Hexcel (HXL) Net Margin (2009 - 2026)

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

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

Hexcel has reported Net Margin for 18 years, with the latest figure at 7.42% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Net Margin rose 109.0% year-over-year to 7.42%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 6.07% (down 53.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 5.78%, down 117.0% from the prior year.
  • Net Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 7.42%, down from 9.44% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Net Margin was 11.37% in Q2 2022, with the low at 3.98% in Q4 2023.
  • Historically, Net Margin has averaged 6.7% across 5 years, with a median of 7.73% in 2024.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Net Margin soared 1069 bps — and 2023, when it tumbled 1259 bps.
  • Hexcel's Net Margin stood at 8.62% in 2022, then sank 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 dropped by 21 bps to 7.42% in 2026.
  • The last three Net Margin figures came in at 7.42% (Q1 2026), 9.44% (Q4 2025), and 4.52% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Net Margin (Qtr)
1 DEFSEC Technologies 5,720.56 Bn 5,720.56 Bn 456,459.43 -90.05%
2 General Electric 359.38 Bn 348.64 Bn 9.11 Bn 15.36%
3 Rtx 248.80 Bn 243.70 Bn 9.08 Bn 9.77%
4 Boeing 180.64 Bn 159.74 Bn 2.55 Bn -0.41%
5 Lockheed Martin 121.64 Bn 119.74 Bn 2.08 Bn 8.26%
6 Howmet Aerospace 108.46 Bn 106.03 Bn 854.00 Mn 25.08%
7 General Dynamics 96.96 Bn 93.31 Bn 9.09 Bn 8.35%
8 Embraer 95.73 Bn 93.11 Bn - -
9 Northrop Grumman 77.30 Bn 75.21 Bn 3.45 Bn 8.86%
10 Hexcel 7.48 Bn 7.43 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%