Record First Quarter Revenue and Adjusted EPS

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SCHAFFHAUSEN - Aptiv PLC (NYSE: APTV), a global industrial technology company, today reported financial results for the first quarter of 2026. These results include the Electrical Distribution systems (“EDS”) business, which completed its spin-off into a new publicly traded company, Versigent, on April 1, 2026.

First Quarter Financial Highlights Include:

• U.S. GAAP revenue of $5.1 billion, an increase of 5%
  • Revenue increased 1% adjusted for currency exchange and commodity movements
• U.S. GAAP net income of $189 million
• Adjusted EBITDA of $752 million
• U.S. GAAP diluted earnings per share of $0.88; Excluding special items, diluted earnings per share of $1.71

“We continued Aptiv’s strategic evolution with the successful spin-off of our EDS business as Versigent on April 1," said Kevin Clark, chair and chief executive officer. "Our value proposition is now even stronger, with a sharper focus on enabling devices and systems to sense, think, act, and optimize across industries. Through our comprehensive tech stack of advanced software and optimized hardware, and our robust operating model, we deliver performance and value at global scale for customers across multiple end markets. We are focused on delivering an attractive financial profile, with our strong free cash flow generation enabling incremental value creation opportunities.”

First Quarter 2026 Results

For the three months ended March 31, 2026, the Company reported U.S. GAAP revenue of $5.1 billion, an increase of 5% from the prior year period. Adjusted for currency exchange and commodity movements, revenue increased by 1% in the first quarter. This reflects growth of 7% in North America, 3% in Asia Pacific, which includes a decline of 2% in China, and 7% growth in South America, our smallest region, partially offset by a decline of 7% in EMEA.

The Company reported first quarter 2026 U.S. GAAP net income of $189 million, net income margin of 3.7% and earnings of $0.88 per diluted share, compared to U.S. GAAP net loss of $11 million, net loss margin of 0.2% and a loss of $0.05 per diluted share in the prior year period. First quarter Adjusted Net Income totaled $365 million, or earnings of $1.71 per diluted share, compared to $390 million, or $1.69 per diluted share, in the prior year period.

The Company reported first quarter Adjusted EBITDA of $752 million, compared to $758 million in the prior year period. Adjusted EBITDA margin was 14.8%, compared to 15.7% in the prior year period, primarily reflecting increased commodity costs and unfavorable impacts of foreign currency exchange, partially offset by increased volumes.

The Company reported first quarter Adjusted Operating Income of $562 million, compared to $572 million in the prior year period. Adjusted Operating Income margin was 11.0%, compared to 11.9% in the prior year period.

Depreciation and amortization expense totaled $250 million, compared to $242 million in the prior year period. Interest expense for the first quarter totaled $89 million, compared to $93 million in the prior year period.

Tax expense in the first quarter of 2026 was $81 million. Tax expense in the first quarter of 2025 was $356 million, which primarily reflects an increase to valuation allowances of approximately $300 million on deferred tax assets impacted by the OECD Administrative Guidance issued in the first quarter of 2025.

Net cash flow used in operating activities totaled $143 million in the first quarter, compared to $273 million generated in the prior year period. The Company reported negative Free Cash Flow of $362 million in the first quarter, compared to $76 million generated in the prior year period.

Reconciliations of Adjusted Revenue Growth, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted Operating Income, Adjusted Net Income, Adjusted Net Income Per Share and Free Cash Flow, which are non-GAAP measures, to the most directly comparable financial measures, respectively, calculated and presented in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) are provided in the attached supplemental schedules.

Debt Redemptions and Share Repurchases

During the first quarter of 2026, the Company redeemed the entire $266 million aggregate principal amount outstanding of the 4.35% senior notes due in 2029 utilizing cash on hand.

In April 2026, the Company redeemed $1,847 million of aggregate principal amount of certain senior notes principally utilizing proceeds from the cash distribution received from Versigent in connection with the spin-off.

The Company repurchased and retired 1.0 million shares for $75 million in the first quarter of 2026. As of March 31, 2026, $2.0 billion remained available for future share repurchases under the existing $5.0 billion authorization.

Reportable Segments

Commencing with the first quarter of 2026, Aptiv renamed its Advanced Safety and User Experience segment to Intelligent Systems and its Engineered Components Group segment to Engineered Components. Commencing with the second quarter of 2026, Aptiv’s results will exclude its EDS segment, which completed its spin-off into a new publicly traded company, Versigent, on April 1, 2026.

Q2 and Full Year 2026 Outlook

The Company’s second quarter and full year 2026 financial guidance is as follows. This reflects New Aptiv without the EDS business, which will be treated as a discontinued operation for reporting purposes beginning April 1, 2026.

Conference Call and Webcast

The Company will host a conference call to discuss these results at 8:00 a.m. (ET) today, which is accessible by dialing +1.800.330.6710 (U.S.) or +1.213.279.1505 (international) or through a webcast at ir.aptiv.com. The conference ID number is 6661715. A slide presentation will accompany the prepared remarks and has been posted on the investor relations section of the Company’s website. A replay will be available two hours following the conference call.

 Use of Non-GAAP Financial Information

This press release contains information about Aptiv’s financial results which are not presented in accordance with GAAP. Specifically, Adjusted Revenue Growth, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted Operating Income, Adjusted Net Income, Adjusted Net Income Per Share and Free Cash Flow are non-GAAP financial measures. Adjusted Revenue Growth represents the year-over-year change in reported net sales relative to the comparable period, excluding the impact on net sales from currency exchange, commodity movements, acquisitions, divestitures and other transactions. Adjusted EBITDA represents net income (loss) before depreciation and amortization (including asset impairments), interest expense, income tax (expense) benefit, other income (expense), net, equity income (loss), net of tax, restructuring and other special items. Adjusted EBITDA margin is defined as Adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of net sales. Adjusted Operating Income represents net income (loss) before interest expense, other income (expense), net, income tax (expense) benefit, equity income (loss), net of tax, amortization, restructuring, separation costs related to the planned spin-off of the Electrical Distribution Systems business, other acquisition and portfolio project costs (which includes costs incurred to integrate acquired businesses and to plan and execute product portfolio transformation actions, including business and product acquisitions and divestitures), goodwill and other asset impairments, compensation expense related to acquisitions and gains (losses) on business divestitures and other transactions. Adjusted Operating Income margin is defined as Adjusted Operating Income as a percentage of net sales.

Adjusted Net Income represents net income (loss) attributable to Aptiv before amortization, restructuring and other special items, including the tax impact thereon. Adjusted Net Income Per Share represents Adjusted Net Income divided by the Weighted Average Number of Diluted Shares Outstanding for the period.

Free cash flow represents cash provided by (used in) operating activities less capital expenditures. Management believes the non-GAAP financial measures used in this press release are useful to both management and investors in their analysis of the Company’s financial position, results of operations and liquidity. In particular, management believes Adjusted Revenue Growth, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted Operating Income, Adjusted Net Income, Adjusted Net Income Per Share and Free Cash Flow are useful measures in assessing the Company’s ongoing financial performance that, when reconciled to the corresponding GAAP measure, provide improved comparability between periods through the exclusion of certain items that management believes are not indicative of the Company’s core operating performance and that may obscure underlying business results and trends. Management also uses these non-GAAP financial measures for internal planning and forecasting purposes.

Such non-GAAP financial measures are reconciled to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures in the attached supplemental schedules at the end of this press release. Non-GAAP measures should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for our reported results prepared in accordance with GAAP and, as calculated, may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures of other companies.

 About Aptiv

Aptiv is a global industrial technology company focused on enabling a more automated, electrified and digitalized future across multiple end markets. Visit aptiv.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release, as well as other statements made by Aptiv PLC (the “Company”), contain forward-looking statements that reflect, when made, the Company’s current views with respect to current events, certain investments and acquisitions and financial performance. Such forward-looking statements are subject to many risks, uncertainties and factors relating to the Company’s operations and business environment, which may cause the actual results of the Company to be materially different from any future results. All statements that address future operating, financial or business performance or the Company’s strategies or expectations are forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from these forward-looking statements are discussed under the captions “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. New risks and uncertainties arise from time to time, and it is impossible for us to predict these events or how they may affect the Company. It should be remembered that the price of the ordinary shares and any income from them can go down as well as up. The Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events and/or otherwise, except as may be required by law.