Dauch Corp (DCH)

Dauch Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, designs, engineers, and manufactures driveline and metal forming technologies that supports electric, hybrid, and internal combustion vehicles. It operates through two segments, Driveline and Metal Forming segments. The Driveline segment offers front and rear axles, driveshafts, differential assemblies, clutch modules, balance shaft systems, disconnecting driveline technology, and electric and hybrid driveline products and systems for light trucks, sport utility vehicles, crossover vehicles, passenger cars, and commercial vehicles. The Metal Forming segment provides range of products, such as engine, transmission, driveline, and safety-critical components for traditional internal combustion engine and electric vehicle architectures, including light vehicles, commercial vehicles, and off-highway vehicles, as well as products for industrial markets. It operates in North America, Asia, Europe, and South America. Dauch Corporation was formerly known as American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to Dauch Corporation in January 2026. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Detroit, Michigan.

Ticker: DCH
Exchange: NYSE
Sector: Consumer Cyclical
Industry: Auto Parts
Market cap: $1.07B
52-week range: $4.41 - $9.25

Valuation

Share price: $4.52 (close of Nov 6, 2026)
P/E (TTM): -3.41x
Price to book: 0.71x
Price to free cash flow: -21.74x
Enterprise value: $5.43B
Book value per share: $6.36

Price performance

Period	Change
1 day	+2.26%
5 days	-5.44%
1 month	-22.74%
3 months	-20.28%
6 months	-22.07%
Year to date	-29.49%
1 year	-26.74%
3 years	-34.01%
5 years	-53.97%
10 years	-66.89%
All time	-72.61%

Short interest

As of: Oct 15, 2026
Short % of float: 6.79%
Shares short: 15.81M
Days to cover: 3.32
Change since prior report: -14.95%
Source: FINRA consolidated short interest

Super investors holding DCH

David Einhorn (DME Capital Management) · Bill Miller (Miller Value Partners, LLC) · Alex Roepers (Atlantic Investment Management, Inc) · Ken Griffin (Citadel)

Profitability and growth

Return on equity: -3.08%
Return on invested capital: 1.89%
Return on assets: -0.30%
Return on capital employed: 2.07%
Gross margin: 12.07%
Net margin: -0.34%
EBITDA margin: 9.80%
Revenue growth: -4.71%
Net income growth: -156.29%
Free cash flow growth: -25.22%

Cash flow and balance sheet

Free cash flow yield (TTM): -4.60%
Current ratio: 1.39x
Net debt to EBITDA: 5.04x

Latest reported year

Period end: Dec 31, 2025
Fiscal year: 2025
Revenue: $5.84B
Cost of revenue: $5.13B
Gross profit: $704.50M
EBITDA: $571.80M
Net income: -$19.70M
Earnings per share: $-0.17
Research and development: $147.00M
Interest expense: $201.10M
Shares outstanding: 118.40M

Income statement by year

Period end	Revenue	Gross profit	Net income	EPS
2025-12-31	$5.84B	$704.50M	-$19.70M	-$0.17
2024-12-31	$6.12B	$741.40M	$35.00M	$0.29
2023-12-31	$6.08B	$624.30M	-$33.60M	-$0.29
2022-12-31	$5.80B	$704.90M	$64.30M	$0.54
2021-12-31	$5.16B	$722.70M	$5.90M	$0.05
2020-12-31	$4.71B	$582.70M	-$561.30M	-$4.96
2019-12-31	$6.53B	$902.60M	-$484.50M	-$4.31
2018-12-31	$7.27B	$1.14B	-$57.50M	-$0.51
2017-12-31	$6.27B	$1.12B	$337.10M	$3.22
2016-12-31	$3.95B	$726.10M	$240.70M	$3.08

Margins and returns by year

Period end	Gross margin	Net margin	Return on equity	Return on capital
2025-12-31	12.07%	-0.34%	-3.08%	1.89%
2024-12-31	12.10%	0.57%	6.22%	6.47%
2023-12-31	10.27%	-0.55%	-5.55%	3.94%
2022-12-31	12.15%	1.11%	10.25%	6.62%
2021-12-31	14.02%	0.11%	1.29%	6.32%
2020-12-31	12.37%	-11.92%	-150.40%	-8.64%
2019-12-31	13.82%	-7.42%	-49.42%	-5.27%
2018-12-31	15.69%	-0.79%	-3.87%	1.98%
2017-12-31	17.86%	5.38%	21.89%	9.67%
2016-12-31	18.39%	6.10%	47.74%	16.79%

Cash and debt by year

Period end	Cash	Debt
2025-12-31	$708.90M	$4.08B
2024-12-31	$552.90M	$2.61B
2023-12-31	$519.90M	$2.79B
2022-12-31	$511.50M	$2.90B
2021-12-31	$530.20M	$3.12B
2020-12-31	$557.00M	$3.49B
2019-12-31	$532.00M	$3.66B
2018-12-31	$476.40M	$3.75B
2017-12-31	$376.80M	$4.04B
2016-12-31	$481.20M	$1.41B

Free cash flow by year

Period end	Free cash flow	Stock-based compensation
2025-12-31	$155.10M	$13.60M
2024-12-31	$207.40M	$15.00M
2023-12-31	$201.50M	$13.40M
2022-12-31	$277.50M	$17.70M
2021-12-31	$357.20M	$18.20M
2020-12-31	$239.10M	$19.40M
2019-12-31	$126.30M	$22.40M
2018-12-31	$246.80M	$27.90M
2017-12-31	$169.30M	$43.40M
2016-12-31	$184.60M	$21.00M

Dividend history

Most recent payment: Dec 4, 2008

Payment date	Dividend per share
2008-12-04	$0.02
2008-09-03	$0.02
2008-06-04	$0.15
2008-03-05	$0.15
2007-12-05	$0.15
2007-09-05	$0.15
2007-06-05	$0.15
2007-03-05	$0.15

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Past earnings dates

Reported	Fiscal period	EPS estimate
2026-11-06	Sep 2026	$0.14
2026-08-07	Jun 2026	$0.14
2026-05-08	Mar 2026	-$0.04
2026-02-13	Dec 2025	-$0.07
2025-11-07	Sep 2025	$0.12
2025-08-08	Jun 2025	$0.13
2025-05-02	Mar 2025	$0.02
2025-02-14	Dec 2024	-$0.08

Filings and sources

Company website: dauch.com
SEC filings: 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K on EDGAR
Earnings calendar: All upcoming reports

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