Dauch
DCH NYSE· Automotive Parts & Equipment
Last close · Oct 26, 2026
$4.61
KIRA · Stoqly’s AI analyst, in plain words
- Dauch had $5.8B of revenue in fiscal 2025, down 4.7% on the year before. Over five years, revenue changed +4.4% a year on average.
- Its operating margin was 1.9%, down 2.0 pts: of every 100 in sales, about 2 is left after running the business.
- Dauch lost $19.7M in fiscal 2025.
- Free cash flow was $155M in fiscal 2025, 2.7% of revenue.
- Dauch returned $2.8M to shareholders in fiscal 2025, 2% of free cash flow. The diluted share count rose 0.6%.
- Dauch owes $3.4B more than it holds in cash, about 6.0 years of operating profit.
Market cap
$1.1B
P/E
—
Revenue
$5.8B
Net income
−$19.7M
Free cash flow
$155M
Operating margin
1.9%
Dauch in 30 seconds · fiscal 2025
Are sales growing?
−4.7%
No. Sales fell 4.7% last year.
Does it make a profit?
−0.3%
No. It lost money last year.
Does profit turn into cash?
2.7%
Partly. 2.7% of sales ends up as free cash.
Is debt under control?
6.0x
Heavy. Repaying its debt would take 6.0 years of operating profit.
How healthy are the accounts?
4 / 9
Mixed. It passes 4 of 9 health tests.
What Dauch does
No business description yet.
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31, 2025
- Latest annual report
- 10-K · Feb 13, 2026
- Legal name
- DAUCH CORPORATION
- CIK
- 0001062231
Dauch · DCH
Results and finances
The last 5 fiscal years. Amounts in USD.
| Fiscal year | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales and profit | |||||
| Revenue | $5.2B | $5.8B | $6.1B | $6.1B | $5.8B |
| Revenue growth | 9.5% | 12.5% | 4.8% | 0.8% | −4.7% |
| Gross margin | 14.0% | 12.2% | 10.3% | 12.1% | 12.1% |
| Operating margin | 4.7% | 4.2% | 2.4% | 3.9% | 1.9% |
| Net income | $5.9M | $64.3M | −$33.6M | $35.0M | −$19.7M |
| Net margin | 0.1% | 1.1% | −0.6% | 0.6% | −0.3% |
| Diluted EPS | $0.05 | $0.53 | −$0.29 | $0.29 | −$0.17 |
| Cash | |||||
| Cash from operations | $538M | $449M | $396M | $455M | $412M |
| Capital expenditure | $181M | $171M | $195M | $248M | $257M |
| Free cash flow | $357M | $278M | $202M | $207M | $155M |
| FCF margin | 6.9% | 4.8% | 3.3% | 3.4% | 2.7% |
| Dividends paid | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| Share buybacks | $4.3M | $1.9M | $14.7M | $2.8M | $2.8M |
| Share count change | 0.9% | 1.2% | 1.0% | 0.9% | 0.6% |
| Debt and strength | |||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $530M | $512M | $520M | $553M | $709M |
| Debt incl. finance leases | $3.2B | $3.0B | $2.9B | $2.7B | $4.1B |
| Shareholders' equity | $458M | $627M | $605M | $563M | $640M |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 3.4x | 3.3x | 3.7x | 3.0x | 6.0x |
| Current ratio | 1.8x | 1.7x | 1.7x | 1.6x | 3.0x |
| Interest coverage | 1.2x | 1.4x | 0.7x | 1.3x | 0.6x |
| Returns and quality | |||||
| Return on capital | 7.5% | 7.7% | 3.9% | 4.8% | 1.7% |
| Return on equity | 1.4% | 11.9% | −5.5% | 6.0% | −3.3% |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 4 |
| Altman Z'' | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 2.5 |
Insiders bought, 12 months
$0.2M
1 insider
Insiders sold, 12 months
$0.0M
0 insiders
Of sales under plans
—
$0.0M
How to read these numbers
- Revenue:
- Total sales reported in the income statement.
- Operating margin:
- Operating income as a share of revenue.
- Net income:
- Profit after all expenses, interest and tax.
- Free cash flow:
- Cash from operations minus capital spending.
- Net debt / EBITDA:
- Years of EBITDA needed to pay off net debt. Below zero means more cash than debt.
- Return on capital:
- After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
Dauch · DCH
Charts and comparison
Ten years at a glance, and how it stacks up against similar companies.
Revenue
Net income
Margins, % of revenue
Cash vs debt (incl. leases)
Free cash flow
Dividends and buybacks
Similar companies
Each company’s latest fiscal year. Fiscal years end in different months, so periods don’t line up exactly.
| Company | Market cap | Growth | Op. margin | FCF margin | ROIC | P/E | F-score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dauch DCH | $1.1B | −4.7% | 1.9% | 2.7% | 1.7% | — | 4 |
| Dana DAN | $3.0B | −3.0% | 1.9% | 4.0% | 3.1% | 2.7x | 7 |
| LCI Industries LCII | $2.1B | 10.2% | 6.8% | 6.8% | 10.2% | 10.2x | 8 |
| Patrick Industries PATK | $2.4B | 6.3% | 7.0% | 6.2% | 8.6% | 16.7x | 6 |
| Visteon VC | $2.0B | −2.5% | — | — | 19.3% | 13.1x | 7 |
KIRA
At $4.61 a share, the company is worth $1.1B.
Dauch grew sales faster than 0 of its 4 similar companies.
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0001062231). Data updated October 19, 2026. For information only — not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.