Hexcel (HXL) Shares Outstanding (2009 - 2026)
Hexcel's Shares Outstanding was 75.7 million in Q2 2026, down 5.6% from 80.2 million a year earlier and down 0.3% from the prior quarter.
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Hexcel (HXL) Shares Outstanding (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Shares Outstanding at Hexcel came in at 79.5 million, down 3.4% from FY2024.
- Shares Outstanding shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of -1.0% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Shares Outstanding was 82.3 million in FY2024 (-2.7%), 84.6 million in FY2023 (+0.2%), 84.4 million in FY2022 (+0.4%) and 84.1 million in FY2021 (+0.4%).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the lowest quarterly Shares Outstanding in data going back to Q2 2009.
- Compared with a year earlier, Shares Outstanding has declined for ten straight quarters, with an average decline of 3.8% over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Shares Outstanding over five years was Q4 2021 (growth of 0.4%); the worst was Q1 2026 (a decline of 6.4%).
- Per Business Quant data, HXL's Shares Outstanding in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 75.9 million (Q1 2026), 79.5 million (Q4 2025) and 79.8 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Shares Outstanding (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 235.79 Bn | 217.37 Bn | 4.43 Bn | 462.53 Mn |
| 2 | Corning | 106.66 Bn | 99.23 Bn | 1.63 Bn | 862.00 Mn |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 84.26 Bn | 83.30 Bn | 3.34 Bn | 243.90 Mn |
| 4 | Air Products & Chemicals | 68.55 Bn | 63.74 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 222.80 Mn |
| 5 | LyondellBasell Industries | 42.27 Bn | 31.78 Bn | 2.04 Bn | 646.00 Mn |
| 6 | Nutrien | 33.55 Bn | 30.38 Bn | 3.25 Bn | 486.34 Mn |
| 7 | Ppg Industries | 25.18 Bn | 17.84 Bn | 1.81 Bn | 223.00 Mn |
| 8 | International Flavors & Fragrances | 23.86 Bn | 21.52 Bn | 853.00 Mn | 255.00 Mn |
| 9 | Dow | 22.91 Bn | 6.41 Bn | 2.17 Bn | 723.50 Mn |
| 10 | Hexcel | 6.20 Bn | 5.94 Bn | 115.50 Mn | 75.80 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 75.80 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 75.70 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 75.90 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 79.50 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 79.80 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 80.20 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 81.10 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 82.30 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 81.50 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 82.50 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 83.90 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 84.60 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 84.60 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 84.70 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 84.60 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 84.40 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 84.40 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 84.40 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 84.30 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 84.10 Mn |
API Access
Hexcel Shares Outstanding API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=shares-outstanding&ticker=HXL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "shares-outstanding", "ticker": "HXL", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=shares-outstanding&ticker=HXL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();