Hexcel (HXL) Net Margin (2009 - 2026)
Hexcel (HXL) posted Net Margin of 7.42% for Q1 2026, down 21.46% on a QoQ basis from 9.44% in Q4 2025, and up 109.0% year-over-year from 3.55% in Q1 2025.
Hexcel (HXL) Net Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Hexcel's Net Margin history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 7.42% for Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Net Margin rose 109.0% year-over-year to 7.42% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 6.07% (down 53.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 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.
- Across five years, Net Margin topped out at 11.37% in Q2 2022 and bottomed at 3.98% in Q4 2023.
- A 5-year average of 6.7% and a median of 7.73% in 2024 frame the typical range for Net Margin.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Net Margin soared 1069 bps — and 2023, when it slumped 1259 bps.
- Hexcel's Net Margin stood at 8.62% in 2022, then tumbled by 146 bps to 3.98% in 2023, then jumped by 131 bps to 1.22% in 2024, then surged by 672 bps to 9.44% in 2025, then fell by 21 bps to 7.42% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows HXL's Net Margin at 7.42% in Q1 2026, 9.44% in Q4 2025, and 4.52% in Q3 2025.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Net Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Electric | 376.44 Bn | 367.10 Bn | -3.10 Bn | 331.47% |
| 2 | Rtx | 291.22 Bn | 282.92 Bn | 9.91 Bn | 9.10% |
| 3 | Boeing | 171.30 Bn | 151.28 Bn | 2.41 Bn | -2.16% |
| 4 | Lockheed Martin | 134.41 Bn | 130.62 Bn | 2.45 Bn | 9.15% |
| 5 | Howmet Aerospace | 114.04 Bn | 111.60 Bn | 854.00 Mn | 25.08% |
| 6 | General Dynamics | 103.81 Bn | 99.47 Bn | 6.76 Bn | 8.23% |
| 7 | Northrop Grumman | 77.35 Bn | 75.04 Bn | 3.72 Bn | 10.06% |
| 8 | TransDigm | 73.49 Bn | 69.60 Bn | 1.51 Bn | 21.03% |
| 9 | L3Harris Technologies | 52.09 Bn | 51.50 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 8.91% |
| 10 | Hexcel | 7.88 Bn | 7.82 Bn | 138.10 Mn | 9.31% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |