AUTOLIV INC Segments Disclosure
21. Segment Information
The Company has a operating and reportable segment which includes Autoliv’s airbag and steering wheels and seatbelt products and components. The determination of a single operating segment is consistent with the consolidated financial information regularly provided to the Company’s chief operating decision maker (“CODM”).
The Company’s CEO, as the CODM, uses consolidated, single-segment financial information for purposes of evaluating performance, making operating decisions and allocating resources.
The Company’s customers consist of all major European, U.S. and Asian automobile manufacturers. Sales to individual customers representing 10% or more of net sales were:
In 2025: No individual customer representing 10% or more.
In 2024: No individual customer representing 10% or more.
In 2023: Renault 10% (including Nissan and Mitsubishi) and Stellantis 10%.
NET SALES BY REGION (Dollars in millions) |
|
2025 |
|
|
2024 |
|
|
2023 |
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China |
|
$ |
2,095 |
|
|
$ |
2,010 |
|
|
$ |
2,105 |
|
Asia, excl. China |
|
|
2,124 |
|
|
|
2,010 |
|
|
|
1,968 |
|
Americas |
|
|
3,480 |
|
|
|
3,424 |
|
|
|
3,526 |
|
Europe |
|
|
3,116 |
|
|
|
2,946 |
|
|
|
2,877 |
|
Total |
|
$ |
10,815 |
|
|
$ |
10,390 |
|
|
$ |
10,475 |
|
The Company has attributed net sales to the geographic area based on the location of the entity selling the final product.
External sales in the U.S. amounted to $1,953 million, $2,075 million and $2,342 million in 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively. Of the external sales, exports from the U.S. to other regions amounted to approximately $267 million, $292 million and $343 million in 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
NET SALES BY PRODUCT (Dollars in millions) |
|
2025 |
|
|
2024 |
|
|
2023 |
|
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Airbag, Steering Wheels1) |
|
$ |
7,302 |
|
|
$ |
7,023 |
|
|
$ |
7,055 |
|
Seatbelt Products1) |
|
|
3,513 |
|
|
|
3,367 |
|
|
|
3,420 |
|
Total net sales |
|
$ |
10,815 |
|
|
$ |
10,390 |
|
|
$ |
10,475 |
|
1) Including Corporate and Other sales.
LONG-LIVED ASSETS (Dollars in millions) |
|
2025 |
|
|
2024 |
|
||
China |
|
$ |
628 |
|
|
$ |
621 |
|
Asia, excl China |
|
|
473 |
|
|
|
438 |
|
Americas |
|
|
588 |
|
|
|
541 |
|
Europe |
|
|
899 |
|
|
|
797 |
|
Total |
|
$ |
2,588 |
|
|
$ |
2,397 |
|
Long -lived assets in the table above consists of Property, Plant and Equipment and Operating Lease right-of-use asset. Long-lived assets in the U.S. amounted to $280 million and $272 million for 2025 and 2024, respectively.
The CODM assesses the Company's performance and decides how to allocate resources based on consolidated net income (loss) in the Consolidated Statements of Income, which is assessed to be the segment measure of profit or loss. This measure is used to monitor actual results to evaluate the performance of the segment versus the strategic targets. The segment assets are equal to the assets presented in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.
The significant expenses that are regularly provided to the CODM are disclosed in the Consolidated Statements of Net Income as a part of the consolidated net income and are as follows.
Significant segment expenses / income (Dollars in millions) |
|
2025 |
|
|
2024 |
|
|
2023 |
|
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Total direct costs |
|
$ |
(7,231 |
) |
|
$ |
(7,050 |
) |
|
$ |
(7,208 |
) |
Total production overhead costs |
|
|
(1,510 |
) |
|
|
(1,413 |
) |
|
|
(1,446 |
) |
Cost of sales |
|
|
(8,741 |
) |
|
|
(8,463 |
) |
|
|
(8,654 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Research, development and engineering expenses (gross) |
|
|
(616 |
) |
|
|
(612 |
) |
|
|
(618 |
) |
Engineering income |
|
|
202 |
|
|
|
214 |
|
|
|
193 |
|
Research, development and engineering expenses, net |
|
|
(413 |
) |
|
|
(398 |
) |
|
|
(425 |
) |
Our other significant segment items that are regularly provided to the CODM include selling, general and administrative expenses, and other income (expense) which are disclosed as separate line items in the Consolidated Statements of Income. Other expenses consist of Income from equity method investments, Interest income, Interest expense, Other non-operating items, net and Income taxes, which are disclosed as separate line items in the Consolidated Statement of income.
Historical Timeline
| Fiscal Year | Filed | |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Feb 19, 2026 | Showing above |
| 2024 | Feb 20, 2025 | |
| 2023 | Feb 20, 2024 | |
| 2022 | Feb 16, 2023 | |
| 2021 | Feb 22, 2022 | |
| 2018 | Feb 21, 2019 | |
About Segments Disclosures
Segment disclosures break a company into its reportable operating units, revealing revenue, profit, and asset allocation that consolidated financial statements obscure. Under ASC 280, segments must match how the chief operating decision maker views the business, providing a window into internal management structure and resource allocation priorities.
Key signals: compare segment margins to identify which units drive profitability and which destroy value. Watch for changes in the number of reportable segments — segment aggregation or disaggregation often coincides with strategic shifts or attempts to obscure declining performance. Intersegment elimination patterns reveal internal pricing practices. The reconciliation between segment totals and consolidated figures exposes corporate overhead allocation and unallocated items. Geographic revenue concentration highlights regulatory and currency exposure. Compare segment-level capital expenditure against segment revenue to assess where management is investing for future growth versus harvesting existing assets.