Hexcel/$HXL
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About Hexcel
Founded in 1948, Hexcel designs and manufactures a range of highly engineered composite fibers, fabrics, resins, and structures for use primarily in the commercial aerospace and defense markets. These are lighter than metal and perform under rigorous conditions in aircraft frames, wings, engine nacelles, and other structures and subassemblies. The company's name derives from the six-sided honeycomb structures that lend many of its products their light weight and rigidity. Hexcel's biggest customers are Airbus (40% of 2024 sales) and Boeing (15% of 2024 sales; 25% before the pandemic) and their respective subcontractors.
- Ticker
- $HXL
- Sector
- Industrials
- Primary listing
- NYSE
- Employees
- 5,563
- Headquarters
- Stamford, United States
- Website
- www.hexcel.com
Hexcel Metrics
BasicAdvanced
$5.9B
34.88
$2.23
1.10
$0.71
0.92%
Price and volume
Market cap
$5.9B
Beta
1.1
52-week high
$111.74
52-week low
$67.38
Average daily volume
1.3M
Dividend rate
$0.71
Financial strength
Current ratio
2.568
Quick ratio
1.259
Long term debt to equity
0.706
Total debt to equity
0.706
Dividend payout ratio (TTM)
31.37%
Interest coverage (TTM)
6.00%
Profitability
EBITDA (TTM)
406.5
Gross margin (TTM)
25.23%
Net profit margin (TTM)
8.50%
Operating margin (TTM)
14.13%
Effective tax rate (TTM)
13.95%
Revenue per employee (TTM)
$360,000
Management effectiveness
Return on assets (TTM)
6.50%
Return on equity (TTM)
11.86%
Valuation
Price to earnings (TTM)
34.876
Price to revenue (TTM)
2.933
Price to book
4.45
Price to tangible book (TTM)
5.4
Price to free cash flow (TTM)
28.216
Free cash flow yield (TTM)
3.54%
Free cash flow per share (TTM)
2.759
Dividend yield (TTM)
0.91%
Forward dividend yield
0.92%
Growth
Revenue change (TTM)
7.57%
Earnings per share change (TTM)
164.74%
3-year revenue growth (CAGR)
4.66%
10-year revenue growth (CAGR)
0.16%
3-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
5.70%
10-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
-1.39%
3-year dividend per share growth (CAGR)
14.34%
10-year dividend per share growth (CAGR)
5.39%
What the Analysts think about Hexcel
Analyst ratings (Buy, Hold, Sell) for Hexcel stock.
Analyst projections of the future price of Hexcel stock.
Bulls say / Bears say
Commercial aerospace sales rose 20.5% in the third quarter, with growth across Airbus and Boeing widebody and narrowbody programmes. This suggests the aircraft-production recovery is translating into stronger demand for Hexcel’s materials. (Hexcel)
Higher volumes are improving profitability and cash generation: nine-month adjusted operating margin rose to 12.8% from 10.3%, while free cash flow more than doubled to $102.5 million. That gives the recovery tangible earnings and balance-sheet benefits. (Hexcel)
Management sees a substantial multi-year runway if aircraft makers meet their planned production rates: it estimates $500 million of added annual commercial-aerospace sales and a further $200 million from defence and space. That would give Hexcel room to grow without relying only on current sales momentum. (StockAnalysis)
The third-quarter revenue miss and reaffirmed outlook disappointed the market: sales came in below analysts’ estimates, and the guidance midpoints also trailed consensus. That leaves less room for execution setbacks if expectations remain high. (Investing.com)
Defence, space and other sales fell 8.7% in the third quarter, with softness in F-35, international fighter, launcher and rocket-motor programmes adding to the effect of business exits. The weakness shows that growth outside commercial aerospace is currently uneven. (Hexcel)
The production recovery remains exposed to supply-chain and cost shocks: Hexcel says aircraft-rate delays from logistics and supply constraints have hurt it in recent years, while tariffs and geopolitical conflict could add cost, logistics and inventory pressure. These risks could slow the ramp or erode the benefit of higher volumes. (Hexcel)
Data summarised monthly by Lightyear AI. Last updated on 22 Oct 2026.
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Funds containing Hexcel
AllUSDEURGBP
Fund name | Fund size | $HXL weighting |
|---|---|---|
Invesco Defence Innovation£DFNX | $161M | 1.54% |
Invesco Defence Innovation$IDFN | $161M | 1.54% |
iShares Global Aerospace & Defence£DFND | $1.9B | 0.30% |
iShares Global Aerospace & Defence€DFND | $1.9B | 0.30% |
SPDR S&P 400 US Mid Cap$SPY4 | $6.4B | 0.17% |
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