Hexcel (HXL) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)
Hexcel (HXL) posted Operating Margin of 11.49% for Q1 2026, up 168.9% quarter-over-quarter from 16.67% in Q4 2025, and up 180.0% year-on-year from 4.1% in Q1 2025.
Hexcel (HXL) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Hexcel (HXL) has reported Operating Margin for 18 consecutive years, with 11.49% the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.
- Operating Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 11.49%, up 180.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 2.15% (up 89.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 1.49%, down 21.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin was 11.49% for Q1 2026 at Hexcel, up from 16.67% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Operating Margin peaked at 16.23% in Q2 2022 and troughed at 30.54% in Q4 2024.
- Average Operating Margin over 5 years is 4.95%, with a median of 10.4% recorded in 2023.
- Year-over-year, Operating Margin jumped 3444 bps in 2023 and slumped 4094 bps in 2024.
- Over 5 years, Operating Margin stood at 24.03% in 2022, then jumped by 143 bps to 10.4% in 2023, then tumbled by 394 bps to 30.54% in 2024, then surged by 45 bps to 16.67% in 2025, then soared by 169 bps to 11.49% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Operating Margin figures were 11.49% in Q1 2026, 16.67% in Q4 2025, and 7.89% in Q3 2025.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boeing | 1,106.33 Bn | 1,085.43 Bn | 2.55 Bn | 2.02% |
| 2 | Rtx | 258.51 Bn | 253.40 Bn | 9.08 Bn | 11.57% |
| 3 | General Dynamics | 174.86 Bn | 171.21 Bn | 9.09 Bn | 10.53% |
| 4 | Lockheed Martin | 119.99 Bn | 118.10 Bn | 2.08 Bn | 11.45% |
| 5 | Howmet Aerospace | 107.26 Bn | 104.82 Bn | 854.00 Mn | 32.56% |
| 6 | TransDigm | 76.18 Bn | 72.30 Bn | 1.51 Bn | 46.31% |
| 7 | Northrop Grumman | 73.88 Bn | 71.79 Bn | 3.45 Bn | 10.01% |
| 8 | Rocket Lab | 60.59 Bn | 59.31 Bn | 76.49 Mn | -27.94% |
| 9 | L3Harris Technologies | 54.60 Bn | 54.60 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 11.35% |
| 10 | Hexcel | 7.44 Bn | 7.39 Bn | 134.70 Mn | 11.49% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 11.49% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -16.67% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 7.89% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 6.12% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 9.68% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -30.54% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 11.50% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 14.35% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 11.20% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 10.40% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 10.39% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 13.49% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 13.72% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -24.03% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 11.19% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 16.23% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 7.71% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 6.38% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 6.83% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 5.06% |