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Axalta Coating Systems (AXTA) Research & Development (2013 - 2026)

Axalta Coating Systems (AXTA) reported Research & Development of $18.0 million for Q1 2026, up 5.88% year-over-year from $17.0 million in Q1 2025, and up 12.5% on a QoQ basis from $16.0 million in Q4 2025.

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

  • Quarterly Research & Development rose 5.88% year-over-year to $18.0 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $72.0 million (down 1.37% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $71.0 million, down 4.05% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development advanced to $18.0 million in Q1 2026 per AXTA's latest filing, from $16.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Research & Development topped out at $20.0 million in Q2 2025 and bottomed at $16.0 million in Q4 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Research & Development is $18.0 million (2023), against an average of $17.8 million.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2023, when Research & Development rose 15.85%; it then declined 15.79% in 2025.
  • Tracing AXTA's Research & Development over 5 years: stood at $16.4 million in 2022, then rose by 9.76% to $18.0 million in 2023, then climbed by 5.56% to $19.0 million in 2024, then fell by 15.79% to $16.0 million in 2025, then advanced by 12.5% to $18.0 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest AXTA Research & Development figures stand at $18.0 million (Q1 2026), $16.0 million (Q4 2025), and $18.0 million (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Linde 230.79 Bn 226.84 Bn 4.26 Bn 38.00 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 -
4 Ecolab 70.96 Bn 70.34 Bn 1.85 Bn -
5 Air Products & Chemicals 62.15 Bn 63.70 Bn 987.40 Mn 21.60 Mn
6 Ppg Industries 25.04 Bn 23.57 Bn 1.66 Bn 113.00 Mn
7 LyondellBasell Industries 21.62 Bn 21.73 Bn 701.00 Mn 36.00 Mn
8 Albemarle 20.26 Bn 19.42 Bn 500.97 Mn -
9 DuPont de Nemours 19.45 Bn 19.56 Bn 602.00 Mn 47.00 Mn
10 Axalta Coating Systems 6.48 Bn 5.92 Bn 416.00 Mn 18.00 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 18.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 16.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 18.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 20.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 17.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 19.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 19.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 18.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 18.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 18.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 18.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 19.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 19.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 16.40 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 16.50 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 16.70 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 16.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 15.60 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 15.40 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 15.80 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 15.60 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 14.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 13.40 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 11.20 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 16.60 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 16.70 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 17.40 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 17.90 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 18.20 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 18.80 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 17.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 18.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 19.30 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 16.70 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 16.60 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 16.40 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 15.60 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 16.10 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 14.90 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 14.10 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 12.60 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 12.90 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 13.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 12.80 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 12.90 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 12.70 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 13.40 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 12.10 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 11.30 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 9.50 Mn
Sep 30, 2013 12.50 Mn