Hexcel stock
HXLNYSEHexcel Corporation, IndustrialsISIN US4282911084
63Score 63 out of 100, Neutral
Price and trend
46 / 100
Price history
+16% in one yearThe chart shows daily closes over 20 years, adjusted for stock splits and without dividends. Click into the chart to set a price alert at that price.
Below the 200-day line: the price is 12% below it.
Since October 2026 the 50-day line has been below the 200-day line; the trend has turned down.
Normal: the price is neither overheated nor sold off (RSI 51).
The price is 28% below its 52-week high. Largest decline in 20 years: 83% (December 2007 to March 2009).
Chart figures for advanced users
- SMA 50$85.57
- Average price of the last 50 trading days, shows the short-term trend.
- SMA 200$90.57
- Average price of the last 200 trading days, shows the long-term trend.
- RSI (14)51
- Relative strength over the last 14 days on a scale from 0 to 100. Above 70 the price counts as overheated, below 30 as sharply fallen.
- MACDabove the signal line
- Compares a fast and a slow price average. Above its signal line momentum is rising, below it momentum is fading.
- Support$68.73
- The lowest closing price of the last twelve months.
- Resistance$110.28
- The highest closing price of the last twelve months.
Snapshot
Computed from the data by fixed rules, no AI
- Hexcel Corporation belongs to the Aerospace & Defense industry (United States) and, with a market value of $6.05B, is number 62 of 114 companies in its industry on MEQIRI.
- In fiscal 2025 it reported revenue of $1.89B (down 0.5% year on year) and earnings of $109.4M (down 17.2%).
- For fiscal 2026, analysts expect on average revenue of $2.08B (up 9.6%) and adjusted earnings per share of $2.39 (up 28.3%).
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- MEQIRI Score 63 out of 100 (Neutral): rank 452 of 1018 in Industrials, median 61.
- The P/E is 35.7 (Aerospace & Defense median 31.3, own median of recent years 38.9).
- Our model puts fair value at $96.45, with the price 17% below it.
In plain words
The numbers on this page in plain words, written by an AI
Strengths
- Earnings per share growingUp 29.4% a year since 2020.Growth 65
- Analysts expect strong earnings growthUp 24.2% a year through 2028 (estimates from 13 analysts).Growth 65
- Consistently profitableProfit in all 10 fiscal years from 2016 to 2025.Fundamentals 87
Weaknesses
None of our weakness checks flags anything. Crash risk is measured separately.
Its standout strengths are fundamentals and stability, while momentum and technical analysis hold the score back.
Daily figure as of 13 Nov 2026
How the score is calculatedScore overview
Score since yesterday from 64 to 63.
Fundamentals are strong, with stable profits and strong cash generation.
Score history
The full history of up to 20 years comes with MEQIRI Pro.
See plansCrash risk medium
How well MEQIRI warnsIn the middle among smaller stocks.
From 2016 to 2025, 20 in 100 such stocks fell 30% or more within a year, against a group average of 23 in 100.
What lowers it
- solid fundamentals
Valuation
Valuation signal
Modestly undervaluedIn our model the price counts as cheap below $74.19 and expensive above $137.78 (uncertainty medium, based on the price swings of the past year).
The two parts of the fair value come to $122.93 (cash-flow model) and $69.96 (industry comparison), and the gap between them shows how uncertain the estimate is.
Calculated with a cost of equity of 8.8%. At 9.8% the fair value would be $85.19, at 7.8% it would be $113.42.
Valuation metrics
Half from the cash-flow model, half from earnings times the industry P/E (31.3).
Calculate with your own assumptionsCompany performance
This shows several years of history with an automatic assessment.
Revenue
In the twelve months to 30 Sep 2026, revenue rose 7.2% on the twelve months before. Revenue has stayed largely stable since 2006.
Margins
- Gross margin
- Operating margin
- Net margin
In fiscal 2025: gross 23%, operating 9%, net 6%.
Debt & balance sheet
latest quarterModerate debt, and interest is adequately covered.
Earnings
- Next earnings
- 27 Jan 2027in 75 days
- Last reported
- 21 Oct 2026EPS reported $0.50 (expected $0.49)in line with expectations
Analyst estimates
Analysts have cut their 2027 earnings estimate by 4.0% since 15 Oct 2026. Falling estimates often precede bad news.
- Earnings per share
- $2.39−0.7%
- Revenue
- $2.08B−0.8%
- Earnings per share
- $3.02−4.0%
- Revenue
- $2.28B−0.6%
MEQIRI has stored the estimates since 15 Oct 2026. Until 30 days are available, the card shows the change since that day. Mean estimate according to Financial Modeling Prep. No price target and no recommendation.
Company outlook raised
Share price after the results: −2.5%2026 guidance raised: sales of $2.025 billion to $2.125 billion (from $2.0 billion to $2.1 billion), adjusted EPS of $2.30 to $2.40 (from $2.10 to $2.30).
“We are also raising adjusted EPS guidance to a range of $2.30 to $2.40 compared with our previous range of $2.10 to $2.30.”The outlook is not part of the score and not a recommendation to buy or sell.
From the earnings call on 30 Jul 2026 (fiscal Q2 2026), read by AI.
Insiders
Open-market purchases and sales by executives, board members and major holders
One insider bought on the open market in the last 6 months, $322,840 in total. 2 insiders sold, $2.27M in total.
Sales say less than purchases: many insiders sell on a fixed plan, for taxes or to diversify.
- Keating Neal J.Purchase
11 Nov 2026, Board
- Shares
- 1,000
- Price
- $80.83
- Value
- $80,830
- Keating Neal J.Purchase
26 Oct 2026, Board
- Shares
- 3,000
- Price
- $80.67
- Value
- $242,010
- Lehman Gail ESale
3 Sept 2026, See Remarks
- Shares
- 13,829
- Price
- $92.10
- Value
- $1.27M
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- Fitzsimons GinaSale
14 Aug 2026, See Remarks
- Shares
- 9,675
- Price
- $103.14
- Value
- $997,871
Partial trades from one filing are shown in one row, with the average price.
Source: Form 4 filings with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. Grants, option exercises, gifts and tax withholdings are hidden. Not a recommendation to buy.
What happened at Hexcel
The key events of the last six months from our own data. A click takes you to the matching card.
Sector comparison
1018 rated companies in Industrials
- This company
- 63
- Sector median
- 61
Categories against the sector median
The median is the middle value: half of the companies in the sector lie above it, half below. Categories with too few comparable companies are left out.
Competitors in Aerospace & Defense
The next larger and next smaller companies by market value
- China Aerospace Times Electronics600879.SS $6.61B31
- Kratos Defense & Security SolutionsKTOS $6.54B27
- AeroVironmentAVAV $6.14B32
- Kuang-Chi Technologies002625.SZ $6.11B49
- LIG Defense & Aerospace Co079550.KS $5.97B51
- VSEVSEC $5.78B50
- HD Hyundai Marine Solution Co443060.KS $5.75B70
- BETA TechnologiesBETA $5.7B44
ETFs that hold Hexcel
Held by 11 ETFs on Xetra. Shown per index: the ETF with the largest weight.
| ETF | Weight | Cost | Fund size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Invesco Defence Innovation UCITS ETF AccumUSDIVDF | 1.77% | 0.35% | €136.55M |
| State Street SPDR S&P 400 U.S. Mid Cap UCITS ETF (Acc)SPY4 | 0.18% | 0.30% | €5.36B |
| iShares MSCI USA Small Cap CTB Enhanced ESG UCITS ETFSXRG | 0.15% | 0.43% | €2.5B |
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| Invesco Global Buyback Achievers UCITS ETFBBCK | 0.10% | 0.39% | €190.04M |
| State Street SPDR MSCI World Small Cap UCITS ETF (Acc)ZPRS | 0.06% | 0.45% | €1.54B |
| iShares MSCI World Small Cap CTB Enhanced ESG UCITS ETFCBUG | 0.06% | 0.10% | €395.74M |
| State Street SPDR MSCI USA Small Cap Value Weighted UCITS ETFZPRV | 0.04% | 0.30% | €964.08M |
| UBS MSCI USA Select Factor Mix UCITS ETF USD accUSUE | 0.02% | 0.25% | €178.55M |
Holdings as reported by the funds via FMP, excluding swap ETFs (their holdings are only collateral).
Data status and sources
- Score
- Daily value of 13 Nov 2026, recalculated nightly
- Price
- Closing price of 12 Nov 2026
- Latest annual report
- Fiscal year 2025, period end 31 Dec 2025
- Source
- Financial statements, ratios and prices from Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), based on the company's reports. MEQIRI calculates the score and fair value from them.
Mandatory disclosures for this rating
- ; time horizon around 12 months
- Rated Neutral, published since 7 Nov 2026 (in the score history since 22 Aug 2025)
- Valuation signal Fairly valued since 7 Nov 2026
- End-of-day prices, metrics cached for up to 24 hours
- Score and fair value are estimates from a disclosed model. They are not facts and not a price target.
- Produced by SSM Ventures UG (haftungsbeschränkt), responsible person Sven Brostmeyer, Managing Director, automatically according to the disclosed model.
- Not investment advice. Losses up to and including a total loss are possible. Personal circumstances are not considered.