Hexcel (HXL)

• Market cap: $6.21B
• 1 day: -1.05%
• 5 days: -5.82%
• 1 month: -9.01%
• 3 months: 11.42%
• 6 months: 30.45%
• Year to date: 5.31%
• 1 year: 41.34%
• 5 years: 26.18%
• 10 years: 83.29%
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Aerospace & Defense

About: Founded in 1948, Hexcel designs and manufactures a range of highly engineered composite fibers, fabrics, resins, and structures for use in the commercial aerospace, defense, and high-performance automotive markets. These are lighter than metal and perform under rigorous conditions in aircraft frames, wings, engines, and other components and subassemblies. The company's name derives from the six-sided honeycomb structures that lend many of its products their light weight and rigidity. Hexcel's biggest customers are Airbus (40% of 2024 sales) and Boeing (15% of 2024 sales; 25% before the pandemic) and their respective subcontractors.

Employees: 5,563