Hexcel (HXL) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026)
Hexcel (HXL) reported Gross Margin of 26.09% for Q2 2026, up 3.33 percentage points from 22.76% a year earlier but down 0.77 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Hexcel (HXL) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, Hexcel's Gross Margin came in at 24.96%, up 1.57 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 22.96%, down 1.73 percentage points from FY2024.
- Gross Margin has a five-year change of +7.00 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Gross Margin came in at 24.69% in FY2024 (+0.47 pp), 24.21% in FY2023 (+1.58 pp), 22.63% in FY2022 (+3.75 pp) and 18.88% in FY2021 (+2.93 pp).
- Five-year quarterly Gross Margin spans a low of 19.18% in Q4 2021 and a high of 27.90% in Q1 2023.
- Year over year, Gross Margin gained in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.60 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year Gross Margin in five years was Q3 2021 (a gain of 15.07 percentage points); the low point was Q1 2024 (a drop of 2.87 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 26.86% (Q1 2026), 24.63% (Q4 2025) and 21.90% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 221.03 Bn | 204.14 Bn | 4.43 Bn | 47.67% |
| 2 | Corning | 141.47 Bn | 134.60 Bn | 1.63 Bn | 36.14% |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 77.59 Bn | 76.63 Bn | 3.34 Bn | 49.17% |
| 4 | Air Products & Chemicals | 61.84 Bn | 59.74 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 32.77% |
| 5 | LyondellBasell Industries | 37.84 Bn | 27.46 Bn | 2.04 Bn | 22.21% |
| 6 | Nutrien | 33.77 Bn | 30.64 Bn | 3.25 Bn | 30.07% |
| 7 | Qnity Electronics | 27.51 Bn | 24.93 Bn | 666.00 Mn | 46.61% |
| 8 | Ati | 26.21 Bn | 24.36 Bn | 309.80 Mn | 24.57% |
| 9 | Ppg Industries | 23.37 Bn | 16.17 Bn | 1.81 Bn | 40.22% |
| 10 | Hexcel | 6.53 Bn | 6.26 Bn | 138.10 Mn | 26.09% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 26.09% |
| 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% |
Hexcel Gross Margin API
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