Adient plc (NYSE: ADNT) highlights FY26 execution, $55M share buybacks and FY27 plans
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
Adient plc furnished an investor presentation used at the J.P. Morgan Auto Conference in August 2026, providing a business update and outlining priorities for fiscal 2026 and 2027. Management emphasizes delivering on commitments through program execution, customer wins, and maintaining balance sheet discipline, noting $55M in share repurchases year-to-date with leverage within a stated target range and an expected upsizing of the existing authorization.
The presentation highlights resilient execution through external volatility and describes plans for margin expansion supported by continuous improvement, automation, restructuring and commercial discipline. For the Americas segment, it notes operational execution amid temporary headwinds and states that Q3 Adjusted EBITDA increased $13M year-over-year to $125M. Detailed tables compare segment net sales, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted Equity Income, depreciation and capex for Q1–Q3 and year-to-date fiscal 2025 versus 2026. The materials include forward-looking statements, a description of non-GAAP measures and reconciliations, and discussion of a key performance indicator labeled "business performance."
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Filing Explained
The August 13 Form 8-K furnishes Adient’s investor presentation for August investor meetings under Item 7.01; the presentation is not treated as filed under Section 18 or incorporated by reference unless expressly included by reference in another filing.
8-K Event Classification
2 items: 7.01, 9.01
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Item 7.01
Regulation FD Disclosure
Disclosure
Material non-public information disclosed under Regulation Fair Disclosure, often investor presentations or guidance.
Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits
Exhibits
Financial statements, pro forma financial information, and exhibit attachments filed with this report.
Key Figures
Share repurchases YTD FY26: $55M
Americas Q3 2026 Adjusted EBITDA: 125
Americas Q3 2025 Adjusted EBITDA: 112
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7 metrics
Share repurchases YTD FY26
$55M
Capital returned while maintaining leverage within target range
Americas Q3 2026 Adjusted EBITDA
125
Americas segment Q3 2026 Adjusted EBITDA, up $13M year-over-year
Americas Q3 2025 Adjusted EBITDA
112
Americas segment Q3 2025 Adjusted EBITDA used for year-over-year comparison
Consolidated Net Sales YTD 2025
10,847
Year-to-date 2025 consolidated Net Sales across all segments
Consolidated Net Sales YTD 2026
11,438
Year-to-date 2026 consolidated Net Sales across all segments
Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA YTD 2025
655
Year-to-date 2025 consolidated Adjusted EBITDA
Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA YTD 2026
655
Year-to-date 2026 consolidated Adjusted EBITDA, matching prior year
Key Terms
Adjusted EBITDA, non-GAAP financial information, deleveraging activities, Adjusted Equity Income, +2 more
6 terms
Adjusted EBITDA financial
"Non-GAAP reconciliations – Adj.-EBITDA Adient – PUBLIC Segment performance"
Adjusted EBITDA is a way companies measure how much money they make from their core operations, like running a business, by removing certain costs or income that aren’t part of regular business activities. It helps investors see how well a company is doing without distractions from unusual expenses or gains, making it easier to compare companies or track performance over time.
non-GAAP financial information financial
"This document also contains non-GAAP financial information because Adient’s management believes"
Non-gaap financial information are company-reported numbers that adjust standard accounting results to remove items management considers one-time, unusual, or not representative of ongoing business — for example, adjusted earnings or cash flow measures. Investors use them like a cleaned-up snapshot (wiping dirt off a window) to see underlying performance trends, but because companies choose what to exclude these figures can vary and should be compared with the official GAAP statements and disclosures.
deleveraging activities financial
"statements regarding Adient’s expectations for its deleveraging activities, the timing, benefits"
Adjusted Equity Income financial
"Adjusted Equity Income - 5 16 - 21 - 5 24 - 29"
Capex financial
"Capex 27 27 10 - 64 28 24 13 - 65"
Capex, short for capital expenditures, refers to the money a company spends to buy, upgrade, or maintain physical assets such as buildings, equipment, or technology. It matters to investors because these investments can help a company grow and improve its long-term performance, but they also represent significant costs that can impact profitability and cash flow.
business performance financial
"key performance indicator of business performance, which is defined as the difference"
FAQ
What does Adient (ADNT) disclose in this August 2026 investor presentation 8-K?
Adient furnishes an investor presentation summarizing FY26 execution, FY27 outlook formation, capital allocation including share repurchases, segment-level financial tables, non-GAAP reconciliations, and extensive forward-looking statements and risk disclosures used at the J.P. Morgan Auto Conference.
What performance does Adient (ADNT) highlight for the Americas segment in Q3 2026?
Adient states that Americas Q3 Adjusted EBITDA increased $13M year-over-year to $125M. The narrative links this to disciplined execution across launches, quality, cost management and flexibility, along with close partnerships with customers and suppliers and ongoing automation investments.
What consolidated financial metrics are shown for Adient (ADNT) year-to-date 2026?
Segment tables show consolidated Net Sales of 11,438 and Adjusted EBITDA of 655 year-to-date 2026, compared against year-to-date 2025 figures, along with Adjusted Equity Income, depreciation and capex, by Americas, EMEA, Asia and Corporate/Eliminations segments.
How does Adient (ADNT) use non-GAAP measures and key performance indicators?
Adient explains it uses non-GAAP measures such as Adjusted EBITDA and a key performance indicator called "business performance" to help evaluate ongoing operations, while cautioning investors to consider these only as supplements and providing reconciliations to the closest GAAP measures in an appendix.
What risks and uncertainties does Adient (ADNT) flag alongside its outlook?
Adient includes extensive forward-looking statements and risk factors, citing economic conditions, vehicle production, competition, supply chain, labor, tax, climate and sustainability matters, and refers readers to the Risk Factors sections in its Form 10-K and Form 10-Q filings for detailed discussion.
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
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Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): August 13, 2026
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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
Representatives of Adient plc expect to hold meetings with certain investors in August 2026. A copy of the presentation materials that will be used during these meetings is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
The information contained in Exhibit 99.1 shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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| 99.1 | Adient plc Investor Presentation August 2026 | |||||||
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (the Cover Page Interactive Data File is embedded within the Inline XBRL document). | |||||||
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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| Date: August 13, 2026 | By: | /s/ Heather M. Tiltmann | ||||||
| Name: | Heather M. Tiltmann | |||||||
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Adient – PUBLIC J.P. Morgan Auto Conference 2026 August 13, 2026
Adient – PUBLIC Adient has made statements in this document that are forward-looking and, therefore, are subject to risks and uncertainties. All statements in this document other than statements of historical fact are statements that are, or could be, deemed “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. In this document, statements regarding Adient’s expectations for its deleveraging activities, the timing, benefits and outcomes of those activities, as well as its future financial position, sales, costs, earnings, cash flows, other measures of results of operations, capital expenditures or debt levels and plans, objectives, market position, outlook, targets, guidance or goals are forward-looking statements. Words such as “may,” “will,” “expect,” “intend,” “estimate,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “should,” “forecast,” “project” or “plan” or terms of similar meaning are also generally intended to identify forward-looking statements. Adient cautions that these statements are subject to numerous important risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other factors, some of which are beyond Adient’s control, that could cause Adient’s actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements, including, among others, risks related to: the effects of local and national economic, credit and capital market conditions (including the persistence of high interest rates, vehicle affordability and volatile currency exchange rates) on the global economy, increased competitive pressures in the EMEA and Asia regions from Chinese OEMs, uncertainties in U.S. administrative policy regarding trade agreements, tariffs and other international trade relations, automotive vehicle production levels, mix and schedules, as well as the concentration of exposure to certain automotive manufacturers particularly new entrants in the China market, shifts in market shares among vehicles, vehicle segments or away from vehicles on which Adient has significant content, changes in consumer demand, risks associated with Adient’s joint ventures, volatile energy markets, Adient’s ability and timing of customer recoveries for increased input costs, the availability of raw materials and component products (including components required by Adient’s customers for the manufacture of vehicles), risks associated with warranty and product recall and product liability exposures, geopolitical uncertainties such as the Middle East and Ukraine conflicts and the impact on the regional and global economies and additional pressure on commodities, supply chain and vehicle production, the ability of Adient to effectively launch new business at forecast and profitable levels, the ability of Adient to successfully identify suitable opportunities for organic investment and/or acquisitions and to integrate such investments and/or acquisitions, work stoppages, including due to strikes, supply chain disruptions and similar events, wage inflationary pressures due to labor shortages and new labor negotiations, the ability of Adient to execute its restructuring plans and achieve the desired benefit, the ability of Adient to meet debt service requirements and terms of future financing, the impact of global tax reform legislation, the impact of more aggressive positions taken by tax authorities, potential adjustment of the value of deferred tax assets, global climate change and related emphasis on sustainability matters by various stakeholders, and the ability of Adient to achieve its sustainability-related goals, cancellation of, or changes to, commercial arrangements, and the ability of Adient to identify, recruit and retain key leadership. A detailed discussion of risks related to Adient’s business is included in the section entitled “Risk Factors” in Adient’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2025 filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on November 18, 2025, in Adient’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2026, and in subsequent reports filed with or furnished to the SEC, available at www.sec.gov. Potential investors and others should consider these factors in evaluating the forward-looking statements and should not place undue reliance on such statements. The forward-looking statements included in this document are made only as of the date of this document, unless otherwise specified, and, except as required by law, Adient assumes no obligation, and disclaims any obligation, to update such statements to reflect events or circumstances occurring after the date of this document. In addition, this document includes certain projections provided by Adient with respect to the anticipated future performance of Adient’s businesses. Such projections reflect various assumptions of Adient’s management concerning the future performance of Adient’s businesses, which may or may not prove to be correct. The actual results may vary from the anticipated results and such variations may be material. Adient does not undertake any obligation to update the projections to reflect events or circumstances or changes in expectations after the date of this document or to reflect the occurrence of subsequent events. No representations or warranties are made as to the accuracy or reasonableness of such assumptions, or the projections based thereon. This document also contains non-GAAP financial information because Adient’s management believes it may assist investors in evaluating Adient’s on-going operations. Adient believes these non-GAAP disclosures provide important supplemental information to management and investors regarding financial and business trends relating to Adient’s financial condition and results of operations. Investors should not consider these non-GAAP measures as alternatives to the related GAAP measures. A reconciliation of non-GAAP measures to their closest GAAP equivalent are included in the appendix. This document also contains the key performance indicator of business performance, which is defined as the difference in period-over-period Adjusted EBITDA excluding production volume/mix, equity income, foreign exchange and net commodity pricing. Management believes this key performance indicator encompasses the significant drivers of the performance of the business that are within management’s ability to influence and may assist investors in evaluating Adient’s on-going operations and provide important supplemental information regarding financial and business trends relating to Adient’s financial condition and results of operations. Investors should not consider this key performance indicator as an alternative to our GAAP financial results. Important Information August 13, 2026J.P. Morgan Auto Conference 2026 2
Adient – PUBLIC Agenda > Business Update Mark Oswald Executive VP and CFO Jim Conklin Executive VP Americas > Q&A J.P. Morgan Auto Conference 2026 3
Adient – PUBLIC Resilient FY26 execution builds momentum into FY27 Focused on creating sustainable, long-term value FY26: DELIVERING COMMITMENTS Growth over market Program execution and customer wins driving strong growth in key regions Returning capital while maintaining balance sheet discipline Leverage within target range. $55M in share repurchases YTD; upsizing of existing authorization expected Resilience through external volatility Successfully navigating temporary supplier, customer and macroeconomic headwinds FY27: ENTERING WITH STRENGTH Strong business performance supports margin expansion plans Continuous improvement, automation, restructuring and commercial discipline Program wins and launches drive growth Growth over market expected to continue FY27 outlook taking shape ‘Fine tuning’ other market assumptions: vehicle production volumes, FX, input costs, CAPEX, restructuring J.P. Morgan Auto Conference 2026 August 13, 2026 4
Adient – PUBLIC August 13, 2026 A M E R I C A S Executing Today, Investing for Profitable Growth Tomorrow Americas is translating execution, customer and supplier partnerships, and targeted self-help into stronger performance and disciplined growth J.P. Morgan Auto Conference 2026 Operational execution – Delivering through volatility Sales growth and margin expansion despite temporary headwinds Americas Q3 Adj.-EBITDA increased $13M y-o-y to $125M Execution discipline across launches, quality, cost management, and flexibility Customer / supplier partnerships – Staying close to the value chain Working directly with customers and suppliers to manage volatility Executing on dynamic vehicle production schedules – full size pickups Actively engaging in additional onshoring discussions Innovation and automation – Investing in operational efficiency Advancing automation to improve productivity and quality Targeting self-help actions to increase production flexibility Investing to support current and future operational capabilities Laser-focused on growth – Strategically growing new business New program launches driving growth over market in core business New business wins support revenue durability Disciplined portfolio optimization i.e. third-party metals business rolls off 5
Adient – PUBLIC Q&A
Adient – PUBLIC Appendix and Financial Reconciliations FY26 Third Quarter
Adient – PUBLIC August 13, 2026 8J.P. Morgan Auto Conference 2026 Non-GAAP reconciliations – Adj.-EBITDA
Adient – PUBLIC Segment performance August 13, 2026J.P. Morgan Auto Conference 2026 9 Americas EMEA Asia Corporate/ Eliminations Consolidated Americas EMEA Asia Corporate/ Eliminations Consolidated Net Sales 1,611 1,129 772 (17) 3,495 1,642 1,205 819 (22) 3,644 Adjusted EBITDA 85 22 111 (22) 196 80 34 115 (22) 207 Adjusted Equity Income - 5 16 - 21 - 5 24 - 29 Depreciation 31 27 11 - 69 31 26 12 - 69 Capex 27 27 10 - 64 28 24 13 - 65 Americas EMEA Asia Corporate/ Eliminations Consolidated Americas EMEA Asia Corporate/ Eliminations Consolidated Net Sales 1,699 1,231 707 (26) 3,611 1,884 1,272 734 (25) 3,865 Adjusted EBITDA 94 50 110 (21) 233 109 45 92 (23) 223 Adjusted Equity Income - 3 16 - 19 - 4 10 - 14 Depreciation 30 26 11 - 67 27 27 14 - 68 Capex 15 20 10 - 45 35 25 13 - 73 Americas EMEA Asia Corporate/ Eliminations Consolidated Americas EMEA Asia Corporate/ Eliminations Consolidated Net Sales 1,760 1,268 721 (8) 3,741 1,928 1,211 810 (20) 3,929 Adjusted EBITDA 112 21 113 (20) 226 125 14 107 (21) 225 Adjusted Equity Income - 5 18 - 23 - 5 15 - 20 Depreciation 33 26 12 - 71 33 30 11 - 74 Capex 18 28 11 - 57 28 26 13 - 67 Americas EMEA Asia Corporate/ Eliminations Consolidated Americas EMEA Asia Corporate/ Eliminations Consolidated Net Sales 5,070 3,628 2,200 (51) 10,847 5,454 3,688 2,363 (67) 11,438 Adjusted EBITDA 291 93 334 (63) 655 314 93 314 (66) 655 Adjusted Equity Income - 13 50 - 63 - 14 49 - 63 Depreciation 94 79 34 - 207 91 83 37 - 211 Capex 60 75 31 - 166 91 75 39 - 205 YTD 2025 YTD 2026 Q3 2025 Q3 2026 Q1 2025 Q1 2026 Q2 2025 Q2 2026