Hexcel (HXL) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)

Hexcel (HXL) posted Return on Capital Employed of 1.74% for Q1 2026, up 47.86% quarter-over-quarter from 1.18% in Q4 2025, and up 76.0% year-on-year from 0.99% in Q1 2025.

Hexcel (HXL) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Hexcel (HXL) has reported Return on Capital Employed for 17 consecutive years, with 1.74% the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 1.74%, up 76.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 1.74% (up 76.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 1.18%, down 13.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed was 1.74% for Q1 2026 at Hexcel, up from 1.18% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 8.83% in Q3 2024 and troughed at 1.37% in Q3 2025.
  • Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 3.57%, with a median of 2.45% recorded in 2023.
  • Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed soared 739 bps in 2022 and sank 1021 bps in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, Return on Capital Employed stood at 1.27% in 2022, then soared by 560 bps to 8.39% in 2023, then tumbled by 84 bps to 1.33% in 2024, then slipped by 12 bps to 1.18% in 2025, then surged by 48 bps to 1.74% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Return on Capital Employed figures were 1.74% in Q1 2026, 1.18% in Q4 2025, and 1.37% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Boeing 1,106.33 Bn 1,085.43 Bn 2.55 Bn 7.00%
2 Rtx 258.51 Bn 253.40 Bn 9.08 Bn 8.75%
3 General Dynamics 174.86 Bn 171.21 Bn 9.09 Bn 14.01%
4 Lockheed Martin 119.99 Bn 118.10 Bn 2.08 Bn 19.82%
5 Howmet Aerospace 107.26 Bn 104.82 Bn 854.00 Mn 23.50%
6 TransDigm 76.18 Bn 72.30 Bn 1.51 Bn 19.95%
7 Northrop Grumman 73.88 Bn 71.79 Bn 3.45 Bn 6.49%
8 Rocket Lab 60.59 Bn 59.31 Bn 76.49 Mn -10.40%
9 L3Harris Technologies 54.60 Bn 54.60 Bn 1.40 Bn 12.10%
10 Hexcel 7.44 Bn 7.39 Bn 134.70 Mn 1.74%

Historic Data

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DateValue
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%