DCH Consumer Cyclical

Dauch Corporation

$4.53-2.37%

Price as of close on Nov 3, 2026 · Financials updated Oct 8, 2026

Basics

Sector: Consumer Cyclical
Industry: Auto Parts
Country: United States
Market cap: 1.1B USD
Enterprise value: 5.4B USD
Full-time employees: 18,000

Overall health

Strength: growing faster than most peersgrowing faster than peers
Drawback: less profitable than most peersless profitable than peers
Drawback: higher risk than most peers: its share price swings more than most peers’ (beta 1.69 vs a peer median of 0.63) and more debt relative to equity (3.39× vs a peer median of 0.46×)higher risk: bigger price swings (beta 1.69 vs peers 0.63) and more debt vs equity (3.39× vs peers 0.46×)
About average: valuation

Ranks #1,182 of 1,502 consumer cyclical companies (bottom 22%)

See how it ranks against its peers

Worth knowing

Stock pay outran buybacks. Stock-based pay expense $42M vs $20M spent repurchasing shares over the 3 fiscal years to 2025. Shares outstanding changed +3.6% from December 2022 to December 2025.
Over three fiscal years Dauch recorded $42M of stock-based pay expense and spent $20M repurchasing shares (repurchases can include shares withheld to cover employees' taxes). Repurchases were smaller than the stock pay, so they did little to offset new employee shares.Over three fiscal years Dauch recorded $42M of stock-based pay expense and spent $20M repurchasing shares. Repurchases were smaller than the stock pay, so they did little to offset new employee shares.
Earnings slid into a loss. Loss per share this year after a profit last year.
Dauch made a loss per share in its latest year after a profit the year before.
Much more borrowing than peers. Debt is 3.4× equity vs a peer median of 0.5×.Debt is 3.4× equity vs peers 0.5×.
Debt is 3.4× shareholders' equity, against a peer median of 0.5×, among the highest 10% of its peer group.Debt is 3.4× shareholders' equity, vs peers 0.5×, among the highest 10% of its peer group.
Valuation signals disagree. Cheaper than 74% of peers on operating cash profit (EBITDA), but only 0% on earnings.Cheaper than 74% of peers on operating cash profit, but only 0% on earnings.
Relative to its operating cash profit (EBITDA), Dauch looks cheaper than 74% of peers; relative to its earnings, cheaper than only 0%. The valuation score blends the two, so look at which measure fits this business best.Relative to its operating cash profit, Dauch looks cheaper than 74% of peers; relative to its earnings, cheaper than only 0%. The valuation score blends the two, so look at which measure fits this business best.

StockQuotient Score

35/ 100

Oct 5 35 → Nov 4 35

Valuation

Is the price right?

43/100

Moderate▲ 1 since Oct 27 close

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last quarter: No major changeValuation also moves with the share price every day.

Why it changed since the Oct 27, 2026 close: Score 42 → 43

Share price -4.0%+1
Company's reported figures updated-1
Peer companies moved+1

Each step re-scores the company against its peers as they were on Oct 28, 2026; the parts add up to the change. Price effects on EBITDA yield are approximate.

Why

Mixed versus peers:

▲ EBITDA yield
▼ Earnings yield
▼ FCF yield

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Sector-normalized EBITDA, earnings, and free cash flow yields.

Earnings yield-15.4%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Negative (a loss or cash outflow), so it counts as zero whatever the share price30% base weight · Z-score -1.34Sector median: 0.0439 · MAD: 0.0329

EBITDA yield13.4%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported value50% base weight · Z-score 1.00Sector median: 0.0877 · MAD: 0.0461

Free cash flow yield-2.3%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026 · operating cash flow − capital spendingNegative (a loss or cash outflow), so it counts as zero whatever the share price20% base weight · Z-score -1.13Sector median: 0.0614 · MAD: 0.0545

Other data (not scored)

Book yield140.3%

SEC filings · latest balance sheetReported valueInformational · 0% composite weightSector median: 0.5650 · MAD: 0.3500

Growth

Is it growing?

78/100

Moderate

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last quarter: ▲ Stronger

12-month revenue up 20.9%

Why

Stronger than most peers on:

▲ Revenue growth
▲ 3-yr revenue

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Revenue and earnings-per-share growth over one year, and revenue growth over three years.

Earnings per share growthUnavailable

Earnings per share turned from a profit to a loss33% base weight · Z-score -2.14Sector median: 0.0420 · MAD: 0.2537

3-year revenue growth11.1%

SEC filings · 3 years to Jun 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score 1.08Sector median: 0.0425 · MAD: 0.0636

Revenue growth41.0%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Outlier capped at sector 5th/95th percentile33% base weight · Z-score 4.60Sector median: 0.0373 · MAD: 0.0653

Profitability

Does it earn well?

15/100

Weak▼ 1 since Oct 27 close

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last quarter: ▼ Weaker

Free cash flow turned negative over the last 12 months

Why it changed since the Oct 27, 2026 close: Score 16 → 15

Peer companies moved-1

Each step re-scores the company against its peers as they were on Oct 28, 2026; the parts add up to the change. Price effects on EBITDA yield are approximate.

Why

Weaker than most peers on:

▼ ROA
▼ Operating margin
▼ ROIC

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Return on invested capital, operating margin, and return on assets.

Operating margin1.0%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score -1.17Sector median: 0.0638 · MAD: 0.0461

Return on assets-1.5%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score -1.89Sector median: 0.0331 · MAD: 0.0254

Return on invested capital1.1%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score -1.04Sector median: 0.0733 · MAD: 0.0600

Other data (not scored)

Gross margin10.9%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported valueInformational · 0% composite weightSector median: 0.3025 · MAD: 0.1399

Return on equity-11.0%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported valueInformational · 0% composite weightSector median: 0.0746 · MAD: 0.0674

Risk

Debt, liquidity, price swings

Higher

Higher relative risk

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last quarter: No major change

Why

Weaker than most peers on:

▼ Beta
▼ Debt / equity

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Relative to sector peers: 0 = lower relative risk · 1 = moderate · 2 = higher. Based on leverage, beta and liquidity.

Beta1.69

Yahoo Finance · 5-year monthly beta vs the marketReported value33% base weight · Z-score -3.55Sector median: 0.6345 · MAD: 0.2980

Current ratio1.40×

SEC filings · latest balance sheetReported value33% base weight · Z-score -0.15Sector median: 1.4800 · MAD: 0.5570

Debt / equity3.39×

SEC filings · latest balance sheetReported value33% base weight · Z-score -8.23Sector median: 0.4646 · MAD: 0.3556

Valuation, growth and profitability scores: higher is better. Risk: 0 is lower, 2 is higher. Risk is a relative proxy, not a bankruptcy probability. Scores depend on available sector peers.

Questions investors ask about Dauch

Is Dauch getting weaker?: Its latest SEC filing (Aug 7, 2026) got weaker in some ways: free cash flow turned negative over the last 12 months. Its overall score is unchanged at 35/100 since Oct 28, 2026.
How is Dauch valued vs its peers?: Priced about in line with its peers. Valuation scores 43/100 against 1,612 consumer cyclical peers. EBITDA yield 13.4% vs a peer median of 8.8% (stronger than 74% of peers).EBITDA yield 13.4% vs peers 8.8% (stronger than 74% of peers). Earnings yield -15.4% vs a peer median of 4.4% (weaker than 100% of peers).Earnings yield -15.4% vs peers 4.4% (weaker than 100% of peers).
Is Dauch growing?: Yes, faster than most of its peers. Growth scores 78/100 against 1,612 consumer cyclical peers. Revenue growth 41.0% vs a peer median of 3.7% (stronger than 95% of peers).Revenue growth 41.0% vs peers 3.7% (stronger than 95% of peers).
How profitable is Dauch?: Less profitable than most of its peers. Profitability scores 15/100 against 1,612 consumer cyclical peers. Return on assets -1.5% vs a peer median of 3.3% (weaker than 89% of peers).Return on assets -1.5% vs peers 3.3% (weaker than 89% of peers).
How risky is Dauch?: Higher risk relative to 1,612 consumer cyclical peers, judged on debt, liquidity and share-price swings. Beta 1.69 vs a peer median of 0.63 (weaker than 94% of peers).Beta 1.69 vs peers 0.63 (weaker than 94% of peers). A relative measure, not a bankruptcy probability.

Latest filing: what changed

Quarter ended Jun 30, 2026 · filed Aug 7, 2026 · compared with the quarter ended Mar 31, 2026

Got weaker

Free cash flow turned negative over the last 12 months

Worth watching: Dauch is in the bottom fifth of its sector on profitability. From 2021 to 2025, 63% of companies in that position posted a loss over the following year, against 4% for the top fifth.

	Previous quarter	Latest quarter	Change
Revenue (12 months)	6.8B USD	8.2B USD	+20.9%
Net income (12 months)	−127.1M USD	−165.4M USD	+30.1%
Operating margin	0.5%	1.0%	+0.5 pts
Free cash flow (12 months)	500,000 USD	−24.9M USD	turned negative
Debt	5.3B USD	5.1B USD	−2.6%
Cash	1.0B USD	880.8M USD	−12.6%
Shares outstanding	237.4M	237.6M	+0.1%

From the company’s own SEC filings, as filed. Twelve-month figures roll forward one quarter at a time.

Industry valuation context

Industry: Auto Parts · 21 companies

Valuations in Auto Parts are within their usual range since 2016.

53% of months since 2016 were valued lower than now.
12% of companies are in the most expensive fifth of their own price-to-sales history.
Median price-to-sales is −62% vs the whole market, against a usual −53%.

2016Shaded: most expensive fifth of its range2026

Financials

Fiscal years from SEC annual filings · change vs the prior year

Key ratios	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	Change
Gross margin	14.0%	12.1%	10.3%	12.1%	12.1%	▼ 0.0 pts
Operating margin	4.7%	4.2%	2.4%	3.9%	1.9%	▼ 2.0 pts
Net margin	0.1%	1.1%	-0.6%	0.6%	-0.3%	▼ 0.9 pts
Return on assets (ROA)	0.1%	1.2%	-0.6%	0.7%	-0.3%	▼ 1.0 pts
Return on equity (ROE)	1.3%	10.3%	-5.6%	6.2%	-3.1%	▼ 9.3 pts
Free cash flow margin	6.9%	4.8%	3.3%	3.4%	2.7%	▼ 0.7 pts
Current ratio	1.78×	1.66×	1.67×	1.63×	2.95×	▲ 81%
Quick ratio	1.39×	1.28×	1.27×	1.25×	2.57×	▲ 105%
Debt to equity	6.85×	4.74×	4.65×	4.73×	6.40×	▲ 35%
Interest coverage	1.23×	1.40×	0.73×	1.30×	0.56×	▼ 57%

DCH price history

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Bringing the fundamentals into focus…

Overall health

Strength: growing faster than most peersgrowing faster than peers

Drawback: less profitable than most peersless profitable than peers

Drawback: higher risk than most peers: its share price swings more than most peers’ (beta 1.69 vs a peer median of 0.63) and more debt relative to equity (3.39× vs a peer median of 0.46×)higher risk: bigger price swings (beta 1.69 vs peers 0.63) and more debt vs equity (3.39× vs peers 0.46×)

About average: valuation

Ranks #1,182 of 1,502 consumer cyclical companies (bottom 22%)

See how it ranks against its peers

Worth knowing

Stock pay outran buybacks. Stock-based pay expense $42M vs $20M spent repurchasing shares over the 3 fiscal years to 2025. Shares outstanding changed +3.6% from December 2022 to December 2025.

Over three fiscal years Dauch recorded $42M of stock-based pay expense and spent $20M repurchasing shares (repurchases can include shares withheld to cover employees' taxes). Repurchases were smaller than the stock pay, so they did little to offset new employee shares.Over three fiscal years Dauch recorded $42M of stock-based pay expense and spent $20M repurchasing shares. Repurchases were smaller than the stock pay, so they did little to offset new employee shares.

Earnings slid into a loss. Loss per share this year after a profit last year.

Dauch made a loss per share in its latest year after a profit the year before.

Much more borrowing than peers. Debt is 3.4× equity vs a peer median of 0.5×.Debt is 3.4× equity vs peers 0.5×.

Debt is 3.4× shareholders' equity, against a peer median of 0.5×, among the highest 10% of its peer group.Debt is 3.4× shareholders' equity, vs peers 0.5×, among the highest 10% of its peer group.

Valuation signals disagree. Cheaper than 74% of peers on operating cash profit (EBITDA), but only 0% on earnings.Cheaper than 74% of peers on operating cash profit, but only 0% on earnings.

Relative to its operating cash profit (EBITDA), Dauch looks cheaper than 74% of peers; relative to its earnings, cheaper than only 0%. The valuation score blends the two, so look at which measure fits this business best.Relative to its operating cash profit, Dauch looks cheaper than 74% of peers; relative to its earnings, cheaper than only 0%. The valuation score blends the two, so look at which measure fits this business best.

Questions investors ask about Dauch

Is Dauch getting weaker?

Its latest SEC filing (Aug 7, 2026) got weaker in some ways: free cash flow turned negative over the last 12 months. Its overall score is unchanged at 35/100 since Oct 28, 2026.

How is Dauch valued vs its peers?

Priced about in line with its peers. Valuation scores 43/100 against 1,612 consumer cyclical peers. EBITDA yield 13.4% vs a peer median of 8.8% (stronger than 74% of peers).EBITDA yield 13.4% vs peers 8.8% (stronger than 74% of peers). Earnings yield -15.4% vs a peer median of 4.4% (weaker than 100% of peers).Earnings yield -15.4% vs peers 4.4% (weaker than 100% of peers).

Is Dauch growing?

Yes, faster than most of its peers. Growth scores 78/100 against 1,612 consumer cyclical peers. Revenue growth 41.0% vs a peer median of 3.7% (stronger than 95% of peers).Revenue growth 41.0% vs peers 3.7% (stronger than 95% of peers).

How profitable is Dauch?

Less profitable than most of its peers. Profitability scores 15/100 against 1,612 consumer cyclical peers. Return on assets -1.5% vs a peer median of 3.3% (weaker than 89% of peers).Return on assets -1.5% vs peers 3.3% (weaker than 89% of peers).

How risky is Dauch?

Higher risk relative to 1,612 consumer cyclical peers, judged on debt, liquidity and share-price swings. Beta 1.69 vs a peer median of 0.63 (weaker than 94% of peers).Beta 1.69 vs peers 0.63 (weaker than 94% of peers). A relative measure, not a bankruptcy probability.

Previous quarter

Latest quarter

Change

Revenue (12 months)

6.8B USD

8.2B USD

+20.9%

Net income (12 months)

−127.1M USD

−165.4M USD

+30.1%

Operating margin

0.5%

1.0%

+0.5 pts

Free cash flow (12 months)

500,000 USD

−24.9M USD

turned negative

Debt

5.3B USD

5.1B USD

−2.6%

Cash

1.0B USD

880.8M USD

−12.6%

Shares outstanding

237.4M

237.6M

+0.1%

Key ratios

FY 2021

FY 2022

FY 2023

FY 2024

FY 2025

Change

Gross margin

14.0%

12.1%

10.3%

12.1%

▼ 0.0 pts

Operating margin

4.7%

4.2%

2.4%

3.9%

1.9%

▼ 2.0 pts

Net margin

0.1%

1.1%

-0.6%

0.6%

-0.3%

▼ 0.9 pts

Return on assets (ROA)

0.1%

1.2%

-0.6%

0.7%

-0.3%

▼ 1.0 pts

Return on equity (ROE)

1.3%

10.3%

-5.6%

6.2%

-3.1%

▼ 9.3 pts

Free cash flow margin

6.9%

4.8%

3.3%

3.4%

2.7%

▼ 0.7 pts

Current ratio

1.78×

1.66×

1.67×

1.63×

2.95×

▲ 81%

Quick ratio

1.39×

1.28×

1.27×

1.25×

2.57×

▲ 105%

Debt to equity

6.85×

4.74×

4.65×

4.73×

6.40×

▲ 35%

Interest coverage

1.23×

1.40×

0.73×

1.30×

0.56×

▼ 57%