HXL
Hexcel Corp /de/ Materials Plastic Materials, Synth Resins & Nonvulcan Elastomers Russell 3000
$77.84Close
$5.9BMarket cap
$67.42 – $110.0952-week range
Mid-januaryNext report · estimated
Highlights
Strengths
- Earnings growing EPS +96% year on year
Cautions
- Not in an uptrend 2 of 8 trend conditions
- Lagging the market RS 24 · weaker than 76% of stocks over 12 months
- Far from its high 29% below its 52-week high
- Distribution down-day volume 1.7× up-day volume over 50 sessions
Price
Filing Results Screen pick 52-week high and low Adjusted prices
Key figures
Off 12-month high
29%
1wk
down 2.2%
price change
1mo
down 7.2%
price change
12-month return
up 11%
market up 11% ·
its own down 3%
F-score
6 / 9
Mixed
Altman Z
4.72
Low risk
P/E
53.9×
price / earnings
PEG
—
P/E / EPS growth
P/B
4.7×
price / book
Earnings yield
up 2.5%
EBIT / enterprise value
Cheaper than
41%
of the market · around average
Revenue growth
0%
year on year
EPS growth
up 96%
latest quarter · -189 pts
Sales growth
up 9%
latest quarter · +1 pts
ROE
up 8%
return on equity
Free cash margin
up 8%
$157.2M FCF
D/E
0.79
long-term debt / equity
Net debt / EBITDA
3.1×
Interest cover
4.6×EBIT / interest
Piotroski tests
- profitability slipped from last year
- took on more long-term debt
- gross margin narrowed
- profitable on its assets
- generating cash from operations
- profits backed by cash
- short-term liquidity improved
- no new shares issued
- assets working harder
Trade setup
ATR%
4.0%
$3.09 a day · 2×ATR $71.65
RS
24 / 99
vs the universe
Trend
2 / 8
trend template
Relative volume
1.4×
vs 50-day average
Up/down volume
0.60
50 sessions
Implied move
—
no scheduled report
Trend template · 2 of 8
- 150-day average above the 200-day: passes
- 200-day average rising for a month: passes
Screen verdict
Did not qualify for any screen.
Warning signs
- Gross margin narrowing Gross margin fell from 24.7% to 23.0%. The company is keeping less of each dollar of sales than it did a year ago.
- Revenue shrinking Revenue fell 0.5% over the year, from $1.9B to $1.9B.
Last reported
Oct 21, 2026
Results reaction
Oct 21, 2026-10% vs market2 sessions after results
Financials
- Gross 23%
- Net 6%
- Free cash 8%
- Cash
- Long-term debt
| FY2020Dec 31, 2020 | FY2021Dec 31, 2021 | FY2022Dec 31, 2022 | FY2023Dec 31, 2023 | FY2024Dec 31, 2024 | FY2025Dec 31, 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $1.5B | $1.3B | $1.6B | $1.8B | $1.9B | $1.9B |
| Gross margin | 16% | 19% | 23% | 24% | 25% | 23% |
| Operating income | $14.1M | $51.8M | $175.2M | $215.3M | $186.1M | $171.6M |
| Net income | $31.7M | $16.1M | $126.3M | $105.7M | $132.1M | $109.4M |
| Net margin | 2% | 1% | 8% | 6% | 7% | 6% |
| Earnings per share | $0.38 | $0.19 | $1.49 | $1.24 | $1.59 | $1.37 |
| Free cash flow | $213.7M | $123.8M | $96.8M | $148.9M | $202.9M | $157.2M |
| Free cash margin | 14% | 9% | 6% | 8% | 11% | 8% |
| Cash | $103.3M | $127.7M | $112.0M | $227.0M | $125.4M | $71.0M |
| Long-term debt | $925.5M | $822.4M | $723.3M | $699.4M | $700.6M | $993.0M |
| Shareholders' equity | $1.5B | $1.5B | $1.6B | $1.7B | $1.5B | $1.3B |
| Shares outstanding | 83.60m | 84m | 84.20m | 84.10m | 81m | 75.70m |
Filings
| Filed | Report | Period to | Lag |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 21, 2026 | Quarterly ↗ | Sep 30, 2026 | 21d |
| Jul 29, 2026 | Quarterly ↗ | Jun 30, 2026 | 29d |
| Apr 22, 2026 | Quarterly ↗ | Mar 31, 2026 | 22d |
| Feb 11, 2026 | Annual ↗ | Dec 31, 2025 | 42d |
| Oct 22, 2025 | Quarterly ↗ | Sep 30, 2025 | 22d |
| Jul 24, 2025 | Quarterly ↗ | Jun 30, 2025 | 24d |
| Apr 21, 2025 | Quarterly ↗ | Mar 31, 2025 | 21d |
| Feb 5, 2025 | Annual ↗ | Dec 31, 2024 | 36d |
| Oct 21, 2024 | Quarterly ↗ | Sep 30, 2024 | 21d |
| Jul 18, 2024 | Quarterly ↗ | Jun 30, 2024 | 18d |
| Apr 22, 2024 | Quarterly ↗ | Mar 31, 2024 | 22d |
| Feb 7, 2024 | Annual ↗ | Dec 31, 2023 | 38d |
Current reports
| Filed | Disclosed |
|---|---|
| Oct 21, 2026 | Results · Regulation FD · Other events ↗ |
| Jul 29, 2026 | Results · Regulation FD · Other events ↗ |
| May 28, 2026 | Agreement ended ↗ |
| May 15, 2026 | Director or officer change · Shareholder vote · Other events ↗ |
| Apr 30, 2026 | Other events ↗ |
| Apr 22, 2026 | Results · Regulation FD · Other events ↗ |
| Apr 1, 2026 | Material agreement · Agreement ended · New obligation ↗ |
| Mar 13, 2026 | Director or officer change ↗ |
| Mar 4, 2026 | Material agreement · Director or officer change ↗ |
| Jan 28, 2026 | Results · Regulation FD · Other events ↗ |
| Nov 17, 2025 | Director or officer change ↗ |
| Nov 10, 2025 | Director or officer change ↗ |