---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-26-028553"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AXTA"
cik: "0001616862"
company_name: "Axalta Coating Systems Ltd."
filed_at: "2026-04-30T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T00:57:20.517667+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Axalta Q1 net sales $1.25B, net income $91M; beats guidance; merger on track

## Summary
- Net sales $1.25B, down $8M YoY; net income $91M, down $8M; diluted EPS $0.42.
- Adjusted EBITDA $259M (20.6% margin), Adjusted Diluted EPS $0.56; record Q1 FCF $21M.
- Q2 guidance: net sales ~flat YoY, Adj. EBITDA $280-290M, Adj. EPS ~$0.65; FY 2026 Adj. EBITDA $1,140-1,170M.
- Performance Coatings net sales $802M (-2% YoY); Mobility Coatings record $452M (+3% YoY).

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-26-028553
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AXTA
- cik: 0001616862
- company_name: Axalta Coating Systems Ltd.
- filed_at: 2026-04-30T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1616862/000162828026028553/0001628280-26-028553-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1616862/000162828026028553/axta-20260430.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. reported first quarter ended March 31, 2026 results: revenue $1.25 billion, net income $91 million.
  - Period: first quarter ended March 31, 2026
  - Revenue: $1.25 billion
  - Net income: $91 million
  - Result: reported results
  source text: ended March 31, 2026. First Quarter 2026 Highlights: ▪ Exceeded guidance for first quarter net sales, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Diluted EPS ▪ First quarter net sales of $1.25 billion ▪ Net income of $91 million with a net income margin of 7.3% ▪ Adjusted EBITDA of $259 million and Adjusted EBITDA margin of 20.6% ▪ Diluted EPS of $0.42 and Adjusted Diluted EPS
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1616862/000162828026028553/0001628280-26-028553-index.htm

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