---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001062231-26-000124"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "DCH"
cik: "0001062231"
company_name: "Dauch Corp"
filed_at: "2026-05-08T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-14T19:40:00.900007+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Dauch Q1 net loss $100.3M; adjusted EPS $0.34; 2026 guidance raised modestly

## Summary
- Sales $2.38B (up from $1.41B YoY); net loss $(100.3)M vs net income $7.1M a year ago.
- Diluted EPS $(0.52); adjusted EPS $0.34 vs $0.22 prior year; adjusted EBITDA $308.5M (13% of sales).
- Dowlais acquisition closed Feb 3, 2026; integration synergies targeted $50-$75M in 2026.
- 2026 sales outlook raised to $10.3-$10.8B; adjusted EBITDA $1.3-$1.425B; free cash flow $235-$325M.
- Operating cash flow use $(64.4)M; adjusted free cash flow use $(40.8)M vs use $(3.9)M prior year.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001062231-26-000124
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: DCH
- cik: 0001062231
- company_name: Dauch Corp
- filed_at: 2026-05-08T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1062231/000106223126000124/0001062231-26-000124-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1062231/000106223126000124/axl-20260508.htm

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## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: 61e37f4778cd95a838a5229f995d6741962711f6
  claim: Dauch Corp reported first quarter 2026 results: revenue $2.38 billion, net income $(100.3) million, EPS $(0.52). Guidance raised.
  evidence_excerpt: DETROIT, May 8, 2026 -- Dauch Corporation ("Dauch") (NYSE: DCH; LSE: DCH) today reported its financial results for the first quarter 2026. First Quarter 2026 Results • Sales of $2.38 billion • Net loss attributable to Dauch of $(100.3) million, or (4.2)% of sales • Adjusted EBITDA* of $308.5 million, or 13.0% of sales • Diluted loss per share of $(0.52); Adjusted
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1062231/000106223126000124/0001062231-26-000124-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.