Hexcel (HXL) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)
Hexcel (HXL) posted Return on Capital Employed of 7.71% for Q1 2026, up 8.18% on a QoQ basis from 7.12% in Q4 2025, and up 42.0% year-over-year from 5.43% in Q1 2025.
Hexcel (HXL) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Hexcel's Return on Capital Employed history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 7.71% for Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 42.0% year-over-year to 7.71% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 7.71% (up 42.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 7.17%, down 37.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed was 7.71% for Q1 2026 at Hexcel, up from 7.12% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 8.83% in Q3 2024 and bottomed at 3.56% in Q1 2022.
- A 5-year average of 7.04% and a median of 7.63% in 2024 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed jumped 739 bps — and 2025, when it tumbled 410 bps.
- Hexcel's Return on Capital Employed stood at 7.07% in 2022, then grew by 19 bps to 8.39% in 2023, then retreated by 9 bps to 7.63% in 2024, then fell by 7 bps to 7.12% in 2025, then gained by 8 bps to 7.71% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows HXL's Return on Capital Employed at 7.71% in Q1 2026, 7.12% in Q4 2025, and 4.74% in Q3 2025.
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| 10 | Hexcel | 7.88 Bn | 7.82 Bn | 138.10 Mn | 9.48% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 7.71% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 7.12% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 4.74% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 5.43% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 7.29% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 7.63% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 8.83% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 8.53% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 7.96% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 8.39% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 7.91% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 7.78% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 8.05% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 7.07% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 6.27% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 5.45% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 3.56% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.99% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.31% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -1.95% |