Hexcel

HXL

Market cap $7.03B

Hexcel (HXL) reported earnings 30 days ago. What's next for the stock?

Vision One added 106,716 shares of Hexcel in the fourth quarter; the estimated transaction value was $7.54 million based on average fourth-quarter 2025 pricing. The quarter-end value of the Hexcel position increased by $12.81 million, reflecting both share additions and stock price appreciation.

Hexcel Corporation is rated a buy as the earnings recovery gains traction, driven by the end of widebody inventory destocking. Improved production visibility at Airbus and Boeing, coupled with HXL's high fixed-cost leverage, sets up strong earnings growth into 2026. Q4 2025 results showed 3.7% sales growth and 14% EBIT growth, signaling operating leverage inflection.

In the fourth quarter of 2025, the Harbor SMID Cap Core ETF returned 1.13% (NAV), underperforming its benchmark, the Russell 2500® Index. Harbor SMID Cap Core ETF sector headwinds were partially offset by improved relative performance in Information Technology as speculative names lost momentum. Raymond James shares declined by 7.0% despite adjusted earnings exceeding consensus expectations by 10%, reflecting investor focus on near-term margin pressure.

While the top- and bottom-line numbers for Hexcel (HXL) give a sense of how the business performed in the quarter ended December 2025, it could be worth looking at how some of its key metrics compare to Wall Street estimates and year-ago values.

Hexcel Corporation (HXL) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript

HXL's Q4 earnings top estimates. The company posts rising aerospace sales and improved operating income.

Hexcel (HXL) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.52 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.5 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.52 per share a year ago.

STAMFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hexcel Corporation (NYSE: HXL) announced today that the Company's Board of Directors has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.18 per share on the common stock of Hexcel, payable to stockholders of record as of February 9, 2026, with a payment date of February 17, 2026. About Hexcel Hexcel Corporation is a global leader in advanced lightweight composites technology. We propel the future of flight and transportation through excellence in providing inn.

STAMFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hexcel Corporation (NYSE: HXL): Q4 2025 Sales were $491 million, compared to $474 million in Q4 2024. Q4 2025 GAAP diluted EPS of $0.60, compared to Q4 2024 GAAP diluted EPS of $0.07. Q4 2025 adjusted diluted EPS of $0.52, compared to Q4 2024 adjusted diluted EPS of $0.52. FY 2025 sales were $1,894 million, compared to $1,903 million for FY 2024. FY 2025 GAAP diluted EPS of $1.37, compared to FY 2024 GAAP diluted EPS of $1.59. FY 2025 adjusted diluted EPS of $1.