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% quarter-over-quarter from $456.0 million in Q4 2025.

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

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

  • Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 came in at $18.0 million, up 205.88% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $658.0 million (up 61.67% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $623.0 million, up 42.89% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow eased to $18.0 million in Q1 2026 per AXTA's latest filing, from $456.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Free Cash Flow peaked at $456.0 million in Q4 2025 and troughed at -$94.0 million in Q1 2023.
  • A 5-year average of $111.8 million and a median of $91.0 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Free Cash Flow.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Free Cash Flow plunged 1207.69% in 2022, then soared 672.25% in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Free Cash Flow shows it stood at $321.3 million in 2022, then grew by 17.65% to $378.0 million in 2023, then tumbled by 54.5% to $172.0 million in 2024, then jumped by 165.12% to $456.0 million in 2025, then tumbled by 96.05% to $18.0 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows AXTA's Free Cash Flow at $18.0 million in Q1 2026, $456.0 million in Q4 2025, and $87.0 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Linde 237.64 Bn 233.69 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 78.87 Bn 78.66 Bn 2.78 Bn 800,000.00
4 Ecolab 76.59 Bn 75.97 Bn 1.85 Bn 758.00 Mn
5 Air Products & Chemicals 62.39 Bn 63.94 Bn 987.40 Mn 1.10 Bn
6 Ppg Industries 26.44 Bn 24.97 Bn 1.66 Bn -19.00 Mn
7 International Flavors & Fragrances 19.67 Bn 19.14 Bn 1.02 Bn 92.00 Mn
8 DuPont de Nemours 19.57 Bn 19.68 Bn 602.00 Mn 130.00 Mn
9 LyondellBasell Industries 19.28 Bn 19.39 Bn 701.00 Mn -538.00 Mn
10 Axalta Coating Systems 7.44 Bn 6.88 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