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

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

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

Hexcel has reported Free Cash Flow for 18 years, with the latest figure 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.
  • The five-year high for Free Cash Flow was $145.2 million in Q4 2023, with the low at -$54.6 million in Q1 2025.
  • Historically, Free Cash Flow has averaged $35.3 million across 5 years, with a median of $20.3 million in 2022.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Free Cash Flow sank 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 fell by 0.83% to $144.0 million in 2024, then retreated by 25.49% to $107.3 million in 2025, then sank 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 DEFSEC Technologies 5,720.56 Bn 5,720.56 Bn 456,459.43 -1.24 Mn
2 General Electric 359.38 Bn 348.64 Bn 9.11 Bn 1.49 Bn
3 Rtx 248.80 Bn 243.70 Bn 9.08 Bn 1.31 Bn
4 Boeing 180.64 Bn 159.74 Bn 2.55 Bn -1.45 Bn
5 Lockheed Martin 121.64 Bn 119.74 Bn 2.08 Bn -291.00 Mn
6 Howmet Aerospace 108.46 Bn 106.03 Bn 854.00 Mn 359.00 Mn
7 General Dynamics 96.96 Bn 93.31 Bn 9.09 Bn 1.95 Bn
8 Embraer 95.73 Bn 93.11 Bn - -
9 Northrop Grumman 77.30 Bn 75.21 Bn 3.45 Bn -1.82 Bn
10 Hexcel 7.48 Bn 7.43 Bn 134.70 Mn -6.20 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