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HEXCEL CORP

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HEXCEL CORP

HXL·NYSE·Industrial Applications And Services·CIK 0000717605

Hexcel Corporation is a global leader in advanced lightweight composites technology. The company manufactures a broad range of products including carbon fiber, specialty reinforcements, prepregs and other fiber-reinforced matrix materials, honeycomb, resins, engineered core, and composite structures. These products are used in commercial aerospace, defense and space, and industrial applications. Hexcel operates within a single industry: Advanced Composites, and has two reportable segments: Composite Materials and Engineered Products. The Composite Materials segment manufactures and markets carbon fiber, specialty reinforcements, resin systems, prepregs and other fiber-reinforced matrix materials, honeycomb core, and pultruded profiles. As of December 31, 2025, this segment's ongoing activities include producing carbon fibers, fabrics, and specialty reinforcements, prepregs and other fiber-reinforced matrix materials, structural adhesives, honeycomb, molding compounds, tooling materials, polyurethane systems, and laminates. These are incorporated into applications such as commercial and military aircraft, transportation (primarily automotive), recreational products, and other industrial applications. The Engineered Products segment focuses on lightweight high-strength composite structures, radio frequency/electromagnetic interference ("RF/EMI") and microwave absorbing materials, engineered core, and specialty machined honeycomb products with added functionality. Hexcel serves international markets through manufacturing facilities, sales offices, and representatives located in the Americas, Europe, Asia Pacific, India, and Africa.

HEXCEL CORP (NYSE:HXL) is a publicly traded company in the Industrial Applications And Services sector. Wiseek has independently scored 16 items for HXL at importance 7 or higher on its 1–10 market-impact scale. Its most recent item scored 7 or higher is dated 2026-07-29, rated 8/10. Across its 16 most recent items scored 7 or higher, the top rating is 8/10, with 7 rated 8 or above. Recent SEC coverage for HXL spans 8-K, FWP, 10-Q, DEF 14A.

Recent high-impact activity:

  • Hexcel Beats Q2 Estimates, Raises 2026 Guidance on Strong Aerospace Demand
  • Hexcel Q2 Earnings Beat, Raises 2026 Guidance on Strong Aerospace Recovery
  • Hexcel Expands Long-Term Supply Deals with Boeing Across Key Platforms
  • Shareholders Approve New Long-Term Incentive Plan with 3M Shares; Lead Independent Director Appointed
  • Hexcel Closes $400M Senior Notes Offering to Refinance Existing Debt at Higher Rate

Financial Snapshot

Fiscal year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
$1.89B
Net Income
$109.4M
Op. Cash Flow
$230.5M
Free Cash Flow
$157.2M
Gross Profit
$434.8M
Operating Income
$171.6M
Cash & Equivalents
$71M
Total Debt
$993M
Debt / Equity
0.79×
Net Margin
5.8%
Shares Outstanding
75.7M sh
Source: 10-K · filed 2026-02-11 · accession 0001193125-26-046377

Short Interest & Short Volume

5.84 days to cover

FINRA reported short interest of 4,390,752 shares in HXL as of the September 15, 2026 settlement, a 23.7% increase from the prior period — about 5.8 days to cover at its recent average daily volume. On October 2, 2026, 74.4% of HXL volume reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities was marked short.

Short interest (bi-monthly positions)4,390,752 shares as of September 15, 2026
Change vs prior period▲ 23.7%
Days to cover5.84 at avg daily volume of 751,670
Daily short volume (FINRA facilities)74.4% of 403,004 shares on October 2, 2026
5-day average short volume68.0%

Daily short sale volume covers trades reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities and is not the same as short interest (bi-monthly reported positions). Source: FINRA — FINRA is the owner and source of this short interest and short sale volume data; it may not be redistributed.

Dilution Risk

Low risk

Filing-implied dilution signals for HXL, detected from its recent SEC filings · based on capital-structure filings through 2026-04-27.

1 recent capital raise

Finalized Debt Offering · Key Terms

⚠ A more recent filing has been published for this ticker since this signal was computed; it may not yet be reflected — see the filings below.

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$86.41
52-week range · as of 2026-07-29 $58.2 – $111.73
Market cap
$6.53B
Volume
998.7K (1.2× avg)
3-mo avg 846.8K
Live data · 2026-10-04 16:03 UTC · Market closed

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HXL
Jul 29, 2026, 4:37 PM EDT
Source: Reuters
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $106.00
Real-time Price: $86.41 info
Change: -$19.59 (-18%) info
Market Cap: $6.535B info
HXL
Jul 29, 2026, 4:25 PM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $106.00
Real-time Price: $86.41 info
Change: -$19.59 (-18%) info
Market Cap: $6.535B info
HXL
Jul 20, 2026, 7:00 AM EDT
Source: BusinessWire
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $103.81
Real-time Price: $86.41 info
Change: -$17.40 (-17%) info
Market Cap: $6.535B info
HXL
May 15, 2026, 9:16 AM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $92.48
Real-time Price: $86.41 info
Change: -$6.07 (-7%) info
Market Cap: $6.535B info
HXL
Apr 30, 2026, 4:46 PM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $93.87
Real-time Price: $86.41 info
Change: -$7.46 (-8%) info
Market Cap: $6.535B info
HXL
Apr 27, 2026, 5:15 PM EDT
Filing Type: FWP
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $92.30
Real-time Price: $86.41 info
Change: -$5.89 (-6%) info
Market Cap: $6.535B info
HXL
Apr 22, 2026, 4:35 PM EDT
Filing Type: 10-Q
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $92.49
Real-time Price: $86.41 info
Change: -$6.08 (-7%) info
Market Cap: $6.535B info
HXL
Apr 22, 2026, 4:30 PM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $92.50
Real-time Price: $86.41 info
Change: -$6.09 (-7%) info
Market Cap: $6.535B info
HXL
Apr 22, 2026, 4:15 PM EDT
Source: Reuters
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $92.91
Real-time Price: $86.41 info
Change: -$6.50 (-7%) info
Market Cap: $6.535B info
HXL
Apr 01, 2026, 9:09 AM EDT
Filing Type: DEF 14A
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $80.93
Real-time Price: $86.41 info
Change: +$5.48 (+7%) info
Market Cap: $6.535B info
HXL
Apr 01, 2026, 9:03 AM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $80.93
Real-time Price: $86.41 info
Change: +$5.48 (+7%) info
Market Cap: $6.535B info
HXL
Mar 13, 2026, 9:00 AM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $82.65
Real-time Price: $86.41 info
Change: +$3.76 (+5%) info
Market Cap: $6.535B info
HXL
Mar 04, 2026, 12:26 PM EST
Source: Dow Jones Newswires
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $91.59
Real-time Price: $86.41 info
Change: -$5.17 (-6%) info
Market Cap: $6.535B info
HXL
Mar 04, 2026, 8:14 AM EST
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $91.93
Real-time Price: $86.41 info
Change: -$5.52 (-6%) info
Market Cap: $6.535B info
HXL
Feb 11, 2026, 3:16 PM EST
Filing Type: 10-K
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $87.65
Real-time Price: $86.41 info
Change: -$1.23 (-1%) info
Market Cap: $6.535B info
HXL
Jan 28, 2026, 4:30 PM EST
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $80.00
Real-time Price: $86.41 info
Change: +$6.41 (+8%) info
Market Cap: $6.535B info
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