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Hexcel Corporation (HXL)
Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Dividends
Drawdowns
Volatility
Financials

Company Info

ISIN

US4282911084

CUSIP

428291108

IPO Date

Nov 5, 1987

Highlights

Market Cap

$4.17B

EPS (TTM)

$1.51

PE Ratio

34.17

PEG Ratio

1.15

Total Revenue (TTM)

$1.89B

Gross Profit (TTM)

$452.20M

EBITDA (TTM)

$267.60M

Year Range

$45.12 - $72.43

Target Price

$58.09

Short %

3.64%

Short Ratio

2.05

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Performance

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Returns By Period

Hexcel Corporation (HXL) returned -17.21% year-to-date (YTD) and -28.82% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, HXL returned 1.16% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.45%.


HXL

YTD

-17.21%

1M

-2.79%

6M

-15.87%

1Y

-28.82%

5Y*

12.26%

10Y*

1.16%

^GSPC (Benchmark)

YTD

-3.77%

1M

3.72%

6M

-5.60%

1Y

8.55%

5Y*

14.11%

10Y*

10.45%

*Annualized

Monthly Returns

The table below presents the monthly returns of HXL, with color gradation from worst to best to easily spot seasonal factors. Returns are adjusted for dividends.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
20253.99%-2.55%-13.59%-11.49%6.81%-17.21%
2024-9.98%12.39%-2.16%-11.86%7.50%-9.32%6.02%-4.19%-2.31%-5.08%8.28%-1.09%-14.19%
202319.93%3.54%-6.44%5.61%-4.12%10.19%-7.02%3.90%-11.13%-4.94%12.16%6.41%26.24%
20220.71%11.19%2.71%-8.59%5.86%-8.95%15.68%-2.88%-11.85%7.70%7.82%-1.83%14.41%
2021-9.96%23.13%4.17%0.73%5.41%4.94%-12.79%4.21%4.73%-4.46%-9.45%0.82%6.83%
20201.24%-12.72%-42.46%-6.99%4.63%24.95%-17.51%5.60%-14.83%-0.21%47.91%-2.08%-33.70%
201918.09%6.78%-4.13%2.24%3.16%11.11%1.09%3.14%-2.40%-8.94%6.71%-7.94%28.96%
201810.51%-1.38%-4.00%2.91%6.76%-6.28%3.96%-3.98%1.41%-12.72%5.65%-7.02%-6.50%
2017-0.17%7.30%-0.78%-4.93%-0.62%2.64%-3.07%5.34%6.79%5.91%2.16%-0.24%21.29%
2016-10.91%0.13%5.76%3.57%-3.30%-4.65%3.67%4.16%-1.23%2.94%13.70%-0.54%11.85%
20156.84%7.57%8.07%-2.28%-1.81%1.02%4.52%-7.00%-7.05%3.47%1.66%-1.36%12.89%
2014-6.74%7.97%-3.24%-4.25%-1.54%-0.37%-8.92%10.58%-3.62%5.52%3.34%-4.16%-7.16%

Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank

The current rank of HXL is 10, meaning it’s performing worse than 90% of other stocks on our website when it comes to balancing risk and reward. Below is a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.


The Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank of HXL is 1010
Overall Rank
The Sharpe Ratio Rank of HXL is 77
Sharpe Ratio Rank
The Sortino Ratio Rank of HXL is 1111
Sortino Ratio Rank
The Omega Ratio Rank of HXL is 1313
Omega Ratio Rank
The Calmar Ratio Rank of HXL is 1313
Calmar Ratio Rank
The Martin Ratio Rank of HXL is 55
Martin Ratio Rank
The risk-adjusted ranks indicate the investment's position relative to the market. A rank closer to 100 signifies top-performing investments, while a rank closer to 0 might suggest underperformance, based on the selected ratio. The values are calculated based on the past 12 months of returns.

Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators

The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for Hexcel Corporation (HXL) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.


The Sharpe ratio helps investors understand how much return they're getting for the level of risk taken. A higher Sharpe ratio indicates better risk-adjusted performance, meaning more reward for each unit of risk.

Hexcel Corporation Sharpe ratios as of May 10, 2025 (values are recalculated daily):

  • 1-Year: -0.91
  • 5-Year: 0.32
  • 10-Year: 0.03
  • All Time: 0.06

These values reflect how efficiently the investment has delivered returns relative to its volatility over different time periods. All figures are annualized and based on daily total returns (including price changes and dividends).

The chart below shows the rolling Sharpe ratio of Hexcel Corporation compared to the selected benchmark. This view highlights how the investment's risk-adjusted performance has changed over time. For deeper analysis or to customize the calculation, use the Sharpe ratio tool.


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Dividends

Dividend History

Hexcel Corporation provided a 1.24% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.64 per share. The company has been increasing its dividends for 2 consecutive years.


0.00%0.20%0.40%0.60%0.80%1.00%$0.00$0.10$0.20$0.30$0.40$0.50$0.602015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Dividends
Dividend Yield
PeriodTTM2024202320222021202020192018201720162015
Dividend$0.64$0.60$0.50$0.40$0.00$0.17$0.64$0.55$0.47$0.43$0.40

Dividend yield

1.24%0.96%0.68%0.68%0.00%0.35%0.87%0.96%0.76%0.84%0.86%

Monthly Dividends

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Hexcel Corporation. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
2025$0.00$0.17$0.00$0.00$0.17$0.34
2024$0.00$0.15$0.00$0.00$0.15$0.00$0.00$0.15$0.00$0.00$0.15$0.00$0.60
2023$0.00$0.13$0.00$0.00$0.13$0.00$0.00$0.13$0.00$0.00$0.13$0.00$0.50
2022$0.00$0.10$0.00$0.00$0.10$0.00$0.00$0.10$0.00$0.00$0.10$0.00$0.40
2021$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00
2020$0.00$0.17$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.17
2019$0.00$0.15$0.00$0.00$0.15$0.00$0.00$0.17$0.00$0.17$0.00$0.00$0.64
2018$0.00$0.13$0.00$0.00$0.13$0.00$0.00$0.15$0.00$0.00$0.15$0.00$0.55
2017$0.00$0.11$0.00$0.11$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.13$0.00$0.13$0.00$0.00$0.47
2016$0.00$0.10$0.00$0.00$0.11$0.00$0.00$0.11$0.00$0.11$0.00$0.00$0.43
2015$0.10$0.00$0.00$0.10$0.00$0.00$0.10$0.00$0.00$0.10$0.00$0.00$0.40

Dividend Yield & Payout


Dividend Yield

Hexcel Corporation has a dividend yield of 1.24%, which signifies it pays a smaller percentage of its stock price in dividends to its shareholders compared to other companies in the market.

Payout Ratio

Hexcel Corporation has a payout ratio of 32.65%, which is quite average when compared to the overall market. This suggests that Hexcel Corporation strikes a balance between reinvesting profits for growth and paying dividends to shareholders.

Drawdowns

Drawdowns Chart

The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way. Drawdowns are calculated considering price movements and all distributions paid, if any.


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Worst Drawdowns

The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the Hexcel Corporation. A maximum drawdown is a measure of risk, indicating the largest reduction in portfolio value due to a series of losing trades.

The maximum drawdown for the Hexcel Corporation was 95.81%, occurring on Oct 21, 2002. Recovery took 2653 trading sessions.

The current Hexcel Corporation drawdown is 37.43%.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-95.81%Oct 24, 19971254Oct 21, 20022653May 7, 20133907
-93.49%Oct 12, 19881303Dec 8, 1993966Oct 7, 19972269
-68.51%Sep 6, 2019173May 13, 2020
-29.22%Aug 11, 2015128Feb 11, 2016208Dec 7, 2016336
-26.27%Jun 12, 2018136Dec 24, 2018102May 22, 2019238

Volatility

Volatility Chart

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.


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Financials

Financial Performance

The chart below illustrates the trends in the financial health of Hexcel Corporation over time, highlighting three key metrics: Total Revenue, Earnings Before Interest and Taxes (EBIT), and Net Income.


Annual
Quarterly

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Earnings Per Share

The chart presents the Earnings Per Share (EPS) performance of Hexcel Corporation, comparing actual results with analytics estimates. In the past quarter, the company did not meet analyst expectations for EPS, resulting in a surprise of -14.0%.


-0.200.000.200.400.6020212022202320242025
0.37
0.43
Actual
Estimate

Valuation

The Valuation section provides an overview of how Hexcel Corporation is priced in the market compared to other companies in the Aerospace & Defense industry. It includes key financial ratios that help investors assess whether the stock is undervalued or overvalued.


PE Ratio

The chart displays the Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for HXL, comparing it with other companies in the Aerospace & Defense industry. Currently, HXL has a P/E ratio of 34.2. This P/E ratio is in line with the industry average, suggesting the stock may be fairly valued relative to its earnings.

PEG Ratio

The chart shows the Price/Earnings to Growth (PEG) ratio for HXL compared to other companies in the Aerospace & Defense industry. HXL currently has a PEG ratio of 1.2. This PEG ratio is low compared to industry peers, which could indicate the stock is undervalued relative to its expected growth.

PS Ratio

This chart shows the Price-to-Sales (P/S) ratio for HXL relative to other companies in the Aerospace & Defense industry. Currently, HXL has a P/S ratio of 2.2. This P/S ratio falls within the average range for the industry, suggesting the stock is fairly valued based on its revenue.

PB Ratio

The chart illustrates the Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio for HXL in comparison with other companies in the Aerospace & Defense industry. Currently, HXL has a P/B value of 2.7. This P/B ratio is in line with the industry average, suggesting the stock is valued fairly in relation to its book value.

Income Statement



TTM
Revenue

Total Revenue

Cost Of Revenue

Gross Profit

Operating Expenses

Selling, General & Admin Expenses

R&D Expenses

Depreciation And Amortization

Total Operating Expenses

Income

Income Before Tax

Operating Income

EBITDA

EBIT

Earnings From Continuing Operations

Net Income

Income Tax Expense

Other Non-Operating Income (Expenses)

Extraordinary Items

Discontinued Operations

Effect Of Accounting Charges

Non Recurring

Minority Interest

Other Items

Interest Income

Interest Expense

Net Interest Income

Values in undefined except per share items