Axalta Coating Systems (AXTA) Return on Capital Employed (2014 - 2026)

Axalta Coating Systems (AXTA) reported Return on Capital Employed of 11.32% for Q1 2026, down 137.0% year-over-year from 30.58% in Q1 2025, and down 2.85% quarter-over-quarter from 11.65% in Q4 2025.

Axalta Coating Systems (AXTA) Return on Capital Employed (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Axalta Coating Systems (AXTA) has 13 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 11.32% in Q1 2026.

  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 11.32%, down 137.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 11.32% (down 137.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 12.14%, up 19.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed eased to 11.32% in Q1 2026 per AXTA's latest filing, from 11.65% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 12.68% in Q1 2025 and troughed at 7.21% in Q2 2022.
  • A 5-year average of 10.06% and a median of 10.3% in 2023 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
  • On a YoY basis, Return on Capital Employed climbed as much as 358 bps in 2022 and fell as far as 208 bps in 2022.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 7.62% in 2022, then soared by 35 bps to 10.3% in 2023, then rose by 14 bps to 11.73% in 2024, then declined by 1 bps to 11.65% in 2025, then retreated by 3 bps to 11.32% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows AXTA's Return on Capital Employed at 11.32% in Q1 2026, 11.65% in Q4 2025, and 11.86% in Q3 2025.

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10 Axalta Coating Systems 7.44 Bn 6.88 Bn 416.00 Mn 11.32%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 11.32%
Dec 31, 2025 11.65%
Sep 30, 2025 11.86%
Jun 30, 2025 12.10%
Mar 31, 2025 12.68%
Dec 31, 2024 11.73%
Sep 30, 2024 11.39%
Jun 30, 2024 11.10%
Mar 31, 2024 9.99%
Dec 31, 2023 10.30%
Sep 30, 2023 9.46%
Jun 30, 2023 8.71%
Mar 31, 2023 8.03%
Dec 31, 2022 7.62%
Sep 30, 2022 7.38%
Jun 30, 2022 7.21%
Mar 31, 2022 8.55%
Dec 31, 2021 7.85%
Sep 30, 2021 8.93%
Jun 30, 2021 9.29%