Axalta Coating Systems (AXTA) Operating Margin (2013 - 2026)
Axalta Coating Systems (AXTA) reported Operating Margin of 11.64% for Q1 2026, down 230.0% year-over-year from 8.96% in Q1 2025, and down 9.3% on a QoQ basis from 12.84% in Q4 2025.
Axalta Coating Systems (AXTA) has 14 years of Operating Margin data on file, last reported at 11.64% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Operating Margin fell 230.0% year-over-year to 11.64% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 13.8% (down 71.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 14.36%, up 98.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin retreated to 11.64% in Q1 2026 per AXTA's latest filing, from 12.84% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Operating Margin topped out at 15.84% in Q3 2025 and bottomed at 7.35% in Q1 2022.
- The 5-year median for Operating Margin is 12.45% (2023), against an average of 11.9%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Operating Margin slumped 851 bps; it then jumped 460 bps in 2025.
- Tracing AXTA's Operating Margin over 5 years: stood at 8.87% in 2022, then soared by 41 bps to 12.49% in 2023, then increased by 14 bps to 14.26% in 2024, then retreated by 10 bps to 12.84% in 2025, then fell by 9 bps to 11.64% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest AXTA Operating Margin figures stand at 11.64% (Q1 2026), 12.84% (Q4 2025), and 15.84% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 230.79 Bn | 226.84 Bn | 4.26 Bn | 27.78% |
| 2 | Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile | 127.66 Bn | 124.93 Bn | 778.60 Mn | 47.01% |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 72.51 Bn | 72.30 Bn | 2.78 Bn | 14.31% |
| 4 | Ecolab | 70.96 Bn | 70.34 Bn | 1.85 Bn | 16.97% |
| 5 | Air Products & Chemicals | 62.15 Bn | 63.70 Bn | 987.40 Mn | 23.73% |
| 6 | Ppg Industries | 25.04 Bn | 23.57 Bn | 1.66 Bn | 14.05% |
| 7 | LyondellBasell Industries | 21.62 Bn | 21.73 Bn | 701.00 Mn | 3.32% |
| 8 | Albemarle | 20.26 Bn | 19.42 Bn | 500.97 Mn | 35.06% |
| 9 | DuPont de Nemours | 19.45 Bn | 19.56 Bn | 602.00 Mn | 17.85% |
| 10 | Axalta Coating Systems | 6.48 Bn | 5.92 Bn | 416.00 Mn | 11.64% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 11.64% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 12.84% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 15.84% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 14.79% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 13.95% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 14.26% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 14.62% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 15.17% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 9.35% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 12.49% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 12.45% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 10.66% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 9.74% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 8.87% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 9.97% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 8.39% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 7.35% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 8.33% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 11.46% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 16.90% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 4.95% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 15.19% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 13.80% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | -9.88% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 6.62% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 9.90% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 11.11% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 13.64% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 8.81% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 10.96% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 4.17% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 12.09% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 10.24% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 8.69% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 9.48% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 4.34% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 10.89% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 3.22% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 11.44% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 13.96% |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 10.72% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 9.60% |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 12.33% |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 12.99% |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 10.21% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 7.90% |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 9.32% |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 9.50% |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 6.81% |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 0.30% |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 3.09% |