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Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. AXTA
Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. (AXTA) earns a Piotroski F-score of 6/9 (mixed financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the safe zone. It does not currently pay a dividend. FY2025 revenue was $5.1B at a 7.4% net margin.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Beneish M-score: -2.64 — low (below −2.22 — no manipulation red flag) . A statistical screen for earnings manipulation, not proof — and it doesn't apply to most banks/insurers.
Analyst price target
Recent analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-01 | Mizuho | Outperform (main) |
| 2026-05-05 | RBC Capital | Sector Perform (main) |
| 2026-05-01 | UBS | Neutral (main) |
| 2026-04-10 | Wells Fargo | Equal-Weight (down) |
| 2026-04-02 | UBS | Neutral (main) |
| 2026-04-01 | Citigroup | Buy (main) |
Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.
How it ranks in Manufacturing · percentile among 1957 companies
Percentile vs other Manufacturing companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 6/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · safe zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | 0.19 |
| Retained earnings / assets | 0.27 |
| EBIT / assets | 0.097 |
| Equity / liabilities | 0.46 |
Sector peers · similar-size Manufacturing companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AXTA | Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. | 6/9 | 3.26 | 19.5 | -3% |
| RPM | RPM INTERNATIONAL INC/DE/ | 6/9 | — | 21.7 | +6.7% |
| PPG | PPG INDUSTRIES INC | 6/9 | — | 17.4 | +0.2% |
| VFS | VinFast Auto Ltd. | 4/9 | -13.01 | — | +57.9% |
| TM | TOYOTA MOTOR CORP/ | 7/9 | 2.55 | — | -1% |
| HMC | HONDA MOTOR CO LTD | 6/9 | 2.79 | — | +19.9% |
| SONY | Sony Group Corp | 6/9 | 0.86 | — | +9% |
About Axalta Coating Systems Ltd.
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. The company operates through two segments, Performance Coatings and Mobility Coatings. It also offers water and solvent-borne products and systems to repair damaged vehicles for independent body shops, multi-shop operators, and original equipment manufacturers (OEM) dealership body shops. In addition, the company provides functional and decorative liquid, and powder coatings for building materials, cabinet, wood and luxury vinyl flooring, and furniture applications under the Imron Industrial, Tufcote Industrial, Corlar Industrial, Strenex Industrial, PercoTop, Voltatex, AquaEC, Durapon, Hydropon, UNRIVALED, Ceranamel, Alesta, Teodur, Nap-Gard, Abcite, and Plascoat brands. Further, it develops and supplies electrocoat, primer, the basecoat, and clearcoat products for OEMs of light and commercial vehicles; and coatings systems for various commercial applications, including HDT, MDT, bus, rail, motorcycles, marine and aviation, trailers, recreational vehicles, and personal sport vehicles under the Imron, Imron Elite, Centari, Rival, Corlar epoxy undercoats, and AquaEC brands. The company also offers products under the Audurra, Abcite, Alesta, AquaEC, Axalta Irus Mix, Axalta Irus Scan, Axalta NextJet, Axalta Nimbus, Centari, Ceranamel, Challenger, Chemophan, ColorNet, Cromax, Cromax Mosaic, Durapon 70, Duxone, Harmonized Coating Technologies, Hydropon, Imron ExcelPro, Imron Elite, Imron, Lutophen, Nap-Gard, Nason, Spies Hecker, Standox, Stollaquid, Syntopal, Syrox, Raptor, Rival, U-POL, and Vermeera brands. The company was formerly known as Axalta Coating Systems Bermuda Co., Ltd. and changed its name to Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. in August 2014. Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. was founded in 1866 and is headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
FAQ
Is AXTA financially healthy?
Axalta Coating Systems Ltd.'s Piotroski F-score is 6/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the safe zone.
Does AXTA pay a dividend?
No, Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. does not currently pay a dividend.
How profitable is AXTA?
In FY2025, Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. had a net margin of 7.4% and a return on equity of 15.8%.
Is AXTA overvalued or undervalued?
Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. trades at about 21.4× trailing earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 19.3×–210.0×, median 30.1×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
What is the analyst price target for AXTA?
The average Wall-Street price target for Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. is $36.21, about 2.9% below the recent price, from 14 analysts (consensus: buy).
Is AXTA a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on Axalta Coating Systems Ltd.: a Piotroski F-score of 6/9, an Altman Z″ in the safe zone, a P/E of about 19.5×. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.