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

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

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

Hexcel has reported Return on Capital Employed for 17 years, with the latest figure 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.
  • The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 8.83% in Q3 2024, with the low at 1.37% in Q3 2025.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 3.57% across 5 years, with a median of 2.45% in 2023.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed jumped 739 bps — and 2025, when it tumbled 1021 bps.
  • Hexcel's Return on Capital Employed stood at 1.27% in 2022, then soared by 560 bps to 8.39% in 2023, then plunged by 84 bps to 1.33% in 2024, then fell by 12 bps to 1.18% in 2025, then surged 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 DEFSEC Technologies 5,720.56 Bn 5,720.56 Bn 456,459.43 -265.55%
2 General Electric 359.38 Bn 348.64 Bn 9.11 Bn -9.24%
3 Rtx 248.80 Bn 243.70 Bn 9.08 Bn 8.75%
4 Boeing 180.64 Bn 159.74 Bn 2.55 Bn 7.00%
5 Lockheed Martin 121.64 Bn 119.74 Bn 2.08 Bn 19.82%
6 Howmet Aerospace 108.46 Bn 106.03 Bn 854.00 Mn 23.50%
7 General Dynamics 96.96 Bn 93.31 Bn 9.09 Bn 14.01%
8 Embraer 95.73 Bn 93.11 Bn - -
9 Northrop Grumman 77.30 Bn 75.21 Bn 3.45 Bn 6.49%
10 Hexcel 7.48 Bn 7.43 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%