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

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

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

Hexcel (HXL) has reported Free Cash Flow for 18 consecutive years, with -$6.2 million the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 came in at -$6.2 million, up 88.64% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $205.6 million (up 11.74% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $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.
  • Over five years, Free Cash Flow peaked at $145.2 million in Q4 2023 and troughed at -$54.6 million in Q1 2025.
  • Average Free Cash Flow over 5 years is $35.3 million, with a median of $20.3 million recorded in 2022.
  • Year-over-year, Free Cash Flow tumbled 554.1% in 2022 and jumped 765.62% in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, Free Cash Flow stood at $98.7 million in 2022, then soared by 47.11% to $145.2 million in 2023, then slipped by 0.83% to $144.0 million in 2024, then dropped by 25.49% to $107.3 million in 2025, then plunged by 105.78% to -$6.2 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Free Cash Flow figures were -$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) FCF (Qtr)
1 Boeing 1,106.33 Bn 1,085.43 Bn 2.55 Bn -1.45 Bn
2 Rtx 258.51 Bn 253.40 Bn 9.08 Bn 1.31 Bn
3 General Dynamics 174.86 Bn 171.21 Bn 9.09 Bn 1.95 Bn
4 Lockheed Martin 119.99 Bn 118.10 Bn 2.08 Bn -291.00 Mn
5 Howmet Aerospace 107.26 Bn 104.82 Bn 854.00 Mn 359.00 Mn
6 TransDigm 76.18 Bn 72.30 Bn 1.51 Bn 64.00 Mn
7 Northrop Grumman 73.88 Bn 71.79 Bn 3.45 Bn -1.82 Bn
8 Rocket Lab 60.59 Bn 59.31 Bn 76.49 Mn -71.46 Mn
9 L3Harris Technologies 54.60 Bn 54.60 Bn 1.40 Bn -194.00 Mn
10 Hexcel 7.44 Bn 7.39 Bn 134.70 Mn -6.20 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
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