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Hexcel Corporation (HXL)

Industrials | Aerospace & Defense | Stamford, United States | NYSE
89.86 USD +2.12 (2.416%) ⇧ (Oct. 15, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 89.86

Short-term:★★★☆☆Long-term:★★★★☆Dividends:★★⯪☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 6:47 a.m. EDT

Hexcel presents a compelling long-term investment case despite its current technical weakness. The company demonstrates robust fundamentals with solid revenue growth, healthy profit margins, and a strong balance sheet supported by consistent free cash flow. While the stock trades below its fifty-day and two-hundred-day moving averages, creating short-term headwinds, the valuation gap between the current price and the average analyst target suggests significant room for recovery. The dividend is reliable and growing, though the yield remains modest and insufficient to drive income-focused capital. Options activity reveals a mix of hedging and speculative bets, with traders pricing in volatility but leaning toward upside potential over the coming months. For investors willing to overlook the immediate technical drag, the underlying business quality and growth trajectory justify a solid buy recommendation.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.196631
AutoETS0.275809
AutoARIMA0.283467
MSTL0.287763

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 44%
H-stat 14.97
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.290
Excess Kurtosis -1.14
Attribute Value
Sector Industrials
Ex Dividend Date 2026-08-09
Last Dividend Date 2026-08-09
Debt to Equity Ratio 73.902
Revenue per Share 25.676
Market Cap 6,795,523,584
Trailing P/E 45.38
Forward P/E 28.56
Beta 1.10
Profit Margins 7.76%
Website https://www.hexcel.com

As of Oct. 10, 2026, 6:47 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for a volatile near-term environment with elevated implied volatility for October expiration. Call interest is concentrated at strikes above the current price ($90, $110, $120), indicating a bullish bias on longer horizons, while put buying at the $80 level suggests a defined downside floor. The disparity in implied volatility between October and later expirations highlights near-term uncertainty.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.18% 0.82% 0.94% 0.81%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-08-10 0.180 0.178518
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
dividendYield 0.84
exDividendDate 2026-08-10
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.7
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.007978117
lastDividendValue 0.18
lastDividendDate 2026-08-10
dividendDate 2026-08-17

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.4547515
Address1 Two Stamford Plaza
Address2 281 Tresser Boulevard 16th Floor
All Time High 111.74
All Time Low 1.25
Ask 91.5
Ask Size 100
Audit Risk 2
Average Analyst Rating 2.4 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 888,660
Average Daily Volume3 Month 923,440
Average Volume 923,440
Average Volume10Days 888,660
Beta 1.101
Bid 80.0
Bid Size 100
Board Risk 4
Book Value 17.195
City Stamford
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 3
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 89.86
Current Ratio 2.427
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,790,726,400
Day High 90.11
Day Low 87.335
Debt To Equity 73.902
Display Name Hexcel
Dividend Date 1,786,924,800
Dividend Yield 0.84
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,792,699,200
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,792,699,200
Earnings Growth 2.802
Earnings Quarterly Growth 2.652
Earnings Timestamp 1,792,612,800
Earnings Timestamp End 1,792,612,800
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,792,612,800
Ebitda 389,000,000
Ebitda Margins 0.19663
Enterprise To Ebitda 19.775
Enterprise To Revenue 3.888
Enterprise Value 7,692,423,168
Eps Current Year 2.40018
Eps Forward 3.14673
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 1.98
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,786,320,000
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 20
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 91.6428
Fifty Day Average Change -1.7827988
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.019453779
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 45.47515
Fifty Two Week High 111.74
Fifty Two Week High Change -21.879997
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.19581169
Fifty Two Week Low 60.82
Fifty Two Week Low Change 29.04
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.47747454
Fifty Two Week Range 60.82 - 111.74
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 322,151,400,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 0.63
Float Shares 74,831,674
Forward Eps 3.14673
Forward P E 28.55663
Free Cashflow 252,975,008
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 5,563
Fullday Change 2.1200027
Fullday Change Percent 2.416233
Fullday Price 89.86
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,790,812,800
Gross Margins 0.24956
Gross Profits 493,700,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.00958
Held Percent Institutions 1.15263
Implied Shares Outstanding 75,623,452
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 1,786,320,000
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 6,795,523,584
Market State PREPRE
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_278513
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Net Income To Common 153,500,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 6,502,104,402
Number Of Analyst Opinions 15
Open 88.21
Operating Cashflow 332,400,000
Operating Margins 0.13904999
Overall Risk 2
Payout Ratio 0.35349998
Peg Ratio 0.85
Phone 203 969 0666
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 89.86
Post Market Time 1,792,107,363
Previous Close 87.74
Price Eps Current Year 37.438858
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 5.225938
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 3.435032
Profit Margins 0.077589996
Quick Ratio 1.236
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 2.35294
Region US
Regular Market Change 2.12
Regular Market Change Percent 2.41623
Regular Market Day High 90.11
Regular Market Day Low 87.335
Regular Market Day Range 87.335 - 90.11
Regular Market Open 88.21
Regular Market Previous Close 87.74
Regular Market Price 89.86
Regular Market Time 1,792,094,402
Regular Market Volume 1,098,560
Return On Assets 0.05983
Return On Equity 0.10764
Revenue Growth 0.08
Revenue Per Share 25.676
Sand P52 Week Change 0.16207206
Sector Industrials
Sector Disp Industrials
Sector Key industrials
Share Holder Rights Risk 2
Shares Outstanding 75,623,452
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0633
Shares Short 4,785,561
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,788,134,400
Shares Short Prior Month 3,549,967
Short Name Hexcel Corporation
Short Percent Of Float 0.072399996
Short Ratio 5.51
Source Interval 15
State CT
Symbol HXL
Target High Price 123.0
Target Low Price 90.0
Target Mean Price 105.33333
Target Median Price 105.0
Total Cash 62,500,000
Total Cash Per Share 0.826
Total Debt 959,400,000
Total Revenue 1,978,300,032
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.7
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.007978117
Trailing Eps 1.98
Trailing P E 45.38384
Trailing Peg Ratio 0.6141
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 90.3696
Two Hundred Day Average Change -0.5095978
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.00563904
Type Disp Equity
Volume 1,098,560
Website https://www.hexcel.com
Zip 06,901-3261