Autoliv, Inc. (ALV) reported $2.58 billion in revenue for the quarter ended March 2025, representing a year-over-year decline of 1.4%. EPS of $2.15 for the same period compares to $1.58 a year ago.

The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.47 billion, representing a surprise of +4.25%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +25.00%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $1.72.

While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.

As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.

Here is how Autoliv performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:

• Organic change - Airbags, Steering Wheels and Other: 1.7% versus -0.7% estimated by two analysts on average.
• Organic change - Total: 2.2% compared to the -2.8% average estimate based on two analysts.
• Organic change - Seatbelt Products and Other: 3.2% versus the two-analyst average estimate of -4.9%.
• Net Sales- Americas: $851 million compared to the $827.17 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of -4.7% year over year.
• Net Sales- Asia excl. China: $515 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $508.09 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +4.9%.
• Net Sales- China: $447 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $458.90 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -2.8%.
• Net Sales- Europe: $764 million versus $696.21 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -0.8% change.
• Net Sales- Seatbelt Products and Other: $826 million versus $756.33 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -1% change.
• Net Sales- Airbags, Steering Wheels and Other: $1.75 billion versus $1.73 billion estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -1.6% change.

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Shares of Autoliv have returned -7.2% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -4.2% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell), indicating that it could underperform the broader market in the near term.

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