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Hexcel Corporation (HXL)

Industrials | Aerospace & Defense | Stamford, United States | NYSE
88.76 USD +5.77 (6.953%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 88.55 -0.21 (-0.206%) ⇩ (April 17, 2026, 6:24 p.m. EDT)

Short-term: ★★★☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★☆☆ | Dividends: ★★☆☆☆
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 3:51 p.m. EDT

Hexcel Corporation (HXL) is currently in a volatile phase with mixed signals from both fundamentals and options activity. While the stock has shown some momentum in the short term, the overall risk profile is moderate, and the dividend yield is low. The options market indicates a lack of consensus on the stock's future direction, with both bullish and bearish positions being actively traded. For short-term traders, the current price could present a buying opportunity if the stock rebounds, but the risk of further declines is present. For long-term investors, the fundamentals are somewhat positive, but the low dividend yield and moderate growth prospects suggest a cautious approach. Overall, HXL is a stock to watch with a balanced strategy.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoETS ✓0.049393
AutoARIMA0.049393
MSTL0.050969
AutoTheta0.060338

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS

Forecast Reliability
Score 80%
H-stat 0.15
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.276
Excess Kurtosis -0.74
Attribute Value
Sector Industrials
Ex Dividend Date 2026-02-08
Last Dividend Date 2026-02-08
Debt to Equity Ratio 81.45
Revenue per Share 23.823
Market Cap 6,734,258,176
Trailing P/E 64.79
Forward P/E 29.32
Beta 1.05
Profit Margins 5.78%
Website https://www.hexcel.com

As of April 11, 2026, 3:51 p.m. EDT: Options speculators are showing mixed signals. The calls show a concentration of open interest and volume around strikes near the current price, suggesting some bullish sentiment, especially with higher IV on the 2026-06-18 and 2027-01-15 expirations. However, the puts also show significant open interest and volume, particularly around strikes below the current price, indicating potential bearish sentiment or hedging against downside risk. The overall options activity suggests a volatile environment with uncertainty about the stock's direction in the short term.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.21% 1.07% 0.95% 0.75%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-02-09 0.180 0.209156
2025-11-03 0.170 0.236180
2025-08-08 0.170 0.283095
2025-05-02 0.170 0.344893
2025-02-07 0.170 0.263116
2024-11-01 0.150 0.258370
2024-08-02 0.150 0.245000
2024-05-02 0.150 0.225092
2024-02-08 0.150 0.214149
2023-11-02 0.125 0.198555
2023-08-03 0.125 0.188420
2023-05-04 0.125 0.179953
2023-02-09 0.125 0.184608
2022-11-03 0.100 0.188560
2022-08-04 0.100 0.167398
2022-05-05 0.100 0.177883
2022-02-10 0.100 0.189358
2020-02-13 0.170 0.234867
2019-10-31 0.170 0.236950
2019-08-01 0.170 0.218003
2019-05-02 0.150 0.221410
2019-02-04 0.150 0.227244
2018-11-01 0.150 0.265734
2018-08-02 0.150 0.228689
2018-05-03 0.125 0.200188
2018-02-05 0.125 0.206306
2017-10-31 0.125 0.217928
2017-08-01 0.125 0.257294
2017-04-28 0.110 0.225920
2017-02-06 0.110 0.226921
2016-10-31 0.110 0.258106
2016-08-01 0.110 0.269213
2016-05-02 0.110 0.262573
2016-02-03 0.100 0.267499
2015-10-29 0.100 0.230013
2015-07-30 0.100 0.209900
2015-04-30 0.100 0.215842
2015-01-30 0.100 0.245218
1992-10-27 0.110 1.028600
1992-07-28 0.110 0.946609
1992-04-28 0.110 0.993821
1992-01-28 0.110 0.963681
1991-10-29 0.110 1.032483
1991-07-30 0.110 1.000451
1991-05-07 0.110 0.807061
1991-01-29 0.110 1.254224
1990-10-30 0.110 1.833586
1990-07-31 0.110 1.159112
1990-05-01 0.110 0.993257
1990-01-30 0.110 0.810698
1989-10-31 0.110 0.685348
1989-08-01 0.110 0.473695
1989-05-02 0.110 0.457388
1989-01-31 0.110 0.433425
1988-10-25 0.110 0.351931
1988-07-26 0.110 0.377365
1988-05-03 0.110 0.449550
1988-01-26 0.100 0.530871
1987-10-26 0.100 0.491310
1987-07-27 0.100 0.390950
1987-04-28 0.100 0.400444
1987-01-27 0.100 0.486707
Additional Data
dividendRate 0.69
dividendYield 0.78
exDividendDate 2026-02-09
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.68
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.008193758
lastDividendValue 0.18
lastDividendDate 2026-02-09
dividendDate 2026-02-17

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.64336634
Address1 Two Stamford Plaza
Address2 281 Tresser Boulevard 16th Floor
All Time High 95.22
All Time Low 1.25
Ask 88.47
Ask Size 1,600
Audit Risk 2
Average Analyst Rating 2.4 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 954,350
Average Daily Volume3 Month 1,282,226
Average Volume 1,282,226
Average Volume10Days 954,350
Beta 1.048
Bid 88.31
Bid Size 500
Board Risk 3
Book Value 16.522
City Stamford
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 4
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 88.76
Current Ratio 2.264
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,774,915,200
Day High 88.76
Day Low 83.905
Debt To Equity 81.45
Display Name Hexcel
Dividend Date 1,771,286,400
Dividend Rate 0.69
Dividend Yield 0.78
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,776,951,000
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,776,951,000
Earnings Growth 8.166
Earnings Quarterly Growth 7.0
Earnings Timestamp 1,776,888,000
Earnings Timestamp End 1,776,888,000
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,776,888,000
Ebitda 326,600,000
Ebitda Margins 0.17245
Enterprise To Ebitda 23.521
Enterprise To Revenue 4.056
Enterprise Value 7,681,958,400
Eps Current Year 2.22808
Eps Forward 3.02779
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 1.37
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,770,595,200
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 85.072
Fifty Day Average Change 3.6880035
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.043351557
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 64.33663
Fifty Two Week High 95.22
Fifty Two Week High Change -6.459999
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.06784288
Fifty Two Week Low 45.37
Fifty Two Week Low Change 43.390003
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.9563589
Fifty Two Week Range 45.37 - 95.22
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 322,151,400,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 0.88
Float Shares 75,129,922
Forward Eps 3.02779
Forward P E 29.315111
Free Cashflow 118,425,000
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 5,563
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,775,001,600
Gross Margins 0.22958
Gross Profits 434,800,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.00898
Held Percent Institutions 1.1657901
Implied Shares Outstanding 75,870,417
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 1,770,595,200
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 6,734,258,176
Market State POSTPOST
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_278513
Most Recent Quarter 1,767,139,200
Net Income To Common 109,400,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 6,257,029,888
Number Of Analyst Opinions 15
Open 83.73
Operating Cashflow 230,500,000
Operating Margins 0.13088
Overall Risk 2
Payout Ratio 0.4964
Peg Ratio 1.22
Phone 203 969 0666
Post Market Change -0.20619965
Post Market Change Percent -0.23231144
Post Market Price 88.5538
Post Market Time 1,776,464,641
Previous Close 82.99
Price Eps Current Year 39.83699
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 5.3722315
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 3.5557623
Profit Margins 0.05776
Quick Ratio 1.104
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 2.35294
Region US
Regular Market Change 5.77
Regular Market Change Percent 6.95265
Regular Market Day High 88.76
Regular Market Day Low 83.905
Regular Market Day Range 83.905 - 88.76
Regular Market Open 83.73
Regular Market Previous Close 82.99
Regular Market Price 88.76
Regular Market Time 1,776,456,002
Regular Market Volume 1,212,524
Return On Assets 0.047030002
Return On Equity 0.07874
Revenue Growth 0.037
Revenue Per Share 23.823
Sand P52 Week Change 0.36506534
Sector Industrials
Sector Disp Industrials
Sector Key industrials
Share Holder Rights Risk 2
Shares Outstanding 75,394,986
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0574
Shares Short 4,330,905
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,772,150,400
Shares Short Prior Month 5,810,277
Short Name Hexcel Corporation
Short Percent Of Float 0.0657
Short Ratio 3.31
Source Interval 15
State CT
Symbol HXL
Target High Price 104.0
Target Low Price 71.0
Target Mean Price 88.2
Target Median Price 90.0
Total Cash 71,000,000
Total Cash Per Share 0.936
Total Debt 1,018,700,032
Total Revenue 1,893,900,032
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.68
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.008193758
Trailing Eps 1.37
Trailing P E 64.78832
Trailing Peg Ratio 1.2208
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 72.5073
Two Hundred Day Average Change 16.2527
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.22415261
Type Disp Equity
Volume 1,212,524
Website https://www.hexcel.com
Zip 06,901-3261