Hexcel Corporation

HXL Industrials Aerospace & Defense

Hexcel Corporation’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $1.9 billion, roughly unchanged from fiscal 2024.

Revenue
+8.81%
EPS
+96.2%
Free cash flow
−47.5%
Total debt
+23.5%

Quarter to September 2026, against a year earlier

83.06 1.23 +1.50%
Market cap
$6.2B
P/E
36.5×
Fwd P/E
34.2×
Dividend yield
0.88%
F-score
6/9
Altman Z
4.71
Beneish M
−2.54
Dividend safety
67/100

Hexcel Corporation (HXL) Return on equity

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Hexcel Corporation's return on equity over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 11.9%, up 4.0 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (7.87%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 1.07% (fiscal 2021) to 22.2% (fiscal 2019); the current reading is higher than 36% of that period. That is above the Aerospace & Defense industry median of 2.67% and above the Industrials sector median of 3.91%.

Return on equity, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Return on equity Change (points)
FY2025 7.87% (0.27)
FY2024 8.14% 1.68
FY2023 6.46% (1.85)
FY2022 8.31% 7.24
FY2021 1.07% (1.07)
FY2020 2.14% (20.01)
FY2019 22.2% 2.51
FY2018 19.6% (1.09)
FY2017 20.7% 0.12
FY2016 20.6% 0.25

Against its own ten years

Low 1.07% High 22.2%
Ten-year median 8.31%
Current reading's percentile 36

Return on equity against peers

Company Return on equity
SARO StandardAero, Inc. compare 12.3%
HXL Hexcel Corporation 11.9%
KRMN Karman Holdings Inc. compare 9.50%
LOAR Loar Holdings Inc. compare 5.84%
KTOS Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. compare 1.15%
BETA BETA Technologies, Inc. compare 0.00%
MRCY Mercury Systems Inc compare −2.00%
AVAV AeroVironment, Inc. compare −4.60%
PL Planet Labs PBC compare −72.0%
Aerospace & Defense industry median 2.67%
Industrials sector median 3.91%
Market median 1.07%

What Return on equity is

ROE shows how much profit a company earns for its shareholders on the equity they have in the business.

Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity (latest quarter)

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