Hexcel (HXL) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)

Hexcel (HXL) posted Free Cash Flow of -$6.2 million for Q1 2026, down 105.78% on a QoQ basis from $107.3 million in Q4 2025, and up 88.64% year-over-year from -$3.3 million in Q1 2025.

Hexcel (HXL) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Hexcel's Free Cash Flow history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$6.2 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Free Cash Flow rose 88.64% year-over-year to -$6.2 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $205.6 million (up 11.74% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $157.2 million, down 22.52% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow was -$6.2 million for Q1 2026 at Hexcel, down from $107.3 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Free Cash Flow topped out at $145.2 million in Q4 2023 and bottomed at -$54.6 million in Q1 2025.
  • A 5-year average of $35.3 million and a median of $20.3 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Free Cash Flow.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Free Cash Flow plunged 554.1% — and 2024, when it surged 765.62%.
  • Hexcel's Free Cash Flow stood at $98.7 million in 2022, then soared by 47.11% to $145.2 million in 2023, then dropped by 0.83% to $144.0 million in 2024, then slipped by 25.49% to $107.3 million in 2025, then tumbled by 105.78% to -$6.2 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows HXL's Free Cash Flow at -$6.2 million in Q1 2026, $107.3 million in Q4 2025, and $96.5 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 General Electric 375.88 Bn 366.54 Bn -3.10 Bn 2.82 Bn
2 Rtx 290.44 Bn 282.14 Bn 9.91 Bn 2.88 Bn
3 Boeing 170.34 Bn 150.32 Bn 2.41 Bn 631.00 Mn
4 Lockheed Martin 133.47 Bn 129.67 Bn 2.45 Bn 2.92 Bn
5 Howmet Aerospace 113.92 Bn 111.48 Bn 854.00 Mn 448.00 Mn
6 General Dynamics 103.44 Bn 99.11 Bn 6.76 Bn 1.65 Bn
7 Northrop Grumman 77.10 Bn 74.80 Bn 3.72 Bn 978.00 Mn
8 TransDigm 73.27 Bn 69.39 Bn 1.51 Bn 64.00 Mn
9 L3Harris Technologies 51.92 Bn 51.33 Bn 1.40 Bn -194.00 Mn
10 Hexcel 7.80 Bn 7.73 Bn 138.10 Mn 58.00 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 -6.20 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -6.20 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 107.30 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 107.30 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 96.50 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 96.50 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 8.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 8.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -54.60 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -54.60 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 144.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 144.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 73.30 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 73.30 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 21.30 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 21.30 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -35.70 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -35.70 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 145.20 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 145.20 Mn