Hexcel (HXL) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)
Hexcel posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 1.74% for Q1 2026, up 76.0% year-on-year from 0.99% in Q1 2025, and up 47.86% on a QoQ basis from 1.18% in Q4 2025.
Hexcel (HXL) has 17 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 1.74% in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 76.0% year-over-year to 1.74%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 1.74% (up 76.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 1.18%, down 13.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 1.74%, up from 1.18% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 8.83% in Q3 2024 and bottomed at 1.37% in Q3 2025.
- The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 2.45% (2023), against an average of 3.57%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Return on Capital Employed jumped 739 bps; it then sank 1021 bps in 2025.
- A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 1.27% in 2022, then jumped by 560 bps to 8.39% in 2023, then tumbled by 84 bps to 1.33% in 2024, then retreated by 12 bps to 1.18% in 2025, then soared by 48 bps to 1.74% in 2026.
- The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 1.74% (Q1 2026), 1.18% (Q4 2025), and 1.37% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Electric | 316.77 Bn | 306.03 Bn | 9.11 Bn | -9.24% |
| 2 | Rtx | 238.61 Bn | 233.51 Bn | 9.08 Bn | 8.75% |
| 3 | Boeing | 172.59 Bn | 151.68 Bn | 2.55 Bn | 7.00% |
| 4 | Lockheed Martin | 122.59 Bn | 120.70 Bn | 2.08 Bn | 19.82% |
| 5 | Howmet Aerospace | 102.88 Bn | 100.44 Bn | 854.00 Mn | 23.50% |
| 6 | General Dynamics | 92.64 Bn | 88.99 Bn | 9.09 Bn | 14.01% |
| 7 | Rocket Lab | 82.19 Bn | 80.92 Bn | 76.49 Mn | -10.40% |
| 8 | Northrop Grumman | 78.95 Bn | 76.86 Bn | 3.45 Bn | 6.49% |
| 9 | TransDigm | 70.63 Bn | 66.75 Bn | 1.51 Bn | 19.95% |
| 10 | Hexcel | 6.54 Bn | 6.49 Bn | 134.70 Mn | 1.74% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.74% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.18% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -1.37% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -0.72% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.98% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.33% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 8.83% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 8.53% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 7.96% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 8.39% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.45% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.34% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 2.49% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.27% |
| 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% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | -2.30% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 0.51% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 4.51% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 8.99% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 13.06% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 15.08% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 14.98% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 14.54% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 14.80% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 14.80% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 14.34% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 14.07% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 13.83% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 14.04% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 14.21% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 14.78% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 16.03% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 16.96% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 16.84% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 16.55% |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 16.77% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 17.30% |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 16.90% |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 17.68% |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 17.61% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 18.12% |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 17.46% |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 17.23% |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 17.58% |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 17.71% |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 17.39% |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 17.15% |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 18.29% |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 18.43% |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 18.58% |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 18.38% |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 17.11% |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 17.44% |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 15.79% |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 15.13% |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 14.47% |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 12.38% |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 10.83% |