What AZZ does

AZZ Inc. (NYSE: AZZ), headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas, is a specialty metal coatings company that operates as North America's largest hot-dip galvanizer and a leading independent provider of coil coating solutions. The company runs two reporting segments — Metal Coatings and Precoat Metals — serving customers across non-residential construction, utility and power infrastructure, renewable energy, food and beverage containers, HVAC and appliances, transportation equipment, and industrial/OEM end-markets. AZZ's customer base is enterprise-oriented and diversified, with no single anchor customer disclosed in available data.

The Metal Coatings segment provides hot-dip galvanizing, spin galvanizing, and surface technologies services at 42+ strategically located facilities across North America. Core technology centers on immersing fabricated steel in molten zinc to create metallurgically bonded corrosion-protection coatings, supplemented by proprietary offerings such as GalvXtra zinc alloy coatings and specialized surface finishing (E-coating, powder coating, plating, Mil-Spec coatings). The Precoat Metals segment operates continuous coil coating lines that clean, pretreat, prime, and top-coat metal coils, with downstream value-added processing including slitting, cut-to-length, embossing, laminating, printing, and shape correction; this segment is supported by the CoilZone digital ordering portal.

AZZ generates revenue through quote-based project fees tied to tonnage processed, zinc weight, coating specifications, and complexity — no public pricing tiers are disclosed. The go-to-market motion is direct enterprise sales with customers delivering fabricated steel or coils to AZZ's facilities; there are no resellers or third-party distributors. Revenue mechanics are industrial services with project-based rather than recurring subscription economics, though long-term customer relationships and facility proximity create switching friction. FY2026 revenue reached a record $1.65 billion (Metal Coatings $758.7M, Precoat Metals $891.4M), with the company providing FY2027 guidance of $1.725-$1.775 billion in sales.

Name

AZZ

Legal name

AZZ Inc.

Website

https://azz.com

Company type

Public

Founded year

1987

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

AZZ Inc. (NYSE: AZZ) is North America's largest hot-dip galvanizer and a leading independent coil coating provider, operating 42+ facilities that deliver corrosion-protection metal finishing services to enterprise customers across construction, utilities, renewables, containers, and industrial end-markets.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Metal Finishing and Corrosion Protection Services

NAICS

Metal Coating, Engraving (except Jewelry and Silverware), and Allied Services to Manufacturers (332812), Coating, Engraving, Heat Treating, and Allied Activities (33281), Electroplating, Plating, Polishing, Anodizing, and Coloring (332813)

SIC

Paints, Varnishes, Lacquers, Enamels & Allied Prods (2851), Sheet Metal Work (3444)

akta.pro primary industry

Electroplating & Metal Finishing (Anodizing/Galvanizing/Passivation) (IMAIAKAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Protective Coatings, Galvanizing & Metal Finishing for Structural Steel (IMADACAK), Coated & Plated Steel (Galvanized, Galvalume, Tinplate, Electrogalvanized, Color-Coated) (IMAKABAG), Corrosion Control & Asset Integrity Services (Cathodic Protection/Coatings QA) (IMAIACAK)

Keywords

• Hot-dip galvanizing services
• Coil coating solutions
• Metal finishing services
• Corrosion protection coatings
• Industrial metal coatings

Headquarters

HQ city

Fort Worth

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Supply Chain, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Metal Coatings Services: Hot-dip galvanizing, spin galvanizing, and surface technologies services provided at 42+ North American facilities. Revenue is generated through service fees based on tonnage processed and complexity of coating requirements.
2. Precoat Metals Services: Coil coating services including cleaning, pretreating, priming, top-coating, and value-added processing (slitting, cut-to-length, embossing, laminating, printing). Revenue generated through processing fees per coil.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

AZZ provides metal finishing and corrosion protection services through two segments: Metal Coatings (hot-dip galvanizing, spin galvanizing, GalvXtra, and surface technologies) and Precoat Metals (continuous coil coating including cleaning, pretreatment, priming, top-coating, and value-added processing). Services are delivered at 42+ strategically located facilities across North America, serving customers in construction, utility infrastructure, renewable energy, transportation, container/packaging, HVAC, and industrial/OEM markets.

Product overview

AZZ operates as a two-segment industrial services company: Metal Coatings (hot-dip galvanizing) and Precoat Metals (coil coating). The Metal Coatings segment provides hot-dip galvanizing, spin galvanizing, and GalvXtra services through a network of 42 galvanizing facilities across North America. The Precoat Metals segment offers coil coating solutions including cleaning, pretreatment, priming, top coating, laminating, embossing, slitting, cut-to-length, printing, and shape correction services through dedicated facilities. Both segments serve broad end-markets including construction, infrastructure, renewables, utilities, transportation, and industrial applications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• GalvXtra: A specialized hot-dip galvanizing service offering enhanced corrosion protection
• CoilZone

Products and services

• Metal Coatings (Hot-Dip Galvanizing) North America's largest hot-dip galvanizing service, providing corrosion protection for fabricated steel through immersion in molten zinc to create a metallurgically bonded coating. Serves customers in construction, utility infrastructure, renewable energy, transportation, and industrial OEM markets through 42+ strategically located galvanizing facilities across North America.
• Precoat Metals (Coil Coating) Leading independent provider of coil coating solutions in North America, delivering cleaning, pretreatment, priming, top-coating, and value-added processing (slitting, cut-to-length, embossing, laminating, printing, shape correction) for metal coils. Serves appliance, construction, container, transportation, HVAC, and door/window markets.
• Surface Technologies Comprehensive metal finishing services including E-coating, powder coating, plating, wet coating, duplex coating, below-grade coating, and Mil-Spec coatings for specialized industrial and defense applications.
• GalvXtra Proprietary zinc alloy coating technology providing enhanced corrosion protection and improved aesthetic finish compared to standard hot-dip galvanizing.
• Spin Galvanizing Specialized galvanizing process using centrifugal force for small fabricated parts, fasteners, and custom fabrications requiring complete coverage of complex geometries.
• CoilZone Customer Portal Online customer portal for Precoat Metals customers providing ordering, tracking, and account management capabilities for coil coating services.

Quantifiable outcome

• Hot-dip galvanized steel can last 50-100+ years without maintenance in most environments
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Fernweh Group LLCcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 30 September 2022AZZ contributed its AZZ Infrastructure Solutions segment to AIS Investment Holdings LLC and sold a 60% interest to Fernweh Group. AZZ retained 40% minority interest. The transaction generated approximately $228 million in proceeds for AZZ.

Scale indicators15 records

Recent moves12 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• PPG Industries: Global paints and coatings manufacturer supplying industrial coatings for metal, automotive, construction, and infrastructure applications. Functions as a coating chemistry supplier and adjacent competitor in coated metal products serving similar end-markets as AZZ Precoat Metals.
• Steel Dynamics, Inc. US flat-rolled steel producer with substantial galvanized and painted steel products serving construction, HVAC, and appliance manufacturers. Direct competitor to AZZ's Precoat Metals segment in supplying coated coil to OEMs.
• Nucor Corporation: Largest US steel producer with extensive galvanized sheet steel capacity and value-added coated steel products serving construction, automotive, and energy markets. Increasingly captures downstream coating work that could otherwise flow to service galvanizers like AZZ.
• Voestalpine AG: Austrian integrated steel and metal processing group with significant galvanized and coated steel product lines serving automotive, construction, and industrial markets. Operates at much larger scale globally than AZZ and offers broader steelmaking alongside metal finishing services, making it a broad incumbent in the same space.
• ArcelorMittal: World's largest integrated steel producer with substantial galvanized and pre-coated steel product offerings for construction, automotive, and infrastructure end-markets. Competes with AZZ by supplying pre-galvanized coil directly to OEMs, bypassing toll galvanizing services.

Regional players

• Russel Metals Inc. Canadian metals service center operator with processing capabilities and distribution across North America. Comparable metals processing business model and end-market exposure to AZZ, primarily serving Canada and select US markets.

Direct peers

• Worthington Enterprises: Processor and distributor of steel and other metals with value-added processing capabilities including coating, cutting, and slitting. Closely comparable business model to AZZ in providing processed metal products to construction, automotive, and industrial customers.
• Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. Largest US metals service center operator providing processed metals including galvanized, coated, and specialty products to diverse end-markets. Offers comparable processing services and end-market exposure to AZZ's Metal Coatings segment.
• Olympic Steel, Inc. US metals service center and flat-rolled steel processor with processing capabilities including slitting, cutting, and coating services. Comparable customer base in construction, industrial, and OEM markets with similar processing-fee revenue model.

Emerging players

• Axalta Coating Systems: Global coatings manufacturer specializing in industrial and transportation coatings, including liquid and powder coatings used in similar end-markets to AZZ's coil coating services. Adjacent player with overlapping customer base in automotive, construction, and industrial sectors.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors

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M&A17 records

Investments

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