Operating profit excluding items affecting comparability and joint venture TrelleborgVibracoustic rose to 690 million crowns ($5.27 mln) from 563 million a year earlier, while analysts had forecast a 647 million profit in a Reuters poll.
Trelleborg said it would raise its dividend to 3.75 crowns per share from 3.25 crowns a year ago, against average expectations of 3.62 crowns.