Hexcel (HXL) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)
Hexcel posted quarterly Free Cash Flow of -$6.2 million for Q1 2026, up 88.64% year-on-year from -$3.3 million in Q1 2025, and down 105.78% on a QoQ basis from $107.3 million in Q4 2025.
Hexcel (HXL) has 18 years of Free Cash Flow data on file, last reported at -$6.2 million in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Free Cash Flow rose 88.64% year-over-year to -$6.2 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $205.6 million (up 11.74% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $157.2 million, down 22.52% from the prior year.
- Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 stood at -$6.2 million, 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.
- The 5-year median for Free Cash Flow is $20.3 million (2022), against an average of $35.3 million.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Free Cash Flow tumbled 554.1%; it then surged 765.62% in 2024.
- A 5-year view of Free Cash Flow shows it stood at $98.7 million in 2022, then jumped by 47.11% to $145.2 million in 2023, then retreated by 0.83% to $144.0 million in 2024, then decreased by 25.49% to $107.3 million in 2025, then plunged by 105.78% to -$6.2 million in 2026.
- The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at -$6.2 million (Q1 2026), $107.3 million (Q4 2025), and $96.5 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Free Cash Flow (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Electric | 316.77 Bn | 306.03 Bn | 9.11 Bn | 1.49 Bn |
| 2 | Rtx | 238.61 Bn | 233.51 Bn | 9.08 Bn | 1.31 Bn |
| 3 | Boeing | 172.59 Bn | 151.68 Bn | 2.55 Bn | -1.45 Bn |
| 4 | Lockheed Martin | 122.59 Bn | 120.70 Bn | 2.08 Bn | -291.00 Mn |
| 5 | Howmet Aerospace | 102.88 Bn | 100.44 Bn | 854.00 Mn | 359.00 Mn |
| 6 | General Dynamics | 92.64 Bn | 88.99 Bn | 9.09 Bn | 1.95 Bn |
| 7 | Rocket Lab | 82.19 Bn | 80.92 Bn | 76.49 Mn | -71.46 Mn |
| 8 | Northrop Grumman | 78.95 Bn | 76.86 Bn | 3.45 Bn | -1.82 Bn |
| 9 | TransDigm | 70.63 Bn | 66.75 Bn | 1.51 Bn | 64.00 Mn |
| 10 | Hexcel | 6.54 Bn | 6.49 Bn | 134.70 Mn | -6.20 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 48.40 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 48.40 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -3.20 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -3.20 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -41.50 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -41.50 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 98.70 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 98.70 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 17.70 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 17.70 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 20.30 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 20.30 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -39.90 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -39.90 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 74.60 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 74.60 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 19.50 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 19.50 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 35.80 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 35.80 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | -6.10 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | -6.10 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 104.50 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 104.50 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 76.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 76.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 51.80 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 51.80 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2020 | -18.60 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2020 | -18.60 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 172.40 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 172.40 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 56.70 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 56.70 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 61.20 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 61.20 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2019 | -15.20 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2019 | -15.20 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 109.10 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 109.10 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 77.70 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 77.70 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 49.90 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 49.90 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 17.30 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 17.30 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 60.10 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 60.10 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 78.20 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 78.20 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 51.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 51.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2017 | -38.70 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2017 | -38.70 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 26.20 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 26.20 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 61.50 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 61.50 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 55.70 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 55.70 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2016 | -63.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2016 | -63.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 80.70 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 80.70 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 27.80 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 27.80 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2015 | -10.20 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2015 | -10.20 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2015 | -81.10 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2015 | -81.10 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 60.50 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 60.50 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 7.10 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 7.10 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 12.10 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 12.10 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2014 | -6.60 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2014 | -6.60 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 3.60 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 3.60 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 47.90 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 47.90 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 34.30 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 34.30 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2013 | -14.90 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2013 | -14.90 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 27.10 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 27.10 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 16.50 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 16.50 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2012 | -18.20 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2012 | -18.20 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2012 | -22.50 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2012 | -22.50 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 1.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 1.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2011 | -15.50 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2011 | -15.50 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 30.50 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 30.50 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2011 | -8.30 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2011 | -8.30 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 40.10 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 40.10 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 26.70 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 26.70 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 22.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 22.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2010 | -9.70 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2010 | -9.70 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 16.50 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 16.50 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2009 | 19.60 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2009 | 19.60 Mn |