profit from every $100 of sales.
$0$100
Axalta Coating Systems
$37.07-0.83% today
+27.8% in 1 year
1-year low $25.441-year high $38.19
Trading close to its highest price of the past year.
The essentials
Four questions every investor asks, answered in one line each.
more sales each year, on average, 2020 to 2025.
0%20% a year
You pay $20.99 for every $1 of profit it makes in a year.
CheapExpensive
of earnings would pay off all its debt.
No debt5 years
Money in, money out
What Axalta Coating Systems sold, what it kept, and what it did with the cash.
Sales went from $4.88 billion in 2022 to $5.12 billion in 2025, with $378 million of profit last year.
SalesProfit
Axalta Coating Systems handed back 36% of the cash it generated last year.
Buybacks $165M
Free cash flow 2025$453M
Bought back its own shares$165M
Paid as dividends$0
Cash vs. debt$657M vs. $3.2B
Axalta Coating Systems vs. similar companies
Axalta Coating Systems grows the fastest of these 5 and is the cheapest for its profits.
| Company | Profit from $100 of sales | Sales growth a year | Price per $1 of profit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Axalta Coating Systems | 21.0× · Fair price | ||
 Linde | 35.0× · Expensive | ||
 L'Air Liquide | 34.9× · Expensive | ||
 Ecolab | 41.6× · Expensive | ||
 The Sherwin-Williams | 33.5× · Expensive |
AI analysis
An AI analyst reads Axalta Coating Systems's last five years, its segments, earnings, insiders and peers, and writes the bull case, the bear case and what the price expects.
Run the AI analysisFull statementsIncome, balance sheet and cash flow, year by year
Income statement
| In millions of USD | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,738 | 4,416 | 4,884 | 5,184 | 5,276 | 5,117 | |
| 1,280 | 1,429 | 1,418 | 1,618 | 1,798 | 1,762 | |
| 306 | 462 | 423 | 588 | 706 | 735 | |
| 592 | 791 | 700 | 844 | 981 | 1,017 | |
| 122 | 264 | 192 | 267 | 391 | 378 | |
| 0.52 | 1.14 | 0.86 | 1.21 | 1.78 | 1.74 | |
| 34.2% | 32.4% | 29.0% | 31.2% | 34.1% | 34.4% | |
| 8.2% | 10.5% | 8.7% | 11.3% | 13.4% | 14.4% | |
| 3.3% | 6.0% | 3.9% | 5.2% | 7.4% | 7.4% |
Balance sheet
| In millions of USD | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | 7,157 | 7,217 | 7,059 | 7,272 | 7,249 | 7,599 |
| Cash | 1,361 | 841 | 645 | 700 | 593 | 657 |
| Total debt | 3,893 | 3,830 | 3,733 | 3,535 | 3,448 | 3,230 |
| Total liabilities | 5,677 | 5,679 | 5,560 | 5,499 | 5,293 | 5,206 |
| 1,433 | 1,493 | 1,454 | 1,727 | 1,912 | 2,346 | |
| 236 | 232 | 222 | 222 | 220 | 217 | |
| 4.0% | 7.0% | 6.0% | 8.5% | 10.3% | 10.2% | |
| 8.5% | 17.7% | 13.2% | 15.5% | 20.4% | 16.1% |
Cash flow
| In millions of USD | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 509 | 559 | 294 | 575 | 576 | 649 | |
| 82 | 122 | 151 | 138 | 140 | 196 | |
| 427 | 437 | 143 | 437 | 436 | 453 | |
| Dividends paid | – | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | 244 | 200 | 50 | 100 | 165 | |
| 15 | 15 | 22 | 26 | 28 | 25 |
Valuation
- 21.0×
- 14.4×
- 0.77
- 3.3×
- 1.6×
- 17.5×
- 10.3×
- 5.7%
- 4.8%
- 0.0%
Profitability
- 34.4%
- 14.4%
- 7.4%
- 19.9%
- 10.5%
- 9.0%
- 15.9%
- 4.9%
- 11.5%
- 1.4%
Growth
- +6.5%
- +27.3%
- +3.9%
- –
- −0.8%
Financial health
- 2.5×
- 1.38
- 41.6%
- 4.1×
- 2.06
- 1.53
- 0.68
How it ranks in Materials
Each dot is where the company stands among every company over $300M in the sector. Further right is better.
Top 30%of 989
Top 37%of 949
Top 49%of 765
Top 42%of 927
Top 28%of 989
What analysts expect
- Average price target
- $34.86
- Range
- $30.00 – $39.00
- 9 analysts
These targets were collected on May 20, 2026 and our analyst feed has not updated since, so we no longer compare them with today's price.
Recent earnings
Our results feed has not updated since May 21, 2026. Results reported after that are not in this table yet.
| Date | EPS | Expected | Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 30, 2026 | 0.56 | 0.50 | +12.0% |
| Feb 10, 2026 | 0.59 | 0.60 | −1.7% |
| Oct 28, 2025 | 0.67 | 0.64 | +4.7% |
| Jul 30, 2025 | 0.64 | 0.61 | +4.9% |
| May 7, 2025 | 0.59 | 0.54 | +9.3% |
| Feb 4, 2025 | 0.60 | 0.52 | +15.4% |
| Oct 30, 2024 | 0.59 | 0.51 | +15.7% |
| Aug 1, 2024 | 0.57 | 0.51 | +11.8% |
News
Axalta-Akzo Nobel merger conditionally approved by European UnionSeeking Alpha · Nov 6, 2026Insider trades
Our insider feed has not updated since May 26, 2026. Trades filed after that are not listed yet.
No insider trades on file.
The seven classic investing rulebooks
2/7Passes 2 of 7. Each bar is how well the company fits that investor's published rules, from 0 to 100; 60 or more counts as a pass.
Warren Buffett
52No pass
Benjamin Graham
49No pass
Philip Fisher
62Pass
Peter Lynch
73Pass
Joel Greenblatt
36No pass
Charlie Munger
42No pass
Terry Smith
46No pass
Questions about Axalta Coating Systems
Is Axalta Coating Systems a good stock to buy?
A business with weak numbers at a fair price. 2 of the 7 famous investors' published rulebooks we apply pass it. Whether it suits you depends on your goals and the price you pay; invest-like never tells anyone to buy or sell. The AI analysis lays out the case for and against. Read the Axalta Coating Systems AI analysis
What does Axalta Coating Systems do?
Axalta Coating Systems Ltd., through its subsidiaries, manufactures, markets, and distributes high-performance coatings systems in North America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific, and Latin America. It is in Specialty Chemicals, based in Philadelphia, PA, United States, with 12,300 employees.
Does Axalta Coating Systems pay a dividend?
No. Axalta Coating Systems does not pay a dividend at the moment; in 2025 it returned $165 million to shareholders by buying back its own shares.
Is Axalta Coating Systems stock halal?
No. Axalta Coating Systems does not pass our halal screen: its debt is 40% of its market value, at or above the 33% limit. How we check
How has Axalta Coating Systems stock done over the past year?
Up 27.8% over the past twelve months, to $37.07. It traded between $25.44 and $38.19 and is 2.9% below its high.
Who are Axalta Coating Systems's competitors?
The largest listed companies in the same industry are Linde, L'Air Liquide, Ecolab and The Sherwin-Williams. The peers table on this page compares their profit, growth and price with Axalta Coating Systems's.
Prices: daily closes to Nov 11, 2026. Fundamentals: company reports via invest-like data.