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Dauch Corporation (DCH)

Consumer Cyclical | Auto Parts | Detroit, United States | NYSE
5.24 USD -0.26 (-4.708%) ⇩ (Oct. 14, 2026, 1:15 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★☆☆☆Long-term:★☆☆☆☆Dividends:☆☆☆☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 9:25 a.m. EDT

The investment case for Dauch Corporation is fundamentally broken. The company is trapped in a multi-year structural decline, having lost over 70% of its value over the last nine years with four consecutive years of negative annual returns. Despite a recent spike in revenue growth, the business is hemorrhaging value, posting negative earnings per share, and suffering from a crushing debt-to-equity ratio of 343. This leverage is unsustainable and poses a severe threat to equity holders. The lack of any dividend history confirms that capital preservation is not a priority for management. While the forward P/E looks cheap, it is a value trap built on negative earnings and deteriorating fundamentals. The options market agrees with this grim outlook, with traders aggressively buying deep out-of-the-money puts to hedge against further losses. There is no catalyst here to reverse the trend, making this a dangerous hold for any investor.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.110180
AutoARIMA0.111312
AutoETS0.113138
AutoTheta0.174562

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 44%
H-stat 0.38
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.271
Excess Kurtosis -0.65
Attribute Value
Sector Consumer Cyclical
Ex Dividend Date 2008-12-03
Last Dividend Date 2008-12-03
Debt to Equity Ratio 343.042
Revenue per Share 49.244
Market Cap 1,245,309,440
Forward P/E 4.65
Beta 1.69
Profit Margins -2.01%
Previous Name American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc.
Website https://www.dauch.com

As of Oct. 10, 2026, 9:25 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning heavily for downside protection, evidenced by massive open interest in out-of-the-money puts (strikes 15.0 and 12.5) relative to call volume. While there is some call activity at strikes like 10.0 and 12.0, the overwhelming volume in puts suggests a bearish sentiment focused on a potential collapse rather than a rally.


Dividend Data

Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2008-12-04 0.02 0.851064
2008-09-03 0.02 0.364299
2008-06-04 0.15 0.915192
2008-03-05 0.15 0.709555
2007-12-05 0.15 0.767656
2007-09-05 0.15 0.661376
2007-06-05 0.15 0.517956
2007-03-05 0.15 0.636132
2006-12-05 0.15 0.815661
2006-09-05 0.15 0.900360
2006-06-05 0.15 0.883913
2006-03-03 0.15 0.967742
2005-12-05 0.15 0.796601
2005-09-02 0.15 0.627615
2005-06-03 0.15 0.750000
2005-03-03 0.15 0.595711
2004-12-03 0.15 0.499168
2004-09-02 0.15 0.428694
2004-06-03 0.15 0.425653
Additional Data
dividendYield 0.0
exDividendDate 2008-12-04
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
lastDividendValue 0.02
lastDividendDate 2008-12-04

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.014336944
Address1 One Dauch Drive
All Time High 42.1
All Time Low 0.26
Ask 5.28
Ask Size 500
Audit Risk 3
Average Analyst Rating 2.2 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 4,195,350
Average Daily Volume3 Month 3,390,206
Average Volume 3,390,206
Average Volume10Days 4,195,350
Beta 1.693
Bid 5.27
Bid Size 5,200
Board Risk 4
Book Value 6.357
City Detroit
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 1
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 5.2411
Current Ratio 1.398
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,790,726,400
Day High 5.4
Day Low 5.24
Debt To Equity 343.042
Display Name Dauch
Dividend Yield 0.0
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,786,111,200
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,786,111,200
Earnings Growth -0.988
Earnings Quarterly Growth -0.975
Earnings Timestamp 1,786,105,800
Earnings Timestamp End 1,794,227,400
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,794,227,400
Ebitda 961,900,032
Ebitda Margins 0.116969995
Enterprise To Ebitda 5.85
Enterprise To Revenue 0.684
Enterprise Value 5,627,425,280
Eps Current Year 0.94008
Eps Forward 1.12728
Eps Trailing Twelve Months -1.01
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,228,348,800
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 20
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 6.1426
Fifty Day Average Change -0.9015002
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.146762
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -1.4336944
Fifty Two Week High 9.25
Fifty Two Week High Change -4.0089
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.4333946
Fifty Two Week Low 4.92
Fifty Two Week Low Change 0.32109976
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.06526418
Fifty Two Week Range 4.92 - 9.25
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 917,620,200,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 1.8
Float Shares 220,855,854
Forward Eps 1.12728
Forward P E 4.649333
Free Cashflow 540,849,984
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 18,000
Fullday Change 0.12000036
Fullday Change Percent 2.226352
Fullday Price 5.2411
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,790,812,800
Gross Margins 0.11327
Gross Profits 931,500,032
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.02654
Held Percent Institutions 1.08171
Implied Shares Outstanding 237,604,602
Industry Auto Parts
Industry Disp Auto Parts
Industry Key auto-parts
Ir Website http://investor.aam.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=63076&p=irol-irhome
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,228,348,800
Last Dividend Value 0.02
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Long Business Summary Dauch Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, designs, engineers, and manufactures driveline and metal forming technologies that supports electric, hybrid, and internal combustion vehicles. It operates through two segments, Driveline and Metal Forming segments. The Driveline segment offers front and rear axles, driveshafts, differential assemblies, clutch modules, balance shaft systems, disconnecting driveline technology, and electric and hybrid driveline products and systems for light trucks, sport utility vehicles, crossover vehicles, passenger cars, and commercial vehicles. The Metal Forming segment provides range of products, such as engine, transmission, driveline, and safety-critical components for traditional internal combustion engine and electric vehicle architectures, including light vehicles, commercial vehicles, and off-highway vehicles, as well as products for industrial markets. It operates in North America, Asia, Europe, and South America. Dauch Corporation was formerly known as American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to Dauch Corporation in January 2026. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Detroit, Michigan.
Long Name Dauch Corporation
Market us_market
Market Cap 1,245,309,440
Market State REGULAR
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_24704
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Name Change Date 2,026-10-14
Net Income To Common -163,500,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 1,349,594,139
Number Of Analyst Opinions 12
Open 5.31
Operating Cashflow 306,900,000
Operating Margins 0.04855
Overall Risk 2
Payout Ratio 0.0
Peg Ratio 0.43
Phone 313 758 2000
Prev Name American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc.
Previous Close 5.5
Price Eps Current Year 5.575164
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 0.8244612
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 0.15142934
Profit Margins -0.02011
Quick Ratio 0.9
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 2.23077
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.25890017
Regular Market Change Percent -4.7082176
Regular Market Day High 5.4
Regular Market Day Low 5.24
Regular Market Day Range 5.24 - 5.4
Regular Market Open 5.31
Regular Market Previous Close 5.5
Regular Market Price 5.2411
Regular Market Time 1,791,998,107
Regular Market Volume 2,132,712
Return On Assets 0.025339998
Return On Equity -0.15042
Revenue Growth 0.924
Revenue Per Share 49.244
Sand P52 Week Change 0.17004645
Sector Consumer Cyclical
Sector Disp Consumer Cyclical
Sector Key consumer-cyclical
Share Holder Rights Risk 4
Shares Outstanding 237,604,602
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.078200005
Shares Short 18,583,365
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,788,134,400
Shares Short Prior Month 20,592,076
Short Name Dauch Corporation
Short Percent Of Float 0.0798
Short Ratio 5.03
Source Interval 15
State MI
Symbol DCH
Target High Price 17.0
Target Low Price 7.0
Target Mean Price 9.13333
Target Median Price 8.0
Total Cash 884,000,000
Total Cash Per Share 3.72
Total Debt 5,198,799,872
Total Revenue 8,223,699,968
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing Eps -1.01
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 6.29225
Two Hundred Day Average Change -1.0511503
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.16705476
Type Disp Equity
Volume 2,132,712
Website https://www.dauch.com
Zip 48,211-1198