Hexcel Corp. (HXL)$86.19

Market Cap: 4.03 BCurrency: USD

Research Snapshot

Static fundamentals, valuation context, and investor signals for Hexcel Corp. (HXL).

INDUSTRIALS

AEROSPACE & DEFENSE

DCF ready

Valuation

25.2x

EV/FCF, 4.0% FCF yield

Quality

8.7%

ROIC, 8.3% FCF margin

Growth

4.7%

5Y sales (revenue) CAGR

Balance sheet

0.0x

Debt/equity, 2.3x current ratio

Superinvestors

Top: Thomas Gayner (0.1%)

Strengths to research

Debt/equity looks manageable at 0.0x.
10 annual periods are available for trend analysis.

Watchouts

No major valuation, balance sheet, or growth watchouts were detected by the static screen.

Annual data: 10 periods

Quarterly data: 24 periods

Stock snapshot: May 25, 2026

Static dataset: May 25, 2026

Quality Scorecard

Build-time composite score for HXL.

Grade B

/ 100

Peer Comparison

Target stock against 8 market-cap comparable peers.

Heat map: red worst to green best


HXL Target	Hexcel Corp.	$4.0B	N/A	25.2x	8.7%	4.7%	8.3%	23.0%	-0.2x	N/A
KTOS	Kratos Defense & Security Sol.	$5.5B	432.2x	-35.9x	1.1%	12.5%	-10.2%	22.9%	-7.7x	N/A
AIR	AAR Corp.	$2.1B	309.7x	1402.0x	1.0%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
CAE	CAE Inc.	$8.1B	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
LOAR	Loar Holdings Inc	$9.1B	83.1x	86.3x	0.0%	N/A	22.6%	52.7%	5.3x	N/A
HII	Huntington Ingalls Industries	$9.1B	20.8x	10.5x	11.9%	5.9%	6.4%	N/A	-0.8x	N/A
SARO	Standardaero Inc	$9.3B	32.2x	38.2x	10.4%	N/A	3.9%	N/A	-0.4x	N/A
BWXT	BWX Technologies Inc.	$10.2B	56.7x	33.0x	26.7%	8.5%	9.2%	N/A	-1.0x	N/A
RKLB	Rocket Lab USA Inc.	$10.4B	-366.9x	-30.1x	-10.6%	76.5%	-53.5%	34.4%	N/A	N/A

Financial Charts

No financial data available for HXL (annual).

1 superinvestors own HXL

Current quarter ownership and quarter-over-quarter share changes.

Superinvestor ownership

Fund	Shares	Value	% Portfolio	QoQ Change
Thomas Gayner Markel Group	189,000	$15M	0.13%	0.0%