Autoliv, Inc. (ALV) is a publicly traded company in the Consumer Cyclical — Auto - Parts industry listed on NYSE. This overview shows the latest price, key valuation ratios, profitability metrics and financial-health indicators used by fundamental investors.
Autoliv, Inc., operating through its global subsidiaries, specializes in the development, production, and supply of passive safety equipment for the automotive sector. The company's market presence spans Europe, the Americas, China, Japan, and other parts of Asia. Its extensive range of passive safety offerings includes components and modules for frontal and side-impact airbag systems, seatbelts, steering wheels, inflator technologies, and battery cut-off switches.
Is Autoliv, Inc. stock overvalued or undervalued in 2026?
Autoliv, Inc. (ALV) trades at 13.6× earnings (P/E), against a median of 17.9× across the 209 consumer cyclicals companies above $2bn in Kaplio's universe. No valuation verdict: it is a cyclical and today's P/E (13.6) does not tell whether it is cheap.
Kaplio overview: Autoliv, Inc.
Market cap $8B · 52 weeks $100 – $132 (12 % below the high) · P/E 13.6× · 2027 expected P/E 9.9× · Dividend 3.0 % · 5 years rising · Next earnings January 29, 2027 · expected EPS $3.38 · Closing price, Oct 28 · accounts published Oct 23.
- Valuation: P/E 13.6× (no verdict).
- Business: 5-year ROIC 12.4 % (passes, near the threshold).
- Balance sheet: Net debt/EBITDA 1.2× (solid).
- Earnings: 7 of 8 (on track).
What would it be worth at its usual multiples?
No valuation verdict: it is a cyclical and today's P/E (13.6) does not tell whether it is cheap.
In cyclicals the P/E misleads; on its average earnings over 10 years it trades at 21.3 times.
What matters in consumer cyclicals: 7 of 8 pass
- Current Ratio 1.02, fails.
- 5y avg operating margin 8.3 %, passes, near the threshold.
- Inventory turnover 8.8×, passes.
- 5y avg ROIC 12.4 %, passes, near the threshold.
- Net debt / EBITDA 1.2×, passes.
- Altman Z-Score 3.0, passes.
- P/E read in reverse (cyclicals) 13.6×, passes.
- EV/Sales vs history 1.0×, passes.
Against its peers (reference peers) — Autoliv, Inc.: P/E 13.6×; EV/EBITDA 7.8×; ROIC 14.8 %; $8.3B. BorgWarner Inc. (P/E 27.6×; EV/EBITDA 9.2×; ROIC 4.6 %; $11.4B), Lear Corporation (P/E 10.9×; EV/EBITDA 5.7×; ROIC 8.2 %; $5.8B), Gentex Corporation (P/E 10.6×; EV/EBITDA 7.5×; ROIC 16.5 %; $4.2B).
Expensive or cheap against its last ten years?
P/E at each close: today 13.6× · median 15.7× · minimum 7.6× · maximum 24.1× · cheap below 14.4× · expensive above 18.4×. It has been cheaper than today only 19% of the time over its last ten years.
Dividend
solid · Yield 3.0 % ($3.11 per ADS in 2025) · Years raising it 5 · 5-year growth +38 % a year · Free cash flow coverage 2.4× · With $1,000 invested today you'd collect $30.10 a year ($2.51 a month).
Profitability
| Return on Equity | 24.54% |
| Return on Invested Capital | 14.83% |
| Return on Assets | 7.39% |
| Gross Margin | 19.00% |
| Operating Margin | 9.19% |
| Net Margin | 5.63% |
Financial Health
| Debt / Equity | 0.85 |
| Current Ratio | 1.02 |
| Piotroski F-Score | 7 |
| Altman Z-Score | 2.97 |
Price Performance
| 1 month | +2.22% |
| 3 months | -6.19% |
| Year-to-date | -2.65% |
| 1 year | -0.56% |
| 3 years | +26.66% |
| 5 years | +19.31% |
| 10 years | +65.73% |
Dividend History
Paid in the last 12 months: $3.4800 per share in 4 payments.
| Date | Amount |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-28 | $0.8700 |
| 2026-05-20 | $0.8700 |
| 2026-03-04 | $0.8700 |
| 2025-11-21 | $0.8700 |
| 2025-09-05 | $0.8500 |
| 2025-05-21 | $0.7000 |
| 2025-03-07 | $0.7000 |
| 2024-12-03 | $0.7000 |
| 2024-09-04 | $0.6800 |
| 2024-05-22 | $0.6800 |
Amounts adjusted for stock splits.
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