HXL
Hexcel Corporation
HXL
85.98USD
-1.10%
Sep 23, 2026
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Price Action
No clear price read
Longer-term context reads near trend floor, with a near-term setup of distribution pressure.
EntryConstructive
Structure is constructive on both timeframes without excessive extension — a reasonable entry location.
Key Financials
- Market Cap
- $6.5B
- Avg Volume (60D)
- 894.6K
- Revenue Growth YoY
- -0.5%
- Gross Margin
- +25.0%
- Operating Margin
- +11.5%
- Free Cash Flow Yield
- +3.9%
- Distance from 200DMA
- -3.6%
- Next Earnings
- 2026-10-21
- P/E
- 42.4x
- EV / EBITDA
- 21.2x
- EV / Sales
- 3.7x
60 sessions
FY2025 vs FY2024
Trailing twelve months
Trailing twelve months
Market metrics as of Sep 22, 2026
Financial results for the period ended Jun 30, 2026
Filed balance-sheet data as of Jun 30, 2026
Fundamentals & Valuation
One of the two valuation perspectives says expensive; peers is the dissenting view.
Hexcel Corporation has an Expensive valuation stance because the price embeds expectations that run ahead of what comparable businesses command. It trades at a 3.9% free-cash-flow yield and 21.2x EBITDA, which require sustained delivery to be justified.
Company Research
Thesis
Direct supplier of aerospace-qualified carbon fiber, prepregs, resin systems, honeycomb core, engineered core, and composite structures used in commercial aircraft, defense, and space platforms. HXL has a direct, material revenue linkage to commercial-aircraft build rates rather than a generic aerospace adjacency.
Opportunity
Moderate opportunity
Aerospace OEM production-rate recovery, aircraft replacement demand, and fuel-efficiency requirements drive demand for qualified lightweight composite material systems and composite aerostructures across commercial aircraft programs.
Key risk
Cyclicality of aerospace and defense markets.
Narrative & Theme
Commercial Aerospace Production Recovery and Fleet Renewal
Part of Advanced Composite Aerospace Materials and Structures, with strong fit.
HXL has a direct, material revenue linkage to commercial-aircraft build rates rather than a generic aerospace adjacency.
Narrative HeatUnavailable
Theme HeatNeutral6.4 / 10
This is the company’s own research reading. The canonical heat measurement for this story has not run.
Business & Markets
Industrials · Aerospace & Defense
What they do
Hexcel Corporation develops, manufactures, and markets advanced lightweight composite materials and engineered products primarily for aerospace, defense, space, and industrial applications through its Composite Materials and Engineered Products segments.
How it earns
The company generates revenue primarily through transactional sales of composite materials and engineered products to commercial and defense customers.
Products & services
Carbon fiber
Prepregs
Honeycomb
Resins
Engineered core
Composite structures
Customers & end markets
Commercial aerospace manufacturers
Defense and space contractors
Industrial manufacturers
Market position
Hexcel is a leading supplier in advanced composite materials for aerospace and defense markets.
Demand drivers
High cyclicality
The company’s end markets, especially commercial aerospace, are sensitive to economic cycles and defense spending fluctuations.