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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Basis of Presentation: Visteon Corporation (the "Company" or "Visteon") financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States ("U.S. GAAP") on a going concern basis, which contemplates the continuity of operations, realization of assets, and satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business.
Principles of Consolidation: The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and subsidiaries over which it exerts control. Investments in affiliates over which the Company does not exercise control, but does have the ability to exercise significant influence over operating and financial policies, are accounted for using the equity method. All intercompany profits, transactions, and balances have been eliminated.
The Company determines whether the joint venture in which it has invested is a Variable Interest Entity (“VIE”) at the start of each new venture and when a reconsideration event has occurred. An enterprise must consolidate a VIE if it is determined to be the primary beneficiary of the VIE. The primary beneficiary has both the power to direct the activities of the VIE that most significantly impact the entity’s economic performance and the obligation to absorb losses or the right to receive benefits from the VIE that could potentially be significant to the VIE.
Use of Estimates: The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect amounts reported herein. Considerable judgment is involved in making these determinations and the use of different estimates or assumptions could result in significantly different results. Management believes its assumptions and estimates are reasonable and appropriate. However, actual results could differ from those reported herein. Events and changes in circumstances arising after December 31, 2025 will be reflected in management's estimates for future periods.
Foreign Currency: We translate the assets and liabilities of foreign subsidiaries to United States (U.S.) dollars at end-of-period exchange rates. We translate the income statement elements of foreign subsidiaries to U.S. dollars at average-period exchange rates. We report the effect of translation for foreign subsidiaries that use the local currency as their functional currency as a separate component of stockholders' equity. Gains and losses resulting from the remeasurement of assets and liabilities in a currency other than the functional currency of a subsidiary are reported in current period income. We also report any gains and losses arising from transactions denominated in a currency other than the functional currency of a subsidiary in current period income. Net transaction gains and losses decreased net income by $3 million, $2 million, and $2 million for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024, and 2023, respectively.

Revenue Recognition: The Company generates revenue from the production of automotive vehicle cockpit electronics parts sold to Original Equipment Manufacturers ("OEMs"), or Tier 1 suppliers at the direction of the OEM, under long-term supply agreements supporting new vehicle production. Such agreements may also require related production for service parts subsequent to initial vehicle production periods.
The Company’s contracts with customers consist of various governing documents (such as long-term supply agreements, master purchase agreements, purchase orders and customer release orders) which do not reach the level of a performance obligation of the Company until the Company receives either a purchase order and/or a customer release order for a specific number of parts at a specified price, at which point the collective group of documents represent an enforceable contract. While the long-term supply agreements generally range from three to five years, customers make no commitments to volumes, and pricing or specifications can change prior to or during production. The Company recognizes revenue when control of the parts produced are transferred to the customer according to the terms of the contract, which is usually when the parts are shipped or delivered to the customer’s premises. Customers are generally invoiced upon shipment or delivery and payment generally occurs within 30 to 90 days and does not include significant financing components. Customer returns, when they occur, relate to quality rework issues and are not connected to any repurchase obligation of the Company. As of December 31, 2025, all unfulfilled performance obligations are expected to be satisfied within the next twelve months, consistent with customary automotive production cycles.
Revenue is measured based on the transaction price and the quantity of parts specified in a contract with a customer. Discrete price adjustments may occur during the vehicle production period in order for the Company to remain competitive with market prices or based on changes in product specifications. Some of these price adjustments are non-routine in nature and require
estimation. In the event the Company concludes that a portion of the revenue for a given part may vary from the purchase order, the Company records consideration at the most likely amount to which the Company expects to be entitled based on historical experience and input from customer negotiations. The Company records pricing accruals as adjustments to Net sales and Accounts receivable, net, within the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Consolidated Balance Sheets, respectively. In addition, the Company periodically negotiates cost recoveries with its customers. Recoveries are recorded as adjustments to Net sales when agreements with customers become contractual. The Company adjusts its pricing reserves at the earlier of when the most likely amount of consideration changes or when the consideration becomes fixed. Revenue recognized in 2025 related to performance obligations satisfied in prior periods was immaterial.
Taxes assessed by a governmental authority that are both imposed on and concurrent with a specific revenue-producing transaction that are collected by the Company from a customer are excluded from revenue. Shipping and handling costs associated with outbound freight after control of the parts has transferred to a customer are accounted for as a fulfillment cost and are included in Cost of sales.
Engineering Costs and Pre‑Production Activities: Engineering, testing, and other design and development costs incurred in connection with customer programs are expensed as incurred unless reimbursement is contractually guaranteed under a customer agreement. When reimbursement is contractually guaranteed, the related engineering costs are capitalized as contract assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheet and subsequently reduced upon receipt of lump‑sum or piece‑price recoveries from the customer.

Repair and maintenance costs, engineering and other pre‑production costs that are not contractually guaranteed for reimbursement are expensed as incurred and classified within Cost of Sales. Pre‑production costs expensed represent engineering activities that are not contractually guaranteed for recovery. Engineering expenses include salaries and related employee benefits, contractor fees, information technology, occupancy, telecommunications, depreciation and amortization, forward model program development, and advanced engineering activities. Engineering expenses were $220 million, $191 million, and $210 million in 2025, 2024, and 2023, respectively, including customer recoveries of $144 million, $143 million, and $120 million, respectively.

Restructuring Expense: Restructuring expense includes costs directly associated with exit or disposal activities. Such costs include employee severance and termination benefits, special termination benefits, and other exit or disposal costs. In general, the Company records involuntary employee-related exit and disposal costs when there is a substantive plan for employee severance and related costs are probable and estimable. For one-time termination benefits and employee retention costs, expense is recorded when the employees are entitled to receive such benefits and the amount can be reasonably estimated. Contract termination fees and penalties and other exit and disposal costs are generally recorded when incurred.

Debt Issuance Costs: The costs related to issuance or modification of long-term debt are deferred and amortized into interest expense over the life of each respective debt issue. Deferred amounts associated with debt extinguished prior to maturity are expensed upon extinguishment.
Net Earnings (Loss) Per Share Attributable to Visteon: Basic earnings (loss) per share is calculated by dividing net income (loss) attributable to Visteon by the average number of shares of common stock outstanding. Diluted earnings (loss) per share is computed by dividing net income (loss) attributable to Visteon by the average number of common and potential dilutive common shares outstanding after deducting undistributed income allocated to participating securities. Performance based share units are considered contingently issuable shares and are included in the computation of diluted earnings per share if their conditions have been satisfied as if the reporting date was the end of the contingency period.

Cash and Equivalents: The Company considers all highly liquid investments purchased with an original maturity of three months or less, including short-term time deposits, commercial paper, repurchase agreements, and money market funds to be cash and cash equivalents. As of December 31, 2025, the Company's cash balances are invested in a diversified portfolio of cash and highly liquid cash equivalents including money market funds and time deposits with highly rated banking institutions with maturities less than three months. The cost of such funds approximates fair value based on the nature of the investment.

Restricted Cash: Restricted cash represents amounts designated for uses other than current operations and includes $1 million and $2 million related to a Letter of Credit Facility as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. Restricted cash also represents amounts of $1 million related to cash collateral for other corporate purposes as of December 31, 2025 and 2024.
Accounts Receivable: Accounts receivable are stated at the invoiced amount, less an allowance for doubtful accounts for estimated amounts not expected to be collected, and do not bear interest.
The Company receives bank notes from certain customers in China to settle trade accounts receivable. The collection of such bank notes is included in operating cash flows based on the substance of the underlying transactions, which are operating in nature. Bank notes may be held until maturity, exchanged with suppliers to settle liabilities, or sold to third‑party financial institutions in exchange for cash.

Credit Loss Allowance: The Company establishes an allowance for doubtful accounts for accounts receivable based on the current expected credit loss impairment model (“CECL”). The Company applies a historical loss rate based on historic write-offs by region to aging categories. The historical loss rate will be adjusted for current conditions and reasonable and supportable forecasts of future losses, as necessary. The Company may also record a specific reserve for individual accounts when the Company becomes aware of specific customer circumstances, such as in the case of a bankruptcy filing or deterioration in the customer's operating results or financial position.

The allowance for doubtful accounts related to accounts receivable and related activity are summarized below:

December 31,
(In millions)202520242023
Balance at beginning of year$10 $$
Provision— 
Recoveries(1)— — 
Balance at end of year$$10 $

Provision for estimated uncollectible accounts receivable are included in Selling, general and administrative expenses in the Company's Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Inventories: Inventories are stated at the lower of cost, determined on a first-in, first-out (“FIFO”) basis, or net realizable value. Cost includes the cost of materials, direct labor, in-bound freight and the applicable share of manufacturing overhead. The cost of inventories is reduced for excess and obsolete inventories based on management’s review of on-hand inventories compared to historical and estimated future sales and usage.

Product Tooling: Product tooling includes molds, dies, and other tools used in production of a specific part or parts of the same basic design owned either by the Company or its customers. Company owned tooling is capitalized and depreciated over the shorter of the expected useful life of the tooling or the term of the supply arrangement, generally not exceeding five years. The Company had receivables of $35 million and $29 million as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively, related to product tools which will not be owned by the Company and for which there is a contractual agreement for reimbursement from the customer.
Property and Equipment: Property and equipment is stated at cost, or if impaired at fair value as of the impairment date. Property and equipment is depreciated using the straight-line method of depreciation over the related asset's estimated useful life.
Asset impairment charges are recorded for assets held-in-use when events and circumstances indicate that such assets may not be recoverable and the undiscounted net cash flows estimated to be generated by those assets are less than their carrying amounts. If estimated future undiscounted cash flows are not sufficient to recover the carrying value of the assets, an impairment charge is recorded for the amount by which the carrying value of the assets exceeds fair value. Fair value is determined using appraisals, management estimates, or discounted cash flow calculations.
Leases: The Company determines if an arrangement is a lease at contract inception. Right-of-use ("ROU") assets represent the Company's right to use an underlying asset for the lease term and lease liabilities represent its obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. Operating lease ROU assets and liabilities are recognized at commencement date based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term. As most of the Company's leases do not provide an implicit rate, the Company estimates the incremental borrowing rate to discount the lease payments based on information available at lease commencement. The Company's lease terms may include options to extend or terminate the lease when it is reasonably certain that the Company will exercise such options. Lease expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. The Company has lease agreements containing lease and non-lease components which are accounted for as a single lease component.
Goodwill: Goodwill is tested for impairment annually as of October 1, or more frequently if events or changes in circumstances indicate a potential impairment. Goodwill is tested at the reporting unit level. Management performs a qualitative assessment that considers relevant factors, including overall financial performance, market conditions, and the Company’s market capitalization relative to carrying value. If this assessment indicates it is more likely than not that the reporting unit’s fair value is less than its carrying amount, the Company performs a quantitative impairment test. Under the quantitative test, the reporting unit’s fair value is compared to its carrying value, and an impairment loss is recognized for any excess of carrying value over fair value.

Intangible Assets: Definite-lived intangible assets are amortized over their estimated useful lives, and tested for impairment in
accordance with the methodology discussed above under "Property and Equipment."

Government Incentives: The Company receives certain incentives from governments primarily related to research and development programs. The Company records incentives in accordance with their purpose as a reduction of expense or an offset to the related property and equipment. The benefit is recorded when all conditions related to the incentive have been met or are expected to be met and there is reasonable assurance of their receipt. The Company recorded incentive benefits of $2 million for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024. The Company has deferred recognition of $1 million and $3 million as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively, which will be recognized once all conditions are met.

Product Warranty and Recall: Amounts accrued for product warranty and recall claims are based on management’s best estimates of the amounts that will ultimately be required to settle such items. The Company’s estimates for product warranty and recall obligations are developed with support from its sales, engineering, quality, and legal functions and include consideration of contractual arrangements, past experience, current claims and related information, production changes, industry and regulatory developments and various other considerations. For further detail on warranty obligations see Note 19, "Commitments and Contingencies."
Income Taxes: Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases and operating loss and tax credit carryforwards. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The Company records a valuation allowance to reduce deferred tax assets when it is more likely than not that such assets will not be realized. This assessment requires significant judgment, and must be done on a jurisdiction-by-jurisdiction basis. The Company monitors the realizability of its deferred tax assets taking into account all relevant factors at each reporting period. In determining the need for a valuation allowance, all available positive and negative evidence, including historical and projected financial performance, is considered along with any other pertinent information. The Company valuation allowance assessment is based on its best estimate of future results considering all available information.

The Company operates in multiple jurisdictions throughout the world and the income tax returns of its subsidiaries in various tax jurisdictions are subject to periodic examination by respective tax authorities. The Company regularly assesses the status of these examinations and the potential for adverse and/or favorable outcomes to determine the adequacy of its provision for income taxes. The Company believes that it has adequately provided for tax adjustments that it believes are more likely than not to be realized as a result of any ongoing or future examination. Accounting estimates associated with uncertain tax positions requires the Company to make judgments regarding the sustainability of each uncertain tax position based on its technical merits. If the Company determines it is more likely than not a tax position will be sustained based on its technical merits, the Company records the largest amount that is greater than 50% likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement. These estimates are updated at each reporting date based on the facts, circumstances and information available. Due to the complexity of these uncertainties, the ultimate resolution may result in a payment that is materially different from the Company's current estimate of the liabilities recorded. Accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits are classified as income tax expense.

Value Added Taxes: The Company reports value added taxes collected from customers and remitted to government authorities, on a net basis within Cost of sales.
Financial Instruments: The Company periodically uses derivative financial instruments, including forward contracts, swaps, and options to manage exposures to changes in currency exchange rates and interest rates. The Company's policy specifically prohibits the use of derivatives for speculative or trading purposes.

Change in Accounting Principle
Assessing Realizability of U.S. Deferred Tax Assets Accounting Method Change
During the fourth quarter of 2025, the Company changed its accounting method for assessing the realizability of its deferred tax assets and resulting valuation allowance from the incremental cash tax savings method to the tax-law-ordering methodology. The Company has determined that the tax-law-ordering methodology is preferable because it provides greater transparency regarding utilization of existing attributes and prioritizes existing attributes over future attributes.

The change in approach, effective December 31, 2025, has been determined to be a change in accounting principle and the effects of the change have been applied and disclosed retrospectively. The effects of the change in accounting principle to the Company's Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements were as follows:

202520242023
(In millions)Prior To ChangeEffect Of ChangeAs ReportedPrior To ChangeEffect Of ChangeAs AdjustedPrior To ChangeEffect Of ChangeAs Adjusted
Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations:
Income (loss) before income taxes$338 $— $338 $298 $— $298 $257 $— $257 
Benefit from (provision for) income taxes(98)(27)(125)(14)22 248 82 330 
Net income (loss)240 (27)213 284 22 306 505 82 587 
Less: Net (income) loss attributable to non-controlling interests(12)— (12)(10)— (10)(19)— (19)
Net income (loss) attributable to Visteon Corporation$228 $(27)$201 $274 $22 $296 $486 $82 $568 
Basic net income per share$8.38 $(0.99)$7.39 $9.93 $0.80 $10.72 $17.30 $2.92 $20.21 
Diluted net income per share$8.26 $(0.98)$7.28 $9.82 $0.79 $10.61 $17.05 $2.88 $19.93 

202520242023
(In millions)Prior To ChangeEffect Of ChangeAs ReportedPrior To ChangeEffect Of ChangeAs AdjustedPrior To ChangeEffect Of ChangeAs Adjusted
Condensed Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income (Loss):
Net income (loss)$240 $(27)$213 $284 $22 $306 $505 $82 $587 
Comprehensive Income$313 $(27)$286 $238 $22 $260 $461 $82 $543 
Comprehensive income attributable to non-controlling interests19 — 19 16 — 16 16 — 16 
Comprehensive Income Attributable to Visteon Corporation$294 $(27)$267 $222 $22 $244 $445 $82 $527 
20252024
(In millions)Prior To ChangeEffect Of ChangeAs ReportedPrior To ChangeEffect Of ChangeAs Adjusted
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets:
Assets
Deferred tax assets$434 $77 $511 $441 $104 $545 
Total assets$3,309 $77 $3,386 $2,862 $104 $2,966 
Equity
Retained Earnings$2,761 $77 $2,838 $2,548 $104 $2,652 
Total Visteon Corporation stockholders' equity$1,491 $77 $1,568 $1,229 $104 $1,333 
Total equity$1,574 $77 $1,651 $1,310 $104 $1,414 
Total liabilities and equity$3,309 $77 $3,386 $2,862 $104 $2,966 
202520242023
(In millions)Prior To ChangeEffect Of ChangeAs ReportedPrior To ChangeEffect Of ChangeAs AdjustedPrior To ChangeEffect Of ChangeAs Adjusted
Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows:
Net income (loss)$240 $(27)$213 $284 $22 $306 $505 $82 $587 
U.S. deferred tax benefit$28 $27 $55 $(49)$(22)$(71)$(313)$(82)$(395)
202520242023
(In millions)Prior To ChangeEffect Of ChangeAs ReportedPrior To ChangeEffect Of ChangeAs AdjustedPrior To ChangeEffect Of ChangeAs Adjusted
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity:
Retained Earnings
Cumulative effect adjustment to beginning balance$2,548 $104 $2,652 $2,274 $82 $2,356 $1,788 $— $1,788 
Net income (loss)$228 $(27)$201 $274 $22 $296 $486 $82 $568 
Ending Balance$2,761 $77 $2,838 $2,548 $104 $2,652 $2,274 $82 $2,356 
Total Visteon Corporation Stockholders' Equity
Cumulative effect adjustment to beginning balance$1,229 $104 $1,333 $1,038 $82 $1,120 $675 $— $675 
Net income (loss)$228 $(27)$201 $274 $22 $296 $486 $82 $568 
Ending Balance$1,491 $77 $1,568 $1,229 $104 $1,333 $1,038 $82 $1,120 
Total Equity
Cumulative effect adjustment to beginning balance$1,310 $104 $1,414 $1,123 $82 $1,205 $774 $— $774 
Net income (loss)$240 $(27)$213 $284 $22 $306 $505 $82 $587 
Ending Balance$1,574 $77 $1,651 $1,310 $104 $1,414 $1,123 $82 $1,205 

Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted

In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU No. 2024-03 (“ASU 2024-03”), Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses (DISE) which requires disaggregated disclosure of income statement expenses for public business entities. The standard requires public business entities to disclose disaggregated information about specific natural expense categories underlying certain income statement expense line items that are considered relevant. The FASB also issued ASU No. 2025-01 (“ASU 2025-01”), Clarifying the Effective Date, which clarifies the adoption date of ASU 2024-03 as annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim periods within annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027 The Company is currently evaluating the potential effect of this accounting standard update on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.
In July 2025, the FASB issued ASU No. 2025-05 (“ASU 2025-05”), Financial Instruments—Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses for Accounts Receivable and Contract Assets, which allows entities to use a simplified approach when estimating credit losses for current accounts receivable and contract assets arising from revenue transactions. The standard update permits consideration of collections after the balance sheet date when estimating expected credit losses, and allows consideration of subsequent collections when estimating credit losses, reducing documentation burden. The adoption of ASU 2025-05 is effective for annual and interim periods within annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2025. The Company is currently evaluating the potential effect of this accounting standard update on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.
In September 2025, the FASB issued ASU No. 2025-06 (“ASU 2025-06”), Intangibles—Goodwill and Other—Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40): Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Internal-Use Software, which modernizes outdated guidance on internal-use software costs to reflect current development practices and improve operability. The standard eliminates the project stages model and replaces with a principles based recognition threshold. The standard also creates a new capitalization criteria that clarifies capitalization when funding is authorized by management and is probable to be completed and used. The adoption of ASU 2025-06 is effective for annual and interim periods within annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027. The Company is currently evaluating the potential effect of this accounting standard update on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.
In November 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-09, Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): Hedge Accounting Improvements ("ASU 2025-09"). ASU 2025-09 amends certain aspects of the existing hedge accounting guidance in ASC 815 to more closely align hedge accounting with the economics of an entity's risk management activities. ASU 2025-09 is effective for fiscal years
beginning after December 15, 2026 and interim periods therein using prospective adoption. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the potential effect of this accounting standard update on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.
In December 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-10, Government Grants (Topic 832): Accounting for Government Grants Received by Business Entities ("ASU 2025-10"). ASU 2025-10 adds guidance on the recognition, measurement and presentation of government grants. ASU 2025-10 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2028, including interim periods within those fiscal years, and permits modified prospective, modified retrospective, or full retrospective adoption. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this guidance on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.
In December 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-11, Interim Reporting (Topic 270): Narrow-Scope Improvements ("ASU 2025-11"). ASU 2025-11 is intended to improve the navigability of guidance in ASC 270, Interim Reporting, and clarify when it applies. The amendments also provide additional guidance on what disclosures should be provided in interim reporting periods. ASU 2025-11 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2027, including interim periods within those fiscal years, and permits prospective or full retrospective adoption. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this guidance on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.
Recently adopted accounting pronouncements
In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU No. 2023-09 (“ASU 2023-09”), Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvement to Income Tax Disclosures to enhance the transparency and decision usefulness of income tax disclosures. ASU 2023-09 is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2024 on a prospective basis. Retrospective application to all periods presented and early adoption is permitted. The Company has adopted this standard prospectively, which is reflected in Note 14, "Income Taxes".