Adient plc Ordinary SharesADNT
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Adient plc Ordinary Shares 2026 Q3 Earnings Call
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PeriodQ3 2026Duration59 min
Key takeaways
- Adient reported third quarter 2026 consolidated revenue of approximately $3.9 billion, up 5% year over year.
- Adjusted EBITDA was $225 million, flat compared with the prior year.
- Adjusted net income was flat year over year at $38 million, or $0.48 per share.
- The Americas region delivered sales growth and margin expansion despite temporary operational inefficiencies and customer-driven interruptions.
- EMEA faced challenges with lower customer production levels and market softness, but business performance improved through restructuring and cost discipline.
- Asia, including China, outperformed the market with a 33% year-over-year sales increase in China, supported by strong positions with customers like Nio and Leap Motor.
- The company generated $138 million of free cash flow in Q3, bringing year-to-date free cash flow to $161 million.
- Adient returned $30 million to shareholders through share repurchases in Q3, totaling $55 million year to date.
- The balance sheet remains strong with approximately $1.8 billion of total liquidity and a leverage ratio of 1.7 times.
- Moody's upgraded Adient's corporate credit rating to B3 during the quarter.
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