Hexcel (HXL) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026)
Hexcel posted quarterly Gross Margin of 26.86% for Q1 2026, up 443.0% year-on-year from 4.95% in Q1 2025, and up 9.06% on a QoQ basis from 24.63% in Q4 2025.
Hexcel (HXL) has 18 years of Gross Margin data on file, last reported at 26.86% in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Gross Margin rose 443.0% year-over-year to 26.86%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 24.09% (up 3.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 22.96%, down 173.0% from the prior year.
- Gross Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 26.86%, up from 24.63% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Gross Margin topped out at 27.9% in Q1 2023 and bottomed at 21.84% in Q3 2023.
- The 5-year median for Gross Margin is 23.08% (2022), against an average of 23.79%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2023, when Gross Margin soared 570 bps; it then slumped 287 bps in 2024.
- A 5-year view of Gross Margin shows it stood at 23.08% in 2022, then decreased by 2 bps to 22.54% in 2023, then grew by 11 bps to 25.01% in 2024, then decreased by 2 bps to 24.63% in 2025, then advanced by 9 bps to 26.86% in 2026.
- The last three Gross Margin figures came in at 26.86% (Q1 2026), 24.63% (Q4 2025), and 21.9% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Electric | 316.77 Bn | 306.03 Bn | 9.11 Bn | 73.52% |
| 2 | Rtx | 238.61 Bn | 233.51 Bn | 9.08 Bn | 41.11% |
| 3 | Boeing | 172.59 Bn | 151.68 Bn | 2.55 Bn | 11.46% |
| 4 | Lockheed Martin | 122.59 Bn | 120.70 Bn | 2.08 Bn | 11.53% |
| 5 | Howmet Aerospace | 102.88 Bn | 100.44 Bn | 854.00 Mn | 36.92% |
| 6 | General Dynamics | 92.64 Bn | 88.99 Bn | 9.09 Bn | 67.40% |
| 7 | Rocket Lab | 82.19 Bn | 80.92 Bn | 76.49 Mn | 38.18% |
| 8 | Northrop Grumman | 78.95 Bn | 76.86 Bn | 3.45 Bn | 34.90% |
| 9 | TransDigm | 70.63 Bn | 66.75 Bn | 1.51 Bn | 59.39% |
| 10 | Hexcel | 6.54 Bn | 6.49 Bn | 134.70 Mn | 26.86% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 26.86% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 24.63% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 21.90% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 22.76% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 22.43% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 25.01% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 23.33% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 25.30% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 25.03% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 22.54% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 21.84% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 24.39% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 27.90% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 23.08% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 22.43% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 22.77% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 22.20% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 19.18% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 19.77% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 19.33% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 17.11% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 10.28% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 4.71% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 14.50% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 26.04% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 25.96% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 27.58% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 27.72% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 27.41% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 26.81% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 26.46% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 26.45% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 26.40% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 27.79% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 27.59% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 28.48% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 28.01% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 28.05% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 27.11% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 28.76% |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 28.73% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 27.49% |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 27.65% |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 29.24% |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 30.06% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 27.24% |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 27.00% |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 27.46% |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 27.98% |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 26.50% |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 27.19% |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 27.64% |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 26.89% |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 24.68% |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 25.33% |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 26.43% |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 26.59% |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 24.09% |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 24.59% |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 24.60% |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 25.03% |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 21.74% |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 23.94% |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 25.70% |
| Mar 31, 2010 | 25.13% |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 21.12% |
| Sep 30, 2009 | 20.26% |
| Jun 30, 2009 | 22.76% |