Dauch Corp (DCH) company profile
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About Dauch
Motor Vehicle Parts & Accessories, SIC 3714
Dauch Corporation provides driveline and metal forming components to the international automotive sector. The company's driveline offerings include front and rear axles, all-wheel-drive systems, sideshafts, and electric drive units such as e-Beam axles. Its metal forming division operates forging facilities that manufacture engine, transmission, driveline, and safety-critical parts for light, commercial, and industrial vehicle platforms. Operating across driveline and metal forming segments, the business engineers products compatible with internal combustion engine, hybrid, and fully electric vehicle architectures. Major automotive original equipment manufacturers serve as its primary customer base, including General Motors, Ford Motor Company, and Stellantis, alongside clients such as Scout Motors and Dongfeng Motor Group.
The company operates more than 175 locations across 24 countries. Its international presence encompasses technical centers, business offices, and manufacturing complexes situated throughout North America, Europe, and Asia, including a major production complex in Guanajuato, Mexico. Dauch Corporation maintains its global headquarters in Detroit, Michigan.
Summary of the business section of Dauch's latest annual report, written by StockData.
Company profile
Company
- Legal name
- Dauch Corp
- Founded
- 1999
- Headquarters
- Detroit, MI
- Address
- One Dauch Drive 48211-1198
- Phone
- (313) 758-3600
- Website
- dauch.com
- Employees
- 18,000, Dec 31, 2025
- Industry
- Motor Vehicle Parts & Accessories
- Incorporated in
- Delaware
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31
- Auditor
- Deloitte & Touche LLP, Detroit, Michigan
Stock & identifiers
- Ticker
- DCH
- Former tickers
- AXL until Feb 10, 2026
- Exchange
- NYSE
- IPO date
- Jan 29, 1999
- Shares outstanding
- 238M, Aug 4, 2026
- Public float
- $470.80M, Jun 30, 2025
- Filer category
- Accelerated filer
- SEC CIK
- 1062231
- CUSIP
- 024061103
- ISIN
- US0240611030
- FIGI
- BBG000BPYZV2
- Share class FIGI
- BBG001S9DR67
- LEI
- 254900SMQY98VFKNCC32
- EIN
- 38-3161171
Executives and directors
Officers and directors who filed ownership reports (Forms 3, 4, 5) in the last two years
| Name | Position | Shares owned |
|---|---|---|
| David C. Dauch | Chairman & CEO, Director | 4,809,113 |
| Joshua A. Sherbin | General Counsel & Secretary | 146,202 |
| Terri M. Kemp | SVP - Chief of Staff | 637,231 |
| Tolga I. Oal | President Driveline | 365,991 |
| Michael Joseph Lynch | President Driveline | 969,992 |
| Christopher John May | EVP & CFO | 1,115,393 |
| Markus Bannert | President - Metal Forming | 320,184 |
| Matthew K. Paroly | VP & General Counsel | 254,312 |
| David B. Walker | Director | 64,773 |
| Fiona M. MacAulay | Director | 30,846 |
| Smith Simon Mackenzie | Director | 44,167 |
| Peter David Lyons | Director | 212,311 |
| Herbert K. Parker | Director | 209,726 |
| James A. McCaslin | Director | 247,283 |
| Samuel Valenti III | Director | 141,672 |
| Aleksandra A. Miziolek | Director | 89,739 |
| Sandra E. Pierce | Director | 179,726 |
| William Lawrence Kozyra | Director | 207,311 |
| Terry Grayson-Caprio | Director | 69,247 |
| William P. Miller Ii | Director | 224,560 |
CEO pay and shareholder return
Pay versus performance table from the proxy statement
| Fiscal year | CEO total pay | CEO pay actually paid | Other executives (avg) | Value of $100 invested | Peer group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $11.52M | $13.09M | $3.08M | $77 | $127 |
| FY2024 | $11.12M | $6.05M | $2.74M | $70 | $85 |
| FY2023 | $12.20M | $13.72M | $2.93M | $106 | $103 |
| FY2022 | $13.40M | $9.13M | $3.70M | $94 | $89 |
| FY2021 | $11.18M | $14.07M | $3.55M | $112 | $118 |
| FY2020 | $8.84M | $10.27M | $2.98M | $78 | $117 |
“Actually paid” adjusts reported pay for changes in the value of equity awards. Shareholder return assumes $100 invested at the start of the measurement period, as disclosed by the company.
Executive compensation, fiscal 2025
Summary compensation table from the latest proxy statement
| Executive | Salary | Stock awards | Incentive pay | Other | Total | vs. prior year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David C. Dauch Chairman & Chief Executive Officer | $1.27M | $5.10M | $4.61M | $540.81K | $11.52M | +4% |
| Christopher J. May Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer | $684.38K | $1.20M | $1.40M | $205.79K | $3.49M | +5% |
| Michael J. Lynch President & Chief Operating Officer | $693.75K | $1.20M | $1.44M | $236.19K | $3.57M | +11% |
| Terri M. Kemp Senior Vice President Chief of Staff | $553.13K | $838.82K | $965.78K | $195.08K | $2.55M | +17% |
| Tolga I. Oal President Driveline | $600.00K | $958.65K | $1.00M | $145.02K | $2.70M | +19% |
Stock and option awards are grant-date fair values, not realized pay. “Other” includes pension value changes and all other compensation. Source proxy statement.
Employees
Headcount reported in annual reports
“As of December 31, 2025, prior to the completion of the Business Combination, we employed approximately 18,000 associates on a global basis, of which 5,000 are employed in the U.S.”
Corporate history
Events identified from SEC filings
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