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Hexcel Corporation (HXL)

Industrials | Aerospace & Defense | Stamford, United States | NYSE
99.20 USD +0.05 (0.050%) ⇧ (July 13, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★★⯪☆Long-term:★★★⯪☆Dividends:★★☆☆☆
Hot Take | July 11, 2026, 7:06 a.m. EDT

Hexcel presents a compelling long-term story in the aerospace and defense sector, backed by robust earnings growth and a fortress-like balance sheet, yet the valuation remains stretched relative to its historical ROE. The stock has staged a remarkable recovery from its 2025 lows, trading well above its 200-day moving average, which supports a constructive short-term outlook despite a muted statistical forecast. Investors should view the dividend as a modest perk rather than a core income driver, given the sub-inflation yield. The key watch is whether the company can sustain the high earnings growth rates that justify the premium multiple.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.048672
AutoETS0.056952
AutoARIMA0.056954
AutoTheta0.080751

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 48%
H-stat 2.50
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.568
Excess Kurtosis -0.76
Attribute Value
Sector Industrials
Ex Dividend Date 2026-05-03
Last Dividend Date 2026-05-03
Debt to Equity Ratio 78.826
Revenue per Share 24.794
Market Cap 7,482,376,192
Trailing P/E 65.70
Forward P/E 31.05
Beta 1.05
Profit Margins 6.07%
Website https://www.hexcel.com

As of July 11, 2026, 7:06 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for upside over the long term, evidenced by the heavy open interest wall at the $120 strike for January 2027 calls. Near-term sentiment is mixed, with elevated implied volatility on puts suggesting hedging against a potential pullback, while call volume remains concentrated in the money and at-the-money strikes. The disparity in implied volatility between near-term puts and calls indicates a fear of downside risk despite the bullish long-term positioning.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.20% 0.93% 0.94% 0.78%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-05-04 0.180 0.198478
2026-02-09 0.180 0.209156
2025-11-03 0.170 0.235686
2025-08-08 0.170 0.281830
2025-05-02 0.170 0.342397
2025-02-07 0.170 0.260297
2024-11-01 0.150 0.254929
2024-08-02 0.150 0.241119
2024-05-02 0.150 0.221011
2024-02-08 0.150 0.209790
2023-11-02 0.125 0.194099
2023-08-03 0.125 0.183824
2023-05-04 0.125 0.175242
2023-02-09 0.125 0.179469
2022-11-03 0.100 0.182983
2022-08-04 0.100 0.162153
2022-05-05 0.100 0.172028
2022-02-10 0.100 0.182815
2020-02-13 0.170 0.226335
2019-10-31 0.170 0.227821
2019-08-01 0.170 0.209128
2019-05-02 0.150 0.211954
2019-02-04 0.150 0.217077
2018-11-01 0.150 0.253293
2018-08-02 0.150 0.217423
2018-05-03 0.125 0.189912
2018-02-05 0.125 0.195343
2017-10-31 0.125 0.205965
2017-08-01 0.125 0.242671
2017-04-28 0.110 0.212560
2017-02-06 0.110 0.213054
2016-10-31 0.110 0.241811
2016-08-01 0.110 0.251601
2016-05-02 0.110 0.244771
2016-02-03 0.100 0.248756
2015-10-29 0.100 0.213356
2015-07-30 0.100 0.194288
2015-04-30 0.100 0.199402
2015-01-30 0.100 0.226091
1992-10-27 0.110 0.946237
1992-07-28 0.110 0.862745
1992-04-28 0.110 0.897959
1992-01-28 0.110 0.862745
1991-10-29 0.110 0.916667
1991-07-30 0.110 0.880000
1991-05-07 0.110 0.704000
1991-01-29 0.110 1.086420
1990-10-30 0.110 1.571429
1990-07-31 0.110 0.977778
1990-05-01 0.110 0.830189
1990-01-30 0.110 0.671756
1989-10-31 0.110 0.564103
1989-08-01 0.110 0.387665
1989-05-02 0.110 0.372881
1989-01-31 0.110 0.352000
1988-10-25 0.110 0.284790
1988-07-26 0.110 0.304498
1988-05-03 0.110 0.361644
1988-01-26 0.100 0.425532
1987-10-26 0.100 0.392157
1987-07-27 0.100 0.310881
1987-04-28 0.100 0.317460
1987-01-27 0.100 0.384615
Additional Data
dividendRate 0.7
dividendYield 0.71
exDividendDate 2026-05-04
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.69
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.006959153
lastDividendValue 0.18
lastDividendDate 2026-05-04
dividendDate 2026-05-11

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.6902368
Address1 Two Stamford Plaza
Address2 281 Tresser Boulevard 16th Floor
All Time High 102.47
All Time Low 1.25
Ask 0.0
Ask Size 200
Audit Risk 2
Average Analyst Rating 2.5 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 940,970
Average Daily Volume3 Month 1,055,696
Average Volume 1,055,696
Average Volume10Days 940,970
Beta 1.049
Bid 40.33
Bid Size 200
Board Risk 4
Book Value 16.793
City Stamford
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 3
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 99.2
Current Ratio 2.454
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,782,777,600
Day High 99.55
Day Low 97.52
Debt To Equity 78.826
Display Name Hexcel
Dividend Date 1,778,457,600
Dividend Rate 0.7
Dividend Yield 0.71
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,785,441,600
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,785,441,600
Earnings Growth 0.4
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.287
Earnings Timestamp 1,785,355,200
Earnings Timestamp End 1,785,355,200
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,785,355,200
Ebitda 345,000,000
Ebitda Margins 0.17794001
Enterprise To Ebitda 24.424
Enterprise To Revenue 4.346
Enterprise Value 8,426,376,704
Eps Current Year 2.28067
Eps Forward 3.19453
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 1.51
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,777,852,800
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 93.8724
Fifty Day Average Change 5.3275986
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.05675362
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 69.02368
Fifty Two Week High 102.47
Fifty Two Week High Change -3.2700043
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.03191182
Fifty Two Week Low 58.05
Fifty Two Week Low Change 41.149998
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.7088716
Fifty Two Week Range 58.05 - 102.47
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 322,151,400,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 0.88
Float Shares 74,668,387
Forward Eps 3.19453
Forward P E 31.05308
Free Cashflow 184,950,000
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 5,563
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,782,864,000
Gross Margins 0.24091
Gross Profits 467,100,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.00923
Held Percent Institutions 1.17368
Implied Shares Outstanding 75,427,184
Industry Aerospace & Defense
Industry Disp Aerospace & Defense
Industry Key aerospace-defense
Ir Website http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=75598&p=irol-investors
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,777,852,800
Last Dividend Value 0.18
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Last Split Date 580,348,800
Last Split Factor 3:2
Long Business Summary Hexcel Corporation develops, manufactures, and markets advanced lightweight composites technology. It operates through two segments, Composite Materials and Engineered Products. The company offers carbon fiber, reinforcements, prepregs and other fiber-reinforced matrix materials, honeycomb, resins, engineered core and composite structures for use in commercial aerospace, defense and space, and industrial applications. The Composite Materials segment manufactures and markets carbon fibers, fabrics, multi-axials, specialty reinforcements, prepregs and other fiber-reinforced matrix materials, structural adhesives, honeycomb, molding compounds, tooling materials, polyurethane systems, and laminates that are used in military aircraft, transportation, recreational products, and other industrial applications. The Engineered Products segment manufactures and markets aircraft structures and finished aircraft components, including wing to body fairings, wing panels, flight deck panels, door liners, rotorcraft blades, spars, and tip caps; and aircraft structural sub-components and semi-finished components used in rotorcraft blades, engine nacelles, and aircraft surfaces, such as flaps, wings, elevators, and fairings; and RF interference control products for military and aerospace applications. This segment also provides interference control materials, structural composites, and services; dielectric absorber foams; magnetic absorbers; and thermoplastics for commercial and defense applications. The company sells its products directly through its marketing managers, product managers, and sales personnel, as well as through independent distributors in the Americas, Europe, the Asia Pacific, India, and Africa. Hexcel Corporation was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut.
Long Name Hexcel Corporation
Market us_market
Market Cap 7,482,376,192
Market State PRE
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_278513
Most Recent Quarter 1,774,915,200
Net Income To Common 117,700,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 7,482,376,652
Number Of Analyst Opinions 14
Open 98.17
Operating Cashflow 278,000,000
Operating Margins 0.12582
Overall Risk 2
Payout Ratio 0.45700002
Peg Ratio 1.54
Phone 203 969 0666
Pre Market Change 1.9800034
Pre Market Change Percent 1.9959712
Pre Market Price 101.18
Pre Market Time 1,784,028,335
Previous Close 99.15
Price Eps Current Year 43.49599
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 5.907223
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 3.8590832
Profit Margins 0.060700003
Quick Ratio 1.229
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 2.5
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.0499954
Regular Market Change Percent 0.050424
Regular Market Day High 99.55
Regular Market Day Low 97.52
Regular Market Day Range 97.52 - 99.55
Regular Market Open 98.17
Regular Market Previous Close 99.15
Regular Market Price 99.2
Regular Market Time 1,783,972,803
Regular Market Volume 659,874
Return On Assets 0.05045
Return On Equity 0.08411
Revenue Growth 0.099
Revenue Per Share 24.794
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20365608
Sector Industrials
Sector Disp Industrials
Sector Key industrials
Share Holder Rights Risk 2
Shares Outstanding 75,427,184
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.056500003
Shares Short 4,262,446
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,780,012,800
Shares Short Prior Month 4,609,041
Short Name Hexcel Corporation
Short Percent Of Float 0.0647
Short Ratio 4.37
Source Interval 15
State CT
Symbol HXL
Target High Price 113.0
Target Low Price 81.0
Target Mean Price 98.07143
Target Median Price 97.5
Total Cash 54,100,000
Total Cash Per Share 0.717
Total Debt 998,099,968
Total Revenue 1,938,899,968
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.69
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.006959153
Trailing Eps 1.51
Trailing P E 65.695366
Trailing Peg Ratio 1.5385
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 81.922
Two Hundred Day Average Change 17.278
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.21090794
Type Disp Equity
Volume 659,874
Website https://www.hexcel.com
Zip 06,901-3261