# Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. (AXTA) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Basic Materials / Chemicals. Price $35.78, market value $7.7 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 22.0×** (5-yr avg 24.9×, 3-yr avg 22.0×). Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. trades at 22.0× trailing earnings, close to its own five-year average of 24.9×. The Basic Materials median in the September 2026 study was 19.0×. Forward P/E is 12.5×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **Price / sales: 1.5×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 1.5×.
- **Price / book: 3.0×**. The shares trade at 3.0× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **EV / EBITDA: 10.3×**. Enterprise value is 10.3× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 6.5%** (5-yr avg 5.3%). Free cash flow equals 6.5% of the market value, above its five-year average of 5.3%, so the shares are cheaper on cash than they have usually been. Above 5% is generally attractive.
- **Earnings yield: 4.6%**. The inverse of the P/E: 4.6% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Operating margin: 13.2%**. 13.2% of revenue is left after running the business.
- **Net margin: 7.4%**. 7.4% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 16.1%**. 16.1% on shareholders' equity is solid.
- **Return on invested capital: 11.0%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 11.0%.
- **Return on assets: 4.6%**. Each dollar of assets produces 4.6% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): -3.0%** (3-yr 1.6%/yr, 5-yr 6.5%/yr). Revenue fell 3.0% over the last year, against 6.5% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): -2.2%** (3-yr 26.5%/yr, 5-yr 27.3%/yr). Earnings per share fell 2.2%, roughly in step with revenue.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): 46.9%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at 46.9% a year over three years, keeping pace with earnings: the growth is real cash.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 1.36**. Debt is 1.36 times equity, a leveraged balance sheet that needs steady cash flow to service.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 2.6×**. It would take 2.6 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, within the comfortable range.
- **Altman Z-score: 2.31**. A Z-score of 2.31 is in the grey zone; not distressed, not clearly safe.
- **Piotroski F-score: 5/9**. 5 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend: none**. Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. does not currently pay a dividend.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: buy** (14 analysts). 14 analysts cover Axalta Coating Systems Ltd.; the consensus is buy, with an average price target of $38.79 (+8% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 14.6%** (YTD 10.7%, 3-mo 11.2%). The shares are up 14.6% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -7.3%** (43.5% above the low). Trading 7% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 49**. An RSI of 49 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 1.09** (volatility 32%). Beta of 1.09 against the S&P 500: the shares move roughly with the market.

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