Hexcel (HXL) Net Margin (2009 - 2026)

Hexcel (HXL) posted Net Margin of 7.42% for Q1 2026, down 21.46% quarter-over-quarter from 9.44% in Q4 2025, and up 109.0% year-on-year from 3.55% in Q1 2025.

Hexcel (HXL) Net Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Hexcel (HXL) has reported Net Margin for 18 consecutive years, with 7.42% the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • Net Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 7.42%, up 109.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 6.07% (down 53.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 5.78%, down 117.0% from the prior year.
  • Net Margin was 7.42% for Q1 2026 at Hexcel, down from 9.44% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Net Margin peaked at 11.37% in Q2 2022 and troughed at 3.98% in Q4 2023.
  • Average Net Margin over 5 years is 6.7%, with a median of 7.73% recorded in 2024.
  • Year-over-year, Net Margin surged 1069 bps in 2022 and sank 1259 bps in 2023.
  • Over 5 years, Net Margin stood at 8.62% in 2022, then plunged by 146 bps to 3.98% in 2023, then surged by 131 bps to 1.22% in 2024, then soared by 672 bps to 9.44% in 2025, then retreated by 21 bps to 7.42% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Net Margin figures were 7.42% in Q1 2026, 9.44% in Q4 2025, and 4.52% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Net Margin (Qtr)
1 Boeing 1,106.33 Bn 1,085.43 Bn 2.55 Bn -0.41%
2 Rtx 258.51 Bn 253.40 Bn 9.08 Bn 9.77%
3 General Dynamics 174.86 Bn 171.21 Bn 9.09 Bn 8.35%
4 Lockheed Martin 119.99 Bn 118.10 Bn 2.08 Bn 8.26%
5 Howmet Aerospace 107.26 Bn 104.82 Bn 854.00 Mn 25.08%
6 TransDigm 76.18 Bn 72.30 Bn 1.51 Bn 21.03%
7 Northrop Grumman 73.88 Bn 71.79 Bn 3.45 Bn 8.86%
8 Rocket Lab 60.59 Bn 59.31 Bn 76.49 Mn -22.47%
9 L3Harris Technologies 54.60 Bn 54.60 Bn 1.40 Bn 8.91%
10 Hexcel 7.44 Bn 7.39 Bn 134.70 Mn 7.42%

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 7.42%
Dec 31, 2025 9.44%
Sep 30, 2025 4.52%
Jun 30, 2025 2.76%
Mar 31, 2025 6.33%
Dec 31, 2024 1.22%
Sep 30, 2024 8.72%
Jun 30, 2024 9.99%
Mar 31, 2024 7.73%
Dec 31, 2023 -3.98%
Sep 30, 2023 9.23%
Jun 30, 2023 9.36%
Mar 31, 2023 9.33%
Dec 31, 2022 8.62%
Sep 30, 2022 7.35%
Jun 30, 2022 11.37%
Mar 31, 2022 4.56%
Dec 31, 2021 5.25%
Sep 30, 2021 2.70%
Jun 30, 2021 0.69%