# Autoliv Inc. (ALV) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Consumer Cyclical / Auto Components. Price $125.20, market value $9.2 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 14.8×** (5-yr avg 14.9×, 3-yr avg 13.9×). Autoliv Inc. trades at 14.8× trailing earnings, close to its own five-year average of 14.9×. The Consumer Cyclical median in the September 2026 study was 19.5×. Forward P/E is 10.6×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **PEG: 0.56**. A PEG of 0.56 means the P/E is low relative to expected earnings growth: the market is not paying much for that growth.
- **Price / sales: 0.8×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 0.8×, a low multiple typical of thin-margin businesses or out-of-favour stocks.
- **Price / book: 3.7×**. The shares trade at 3.7× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **EV / EBITDA: 7.4×**. Enterprise value is 7.4× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed; below 8× is inexpensive for most sectors.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 8.3%** (5-yr avg 5.0%). Free cash flow equals 8.3% of the market value, above its five-year average of 5.0%, so the shares are cheaper on cash than they have usually been. Above 5% is generally attractive.
- **Earnings yield: 6.8%**. The inverse of the P/E: 6.8% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 19.2%**. Autoliv Inc. keeps 19.2% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells, a thin margin typical of retail, distribution and commodity businesses.
- **Operating margin: 9.2%**. 9.2% of revenue is left after running the business.
- **Net margin: 6.8%**. 6.8% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 28.6%**. 28.6% on shareholders' equity is excellent if it is not driven by leverage; sustained above 20% usually signals a competitive advantage.
- **Return on invested capital: 19.5%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 19.5%: comfortably above what that capital costs.
- **Return on assets: 7.4%**. Each dollar of assets produces 7.4% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 4.1%** (3-yr 6.9%/yr, 5-yr 7.7%/yr). Revenue grew 4.1% over the last year, against 7.7% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 18.8%** (3-yr 25.3%/yr, 5-yr 34.9%/yr). Earnings per share rose 18.8%, faster than revenue, so margins expanded or the share count shrank.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): 77.5%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at 77.5% a year over three years, keeping pace with earnings: the growth is real cash.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.84**. Debt is 0.84 times equity, moderate leverage.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 1.1×**. It would take 1.1 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, within the comfortable range.
- **Piotroski F-score: 6/9**. 6 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 2.78%** ($3.46 per share, trailing). Autoliv Inc. yields 2.78%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 32%** (34% of free cash flow). 32% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 5**. 5 straight years of increases.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 20.3%/yr** (1-yr 13.9%). The dividend has compounded at 20.3% a year over five years, doubling roughly every 4 years at that pace.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 2.0%** (YTD 7.1%, 3-mo -1.9%). The shares are up 2.0% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -5.3%** (26.3% above the low). Trading 5% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 57**. An RSI of 57 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 1.12** (volatility 28%). Beta of 1.12 against the S&P 500: the shares move roughly with the market.

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