Hexcel (HXL) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026)
Hexcel (HXL) reported EBIT Margin of 11.49% for Q1 2026, up 180.0% on a YoY basis from 4.1% in Q1 2025, and up 168.9% quarter-over-quarter from 16.67% in Q4 2025.
Hexcel (HXL) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Hexcel has reported EBIT Margin for 18 years, with the latest figure at 11.49% in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, EBIT Margin rose 180.0% year-over-year to 11.49%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 2.15% (up 89.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 1.49%, down 21.0% from the prior year.
- EBIT Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 11.49%, up from 16.67% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for EBIT Margin was 16.23% in Q2 2022, with the low at 30.54% in Q4 2024.
- Historically, EBIT Margin has averaged 4.95% across 5 years, with a median of 10.4% in 2023.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — EBIT Margin surged 3444 bps — and 2024, when it plunged 4094 bps.
- Hexcel's EBIT Margin stood at 24.03% in 2022, then jumped by 143 bps to 10.4% in 2023, then plunged by 394 bps to 30.54% in 2024, then surged by 45 bps to 16.67% in 2025, then soared by 169 bps to 11.49% in 2026.
- The last three EBIT Margin figures came in at 11.49% (Q1 2026), 16.67% (Q4 2025), and 7.89% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBIT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DEFSEC Technologies | 5,720.56 Bn | 5,720.56 Bn | 456,459.43 | -90.05% |
| 2 | General Electric | 359.38 Bn | 348.64 Bn | 9.11 Bn | -8.61% |
| 3 | Rtx | 248.80 Bn | 243.70 Bn | 9.08 Bn | 11.57% |
| 4 | Boeing | 180.64 Bn | 159.74 Bn | 2.55 Bn | 2.02% |
| 5 | Lockheed Martin | 121.64 Bn | 119.74 Bn | 2.08 Bn | 11.45% |
| 6 | Howmet Aerospace | 108.46 Bn | 106.03 Bn | 854.00 Mn | 32.56% |
| 7 | General Dynamics | 96.96 Bn | 93.31 Bn | 9.09 Bn | 10.53% |
| 8 | Embraer | 95.73 Bn | 93.11 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Northrop Grumman | 77.30 Bn | 75.21 Bn | 3.45 Bn | 10.01% |
| 10 | Hexcel | 7.48 Bn | 7.43 Bn | 134.70 Mn | 11.49% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 11.49% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -16.67% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 7.89% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 6.12% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 9.68% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -30.54% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 11.50% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 14.35% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 11.20% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 10.40% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 10.39% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 13.49% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 13.72% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -24.03% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 11.19% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 16.23% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 7.71% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 6.38% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 6.83% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 5.06% |