Autoliv Raises Quarterly Dividend 15% to $1.00
The automotive safety supplier's Board increased its quarterly dividend from 87 cents to one dollar per share for the fourth quarter of 2026.
Updated on Nov. 10, 2026 in Public Companies
Autoliv's Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of one dollar per share for the fourth quarter of 2026, a 15% increase from the prior 87 cents per share. The annualized total dividend equals approximately $287 million, based on shares outstanding as of November 9, 2026.
Why it matters
The increase reflects the Board's confidence in the company's business strength, financial discipline, and sustainable cash flow. For investors in global public companies, the move signals a return of capital to shareholders from an automotive safety supplier with operations across 25 countries.
The quarterly dividend rises from 87 cents to $1.00 per share, a 15% increase, for an annualized total of approximately $287 million. Autoliv reported 2025 sales of $10.8 billion, against which the dividend total is set.
The players
Autoliv
Autoliv is a global automotive safety supplier that makes airbags, seatbelts and related crash-protection products, with 64,000 employees and 13 technical centers.
The details
Autoliv's Board declared the dividend, which applies to the fourth quarter of 2026. Shareholders of common stock on the New York Stock Exchange have a record date and ex-date of November 20, 2026, with payment on December 9, 2026, while holders of Swedish Depository Receipts on Nasdaq Stockholm receive payment on December 10, 2026.
Timeline
November 9, 2026: Shares outstanding counted and information submitted for publication.
November 19, 2026: Ex-date for Swedish Depository Receipts.
November 20, 2026: Record date and ex-date for common stock.
December 9, 2026: Dividend payable to common stock holders on the NYSE.
December 10, 2026: Dividend payable to Swedish Depository Receipt holders on Nasdaq Stockholm.
Market Landscape
Autoliv's dividend increase lands in a global automotive safety market where suppliers compete on crash-protection technology and cash returns to shareholders. The company's 2025 products are credited with saving 40,000 lives and reducing 600,000 injuries, a scale that anchors its position against rival safety suppliers.
Shareholders of Autoliv common stock must hold shares by the November 20, 2026 record date to receive the $1.00 dividend on December 9, 2026. Holders of Swedish Depository Receipts face an earlier ex-date of November 19, 2026 and payment on December 10, 2026.
The takeaway
Investors holding Autoliv shares should note the November 19 and November 20, 2026 ex-dates, since buying after those dates does not entitle them to the December payment. The 15% increase signals management's view that cash generation can support higher shareholder returns.
What happens next
Autoliv's dividend becomes payable on December 9, 2026 for NYSE common stock holders and on December 10, 2026 for Swedish Depository Receipt holders on Nasdaq Stockholm.
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