Dauch Corporation news covers the company's financial results, automotive supplier operations, and integration activity following its business combination with Dowlais. Recurring updates include sales, adjusted EBITDA, cash flow, restructuring and acquisition-related costs, and other operating metrics tied to its Driveline and Metal Forming businesses.
Company announcements also address governance and compensation matters, including equity inducement awards under NYSE Rule 303A.08, incentive plan activity, executive appointments, and participation in automotive industry conferences.
Dauch Corporation (NYSE: DCH) announced inducement awards effective February 26 and March 2, 2026, granting restricted stock units to employees who commenced employment following the business combination with Dowlais Group plc.
The Inducement Grant covered 564,327 RSUs to 62 employees, including 83,267 RSUs granted to Markus Bannert, President – Metal Forming. Awards vest on the third anniversary of the grant date, were approved by the Compensation Committee, and were granted under the 2026 Inducement Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan pursuant to NYSE Rule 303A.08.
Dauch (NYSE: DCH) will present at the BofA Securities 2026 Global Automotive Summit on March 17, 2026. The company is scheduled for a fireside chat at 11:20 a.m. ET and the session will be webcast live.
According to the company, the audio webcast will be accessible via the Investor Relations section at www.dauch.com and a replay will be available after the event.
Dauch Corporation (NYSE: DCH) announced an inducement grant of restricted stock units to new employees who joined after its business combination with Dowlais Group plc. Effective Feb 26 and Mar 2, 2026, 62 employees received 957,867 RSUs that vest on the third anniversary, subject to continued employment.
The awards were approved by the Compensation Committee and granted under the 2026 Inducement Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan in reliance on the NYSE employment inducement exception to Rule 303A.08.
Dauch (NYSE: DCH) reported fourth-quarter and full-year 2025 results, including Q4 sales of $1.38B and full-year sales of $5.84B. Q4 net loss was $75.3M and full-year net loss was $19.7M, while full-year Adjusted EBITDA was $743.2M (12.7% of sales). Management closed the transformational acquisition of Dowlais and provided 2026 targets: sales $10.3–$10.7B, Adjusted EBITDA $1.3–$1.4B, and adjusted free cash flow $235–$325M, including expected synergy and restructuring cash outflows.
Dauch Corporation (NYSE: DCH) granted an inducement award of performance stock units to Markus Bannert effective Feb 5, 2026, tied to his appointment as an executive officer and the company’s business combination with Dowlais Group plc. The target is 90,909 shares; maximum payout equals 272,727 shares.
Vesting depends on continued employment and a 20-day average share-price measurement through the performance period ending March 31, 2029. Payouts scale from $12.00 (100% of target) up to $22.00 (300% of target); 50% vests at period end, remainder vests one year later. Award approved by the Compensation Committee under the 2026 Inducement Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan pursuant to NYSE Rule 303A.08.
Dauch Corporation (NYSE: DCH) will report fourth quarter financial results and host a conference call at 10:00 a.m. ET on Friday, February 13, 2026. A press release will be issued before the market opens that day and the results will be posted at the company's website.
Investors can join by phone or live webcast; an audio replay will be available one hour after the call until February 20, 2026, and the replay will be archived on the company website for one year.
Dauch Corporation (NYSE: DCH) named Simon Mackenzie Smith and Fiona MacAulay to its Board of Directors effective Feb. 5, 2026. Both directors bring over 35 years of sector and corporate finance experience and were formerly on the Dowlais Group plc board.
The appointments follow Dauch's recent acquisition of Dowlais Group plc and its subsidiaries, GKN Automotive and GKN Powder Metallurgy, and are presented as part of the company's board expansion to support integration and European-market expertise. Full director biographies are available on the company website.
Dauch Corporation (formerly American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc.; NYSE:AXL) changed its legal name by filing an amendment in Delaware, effective 12:01 a.m. ET on January 26, 2026. The company said its common stock will begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the new name Dauch Corporation and new ticker DCH effective February 5, 2026, while the CUSIP will remain unchanged.
The company said existing stock certificates remain valid and the name change aligns with a planned acquisition of Dowlais Group expected to close February 3, 2026.