Axalta (AXTA)
Materials · specialty chemicals / coatings · NYSE
Axalta is a leading global coatings manufacturer specializing in high-performance automotive and industrial finish solutions.
What Axalta does
Axalta Coating Systems is a global provider of liquid and powder coatings for the automotive and industrial sectors. The company develops, manufactures, and distributes coatings that provide protection, durability, and aesthetic finish for light vehicles, commercial vehicles, and various industrial applications.
Themes: automotive supply chain, industrial coatings, surface finishing
Fundamentals
- Price$36.20 as of 2026-08-21 close
- Market cap$7.7B as of 2026-08-21
- 1-year return+17.6% 2025-08-21 close $30.77 → 2026-08-21 close $36.20
- P/E22.72 as of 2026-08-24
- Net margin+6.8% as of 2026-08-24
- Gross margin+34.0% as of 2026-08-24
- ROE+14.6% as of 2026-08-24
- Debt / equity1.22 as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue growth (YoY)-0.9% as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue CAGR (3y)+1.6% SEC XBRL
- Beta1.27 as of 2026-08-24
- Last reported earnings2026-07-28 SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02)
How AXTA compares in its sector
- price-to-earnings ratiomiddle range 94 covered Materials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- net profit marginmiddle range 142 covered Materials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- operating marginmiddle range 142 covered Materials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- gross marginmiddle range 141 covered Materials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- return on equitymiddle range 151 covered Materials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- 3-year revenue CAGRmiddle range 127 covered Materials peers
- free cash flow (absolute dollars, latest fiscal year)top 25% 124 covered Materials peers, as of FY2025
Position among covered Materials companies that report each metric (minimum 5 peers). A relative position within our covered catalog — not a valuation, quality, or investment judgment. A higher percentile is simply a higher value (for P/E, more expensive on earnings — never "better"). Informational only.
Top 10 scores & list membership
AXTA is not currently in any published Top 10 list. Its scores are below.
Long-term score
Not scored for the long-term list: no shareholder return data.
Short-term score
55.6 #445 of 1,704 scored · #23 of 83 in Materials
Setup 65th: no fresh 20-day breakout up or down; momentum 63rd: over the past 3 months this stock beat the market by 21.2 percentage points; weakest is catalysts 33rd: open-market insider buys in 90 days 0, analysts' average price target is unchanged from the prior reading.
Scores as of 21 Aug 2026. Each bar is a percentile: how this company ranked against every company the score ranked, 0–100. A list is a published formula and its output, not a recommendation. Method version 2.
How Axalta looks technically
Axalta (AXTA) is trading 15.2% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend. Its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 39 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal. A strong uptrend is in place — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 28, with buyers in control. Momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 53, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30). MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bearish about 5 trading days ago (its momentum flipped negative). It made a new 20-day high about 11 trading days ago.
Trend
7
| Distance from the 200-day | it is trading 15.2% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend | +15.2% |
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| 50-day moving average | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $34.62 | $34.62 |
| 200-day moving average | its average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is $31.41 | $31.41 |
| Swing structure | its recent peaks and dips disagree — one of them is rising while the other is not, so there is no clean up or down pattern in the swings | mixed — one of the two is not confirming |
| Last swing turn | its last significant turn was a swing high 14 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on | 14 sessions |
| Since the 50/200 cross | its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 39 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal | 39 sessions |
| Trend strength (14-day ADX) | a strong uptrend is in place — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 28, with buyers in control | 27.9 |
Momentum
3
| 14-day RSI | momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 53, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30) | 53.5 |
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| Position in its 14-day range | it is trading in the lower half of its 14-day range ($35.26 to $38.61) — its "stochastic" reading is 28 out of 100, where 0 would mean closing exactly at the 14-session low and 100 exactly at the high. This measures WHERE the price sits inside its recent range, which is a different question from the RSI beside it: RSI is a momentum gauge, measuring how FAST the price has been moving, so a stock can drift quietly to the bottom of its range with an ordinary RSI, or fall sharply and still sit in the middle. It has been climbing within that range over the last few sessions. | 28.1 |
| Since the MACD crossed zero | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bearish about 5 trading days ago (its momentum flipped negative) | 5 sessions |
Range
12
| 52-week high | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $38.61 | $38.61 |
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| From the 52-week high | it is 6.2% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) | -6.2% |
| Above the 52-week low | it is 45.2% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) | +45.2% |
| Below the 52-week high | it is 6.2% below its highest point of the past year | 6.2% |
| Since a 20-day breakout | it made a new 20-day high about 11 trading days ago | 11 sessions |
| Since a 55-day breakout | it made a new 55-day high about 11 trading days ago | 11 sessions |
| All-time high | its highest closing price on record is $41.66 (set on 2024-11-25) | $41.66 |
| Given back of the 52-week move | over the past year its closes ranged ($25.44 to $38.19), and it has given back roughly a quarter of its rise from last year’s low — 16% of it. Chart-watchers call 61.8%-65% given back the "golden pocket" — for this company that is $29.90 to $30.31. It is watched widely enough that orders cluster there, which is the honest reason it matters; it is not a forecast. | 15.6% |
| From the all-time high | it is 13.1% below its all-time high | -13.1% |
| Nearest price level | it is trading 2.1% above a support level at $35.43 — a price it turned at six times since 2024-10-04, most recently on 2026-07-07. Since 2024-08-21 it has 10 such levels below the current price and 2 above. Levels like these describe where the price has reversed or paused before; they are not a forecast of where it will go. | -2.1% |
| All-time low | its lowest closing price on record is $12.92 (set on 2020-03-18) | $12.92 |
| Above the all-time low | it is 180.2% above its all-time low | +180.2% |
Volatility
5
| Band width vs its own 6 months | day-to-day price swings are narrower than usual versus its own recent 6-month history (tighter than about 75% of it) | 25th percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Typical daily range | in a typical session it travels about $0.9809 between its high and its low — about 2.7% of its price. That is its "average true range" over the last 14 sessions, which also counts the distance from the previous close, so a day that opens well away from yesterday counts as the large move it was | $0.9809 |
| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | most of its recent trading has stayed between about $34.22 and $38.72 — the "Bollinger bands", a range drawn two standard deviations either side of its 20-day average price, which widens when the stock gets more volatile and narrows when it settles | $34.22 – $36.47 – $38.72 |
| Typical daily range (% of price) | its price moves about 2.7% in a typical session — calmer than most companies we cover. This is the average gap between a session's high and low over the last 14 sessions, counting overnight moves, expressed against the current price so it can be compared with companies trading at any price | 2.7% |
| Stretch from the 200-day average | it is trading 4.9 daily ranges above its 200-day average price (15.2% above it in plain percentage terms) — a way of asking how far it has stretched from its own average in units of how far it normally moves in a day, so a calm company and a jumpy one can be compared on the same scale | 4.9 daily ranges above its 200-day average |
Volume
1
| Volume vs its 30-day average | trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average | 0.71× |
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Analyst
2
| Change in the average price target | analysts' average price target is unchanged from the prior reading | 0.0% |
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| Change in the consensus rating | the analyst consensus rating is unchanged since the prior reading | unchanged |
Candlestick patterns
1
| Since a doji | 1 session ago it opened and closed at almost the same price after trading through a wider range — a "doji", the classic picture of buyers and sellers finishing the session level | 1 session ago |
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Price gaps
3
| Gap at the open | it opened on 2026-08-21 1.5% above the previous session's close — an overnight gap, the part of the move that happened while the market was shut, and had not traded back through that level by the close | +1.5% |
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| Open gap | it gapped 4.7% above the previous close 16 sessions ago and has not traded back through the level it left behind at 34.83 — an "unfilled gap", which describes a price range no trade has since crossed and is not a forecast that it will be crossed | +4.7% |
| Gap filled | a 2.5% gap down opened on 2026-07-23 has been "filled" 20 sessions ago — price traded back through the level the gap left behind, and it took 1 session to close | 20 sessions ago |
Price streaks
1
| Closing streak | it closed higher in its latest session, after a session that did not close higher — a single up day rather than a run | 1 session up |
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Relative strength
4
| vs market, 1 month | over the past 1 month this stock beat the market by 9.2 percentage points (the stock gained 11.5% while the market gained 2.3%) | +9.2% |
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| vs market, 3 months | over the past 3 months this stock beat the market by 21.2 percentage points (the stock gained 24.3% while the market gained 3.1%) | +21.2% |
| vs market, 6 months | over the past 6 months this stock lagged the market by 6.1 percentage points (the stock gained 5.0% while the market gained 11.1%) | -6.1% |
| vs market, 12 months | over the past 12 months this stock lagged the market by 2.8 percentage points (the stock gained 17.6% while the market gained 20.5%) | -2.8% |
Signal agreement
2
| Bullish technical signals | 4 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bullish state: a strong uptrend, with buyers in control, a "golden cross" — its 50-day average is above its 200-day, trading above its 200-day average, trading above the Ichimoku cloud — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 4 of 9 |
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| Bearish technical signals | 2 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bearish state: MACD momentum is negative, lagging the market over 6 months — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 2 of 9 |
Trend (Ichimoku cloud)
1
| Vs the Ichimoku cloud | trading 8.0% above the Ichimoku cloud — a band drawn from where its own highs and lows sat up to 2026-07-16 and projected forward over today's price, the side traders read as an established uptrend, with the band below acting as the level that would have to give way. The band itself is moderate, spanning 7.3% of the share price. | +8.0% |
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Volume-weighted price
2
| Vs this year’s average price paid | the price is 14% above the average price paid so far this year, so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain. That average is $31.73 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 158 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | +14.1% |
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| Vs the average paid since it last reported | the price is 1% below the average price paid since it last reported on 2026-07-28 (its 8-K), so the typical buyer over that stretch is under water. That average is $36.52 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 19 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | -0.9% |
Price levels it has turned at before
AXTA last closed at $36.20 on 2026-08-21. Since 2024-08-21 it has turned at 10 prices below its last close and 2 above; the 3 nearest below and the 2 nearest above are listed, nearest first.
| Level | Side | Distance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| $35.43 | Support | 2.1% below the last close | turned there six times · 2024-10-04 to 2026-07-07 |
| $37.66 | Resistance | 4.0% above the last close | turned there twice · 2024-09-27 to 2024-10-15 |
| $34.45 | Support | 4.8% below the last close | turned there twice · 2024-10-22 to 2025-02-03 |
| $38.51 | Resistance | 6.4% above the last close | turned there three times · 2024-11-20 to 2026-08-07 |
| $33.42 | Support | 7.7% below the last close | turned there 9 times · 2024-09-11 to 2026-06-29 |
A level is a price this company reversed or paused at more than once — they describe past behaviour, not a forecast of where the price will go.
Wave structure
No Elliott-wave labelling currently fits its swings: the recent highs and lows do not satisfy the three rules a five-wave count has to obey, so there is no count to show rather than a count we are unsure about.
Read from daily closes as of 2026-08-21.
An Elliott-wave count describes the swings already printed and the level that would disprove it. It is not a forecast, a target, or advice.
Screens: Trading above the 200-day moving average · MACD just crossed bearish (12/26/9) · in a strong, established uptrend (ADX) · lagging the market · Trading above the Ichimoku cloud | Learn: moving average · golden cross · adx · rsi · macd · breakout
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-08-21. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
Analyst consensus
- Consensus ratingBuy (2.27 mean, 1=Strong Buy…5=Strong Sell) — 14 analysts
- Mean price target$38.57 range $33.00 – $44.00; median $38.50
Analyst estimates, as of 2026-08-17. These are third-party analyst opinions and price targets, aggregated — not a recommendation, prediction, or advice from stocks-llm. Informational only.
Analyst EPS estimate for AXTA
- Consensus EPS estimate$0.7151 next reporting period, as of 2026-08-17
Change over time is not available yet: it needs two readings of the same reporting period at least 30 days apart, and we have been recording these estimates since 2026-08-04. An estimate for a DIFFERENT quarter is not a revision, so a reading from before the last report is never compared with one after it.
The consensus estimate for the next reporting period, and how it has moved between readings of that SAME period. A change is measured only between readings estimating one period — when a company reports, the consensus moves to the next quarter and the two numbers are not comparable. Informational only, not a forecast and not advice.
Key risks (from latest filing)
["fluctuations in raw material costs and availability","global economic conditions affecting automotive production volumes","risks associated with international operations and foreign currency exchange rate volatility"]
What changed in the latest 10-Q
AI-assisted comparison of AXTA's 10-Q filed 2026-04-30 against the prior one filed 2025-10-29.
Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A)
- Added:
- Reference to 'proposed Merger with AkzoNobel' and risks related to consumating the Merger and realizing anticipated benefits (filed 2026-04-30)
- Reference to 'any retaliatory actions from other countries' in context of tariffs (filed 2026-04-30)
- Specific mention of 'current conflict in the Middle East and related effects on commodity prices' as geopolitical factor (filed 2026-04-30)
- Reference to 'execution of, and assumptions underlying, our tariff mitigation strategies' (filed 2026-04-30)
- Customer training centers increased from 46 to 50 (filed 2026-04-30)
- Approximately 12,300 team members stated (filed 2026-04-30)
- Reference to 'over 5,000 independent, locally based distributors' removed qualifier 'approximately' (filed 2026-04-30)
- Business highlights reference 'three months ended March 31, 2026' period (filed 2026-04-30)
- Reference to 'Recent Acquisitions' completed during 2025 and 2026 in Performance Coatings segment (filed 2026-04-30)
- Reference to 2025 Form 10-K for year ended December 31, 2025 (filed 2026-04-30)
- Removed:
- Word 'potential' from forward-looking statements terminology list (filed 2025-10-29 included it, filed 2026-04-30 does not)
- Phrase 'and retaliatory actions from other countries' appearing separately after tariffs clause (was in older filing as 'retaliatory actions from other countries')
- Sentence regarding timing and amount of share repurchases and suspension language (filed 2025-10-29 present, filed 2026-04-30 absent)
- Reference to CoverFlexx Acquisition (filed 2025-10-29)
- Customer training centers shown as 46 (filed 2025-10-29)
- Approximately 12,600 team members inclusive of recent acquisition team members (filed 2025-10-29)
- Approximately 5,000 independent distributors qualifier (filed 2025-10-29)
- Business highlights for nine months ended September 30, 2025 period (filed 2025-10-29)
- Reference to 2024 Form 10-K for year ended December 31, 2024 (filed 2025-10-29)
- Reworded:
- Forward-looking statements list changed from 'expects,' to 'expects' (different punctuation/formatting)
- Geopolitical risks expanded from general 'geopolitical and technological factors' to include specific 'Middle East conflict' reference
- Risk factors now reference 'proposed Merger with AkzoNobel' as major risk item rather than general merger/transaction risks
- Net sales comparison period changed from nine months ended September 30, 2025 vs 2024 to three months ended March 31, 2026 vs 2025
- Acquisitions reference shifted from singular 'CoverFlexx Acquisition' to plural 'Recent Acquisitions completed during 2025 and 2026'
- Form 10-K fiscal year reference updated from December 31, 2024 to December 31, 2025
- Notes:
- The newer filing appears truncated mid-sentence in the Business Highlights section, limiting full comparison of that section
- Text is from different quarterly periods (Q3 2025 vs Q1 2026), which naturally accounts for some content differences beyond substantive policy changes
- Numbers changed (training centers, team members) may reflect actual business changes rather than restatements
Risk Factors
The two filings could not be meaningfully compared for this section.
AI-assisted comparison of two SEC filing sections. It describes wording and theme changes only, makes no materiality, legal, or investment judgement, and is not financial advice. Informational only — not financial advice.
Insider activity (SEC Form 4)
No open-market insider purchases or sales are on record for AXTA — recent Form 4 activity was compensation-related (awards, option exercises, or tax withholding), not open-market buying or selling.
View full insider trading history → View SEC Form 3/4/5 filingsOnly open-market purchases (SEC code P) and sales (code S) are counted here. Option exercises, vesting/awards, gifts, and shares withheld for taxes are excluded — they are compensation or mechanical, not open-market conviction. Sales may be planned and non-discretionary (e.g. a Rule 10b5-1 plan) and are not necessarily bearish; open-market buying is not a recommendation to buy. Informational only — not financial advice.
Short interest (FINRA)
AXTA had 10,463,549 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).
AXTA had 4.89% of its shares outstanding sold short as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (percent of FLOAT would be higher — float is not disclosed in the source). FINRA reported 6.14 days to cover at the same settlement.
- Reported short interest (shares) 10,463,549
- Short interest (% of shares outstanding) 4.89%
- Prior settlement (shares) 9,377,982
- Reported change 11.58%
- Days to cover (reported) 6.14
Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-07-31 settlement date. Short interest is reported to FINRA and published on a delayed, bi-monthly schedule (as of a settlement date, disseminated roughly eight business days later) — it is NOT real-time, does not cover every venue or all US trading, and is not a short-squeeze prediction or investment advice. Days-to-cover is the value FINRA reports; percent of float is not shown because the source file carries no share-count denominator — where a percent appears it is of shares OUTSTANDING, the larger base, and is therefore a floor on percent of float. Informational only — not financial advice.
Competitors & peers
- PPG Industries (PPG)
- Sherwin-Williams (SHW)
- AkzoNobel (AKZOY)
- BASF (BASFY)
- Nippon Paint (NIPPY)
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Frequently asked questions
What does Axalta (AXTA) do?
Axalta Coating Systems is a global provider of liquid and powder coatings for the automotive and industrial sectors. The company develops, manufactures, and distributes coatings that provide protection, durability, and aesthetic finish for light vehicles, commercial vehicles, and various industrial applications.
What sector is Axalta (AXTA) in?
Axalta (AXTA) is classified in the Materials sector. Its industry is specialty chemicals / coatings. It trades on NYSE.
Who are Axalta's (AXTA) competitors?
Notable peers of Axalta (AXTA) include PPG Industries, Sherwin-Williams, AkzoNobel, BASF and Nippon Paint. This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Is Axalta (AXTA) overbought or oversold right now?
Axalta (AXTA) is currently neither overbought nor oversold — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 53, in the neutral middle (as of 2026-08-21). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.
Where does stocks-llm's data on AXTA come from?
Fundamentals and prices come from market data, as of 2026-08-24; company filings and profile facts come from SEC EDGAR. All figures are delayed daily-close data shown with their as-of date — informational only, not financial advice.
Fundamentals: market data, as of 2026-08-24. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-08-21.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.