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Axalta Coating Systems

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Axalta Coating Systems has retired 12.7% of its shares since 2017, from 245,076,781 to 214,019,997.

12.7%retired since 2017
6.3%last 5 years
-0.3%last 12 months
214Mshares today
Shares outstanding, 2014 to todaysplit adjusted, from SEC filings
245M shares, 2017214M201520202025
2014, 229,784,3582026-07-22, 214,019,997
A share bought in 2014
1.1× more of Axalta Coating Systems today, without buying another share. It was one of 229,784,358 shares then. It is one of 214,019,997 now.
Every filing we read12 fiscal years, split adjusted
Fiscal yearDateShares outstandingFiling
20142015-02-27229,784,35810-K
20152016-02-15238,295,64110-K
20162017-02-23241,340,45010-K
20172018-02-15245,076,78110-K
20182019-02-19234,282,73510-K
20192020-02-12235,058,52110-K
20202021-02-11233,968,02110-K
20212022-02-10224,532,96010-K
20222023-02-09221,052,01810-K
20232024-02-08220,140,11110-K
20242025-02-06218,143,31310-K
20252026-02-06213,373,94210-K

Source: all 10-K filings of Axalta Coating Systems on EDGAR. Download this series as CSV. Licence CC BY 4.0, credit Buyback Radar.

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Axalta Coating Systems buybacks, answered

Is Axalta Coating Systems buying back its stock?

Only enough to stand still. The share count is roughly flat over the last twelve months, at 214,019,997 as of July 22, 2026. Over five years the share count is down 6.3%.

How many shares has Axalta Coating Systems bought back?

Net of every new share it issued, Axalta Coating Systems has 31.1 million fewer shares than at its 2017 peak. That is 12.7% of the company.

How many shares does Axalta Coating Systems have outstanding?

214,019,997 shares, as of July 22, 2026, from the cover page of its latest 10-Q. At the 2017 peak it had 245,076,781.

What do Axalta Coating Systems' buybacks mean for a shareholder?

Each share is a bigger slice of the company. Someone who held Axalta Coating Systems stock in 2017 owns 1.1 times as much of the business today without buying another share. Whether that was a good use of cash depends on the price paid.

How does Axalta Coating Systems compare with other cannibal stocks?

Axalta Coating Systems ranks No. 245 of 251 companies on Buyback Radar by share of the company retired since its peak. Close to it on the list: Marsh & Mclennan Companies (14.0%), Align Technology (13.1%), Newell Brands (12.2%), Meta Platforms (12.2%).

Every answer is computed from Axalta Coating Systems' own SEC filings and rebuilt every Monday. Latest count: 10-Q on EDGAR.

Superinvestors who own it

Seth KlarmanBaupost Group1,274,356 shares, $44K, Q2 2026

From the latest 13F filings. All superinvestors.

Insider buying, last 12 months

No open-market purchases reported in the last 12 months.

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