Growth Metrics

Axalta Coating Systems (AXTA) Free Cash Flow (2013 - 2026)

Axalta Coating Systems (AXTA) reported Free Cash Flow of $18.0 million for Q1 2026, up 205.88% year-over-year from $5.9 million in Q1 2025, and down 96.05% on a QoQ basis from $456.0 million in Q4 2025.

Axalta Coating Systems (AXTA) has 14 years of Free Cash Flow data on file, last reported at $18.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Free Cash Flow rose 205.88% year-over-year to $18.0 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $658.0 million (up 61.67% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $623.0 million, up 42.89% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow declined to $18.0 million in Q1 2026 per AXTA's latest filing, from $456.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Free Cash Flow topped out at $456.0 million in Q4 2025 and bottomed at -$94.0 million in Q1 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Free Cash Flow is $91.0 million (2024), against an average of $111.8 million.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Free Cash Flow slumped 1207.69%; it then jumped 672.25% in 2023.
  • Tracing AXTA's Free Cash Flow over 5 years: stood at $321.3 million in 2022, then advanced by 17.65% to $378.0 million in 2023, then sank by 54.5% to $172.0 million in 2024, then surged by 165.12% to $456.0 million in 2025, then sank by 96.05% to $18.0 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest AXTA Free Cash Flow figures stand at $18.0 million (Q1 2026), $456.0 million (Q4 2025), and $87.0 million (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Linde 230.79 Bn 226.84 Bn 4.26 Bn 898.00 Mn
2 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 127.66 Bn 124.93 Bn 778.60 Mn -
3 Sherwin Williams 72.51 Bn 72.30 Bn 2.78 Bn 800,000.00
4 Ecolab 70.96 Bn 70.34 Bn 1.85 Bn 758.00 Mn
5 Air Products & Chemicals 62.15 Bn 63.70 Bn 987.40 Mn 1.10 Bn
6 Ppg Industries 25.04 Bn 23.57 Bn 1.66 Bn -19.00 Mn
7 LyondellBasell Industries 21.62 Bn 21.73 Bn 701.00 Mn -538.00 Mn
8 Albemarle 20.26 Bn 19.42 Bn 500.97 Mn 247.57 Mn
9 DuPont de Nemours 19.45 Bn 19.56 Bn 602.00 Mn 130.00 Mn
10 Axalta Coating Systems 6.48 Bn 5.92 Bn 416.00 Mn 18.00 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 18.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 18.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 456.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 456.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 87.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 87.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 97.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 97.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -17.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -17.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 172.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 172.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 161.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 161.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 91.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 91.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 12.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 12.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 378.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 378.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 179.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 179.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 99.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 99.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 -94.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 -94.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 321.30 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 321.30 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 44.40 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 44.40 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 -17.30 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 -17.30 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -86.40 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -86.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 245.70 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 245.70 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 104.50 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 104.50 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 79.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 79.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 7.80 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 7.80 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 252.50 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 252.50 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 219.60 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 219.60 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 -21.40 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 -21.40 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 -23.50 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 -23.50 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 340.60 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 340.60 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 194.30 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 194.30 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 100.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 100.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 -78.40 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 -78.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 350.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 350.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 89.60 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 89.60 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 106.90 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 106.90 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 -60.50 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 -60.50 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 290.60 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 290.60 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 182.50 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 182.50 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 73.70 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 73.70 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 -37.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 -37.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 187.10 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 187.10 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 114.80 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 114.80 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 174.80 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 174.80 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 -53.60 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 -53.60 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 306.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 306.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 84.70 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 84.70 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 115.50 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 115.50 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 -130.20 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 -130.20 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 318.20 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 318.20 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 -9.10 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 -9.10 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 30.30 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 30.30 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 -117.40 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 -117.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 56.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 56.00 Mn