Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. (HII) vs Hexcel Corporation (HXL)
- Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. HII 272.00 +1.79%
- Hexcel Corporation HXL 90.22 +0.40%
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. and Hexcel Corporation are both Aerospace & Defense companies. Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $10.5B against $6.8B — 1.5× the size. Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 16.2× against 45.1×. Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 14.0% against 5.41%. Hexcel Corporation has the higher net margin (7.76% vs 5.01%) and the higher return on invested capital (6.47% vs 5.45%). Both pay a dividend; Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. yields more (2.03% vs 0.79%). Across the 22 metrics below, Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. leads on 13 and Hexcel Corporation on 9.
Valuation
Profitability
| Metric | HII | HXL | Aerospace & Defense median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 12.40% | 24.96% | 25.48% |
| Operating margin | 5.68% | 11.50% | 4.54% |
| Net margin | 5.01% | 7.76% | 2.22% |
| Free cash flow margin | (0.64%) | 12.92% | 1.43% |
| Return on equity | 12.97% | 10.76% | 6.43% |
| Return on assets | 5.33% | 5.51% | 2.70% |
| Return on invested capital | 5.45% | 6.47% | 1.56% |
Growth
Health
Dividend
Size
Any metric, up to five companies and an Excel export Powerpack