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HXL

Hexcel Corporation

HXL

NYSE·Industrials·Aerospace & Defense·Mkt cap $7.4B

$97.60

▼ -0.50%

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Our plain-language verdict, the thesis, risk factors, and what is changing about the business.

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52-Week Range

$56.82 - $101.51

P/E

64.21

Fwd P/E

42.34

Beta

1.07

Div Yield

0.71%

Avg Vol

1.1M

Shares Out

75.4M

Mkt Cap

$7.4B

Price action

Price chart

Up 70.5% over the trailing year

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Total returns

Price performance

Total return across standard periods - splits & dividends adjusted by FMP. Periods longer than 1Y show annualized in the tooltip.

Why we rate it this way

The thesis at a glance

Bull and bear case · plain-English context across the five lenses we evaluate.

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Bull Case

4 reasons

  • Dominant market position in aerospace-grade composite materials with decades of manufacturing expertise
  • Proprietary advanced composite technology and specialized manufacturing processes
  • Long-term relationships with major aerospace OEMs and defense contractors
  • Diversified end-market exposure reducing dependency on any single customer or sector
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Bear Case

2 risks

  • Average volatility.
  • Premium valuation to Defense Prime Contractors peers

Growth

Stable outlook

Recovery and growth in commercial aircraft production and narrow-body jet demand

Value

Premium valuation to Defense Prime Contractors peers

Momentum

Hot

+23.8% over 3m

Quality

Stable

Strong fundamentals

Dividend

Modest

0.71% yield

Earnings track record

Recent earnings results

AI-summarized recap of last quarter, plus the surprise on every print.

Next: Jul 23, 2026

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LATEST RECAP

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EPS surprise · last 4Q

Q1 26

$0.49

Q4 25

$0.60

Q3 25

$0.26

Q2 25

$0.17

Next: Jul 23, 2026

Revenue trend · last 8Q

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-2%

-0%

+4%

+8%

Q2 24

Q3 24

Q4 24

Q1 25

Q2 25

Q3 25

Q4 25

Q1 26

$500.4M

$456.5M

$473.8M

$456.5M

$489.9M

$456.2M

$491.3M

$494.6M

Margins · last 8Q

Gross

25.1%

Operating

11.5%

Profit

7.5%

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Wall Street consensus

3 analysts · 0% Buy

Live ratings and price targets aggregated across covering analysts.

Buy

0%

Hold

3

100%

Sell

0%

Median Price Target

$87.50

▼ -10.3% vs $97.60

Low $79.00
Median $87.50
High $105.00

Latest: Jefferies · $95.00 · Apr 26, 2026

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vs Industry

How HXL stacks vs Aerospace & Defense

Stock metrics vs industry averages. Green = better than industry.

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