# Hexcel Corporation (HXL) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Technology / IT Services. Price $91.98, market value $7.0 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 46.5×**. Hexcel Corporation trades at 46.5× trailing earnings. The Technology median in the September 2026 study was 32.1×. Forward P/E is 29.5×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **Price / sales: 3.5×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 3.5×.
- **Price / book: 5.3×**. The shares trade at 5.3× book value; most of the value is in earnings power and intangibles rather than the balance sheet.
- **EV / EBITDA: 22.5×**. Enterprise value is 22.5× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed; above 20× is demanding.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 3.7%** (5-yr avg 2.8%). Free cash flow equals 3.7% of the market value, above its five-year average of 2.8%, so the shares are cheaper on cash than they have usually been.
- **Earnings yield: 2.2%**. The inverse of the P/E: 2.2% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 25.0%**. Hexcel Corporation keeps 25.0% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells, a thin margin typical of retail, distribution and commodity businesses.
- **Operating margin: 11.5%**. 11.5% of revenue is left after running the business.
- **Net margin: 5.8%**. 5.8% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 8.7%**. 8.7% on shareholders' equity is weak; the business earns little on the capital its owners have in it.
- **Return on invested capital: 8.3%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 8.3%.
- **Return on assets: 5.7%**. Each dollar of assets produces 5.7% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): -0.5%** (3-yr 6.3%/yr, 5-yr 4.7%/yr). Revenue fell 0.5% over the last year, against 4.7% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): 17.5%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at 17.5% a year over three years.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.79**. Debt is 0.79 times equity, moderate leverage.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 2.6×**. It would take 2.6 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, within the comfortable range.
- **Altman Z-score: 4.43**. A Z-score of 4.43 places the company in the safe zone for bankruptcy risk.
- **Piotroski F-score: 5/9**. 5 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 0.78%** ($0.70 per share, trailing). Hexcel Corporation yields 0.78%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 49%** (21% of free cash flow). 49% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 4**. 4 straight years of increases.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 32.0%/yr** (1-yr 13.3%). The dividend has compounded at 32.0% a year over five years, doubling roughly every 2 years at that pace.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: hold** (13 analysts). 13 analysts cover Hexcel Corporation; the consensus is hold, with an average price target of $109.92 (+20% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 44.3%** (YTD 25.0%, 3-mo 3.2%). The shares are up 44.3% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -17.7%** (52.6% above the low). Trading 18% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 33**. An RSI of 33 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.96** (volatility 33%). Beta of 0.96 against the S&P 500: the shares move roughly with the market.

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