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Axalta Coating Systems Ltd.
AXTA Basic Materials Specialty Chemicals
Axalta Coating Systems Ltd.’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $5.1 billion, down 3.01% from fiscal 2024.
- Revenue
- +1.79%
- EPS
- −13.0%
- Free cash flow
- +2.30%
- Total debt
- −12.0%
Quarter to September 2026, against a year earlier
36.52
0.18
+0.50%
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Free accountTen years at a glance Fiscal years to December
| Ten-year view | Analyst estimates Powerpack | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group | Line | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | TTM Sep ’26 | Trend | 10 yrs | 2026e | 2027e | 2028e | Next 3/yr |
| Income, $m | ||||||||||||||||||
| Income, $m | Revenue | 4,093 | 4,377 | 4,696 | 4,482 | 3,738 | 4,416 | 4,884 | 5,184 | 5,276 | 5,117 | 5,173 | +2.5% | 5,199 | 5,329 | 5,441 | +2.1% | |
| Gross margin, % | 38.21 | 36.47 | 33.85 | 34.90 | 34.24 | 32.36 | 29.03 | 31.21 | 34.08 | 34.43 | 33.58 | (3.8) pt | ||||||
| EBT | 83 | 190 | 268 | 330 | 122 | 341 | 257 | 355 | 496 | 546 | 486 | +23.3% | ||||||
| EBT margin, % | 2.02 | 4.33 | 5.70 | 7.36 | 3.27 | 7.71 | 5.26 | 6.85 | 9.40 | 10.67 | 9.39 | +8.7 pt | ||||||
| Net income | 45 | 48 | 213 | 253 | 122 | 264 | 192 | 269 | 391 | 379 | 335 | +26.8% | ||||||
| Per share, $ | ||||||||||||||||||
| Per share, $ | Revenue | 17.19 | 18.21 | 19.65 | 19.16 | 15.89 | 19.12 | 22.03 | 23.46 | 24.06 | 23.69 | 24.17 | +3.6% | |||||
| Earnings | 0.18 | 0.15 | 0.87 | 1.06 | 0.52 | 1.14 | 0.86 | 1.21 | 1.78 | 1.75 | 1.56 | +28.8% | ||||||
| Cash flow | 2.35 | 2.25 | 2.08 | 2.45 | 2.17 | 2.42 | 1.33 | 2.60 | 2.63 | 3.00 | 3.27 | +2.8% | ||||||
| Capex | (0.57) | (0.52) | (0.60) | (0.48) | (0.35) | (0.53) | (0.68) | (0.62) | (0.64) | (0.91) | (0.94) | +5.3% | ||||||
| Free cash flow | 1.78 | 1.73 | 1.48 | 1.97 | 1.82 | 1.89 | 0.65 | 1.98 | 1.99 | 2.10 | 2.32 | +1.9% | ||||||
| Book value | 5.24 | 5.86 | 5.48 | 6.03 | 6.29 | 6.66 | 6.76 | 8.02 | 8.92 | 11.08 | 12.46 | +8.7% | ||||||
| Shares, m | 238 | 240 | 239 | 234 | 235 | 231 | 222 | 221 | 219 | 216 | 214 | (1.1%) | ||||||
| Valuation, × | ||||||||||||||||||
| Valuation, × | P/E | 175.67 | 213.60 | 26.92 | 28.41 | 54.90 | 29.31 | 29.80 | 27.90 | 19.22 | 18.57 | 23.28 | 62.4 | |||||
| P/S | 1.61 | 1.76 | 1.19 | 1.59 | 1.80 | 1.73 | 1.16 | 1.43 | 1.42 | 1.36 | 1.51 | 1.5 | ||||||
| P/B | 5.28 | 5.47 | 4.27 | 5.04 | 4.54 | 4.97 | 3.79 | 4.17 | 3.84 | 2.92 | 2.92 | 4.4 | ||||||
| EV/Sales | 2.27 | 2.48 | 1.87 | 2.21 | 2.47 | 2.41 | 1.79 | 1.97 | 1.96 | 1.86 | 1.96 | 2.1 | ||||||
| EV/FCF | 22.00 | 26.13 | 24.85 | 21.55 | 21.64 | 24.32 | 61.06 | 23.34 | 23.69 | 21.01 | 20.38 | 27.0 | ||||||
| Cash, $m | ||||||||||||||||||
| Cash, $m | Operating cash flow | 559 | 540 | 496 | 573 | 509 | 559 | 294 | 575 | 576 | 649 | 699 | +1.7% | |||||
| Capex | (136) | (125) | (143) | (112) | (82) | (122) | (151) | (138) | (140) | (196) | (202) | +4.1% | ||||||
| Free cash flow | 423 | 415 | 353 | 461 | 427 | 437 | 143 | 437 | 436 | 453 | 497 | +0.8% | ||||||
| Balance, $m | ||||||||||||||||||
| Balance, $m | Working capital | 978 | 1,233 | 1,269 | 1,501 | 1,745 | 1,241 | 1,308 | 1,393 | 1,369 | 1,446 | 1,063 | +4.4% | |||||
| Net debt | 2,726 | 3,143 | 3,168 | 2,814 | 2,529 | 2,978 | 3,049 | 2,801 | 2,825 | 2,539 | 2,339 | (0.8%) | ||||||
| Shareholders’ equity | 1,247 | 1,408 | 1,311 | 1,410 | 1,480 | 1,539 | 1,500 | 1,773 | 1,956 | 2,393 | 2,666 | +7.5% | ||||||
| Returns, % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Returns, % | ROA | 0.66 | 0.58 | 3.07 | 3.69 | 1.74 | 3.67 | 2.69 | 3.73 | 5.39 | 5.09 | 4.31 | +4.4 pt | |||||
| ROIC | 6.37 | 5.00 | 6.17 | 7.22 | 4.76 | 6.40 | 5.81 | 8.03 | 9.23 | 9.31 | 7.99 | +2.9 pt | ||||||
| ROE | 3.25 | 2.77 | 15.24 | 18.31 | 8.42 | 17.49 | 12.64 | 16.32 | 20.97 | 17.38 | 13.38 | +14.1 pt | ||||||
| People | ||||||||||||||||||
| People | Employees | 13,000 | 13,300 | 14,000 | 14,000 | 14,000 | 13,000 | 12,000 | 12,000 | 12,800 | 12,300 | — | (0.6%) | |||||
| Revenue/emp, $m | 0.31 | 0.33 | 0.34 | 0.32 | 0.27 | 0.34 | 0.41 | 0.43 | 0.41 | 0.42 | — | +3.1% | ||||||
Negative figures in brackets.
estimates
Fiscal years to Dec 2025 · latest quarter Sep 2026 · fundamentals updated 2 Nov 2026
Business profile
Where the money comes from and where it goes Fiscal 2025
| Performance Coatings | 3,277 | 64.04% |
|---|---|---|
| Mobility Coatings | 1,840 | 35.96% |
| Gross margin | 34.43% | |
| Operating margin | 14.36% | |
| Pre-tax margin | 10.67% |
Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. vs peers in Specialty Chemicals (Q) = latest quarter vs a year earlier
| Company | Market cap | P/E | Fwd P/E | Revenue growth (Q) | EPS growth (Q) | FCF growth (Q) | Gross margin (Q) | EBIT margin (Q) | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SSL Sasol Ltd. | $9.6B | 3.3× | 5.5× | −5.20% (below 0%: shrinking) | +20.86% (above 0%: growing) | +6,912.65% (above 0%: growing) | 31.35% | 0.00% | Compare |
| SOLS Solstice Advanced Materials Inc. | $8.8B | 26.5× | 20.5× | +7.95% (above 0%: growing) | −11.11% (below 0%: shrinking) | +276.34% (above 0%: growing) | 32.98% | 15.68% | Compare |
| WLK Westlake Corporation | $8.5B | — (loss-making) | 36.7× | +5.04% (above 0%: growing) | n/m | +485.96% (above 0%: growing) | 12.81% | 1.44% | Compare |
| SQM Sociedad Quimica y Minera S.A. | $8.1B | 10.6× | 7.4× | +138.12% (above 0%: growing) | +381.25% (above 0%: growing) | −63.75% (below 0%: shrinking) | 51.05% | 48.62% | Compare |
| AXTA Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. | $7.8B | 23.3× | 18.8× | +1.79% (above 0%: growing) | −12.96% (below 0%: shrinking) | +2.30% (above 0%: growing) | 33.10% | 12.59% | |
| EMN Eastman Chemical Company | $7.5B | 12.0× | 11.5× | +8.31% (above 0%: growing) | +266.44% (above 0%: growing) | −26.42% (below 0%: shrinking) | 22.31% | 12.79% | Compare |
| ESI Element Solutions Inc. | $7.5B | 36.4× | 30.7× | +51.70% (above 0%: growing) | +68.75% (above 0%: growing) | +53.88% (above 0%: growing) | 34.40% | 11.44% | Compare |
| NEU NewMarket Corporation | $6.4B | 14.0× | — (loss-making) | +3.79% (above 0%: growing) | +26.52% (above 0%: growing) | −73.94% (below 0%: shrinking) | 31.03% | 19.95% | Compare |
| BCPC Balchem Corporation | $5.7B | 33.8× | 31.0× | +8.63% (above 0%: growing) | +17.74% (above 0%: growing) | +14.42% (above 0%: growing) | 36.37% | 21.48% | Compare |
| Median of peers | $7.8B | 14.0× | 20.5× | +8.13% | +26.52% | +34.15% | 32.17% | 14.24% |
From the latest earnings call
- CEO Chris Villavarayan said European refinish sales fell short of expectations after indirect distributors paused inventory replenishment ahead of the fourth quarter.
- CFO Carl Anderson said Axalta lowered its fourth-quarter sales outlook to approximately flat, while accelerating investment to convert newly won multi-shop operator business.
Pay and ownership Proxy statement filed 21 April 2026
Ownership
Directors and executive officers, together
0.50%
Artisan Partners Asset Management, Inc.
11.50%
The Vanguard Group
10.80%
BlackRock, Inc.
9.40%
Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC
8.20%
Ownership is the proxy’s own table: the directors and officers as a group, and every holder of 5% or more.
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AXTA metrics, ten years each
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- EPS (diluted)
- EBITDA
- Free cash flow
- Operating cash flow
- Gross margin
- Operating margin
- Net margin
- Free cash flow margin
- P/E ratio
- P/S ratio
- P/B ratio
- Price to free cash flow
- EV/EBITDA
- EV/Sales
- EV/FCF
- Return on equity
- Return on assets
- Return on invested capital
- Debt to equity
- Current ratio
- Total debt
- Shares outstanding
- Book value per share
- Revenue growth
- Piotroski F-score
- Altman Z-score
- Beneish M-score
Axalta Coating Systems makes and sells coatings: products applied to surfaces to provide color, appearance and protection. Its customers include vehicle repair shops, vehicle manufacturers and industrial companies. The company is headquartered in Philadelphia and led by Chief Executive Officer and President Chris Villavarayan. The current Bermuda holding company was incorporated in 2012.
The business has two segments. Performance Coatings supplies paint systems for repairing vehicles after collisions, along with liquid and powder coatings for industrial uses. Those industrial products cover applications such as building materials, electrical equipment, vehicle components and appliances. Mobility Coatings supplies coatings to manufacturers of light vehicles and commercial vehicles.