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HEXCEL CORP /DE/ HXL

NYSE · stock · Plastic Materials, Synth Resins & Nonvulcan Elastomers · website · IPO 1980-03-17

HEXCEL CORP /DE/ statistics & valuation

Market cap$7.3B
P / E66.5×
P / S3.8×
P / B5.8×
P / FCF46.3×
Dividend yield0.74%
Net margin5.8%
Return on equity8.7%
FCF margin8.3%
Net debt$922.0M
Net debt / EBITDA3.1×
Enterprise value USD$8.2B
EV / EBITDA27.9×
Earnings yield EBIT/EV2.1%
Return on capital7.2%

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
5.90% 6.90% 5.80% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
28.20% 28.00% 26.50% 27.20% 16.00% 18.90% 22.60% 24.20% 24.70% 23.00% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
18.00% 17.80% 17.00% 18.00% 0.90% 3.90% 11.10% 12.00% 9.80% 9.10% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
6.20% 8.60% 8.70% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
94.2M 91.9M 89.0M 85.8M 84.0M 84.6M 85.0M 85.5M 83.0M 80.0M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
$653.5M $749.8M $924.1M $986.2M $822.2M $694.7M $611.3M $472.4M $575.2M $922.0M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
3.60% 4.80% 4.00% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
3.70% 7.60% 10.80% 12.20% 14.20% 9.30% 6.10% 8.30% 10.70% 8.30% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
0.55× 0.54× 0.72× 0.73× 0.61× 0.55× 0.47× 0.41× 0.46× 0.79× 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

HEXCEL CORP /DE/ trades at about 41.9× earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 16.6×–22.7×, median 18.6×).

16.6× 41.9×

Shaded band = 10-year range (16.6×–22.7×); dot = today's 41.9×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Gross margin23.0%24.7%24.2%22.6%18.9%16.0%27.2%26.5%28.0%28.2%
Operating margin9.1%9.8%12.0%11.1%3.9%0.9%18.0%17.0%17.8%18.0%
Net margin5.8%6.9%5.9%———————
FCF margin8.3%10.7%8.3%6.1%9.3%14.2%12.2%10.8%7.6%3.7%
Return on assets4.0%4.8%3.6%———————
Return on equity8.7%8.6%6.2%———————
Debt / equity0.79×0.46×0.41×0.47×0.55×0.61×0.73×0.72×0.54×0.55×
Current ratio2.262.212.742.232.492.932.192.072.512.23

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.