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    Hexcel Corporation (HXL)

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    INDUSTRIALS • AEROSPACE & DEFENSE • NYSE

    $89.83
    +2.09 (+2.38%)

    Market Cap: $6.82B

    Last updated: Oct 16, 2026 at 5:00 PM ET

    Earnings

    Performance (10Y)

    Beat Rate
    77%(30/39)
    Avg Surprise
    +9.88%
    Streak
    3 Q

    Upcoming Estimates

    Period ending Sep 30, 2026
    EPS Consensus$0.49
    Range$0.42 - $0.56
    15 analysts
    EPS Revisions
    7
    0
    7d
    4
    5
    30d
    EPS Estimate DriftChange to current
    90d ago$0.49+0.4%
    60d ago$0.50-1.5%
    30d ago$0.50-1.6%
    7d ago$0.50-0.5%
    Current$0.49
    Revenue Consensus
    $503M
    Range$487M - $529M
    15 analysts
    Period ending Dec 31, 2026
    EPS Consensus$0.89
    Range$0.82 - $1.09
    16 analysts
    Revenue Consensus
    $579M
    Range$538M - $610M
    16 analysts
    PeriodReportedEst.SurpriseB/MYoY
    Dec 26EST
    		-$0.89---
    Sep 26EST
    		-$0.49---
    Jun 26
    Reported Jul 29
    		$0.66$0.56+17.86%Beat+32.0%
    Mar 26
    Reported Apr 22
    		$0.59$0.44+34.09%Beat+59.5%
    Dec 25
    Reported Jan 28
    		$0.52$0.49+6.12%Beat+0.0%
    Sep 25
    Reported Oct 22
    		$0.37$0.38-2.63%Miss-21.3%
    Jun 25
    Reported Jul 24
    		$0.50$0.46+8.70%Beat-16.7%
    Mar 25
    Reported Apr 21
    		$0.37$0.42-11.90%Miss-15.9%
    Dec 24
    Reported Jan 22
    		$0.52$0.52+0.00%Beat+20.9%
    Sep 24
    Reported Oct 21
    		$0.47$0.46+2.17%Beat+23.7%
    Jun 24
    Reported Jul 18
    		$0.60$0.56+7.14%Beat+20.0%
    Mar 24
    Reported Apr 22
    		$0.44$0.42+4.76%Beat-12.0%
    Dec 23
    Reported Jan 24
    		$0.43$0.49-12.24%Miss+7.5%
    Sep 23
    Reported Oct 23
    		$0.38$0.43-11.63%Miss+15.2%
    Jun 23
    Reported Jul 24
    		$0.50$0.49+2.04%Beat+51.5%
    Mar 23
    Reported Apr 24
    		$0.50$0.38+31.58%Beat+127.3%
    Dec 22
    Reported Jan 25
    		$0.40$0.32+25.00%Beat+150.0%
    Sep 22
    Reported Oct 24
    		$0.33$0.33+0.00%Beat+153.8%
    Jun 22
    Reported Jul 25
    		$0.33$0.30+10.00%Beat+312.5%
    Mar 22
    Reported Apr 25
    		$0.22$0.18+22.22%Beat+320.0%
    Dec 21
    Reported Jan 26
    		$0.16$0.13+23.08%Beat+188.9%
    Sep 21
    Reported Oct 18
    		$0.13$0.09+44.44%Beat+144.8%
    Jun 21
    Reported Jul 26
    		$0.08$0.01+700.00%Beat+0.0%
    Mar 21
    Reported Apr 19
    		$-0.10$-0.15+33.33%Beat-115.6%
    Dec 20
    Reported Jan 25
    		$-0.18$-0.20+10.00%Beat-120.9%
    Sep 20
    Reported Oct 19
    		$-0.29$0.07-514.29%Miss-132.2%
    Jun 20
    Reported Jul 27
    		$0.08N/A-63.64%Miss-91.5%
    Mar 20
    Reported Apr 20
    		$0.64$0.71-9.86%Miss-23.8%
    Dec 19
    Reported Feb 3
    		$0.86$0.84+2.38%Beat+4.9%
    Sep 19
    Reported Oct 21
    		$0.90$0.88+2.27%Beat+12.5%
    Jun 19
    Reported Jul 22
    		$0.94$0.89+5.62%Beat+25.3%
    Mar 19
    Reported Apr 23
    		$0.84$0.78+7.69%Beat+23.5%
    Dec 18
    Reported Jan 23
    		$0.82$0.80+2.50%Beat+17.1%
    Sep 18
    Reported Oct 22
    		$0.80$0.78+2.56%Beat+12.7%
    Jun 18
    Reported Jul 23
    		$0.75$0.75+0.00%Beat+11.9%
    Mar 18
    Reported Apr 23
    		$0.68$0.65+4.62%Beat+13.3%
    Dec 17
    Reported Jan 24
    		$0.70$0.70+0.00%Beat+9.4%
    Sep 17
    Reported Oct 18
    		$0.71$0.68+4.41%Beat-
    Jun 17
    Reported Jul 24
    		$0.67$0.69-2.90%Miss-
    Mar 17
    Reported Apr 19
    		$0.60$0.62-3.23%Miss-
    Dec 16
    Reported Jan 25
    		$0.64$0.62+3.23%Beat-

    Dividends

    Dividend Metrics

    Forward Yield0.80%
    Forward Annual Dividend$0.72
    Payout Ratio35.01%
    FrequencyQuarterly
    Pay MonthsFeb, May, Aug, Nov

    Growth

    3Y CAGR+19.35%
    HXL dividend history and ex-dividend datesRun HXL in the free DRIP calculator

    Key Metrics

    Valuation
    P/E Ratio41.98EV/EBITDA21.93x
    Price/FCF26.60xFCF Yield3.76%
    Profitability
    Profit Margin7.76%Operating Margin13.90%
    ROE10.80%ROIC8.45%
    Financial Health
    Debt/Equity0.74xInterest Coverage5.11x
    Current Ratio2.43xQuick Ratio1.37x
    Trading Statistics
    Beta1.10Avg Volume943.05K
    52-Week High$111.5552-Week Low$61.31

    Technical Indicators Dashboard

    Moving Averages

    SMA 10$86.10
    SMA 20$85.93
    SMA 50$91.63
    SMA 200$90.19
    EMA 10$86.64
    EMA 20$87.07
    EMA 50$90.35
    EMA 200$88.05

    MACD

    Line: -1.17Signal: -1.97Hist: 0.80

    ADX

    ADX: 29.3+DI: 21.2-DI: 16.0

    Aroon & PSAR

    Aroon Up16.0
    Aroon Down56.0
    PSAR$83.59

    Bollinger Bands

    Upper Band$88.90
    Lower Band$82.95
    %B Position693%(Upper)
    Band Width1.16

    RSI (14-Day)

    Neutral
    57.2

    Momentum Oscillators

    Stoch %K84.0
    Stoch %D67.5
    Williams %R-3.8
    ROC (10d)3.6%
    Momentum3.09
    CCI (20d)207.3
    MFI (14d)57.5

    Volatility Measures

    ATR (14d)$2.46(2.7%)
    StdDev (20d)1.49
    Hist Vol22.7%(Moderate)

    Volume Flow

    VWAP$89.09
    OBV34.4M
    AD Line-88.3M
    CMF (20d)0.116

    Volume Metrics

    Avg Vol (20d)942.9K
    Vol Ratio1.2x
    VWMA (20d)$86.15

    Pivot Points

    R3$92.72
    R2$90.62
    R1$89.18
    Pivot Point$87.08
    S1$85.64
    S2$83.54
    S3$82.10

    Advanced Oscillators

    TSI-17.51
    Ultimate Osc59.4
    KST-64.19

    Financial Data

    QuarterJun 2026Mar 2026Dec 2025Sep 2025Jun 2025Mar 2025Dec 2024Sep 2024Jun 2024Mar 2024Dec 2023Sep 2023
    Total Revenue$529.30M$501.50M$491.30M$456.20M$489.90M$456.50M$473.80M$456.50M$500.40M$472.30M$457.50M$419.50M
    Cost of Revenue$391.20M$366.80M$370.30M$356.30M$378.40M$354.10M$355.30M$350.00M$373.80M$354.10M$354.40M$327.90M
    Gross Profit$138.10M$134.70M$121.00M$99.90M$111.50M$102.40M$118.50M$106.50M$126.60M$118.20M$103.10M$91.60M
    Operating Expenses$65.50M$77.10M$59.60M$63.90M$81.50M$58.20M$109.60M$54.00M$54.80M$65.30M$55.50M$48.00M
    R&D$17.30M$17.80M$14.30M$14.00M$14.30M$13.80M$13.50M$13.80M$14.70M$15.10M$12.10M$13.40M
    SG&A$47.20M$49.40M$41.60M$41.10M$43.00M$43.30M$47.90M$39.80M$39.90M$49.00M$41.90M$35.40M
    Operating Income$72.60M$57.60M$61.40M$36.00M$30.00M$44.20M$8.90M$52.50M$71.80M$52.90M$47.60M$43.60M
    Interest Income$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
    Interest Expense$12.00M$11.80M$11.60M$9.20M$9.10M$7.80M$8.10M$8.50M$8.10M$6.50M$7.60M$7.80M
    Income Before Tax$60.70M$45.50M$50.40M$26.80M$21.80M$36.00M$800,000$44.00M$63.70M$46.40M$-31,600,000$35.80M
    Income Tax Expense$11.40M$8.30M$4.00M$6.20M$8.30M$7.10M$-5,000,000$4.20M$13.70M$9.90M$-10,400,000$-700,000
    Net Income$49.30M$37.20M$46.40M$20.60M$13.50M$28.90M$5.80M$39.80M$50.00M$36.50M$-18,200,000$38.70M
    EBITDA$103.20M$88.10M$92.80M$66.90M$61.80M$73.60M$40.00M$83.60M$102.90M$84.00M$79.30M$75.20M
    EBIT$72.70M$57.30M$62.00M$36.00M$30.90M$43.80M$8.90M$52.50M$71.80M$52.90M$47.60M$43.60M
    * Some calculated fields are derived from available data when not provided by source

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    Government Contracts

    Gov Obligations (TTM)
    $715041
    Gov Obligations / Revenue
    0.0%
    Obligations YoY
    -32.6%
    Active Awards
    14
    New Awards (TTM)
    6
    Avg Remaining Term
    5.2 mo

    Top agency: Department of Defense at 95.1% of trailing twelve month obligations across 2 agencies

    Recent Awards

    Award IDAgencyObligatedStart
    SPE1C126P0091Department of DefenseDefense Logistics Agency$173085Oct 24, 2025
    N0010426PUA17Department of DefenseDepartment of the Navy$171005Jan 9, 2026
    N0010426PUA19Department of DefenseDepartment of the Navy$106680Dec 1, 2025
    N0010426PUA54Department of DefenseDepartment of the Navy$91600Jan 16, 2026
    80GRC025PA003National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNational Aeronautics and Space Administration$35737Aug 6, 2025
    N0042125P1321Department of DefenseDepartment of the Navy$6705Sep 30, 2025

    Federal contract obligations are bookings recorded by the awarding agency, not recognized revenue. They can exceed 100% of revenue and can be negative when contracts are de-obligated. Source: USAspending.gov prime awards, data through Jul 31, 2026.

    News

    Hexcel Corporation Stock 12‑Month Price Target Cut to $107.27, Implies 19% Upside

    The average 12-month price target for Hexcel Corporation stock has been lowered slightly to $107.27 from $108.13 by 15 analysts, implying a potential 19% upside from its Oct. 15 closing price. Despite the small cut...

    TradingView•10/16/26•Somewhat-Bullish

    Seaport upgrades Hexcel stock to Buy with USD 104 target

    Seaport Research has upgraded Hexcel stock from Neutral to Buy, setting a price target of USD 104.00, which is 16.08 percent above its current NYSE price. Hexcel (HXL) is set to report its third-quarter 2026 results...

    ad-hoc-news.de•10/15/26•Bullish

    Hexcel Gears Up to Report Q3 Earnings: What's in the Cards?

    Hexcel Corporation (HXL) is set to release its third-quarter 2026 earnings on October 21. The company's performance is expected to benefit from increased commercial aerospace demand...

    Yahoo Finance•10/15/26•Neutral

    Royal Bank Of Canada Has Lowered Expectations for Hexcel (NYSE:HXL) Stock Price

    Royal Bank of Canada has reduced its price target for Hexcel (NYSE:HXL) from $115 to $105, while maintaining an "outperform" rating...

    MarketBeat•10/15/26•Somewhat-Bearish

    Hexcel Gears Up to Report Q3 Earnings: What's in the Cards?

    Hexcel Corporation (HXL) is slated to release its third-quarter 2026 earnings on October 21. Analysts project an earnings per share of 48 cents and revenues of $502.3 million...

    TradingView•10/15/26•Neutral

    HXL Valuation and Fair Value

    P/E
    42.0x
    Forward P/E
    20.3x
    EV/EBITDA
    21.9x
    P/FCF
    26.6x
    PEG
    0.6x
    P/B
    5.2x
    See GNG's fair value

    HXL Profitability: Margins, ROIC and FCF

    Gross margin
    25.0%
    Operating margin
    13.9%
    Net margin
    7.8%
    ROIC
    8.5%
    ROE
    10.8%
    FCF margin
    12.9%
    FCF yield
    3.8%

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    Sector: Industrials

    HXL Analyst Ratings

    Consensus
    Hold
    Analysts
    17
    Strong Buy
    1
    Buy
    4
    Hold
    12
    Sell
    0
    Strong Sell
    0

    HXL Bull Case vs Bear Case

    Bear case

    • HXL trades at 42.0x trailing earnings.

    HXL Earnings: Beat Rate and Next Report

    Beat rate
    5 of 8 quarters (62.5%)
    Average surprise
    6.8%
    EPS estimate (fiscal period ending Sep 30, 2026)
    $0.49
    Estimate revisions (30 days, fiscal period ending Sep 30, 2026)
    4 up, 5 down

    HXL Dividend

    Forward yield
    0.8%
    Payout ratio
    35.0%
    3Y DPS growth
    19.3%
    Pay months
    Feb, May, Aug, Nov
    HXL dividend history

    Frequently Asked Questions About HXL

    What is HXL's current dividend yield?

    Hexcel Corporation (HXL) has a forward dividend yield of 0.80%.

    Does HXL pay dividends?

    Yes, Hexcel Corporation pays dividends with a forward dividend yield of 0.80%.

    What is HXL's P/E ratio?

    Hexcel Corporation has a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 41.98.

    What is HXL's market cap?

    Hexcel Corporation (HXL) has a market capitalization of $6.82B with a current stock price of $89.83.

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