Welcome to our dedicated page for Dauch SEC filings (Ticker: DCH), a comprehensive resource for investors and traders seeking official regulatory documents including 10-K annual reports, 10-Q quarterly earnings, 8-K material events, and insider trading forms.
Dauch Corporation filings document material-event disclosures, operating results, governance matters, shareholder voting items, and capital-structure information for the automotive supplier. Recent 8-K and 8-K/A reports include financial results furnished under Item 2.02, Regulation FD disclosures, and compensation-related governance updates.
The company's proxy materials address annual meeting matters, equity incentive plan approvals, executive compensation, and board governance. Its filing record also reflects corporate disclosures connected to the Dowlais business combination, acquisition-related financial effects, inducement awards, and stock-based compensation arrangements.
DME Capital Management, DME Advisors, DME Advisors GP and David Einhorn report beneficial ownership of 12,395,104 shares of Dauch Corporation common stock, representing 5.2% of the outstanding shares. All reported shares are held in private investment funds and managed accounts for which DME Capital acts as investment advisor or general partner.
The reporting persons state they have shared voting and dispositive power over 12,395,104 shares and no sole voting or dispositive power. The percentage ownership is based on 237,366,732 shares outstanding as of May 5, 2026. Each reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares except to the extent of any pecuniary interest.
Dauch Corporation expanded significantly in Q2 2026 following its acquisition of Dowlais Group. Net sales for the quarter rose to $2,955.6 million from $1,536.2 million a year earlier, with operating income improving to $99.7 million. However, higher interest expense and integration-related items left net income attributable to Dauch at only $1.0 million and basic EPS approximately breakeven.
For the first six months of 2026, net sales reached $5,334.5 million, but Dauch recorded a net loss attributable to the company of $99.3 million, compared with a profit in 2025. The Dowlais business contributed about $2,411 million of sales and a $50 million loss, including inventory step‑up effects. Total consideration for Dowlais was about $1.7 billion, generating preliminary goodwill of $511 million.
The enlarged balance sheet shows total assets of $11,050.0 million and total debt of $5,119.9 million, raising year‑to‑date interest expense to $179.4 million. Cash from operations declined to $43.1 million. Dauch also described an ongoing IRS dispute where an adverse outcome for 2015–2023 could add an estimated $335–$385 million of income tax expense and interest.
Dauch Corporation reported second-quarter 2026 results, with year-over-year changes primarily driven by its acquisition of Dowlais Group. Net sales were $2,955.6 million compared with $1,536.2 million a year earlier, while Adjusted EBITDA rose to $389.6 million, maintaining a margin of 13.2% of sales. Adjusted earnings per share were $0.32 versus $0.34 in the second quarter of 2025.
GAAP profitability was much lower than the prior year. Net income attributable to Dauch was $1.0 million versus $39.3 million, and diluted earnings per share were $0.00 versus $0.32. The quarter included restructuring and acquisition-related costs of $49.8 million and interest expense of $89.8 million, both higher than in 2025.
Cash generation improved in the quarter: net cash provided by operating activities was $107.5 million versus $91.9 million, and Adjusted free cash flow increased to $148.4 million from $48.7 million. For full-year 2026, the company targets sales of $10.6–$10.8 billion, Adjusted EBITDA of $1.36–$1.425 billion, and Adjusted free cash flow of $260–$325 million, including expected Dowlais-related synergy benefits of $60–$75 million.
Dauch Corporation filed an 8-K to report that its represented workforce, UAW Local 2093, at the Three Rivers Manufacturing Facility in Michigan has ratified a new four-year collective bargaining agreement. Associates at the facility are returning to their positions, allowing regular operations to resume.
The company describes itself as a premier Driveline and Metal Forming supplier to the global automotive industry, with a powertrain-agnostic portfolio serving electric, hybrid, and internal combustion vehicles, headquartered in Detroit with operations in 24 countries and more than 175 locations.
AXL issuer filing a Rule 144 notice for proposed sales of Common shares through Merrill Lynch. The filing lists three stock-award block entries dated 02/26/2026, 02/28/2026, and 04/16/2026 with quantities 17,275, 33,200, and 46,640 respectively. The notice names Merrill Lynch, Northbrook, IL as the broker and references the NYSE.
AXL submitted a Form 144 notice reporting proposed sales of Common stock by an affiliate, with an administrative broker listed as Merrill Lynch. The filing lists past stock awards of 1,700 shares (03/03/2015) and 18,300 shares (05/05/2023). The filing includes numeric entries 237,366,732 and a date 05/14/2026 in the securities table.
Dauch Corporation reported a sharp swing to a net loss while completing a transformative acquisition in the quarter ended March 31, 2026. Net sales rose to $2,378.9 million, up 68.6% from $1,411.3 million, largely driven by the acquisition of Dowlais Group plc, which added about $972 million of sales.
The company posted a net loss of $100.0 million, versus net income of $7.1 million a year earlier, as results absorbed $98.9 million of restructuring and acquisition-related costs and a $38 million inventory fair-value step-up. Operating cash flow turned to an outflow of $64.4 million from an inflow of $55.9 million.
Total assets increased to $11.27 billion from $6.67 billion, with goodwill rising to $648.8 million after recording $475.0 million from the Dowlais transaction. Long-term debt grew to $5.25 billion, supported by 6.375% and 7.75% notes and a new Tranche C term facility, while stockholders’ equity more than doubled to $1.50 billion.
Dauch Corporation reported sharply higher first quarter 2026 sales but a GAAP net loss as it absorbed its Dowlais acquisition. Net sales rose to $2.38 billion from $1.41 billion a year earlier, driven primarily by the consolidation of Dowlais.
The company posted a net loss attributable to Dauch of $100.3 million, or $(0.52) per diluted share, versus net income of $7.1 million, or $0.06 per share, in 2025, reflecting higher restructuring and acquisition-related costs, interest expense and other items. However, Adjusted EBITDA increased to $308.5 million, or 13.0% of sales, up from $177.7 million, or 12.6% of sales, and Adjusted earnings per share improved to $0.34 from $0.22.
Operating cash flow swung to a use of $64.4 million from an inflow of $55.9 million, and Adjusted free cash flow was a use of $40.8 million. Total assets rose to $11.27 billion and long‑term debt to $5.16 billion after the business combination. For full year 2026, Dauch now targets sales of $10.3–$10.8 billion, Adjusted EBITDA of $1.3–$1.425 billion and Adjusted free cash flow of $235–$325 million, including expected synergy benefits from integrating Dowlais.
Kemp Terri M. reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Dauch Corp reported that SVP – Chief of Staff Terri M. Kemp received an equity grant under the company’s compensation program. She was awarded 186,568 shares of Common Stock in the form of restricted stock units at a price of $0.00 per share.
According to the filing, these restricted stock units will settle in common stock, vesting 50% on the one-year anniversary of the grant date and 50% on the two-year anniversary, subject to vesting conditions. After this grant, Kemp directly holds 637,231 shares of Dauch Corp common stock.
Sherbin Joshua A reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Dauch Corp General Counsel & Secretary Joshua A. Sherbin reported receiving two equity awards of the company’s common stock. He was granted 100,747 performance-based restricted stock units at target, which can pay out up to 300% of target based on share-price performance through March 31, 2029, with half vesting at period end and half one year later. He was also granted 45,455 time-based restricted stock units that vest on the third anniversary of the grant date.