Hexcel (HXL) FCF Payout Ratio (2015 - 2026)

Hexcel (HXL) reported FCF Payout Ratio of 2.21 for Q1 2026, down 774.26% on a YoY basis from 0.33 in Q1 2025, and down 1937.97% quarter-over-quarter from 0.12 in Q4 2025.

Hexcel (HXL) FCF Payout Ratio (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Hexcel has reported FCF Payout Ratio for 11 years, with the latest figure at 2.21 in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, FCF Payout Ratio fell 774.26% year-over-year to 2.21; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.26 (down 4.66% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 0.34, up 41.11% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio for Q1 2026 stood at 2.21, down from 0.12 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for FCF Payout Ratio was 1.71 in Q2 2025, with the low at 3.28 in Q2 2023.
  • Historically, FCF Payout Ratio has averaged 0.15 across 5 years, with a median of 0.09 in 2022.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — FCF Payout Ratio sank 883.64% — and 2025, when it soared 194.16%.
  • Hexcel's FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.09 in 2022, then fell by 15.03% to 0.07 in 2023, then climbed by 16.2% to 0.08 in 2024, then jumped by 43.08% to 0.12 in 2025, then plunged by 1937.97% to 2.21 in 2026.
  • The last three FCF Payout Ratio figures came in at 2.21 (Q1 2026), 0.12 (Q4 2025), and 0.14 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 DEFSEC Technologies 5,720.56 Bn 5,720.56 Bn 456,459.43 -
2 General Electric 359.38 Bn 348.64 Bn 9.11 Bn 0.26
3 Rtx 248.80 Bn 243.70 Bn 9.08 Bn 0.70
4 Boeing 180.64 Bn 159.74 Bn 2.55 Bn -0.06
5 Lockheed Martin 121.64 Bn 119.74 Bn 2.08 Bn -2.80
6 Howmet Aerospace 108.46 Bn 106.03 Bn 854.00 Mn 0.13
7 General Dynamics 96.96 Bn 93.31 Bn 9.09 Bn 0.21
8 Embraer 95.73 Bn 93.11 Bn - -
9 Northrop Grumman 77.30 Bn 75.21 Bn 3.45 Bn -0.18
10 Hexcel 7.48 Bn 7.43 Bn 134.70 Mn -2.21

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -2.21
Dec 31, 2025 0.12
Sep 30, 2025 0.14
Jun 30, 2025 1.71
Mar 31, 2025 -0.25
Dec 31, 2024 0.08
Sep 30, 2024 0.17
Jun 30, 2024 0.58
Mar 31, 2024 -0.35
Dec 31, 2023 0.07
Sep 30, 2023 0.22
Jun 30, 2023 -3.28
Mar 31, 2023 -0.25
Dec 31, 2022 0.09
Sep 30, 2022 0.47
Jun 30, 2022 0.42
Mar 31, 2022 -0.21
Mar 31, 2020 -0.76
Dec 31, 2019 -0.21
Sep 30, 2019 0.25