AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Dauch (DCH)

Dauch Q3 sales rise to $2.91B on Dowlais; net loss $45.3M; EBITDA outlook cut

Mixed Impact 4 of 5 earnings

Dauch reported third quarter 2026 results with sales of $2.91 billion, up from $1.51 billion a year earlier, mainly because of the Dowlais acquisition. The company swung to a net loss attributable to Dauch of $45.3 million, or $(0.19) per share, compared with net income of $9.2 million, or $0.07 per share, a year earlier. It raised its full-year sales outlook but lowered its full-year Adjusted EBITDA range, so the results and guidance point in different directions for shareholders.

Key points

  • Third quarter sales were $2.91 billion versus $1.51 billion in Q3 2025; the Dowlais acquisition was the primary driver of year-over-year changes.
  • Net loss attributable to Dauch was $45.3 million, or $(0.19) per share, versus net income of $9.2 million, or $0.07 per share, in Q3 2025.
  • Adjusted EBITDA was $358.5 million, or 12.3% of sales, versus $195.7 million, or 13.0% of sales, a year earlier.
  • Full-year 2026 Adjusted EBITDA outlook was lowered to $1.35–$1.375 billion from $1.36–$1.425 billion, while the sales outlook was raised to $10.8–$10.875 billion from $10.6–$10.8 billion.

The filing

CompanyDauch (DCH)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECNov 6, 2026, 8:00 AM ET
Accession number0001062231-26-000152

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI (Anthropic Claude, claude-haiku-5-5) on Nov 7, 2026, 11:17 PM ET, from the text of the filing and its press-release exhibits only.

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