HXL Hexcel Corporation Common Stock

NYSE · Aerospace & Defense · View on SEC EDGAR ↗
$99.31
Price · Jul 2, 2026
Fundamentals as of Apr 22, 2026

HXL Stock Snapshot Price, market cap, P/E, EPS, ROE, debt/equity, 52-week range

Price
$99.31
Market Cap
$5.59B
P/E (TTM)
194.5
EPS (TTM)
Revenue (TTM)
$1.89B
Div Yield
0.96%
ROE
7.8%
Debt/Equity
0.8
52W Range
$57 – $102

HXL Stock Price Chart Daily OHLCV with technical indicators — pan, zoom, and customize your view

10-Year Performance Revenue, net income, margins and EPS trends

Revenue & Net Income $1.89B
10-point trend, -5.5%
2016-12-31 2025-12-31
EPS
Free Cash Flow $157M
9-point trend, +113.9%
2016-12-31 2025-12-31
Margins 5.8%
9-point trend, -18.5%
2016-12-31 2025-12-31

Valuation P/E, P/S, P/B, EV/EBITDA ratios — is the stock expensive or cheap?

Metric
5Y trend
HXL
Peer Median
P/E (TTM)
5-point trend, +42.7%
194.5
46.6
P/S (TTM)
5-point trend, -10.1%
3.0
7.9
P/B
5-point trend, +52.7%
4.5
4.7
EV / EBITDA
5-point trend, -16.6%
22.2
Price / FCF
5-point trend, +1.3%
35.6

Profitability Gross, operating and net margins; ROE, ROA, ROIC

Metric
5Y trend
HXL
Peer Median
Gross Margin
5-point trend, +21.6%
23.0%
23.2%
Operating Margin
5-point trend, +131.7%
9.1%
Net Profit Margin
5-point trend, +373.8%
5.8%
4.8%
ROA
5-point trend, +619.6%
4.0%
3.8%
ROE
5-point trend, +622.2%
7.8%
7.4%
ROIC
5-point trend, +278.0%
6.2%

Financial Health Debt, liquidity, solvency — balance sheet strength

Metric
5Y trend
HXL
Peer Median
Debt / Equity
5-point trend, +43.3%
0.8
13.2
Current Ratio
5-point trend, -9.0%
2.3
2.8
Quick Ratio
5-point trend, -14.7%
1.0

Growth Revenue, EPS and net income growth: YoY, 3Y CAGR, 5Y CAGR

Metric
5Y trend
HXL
Peer Median
Revenue YoY
5-point trend, +43.0%
-0.48%
Revenue CAGR 3Y
5-point trend, +43.0%
6.3%
Revenue CAGR 5Y
5-point trend, +43.0%
4.7%
Net Income YoY
5-point trend, +579.5%
-17.2%

Per Share Metrics EPS, book value per share, cash flow per share, dividend per share

Metric
5Y trend
HXL
Peer Median

Capital Efficiency Asset turnover, inventory turnover, receivables turnover

Metric
5Y trend
HXL
Peer Median
Payout Ratio
4-point trend, +84.7%
49.3%

Dividends Yield, payout ratio, dividend history, 5Y CAGR

Dividend Yield
0.96%
Payout Ratio
49.3%
5Y Div CAGR
Ex-dateAmount
May 4, 2026$0.1800
Feb. 9, 2026$0.1800
Nov. 3, 2025$0.1700
Aug. 8, 2025$0.1700
May 2, 2025$0.1700
Feb. 7, 2025$0.1700
Nov. 1, 2024$0.1500
Aug. 2, 2024$0.1500
May 2, 2024$0.1500
Feb. 8, 2024$0.1500
Nov. 2, 2023$0.1250
Aug. 3, 2023$0.1250
May 4, 2023$0.1250
Feb. 9, 2023$0.1250
Nov. 3, 2022$0.1000
Aug. 4, 2022$0.1000
May 5, 2022$0.1000
Feb. 10, 2022$0.1000
Feb. 13, 2020$0.1700
Oct. 31, 2019$0.1700

HXL Analyst Consensus Bullish and bearish analyst opinions, 12-month price target, upside

HOLD 21 analysts
  • Strong Buy 2 9.5%
  • Buy 6 28.6%
  • Hold 13 61.9%
  • Sell 0 0.0%
  • Strong Sell 0 0.0%

12-Month Price Target

14 analysts · 2026-07-02
Median target $96.00 -3.3%
Mean target $95.21 -4.1%

Earnings History EPS actual vs estimate, surprise %, beat rate, next earnings date

Avg Surprise
0.03%
Next Report
Jul 22, 2026
Period EPS Actual EPS Est Surprise
March 31, 2026 $0.59 $0.44 0.15%
Dec. 31, 2025 $0.52 $0.50 0.02%
Sept. 30, 2025 $0.37 $0.37 -0.00%
June 30, 2025 $0.50 $0.47 0.03%
March 31, 2025 $0.37 $0.43 -0.06%

Peer Comparison Key metrics vs sector peers

Ticker Market Cap P/E Rev YoY Net Margin ROE Gross Margin
HXL $5.59B 194.5 -0.48% 5.8% 7.8% 23.0%
KTOS $13.12B 597.7 18.5% 1.6% 1.1% 22.9%
SARO $9.59B 34.6 15.8% 4.6% 10.7%
AVAV $9.87B -36.1 140.9% -13.4% -6.0% 25.3%
MRCY $3.15B -82.2 9.2% -4.2% -2.6% 27.9%
LOAR $6.37B 90.7 23.2% 14.5% 6.4% 52.7%
KRMN $9.68B 562.8 36.6% 3.7% 4.7% 40.3%
VSEC
AIR 175.5 19.9% 0.45% 1.0% 19.0%
FLY $3.56B -4.6 162.9% -186.6% -219.4% 19.2%
YSS

Full Fundamentals All metrics by year — income statement, balance sheet, cash flow

Income Statement 16
Annual Income Statement data for HXL
Metric Trend 202520242023202220212020201920182017201620152014
Revenue 12-point trend, +2.1% $1.89B $1.90B $1.79B $1.58B $1.32B $1.50B $2.36B $2.19B $1.97B $2.00B $1.86B $1.86B
Cost of Revenue 12-point trend, +8.3% $1.46B $1.43B $1.36B $1.22B $1.07B $1.26B $1.72B $1.61B $1.42B $1.44B $1.33B $1.35B
Gross Profit 12-point trend, -14.5% $435M $470M $433M $357M $250M $240M $640M $581M $552M $565M $533M $509M
R&D Expense 12-point trend, +17.7% $56M $57M $53M $46M $45M $47M $56M $56M $49M $47M $44M $48M
SG&A Expense 12-point trend, +13.3% $169M $177M $164M $148M $135M $121M $159M $146M $152M $158M $156M $149M
Operating Income 12-point trend, -43.9% $172M $186M $215M $175M $52M $14M $425M $371M $351M $360M $332M $306M
Interest Expense 12-point trend, +371.2% $38M $31M $34M $36M $38M $42M $46M $38M $27M $22M $14M $8M
Other Non-op 7-point trend, +320.0% $1M $0 $-72M $11M $8M · · · · $-400.0K · $-500.0K
Pretax Income 12-point trend, -54.6% $135M $155M $110M $150M $22M $-28M $380M $334M $323M $338M $318M $297M
Income Tax 12-point trend, -71.3% $26M $23M $12M $32M $6M $-61M $77M $62M $42M $90M $83M $89M
Net Income 7-point trend, -64.3% $109M $132M $106M $126M $16M $32M $307M · · · · ·
EPS (Basic) 2-point trend, +14.8% · · · · · · · · · · $2.48 $2.16
EPS (Diluted) 2-point trend, +15.1% · · · · · · · · · · $2.44 $2.12
Shares (Basic) 12-point trend, -17.9% 79,500,000 82,300,000 84,600,000 84,400,000 84,100,000 83,800,000 84,900,000 87,900,000 90,600,000 92,800,000 95,800,000 96,800,000
Shares (Diluted) 12-point trend, -18.9% 80,000,000 83,000,000 85,500,000 85,000,000 84,600,000 84,000,000 85,800,000 89,000,000 91,900,000 94,200,000 97,200,000 98,700,000
EBITDA 11-point trend, -22.0% $294M $310M $340M $301M $190M $155M $567M · $455M $453M $409M $377M
Balance Sheet 29
Annual Balance Sheet data for HXL
Metric Trend 202520242023202220212020201920182017201620152014
Cash & Equivalents 12-point trend, +0.1% $71M $125M $227M $112M $128M $103M $64M $33M $60M $35M $52M $71M
Receivables 12-point trend, +6.8% $249M $212M $235M $223M $160M $125M $228M $261M $249M $246M $234M $234M
Inventory 12-point trend, +13.3% $329M $356M $334M $319M $246M $214M $333M $298M $314M $291M $307M $290M
Prepaid Expense 12-point trend, -47.6% $46M $51M $43M $39M $40M $38M $27M $34M $34M $35M $41M $87M
Current Assets 12-point trend, +7.2% $731M $782M $864M $734M $616M $536M $705M $676M $657M $607M $634M $682M
PP&E (Net) 12-point trend, +30.1% $1.61B $1.60B $1.68B $1.66B $1.75B $1.87B $1.94B $1.88B $1.87B $1.63B $1.43B $1.24B
PP&E (Gross) 12-point trend, +77.8% $3.32B $3.16B $3.20B $3.09B $3.11B $3.14B $3.08B $2.90B $2.74B $2.38B $2.10B $1.87B
Accum. Depreciation 12-point trend, +171.4% $1.71B $1.57B $1.52B $1.43B $1.36B $1.27B $1.13B $1.03B $878M $753M $674M $630M
Goodwill 11-point trend, +257.5% $192M $186M $189M $187M $190M $193M $190M · $110M $67M $53M $54M
Intangibles 11-point trend, +1500.0% $42M $46M $58M $65M $73M $75M $81M · $34M $2M $2M $3M
Other Non-current Assets 12-point trend, +420.0% $117M $105M $119M $142M $145M $185M $154M $81M $62M $43M $39M $22M
Total Assets 12-point trend, +32.8% $2.70B $2.73B $2.92B $2.84B $2.82B $2.92B $3.13B $2.82B $2.78B $2.40B $2.19B $2.04B
Accounts Payable 12-point trend, -16.2% $147M $142M $159M $156M $113M $70M $158M $162M $144M $137M $149M $175M
Accrued Liabilities 12-point trend, -30.5% $93M $99M $75M $82M $73M $65M $63M $70M $41M $64M $81M $134M
Short-term Debt · · · · · · · · · · · $1M
Current Liabilities 12-point trend, +3.9% $323M $354M $316M $330M $248M $183M $323M $327M $262M $272M $293M $311M
Capital Leases 7-point trend, -65.1% $19M $19M $22M $39M $40M $46M $54M · · · · ·
Deferred Tax 12-point trend, +10.3% $87M $81M $111M $126M $140M $153M $156M $145M $129M $123M $64M $79M
Other Non-current Liabilities 12-point trend, -81.6% $22M $30M $34M $61M $71M $92M $100M $41M $173M $159M $100M $122M
Total Liabilities 12-point trend, +63.9% $1.45B $1.20B $1.20B $1.28B $1.33B $1.41B $1.68B $1.50B $1.29B $1.16B $1.01B $886M
Long-term Debt 12-point trend, +138.5% $993M $701M $700M $724M $823M $926M $1.06B $957M $810M $689M $576M $416M
Total Debt 11-point trend, +138.5% $993M $701M $700M $724M $823M $926M $1.06B · $810M $689M $576M $416M
Common Stock 12-point trend, +10.0% $1M $1M $1M $1M $1M $1M $1M $1M $1M $1M $1M $1M
Retained Earnings 12-point trend, +172.9% $2.31B $2.25B $2.17B $2.10B $2.01B $2.00B $1.98B $1.73B $1.50B $1.25B $1.04B $846M
Treasury Stock 12-point trend, +567.8% $2.04B $1.58B $1.32B $1.28B $1.28B $1.28B $1.25B $1.10B $731M $575M $458M $305M
AOCI 12-point trend, +81.5% $-13M $-115M $-74M $-174M $-126M $-60M $-119M $-108M $-45M $-174M $-124M $-70M
Stockholders' Equity 12-point trend, +8.8% $1.25B $1.53B $1.72B $1.55B $1.49B $1.51B $1.45B $1.32B $1.50B $1.24B $1.18B $1.15B
Liabilities + Equity 12-point trend, +32.8% $2.70B $2.73B $2.92B $2.84B $2.82B $2.92B $3.13B $2.82B $2.78B $2.40B $2.19B $2.04B
Shares Outstanding 12-point trend, -20.7% 75,700,000 81,000,000 84,100,000 84,200,000 84,000,000 83,600,000 83,600,000 84,800,000 89,600,000 91,400,000 93,500,000 95,500,000
Cash Flow 17
Annual Cash Flow data for HXL
Metric Trend 202520242023202220212020201920182017201620152014
D&A 12-point trend, +71.8% $122M $124M $125M $126M $138M $141M $142M $123M $104M $93M $76M $71M
Stock-based Comp 12-point trend, -16.3% $14M $22M $21M $20M $19M $15M $18M $16M $18M $16M $18M $17M
Deferred Tax 12-point trend, -85.1% $6M $-17M $-33M $-3M $-3M $-51M $16M $29M $3M $63M $53M $40M
Amort. of Intangibles 12-point trend, +1766.7% $6M $7M $7M $7M $7M $7M $7M $3M $1M $300.0K $300.0K $300.0K
Restructuring 8-point trend, +268.8% $28M $2M $800.0K $8M $19M $43M $0 $8M · · · ·
Other Non-cash 5-point trend, -14.4% $-22M $28M $38M $-96M $-19M · · · · · · ·
Operating Cash Flow 12-point trend, -27.5% $230M $290M $257M $173M $152M $264M $491M $421M $429M $401M $301M $318M
CapEx 12-point trend, -71.8% $73M $87M $108M $76M $28M $51M $204M $184M $278M $328M $305M $260M
Investing Cash Flow 9-point trend, +78.5% $-76M $-87M $-51M $-55M $-28M $-51M $-367M $-188M $-354M · · ·
Stock Repurchased 12-point trend, +183.9% $454M $252M $30M $0 $0 $25M $143M $358M $150M $111M $146M $160M
Net Stock Activity 10-point trend, -183.9% $-454M $-252M $-30M $0 · $-25M $-143M · $-150M $-111M $-146M $-160M
Dividends Paid 12-point trend, +53900000.00 $54M $49M $42M $34M $0 $14M $4M $48M $43M $40M $38M $0
Financing Cash Flow 9-point trend, -264.2% $-212M $-302M $-93M $-130M $-97M $-178M $-91M $-257M $-58M · · ·
Net Change in Cash 12-point trend, -1107.4% $-54M $-102M $115M $-16M $24M $39M $32M $-27M $25M $-17M $-19M $5M
Taxes Paid 8-point trend, -80.0% $7M $42M $59M $36M $1M $-200.0K $57M $36M · · · ·
Free Cash Flow 11-point trend, +171.5% $157M $203M $149M $97M $124M $214M $287M · $151M $74M $-4M $58M
Levered FCF 11-point trend, +142.1% $127M $176M $119M $68M $96M $264M $251M · $127M $57M $-15M $52M
Profitability 8
Annual Profitability data for HXL
Metric Trend 202520242023202220212020201920182017201620152014
Gross Margin 11-point trend, -16.3% 23.0% 24.7% 24.2% 22.6% 18.9% 16.0% 27.2% · 28.0% 28.2% 28.6% 27.4%
Operating Margin 11-point trend, -45.0% 9.1% 9.8% 12.0% 11.1% 3.9% 0.94% 18.1% · 17.8% 18.0% 17.9% 16.5%
Net Margin 5-point trend, +373.8% 5.8% 6.9% 5.9% 8.0% 1.2% · · · · · · ·
Pretax Margin 11-point trend, -55.5% 7.1% 8.1% 6.1% 9.5% 1.7% -1.8% 16.1% · 16.4% 16.8% 17.1% 16.0%
EBITDA Margin 11-point trend, -23.6% 15.5% 16.3% 19.0% 19.1% 14.3% 10.3% 24.1% · 23.1% 22.6% 22.0% 20.3%
ROA 5-point trend, +619.6% 4.0% 4.7% 3.7% 4.5% 0.56% · · · · · · ·
ROE 5-point trend, +622.2% 7.8% 8.5% 6.3% 8.4% 1.1% · · · · · · ·
ROIC 11-point trend, -54.6% 6.2% 7.1% 7.9% 6.1% 1.6% -0.70% 13.5% · 13.2% 13.6% 14.0% 13.7%
Liquidity & Solvency 5
Annual Liquidity & Solvency data for HXL
Metric Trend 202520242023202220212020201920182017201620152014
Current Ratio 11-point trend, +3.2% 2.3 2.2 2.7 2.2 2.5 2.9 2.2 · 2.5 2.2 2.2 2.2
Quick Ratio 11-point trend, +1.3% 1.0 1.0 1.5 1.0 1.2 1.2 0.9 · 1.2 1.0 1.0 1.0
Debt / Equity 11-point trend, +119.3% 0.8 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.7 · 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.4
LT Debt / Equity 11-point trend, +120.0% 0.8 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.7 · 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4
Interest Coverage 11-point trend, -88.1% 4.6 6.0 6.3 4.8 1.4 0.3 9.3 · 12.8 16.3 23.4 38.2
Efficiency 3
Annual Efficiency data for HXL
Metric Trend 202520242023202220212020201920182017201620152014
Asset Turnover 11-point trend, -27.2% 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.8 · 0.8 0.9 0.9 1.0
Inventory Turnover 11-point trend, -12.2% 4.3 4.2 4.1 4.3 4.7 4.6 5.4 · 4.7 4.8 4.4 4.8
Receivables Turnover 11-point trend, +3.1% 8.2 8.5 7.8 8.2 9.3 8.5 9.6 · 8.0 8.4 8.0 8.0
Per Share 7
Annual Per Share data for HXL
Metric Trend 202520242023202220212020201920182017201620152014
Book Value / Share 11-point trend, +37.2% $16.52 $18.86 $20.41 $18.46 $17.68 $18.06 $17.30 · $16.69 $13.62 $12.62 $12.04
Revenue / Share 11-point trend, +25.9% $23.67 $22.93 $20.92 $18.56 $15.66 $17.89 $27.46 · $21.47 $21.28 $19.15 $18.80
Cash Flow / Share 11-point trend, -10.6% $2.88 $3.49 $3.01 $2.04 $1.79 $3.15 $5.72 · $4.66 $4.26 $3.10 $3.22
Cash / Share 11-point trend, +26.3% $0.94 $1.55 $2.70 $1.33 $1.52 $1.24 $0.77 · $0.67 $0.39 $0.55 $0.74
Dividend / Share 8-point trend, +17637.5% $71 · · $0 · $0 $1 $1 $0 $0 $0 ·
Dividend Paid / Share 6-point trend, +6.3% $1 $1 $0 $0 · $0 $1 · · · · ·
EPS (TTM) 12-point trend, -82.1% $0.38 $0.38 $0.38 $0.38 $0.38 $0.38 $3.57 $3.11 $3.09 $2.65 $2.44 $2.12
Growth Rates 7
Annual Growth Rates data for HXL
Metric Trend 202520242023202220212020201920182017201620152014
Revenue YoY 5-point trend, +95.9% -0.48% 6.4% 13.4% 19.1% -11.8% · · · · · · ·
Revenue CAGR 3Y 3-point trend, +4.8% 6.3% 12.8% 6.0% · · · · · · · · ·
Revenue CAGR 5Y 4.7% · · · · · · · · · · ·
Net Income YoY 5-point trend, +65.1% -17.2% 25.0% -16.3% 684.5% -49.2% · · · · · · ·
Net Income CAGR 3Y 3-point trend, -109.5% -4.7% 101.7% 49.4% · · · · · · · · ·
Net Income CAGR 5Y 28.1% · · · · · · · · · · ·
Dividend CAGR 5Y 30.6% · · · · · · · · · · ·
Valuation (TTM) 17
Annual Valuation (TTM) data for HXL
Metric Trend 202520242023202220212020201920182017201620152014
Revenue TTM 12-point trend, +2.1% $1.89B $1.90B $1.79B $1.58B $1.32B $1.50B $2.36B $2.19B $1.97B $2.00B $1.86B $1.86B
Net Income TTM 12-point trend, -47.8% $109M $132M $106M $126M $16M $32M $307M $277M $284M $250M $237M $209M
Market Cap 11-point trend, +41.2% $5.59B $5.08B $6.20B $4.96B $4.35B $4.05B $6.13B · $5.54B $4.70B $4.34B $3.96B
Enterprise Value 11-point trend, +51.3% $6.52B $5.65B $6.67B $5.57B $5.05B $4.88B $7.12B · $6.29B $5.36B $4.87B $4.31B
P/E 12-point trend, +893.7% 194.5 165.0 194.1 154.9 136.3 127.6 20.5 18.4 20.0 19.4 19.0 19.6
P/S 11-point trend, +38.3% 3.0 2.7 3.5 3.1 3.3 2.7 2.6 · 2.8 2.3 2.3 2.1
P/B 11-point trend, +29.8% 4.5 3.3 3.6 3.2 2.9 2.7 4.2 · 3.7 3.8 3.7 3.4
P / Tangible Book 6-point trend, +68.4% 5.5 3.9 4.2 3.8 3.6 3.3 · · · · · ·
P / Cash Flow 11-point trend, +94.8% 24.3 17.5 24.1 28.6 28.7 15.3 12.5 · 12.9 11.7 14.4 12.5
P / FCF 11-point trend, -48.0% 35.6 25.0 41.7 51.2 35.1 19.0 21.4 · 36.8 64.0 -1010.0 68.4
EV / EBITDA 11-point trend, +94.0% 22.2 18.2 19.6 18.5 26.6 31.5 12.6 · 13.8 11.8 11.9 11.4
EV / FCF 11-point trend, -44.3% 41.5 27.9 44.8 57.5 40.8 22.8 24.8 · 41.8 72.9 -1132.0 74.4
EV / Revenue 11-point trend, +48.2% 3.4 3.0 3.7 3.5 3.8 3.2 3.0 · 3.2 2.7 2.6 2.3
Dividend Yield 11-point trend, +0.01 0.96% 0.97% 0.68% 0.68% 0.00% 0.35% 0.07% · 0.77% 0.85% 0.88% 0.00%
Earnings Yield 12-point trend, -90.0% 0.51% 0.61% 0.52% 0.65% 0.73% 0.78% 4.9% 5.4% 5.0% 5.1% 5.2% 5.1%
Payout Ratio 4-point trend, +84.7% 49.3% 37.3% 39.9% 26.7% · · · · · · · ·
Annual Payout 12-point trend, +53900000.00 $54M $49M $42M $34M $0 $14M $4M $48M $43M $40M $38M $0

Financial Statements Income statement, balance sheet, cash flow — annual, last 5 years

Income Statement
2025-12-312024-12-312023-12-312022-12-312021-12-31
Revenue $1.89B$1.90B$1.79B$1.58B$1.32B
Gross Margin % 23.0%24.7%24.2%22.6%18.9%
Operating Margin % 9.1%9.8%12.0%11.1%3.9%
Net Income $109M$132M$106M$126M$16M
Balance Sheet
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Debt / Equity 0.80.50.40.50.6
Current Ratio 2.32.22.72.22.5
Quick Ratio 1.01.01.51.01.2
Cash Flow
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Free Cash Flow $157M$203M$149M$97M$124M

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