- $2.23
- Surprise
- -1.9%
- Revenue (period 2026-09-30)
- $2.69B
- Score at report (before → after)
- 6.1 → 6.1/10
Revenue source: xbrl.
How the report landed
Autoliv (ALV) missed the $2.23 estimate with adjusted EPS of $2.19 — a modest 1.9% shortfall. TrendMatrix's engine moved from Buy (Wait) (6.1/10) to Sell at 6.1/10 after the report.
Coverage in the report window
- Autoliv's $42 Million Raw Material Cost Blow Overshadows Strong India Sales — benzinga, 2026-10-23
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates ALV Sell at 6.1/10.
2 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's -1.9% surprise compares with a +4.9% four-quarter average.
What supports the rating
- Attractive valuation
What argues against it
- Concentration risk — Customer: top ten customers (70.0%)
- Thin upside margin: 4.5%
- V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=4.9)
This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.
The levels TrendMatrix's engine tracks
- Current price
- $114.67
- Price target
- $119.87
- Stop
- $108.49
- Upside to target
- +4.5%
- Reward-to-risk
- 0.7:1
The stock trades at 13.5× trailing but 9.9× forward earnings — consensus estimates already build in a substantial earnings recovery.
Risk check: trading volume is running 2.5× its average — elevated turnover around the report window.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-10-24 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.
ALV at TrendMatrix's latest read
Cyclical consumer names live and die on demand momentum — same-quarter comps and guidance carry more weight than the headline surprise.
- Industry
- Auto Parts
- Market cap
- $8.26B
- P/E (fwd)
- 9.9
- P/E (ttm)
- 13.5
- 52-week range
- $99.16–$132.17
- Off 52-week high
- 13.2%
- RSI (14)
- 56
- Volume vs avg
- 2.55×
- Score today
- 6.1/10