Axalta Coating Systems stock analysis
Axalta Coating Systems (0U6C) Share Price & Analysis
0U6C Stock Chart & Stats
- Day’s Range
- $36.45 - $36.53
- 52-Week Range
- $24.84 - $38.81
- Previous Close
- $36.81
- Volume
- N/A
- Average Volume (3M)
- 3,501
- Market Cap
- $7.79B
- Enterprise Value
- $9.30B
- Total Cash (Recent Filing)
- $650.00M
- Total Debt (Recent Filing)
- $3.00B
- Price to Earnings (P/E)
- 23.4
- Beta
- 1.25
- Next Earnings
- Feb 17, 2027 (Est.)
- EPS Estimate
- 0.55
- Last Dividend Ex-Date
- Mar 15, 2022
- Dividend Yield
- N/A
Bulls Say, Bears Say
Bulls Say
Strong And Improving Free Cash Flow
Axalta has produced positive free cash flow every year, with a substantial increase from 2022 to approximately $497 million on a trailing basis. This supports internal funding of growth, debt reduction and strategic investments while strengthening earnings quality.
Sustained Margins And Pricing Discipline
Maintaining adjusted EBITDA margins above 20% for 11 consecutive quarters indicates durable operating discipline and meaningful pricing or mix benefits. Continued price actions that offset inflation can help protect profitability and support cash generation across market cycles.
Expanding Customer Adoption In Refinish
Winning approximately 2,600 body shops, including large multi-shop operators, expands Axalta's installed customer base and future sales pipeline. These conversions can deepen channel presence, improve recurring product consumption and reinforce the company's competitive position in refinish.
Bears Say
Leverage Remains A Balance-sheet Overhang
Although leverage has improved and debt reduction is progressing, Axalta still carries meaningful balance-sheet risk. This can limit financial flexibility, absorb cash that could fund growth, and increase sensitivity to weaker demand or sustained cost pressure.
European Refinish Weakness And Reduced Outlook
Sharp European Refinish volume declines and cautious distributor ordering create a meaningful near-term challenge in an important channel. If weaker demand persists, lower utilization and reduced sales can pressure profitability and make the broader growth trajectory less consistent.
Inflation And Conversion Spending Pressure Margins
Higher freight and raw-material costs are pressuring profitability before all pricing recovery is realized. In parallel, accelerated body-shop conversion investments are expected to compress margins through 2027, creating a period where growth spending may dilute near-term earnings.
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Company Description
Axalta Coating Systems
Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. is a leading global enterprise focused on the development, sale, and distribution of advanced, high-performance coating solutions. Its operations extend across North America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific region, and Latin America. The company's business is organized into two principal divisions: Performance Coatings and Transportation Coatings. Within its Performance Coatings segment, Axalta provides a wide array of water-borne and solvent-borne products specifically designed for the repair of damaged vehicles. These products serve a diverse clientele, including independent body shops, multi-shop operators, and original equipment manufacturer (OEM) dealership body shops. This segment also supplies functional and decorative liquid and powder coatings for an extensive range of industrial uses. These applications include architectural cladding and fittings, various automotive components, general industrial processes, job coating services, energy sector solutions, HVAC systems, appliances, industrial wood products, coil coatings, and oil and gas pipelines. Furthermore, it offers specialized coatings for building materials, cabinetry, wood and luxury vinyl flooring, and furniture, marketed under liquid coating brands like Voltatex, AquaEC, Durapon, Hydropon, UNRIVALED, Tufcote, and Ceranamel, as well as powder coating brands such as Alesta, Nap-Gard, Abcite, Teodur, and Plascoat. The Transportation Coatings segment is dedicated to engineering and supplying crucial layers—including electrocoat, primer, basecoat, and clearcoat—to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) for both light-duty and commercial vehicles. This division also furnishes sophisticated coating systems for various commercial transport applications, such as heavy-duty trucks (HDT), buses, and rail vehicles, under well-known brands like Imron, Imron Elite, Centari, Rival, Corlar epoxy undercoats, and AquaEC. Axalta’s comprehensive product portfolio is additionally sold under numerous other brand names, including Audurra, Challenger, Chemophan, ColorNet, Cromax, Cromax Mosaic, Durapon 70, Duxone, Harmonized Coating Technologies, Imron ExcelPro, Lutophen, Nason, Spies Hecker, Standox, Stollaquid, Syntopal, Syrox, Raptor, U-POL, and Vermeera. Established in 1866, Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. maintains its corporate headquarters in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The company officially adopted its current name in August 2014, having previously operated as Axalta Coating Systems Bermuda Co., Ltd.
- Sector
- Basicmaterials
- Industry
- Chemicals - Specialty
- CEO
- Chrishan Anthon Sebastian Villavarayan
- Employees
- 12,200
- Website
- www.axalta.com
- Address
- 1050 Constitution Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, 19112, US
Axalta Coating Systems (0U6C) Earnings & Revenues
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0U6C Earnings Call
Earnings Call SentimentPositive
The call was overall positive, supported by record Mobility Coatings performance, strong Commercial Vehicle growth, sustained margins above 20%, robust cash generation, lower leverage, continued body shop wins and progress toward the AkzoNobel merger. However, management lowered fourth-quarter and full-year expectations because of weaker European Refinish volumes, macroeconomic uncertainty, higher freight and raw material costs, and near-term margin pressure from MSO conversion investments.
View all GB:0U6C earnings summaries0U6C Net sales Breakdown
- 40.21% Refinish
- 25.86% Light Vehicle
- 25.53% Industrial
- 8.41% Commercial Vehicle
0U6C Stock 12 Month Forecast
Average Price Target
Technical Analysis
Overall Consensus
| Indicator | Bullish | Neutral | Bearish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall Consensus | 13 | 6 | 3 |
| Technical Analysis | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| Moving Averages | 10 | 0 | 2 |













