AkzoNobel reported 2% year-over-year organic sales growth in the third quarter, supported by a 4% increase in pricing that helped protect profit margins. Management also reaffirmed that its proposed merger with Axalta remains on track to close in early 2027.
The company operates across a diverse set of end markets, reducing reliance on the performance of any single market.
Akzo’s performance coatings portfolio operates in highly competitive end markets, which limits pricing power and results in lower margins relative to some industrial coatings peers.
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AKZA
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PPG
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SHW
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Price/Earnings (Normalized) | 17.79 | 14.36 | 28.71 |
Price/Book Value | 2.07 | 2.91 | 21.23 |
Price/Sales | 1.02 | 1.52 | 3.42 |
Price/Cash Flow | 13.61 | 11.78 | 19.54 |
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Metric
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AKZA
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PPG
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SHW
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Quick Ratio | 1.43 | 1.05 | 0.40 |
Current Ratio | 1.93 | 1.58 | 0.73 |
Interest Coverage | 7.45 | 8.40 | 7.74 |
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Metric
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AKZA
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PPG
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SHW
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Return on Assets (Normalized) | 3.99% | 7.80% | 10.59% |
Return on Equity (Normalized) | 13.01% | 21.74% | 63.78% |
Return on Invested Capital (Normalized) | 7.10% | 11.42% | 17.73% |
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