---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001616862-26-000001"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AXTA"
cik: "0001616862"
company_name: "Axalta Coating Systems Ltd."
filed_at: "2026-02-10T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-16T03:36:13.811261+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Axalta reports record FY2025 Adj. EBITDA of $1,128M; guides FY2026 Adj. EBITDA $1,140-1,170M

## Summary
- Q4 net sales $1,262M (-4% YoY); net income $60M vs $137M prior year on higher tax expense.
- FY2025 record Adj. EBITDA $1,128M (22.0% margin, +80bps); record Adj. Diluted EPS $2.49 (+6%).
- Performance Coatings Q4 Adj. EBITDA margin 22.8%; Mobility Coatings Q4 margin 19.4% (+300bps).
- Net debt/LTM Adj. EBITDA at company-low 2.3x; $204M term loan repayment, $165M share repurchases.
- Merger with AkzoNobel (all-stock) expected close late 2026/early 2027, subject to approvals.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001616862-26-000001
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AXTA
- cik: 0001616862
- company_name: Axalta Coating Systems Ltd.
- filed_at: 2026-02-10T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1616862/000161686226000001/0001616862-26-000001-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1616862/000161686226000001/axta-20260210.htm

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