Up 3.9% today, more than its plastics & resin peers' 1.6%; no story names it yet.
Down 12% since Oct 19
Down 12% so far from Oct 19 to Nov 2.
HXL's Quality Score fell 1 point on Fri, Oct 30, to 1. Made no higher high and higher low.
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| The company | Profit up 149% to $172M |
| Latest filing | 10-Q, Oct 21 |
TodayNo story names it yet.
Mon Nov 2: Ex-dividend, $0.18 a shareAt the open. Pays Nov 9.
After its last 4 reports it closed -0.5% on average, higher 2 of 4 times.
Below Averagefor quality, not price, 0 of 14 chart checks firingWhat the Quality Score means
Well below its recent run. HXL scores 1 today, against a median of 5 over its last 20 recorded sessions.
HXL is #6 of 8 by Quality Score among Plastic Materials, Synthetic Resins & Nonvulcanizable Elastomers.
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Expected to report Wed Jan 27, after the close (in 86 days). Expected.
What an earnings report is: every 3 months, a company tells everyone how much it sold and earned. We read the figures, the outlook, and how the stock moved after.
Sales of $496.4M, 9% more than a year ago; a profit of $0.50 a share, from $0.26.
“Consistent with what we communicated last quarter, our third quarter financial results reflected our typical summer sales seasonality, which impacted operating leverage.”
| Line | Q3 2026 | Q3 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Commercial aerospace market applications | $330M | $274M |
Each quarter's sales and their share of its total. Figures as filed (SEC filing, Oct 21)
No outlook figures read from this release.
“We are reaffirming our 2026 guidance and expect full year results to be within the sales and adjusted EPS ranges previously provided.”
From its results filing (SEC filing · Oct 21)
Sales grew 4.7% a year over 5 years, fiscal 2020 to 2025.
Pays $0.72 a share a year.
| Reported | Gap | Reaction | 5 sessions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 21, 2026 | -12.8% | -9.5% | -13.2% |
| Jul 29, 2026 | +1.5% | -2.6% | -1.2% |
| Apr 22, 2026 | +4.4% | +4.8% | +3.9% |
Sales grew in four of the last seven years, to $1.9B in 2025. It made a profit in each of the three years.
One insider bought $242K across 1 filing, and 2 insiders sold $2.3M across 4 filings, in the last 6 months. The newest:
Officers and directors with a Form 4 in the last 12 months.
In ETFs: HXL is under 0.1% of VTI, the most of the 24 funds Breakaway covers, by their holdings as filed for Jun 30, 2026.
Founded in 1948, Hexcel designs and manufactures a range of highly engineered composite fibers, fabrics, resins, and structures for use primarily in the commercial aerospace and defense markets. These are lighter than metal and perform under rigorous conditions in aircraft frames, wings, engine nacelles, and other structures 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.
“In the production and sale of advanced composites, we compete with a number of U.S. and international companies on a worldwide basis.”
HXL scores 1 today, which Breakaway calls Below Average. It is #6 of 8 in Plastic Materials, Synthetic Resins & Nonvulcanizable Elastomers by Quality Score, with 0 of 14 chart checks firing. Down 12% so far from Oct 19 to Nov 2. Breakaway does not say whether to buy any stock: the score does not know your situation, and it is not a recommendation to buy or sell anything. Please do your own research.
HXL scores 1 today, which Breakaway calls Below Average (0 to 5). That is #6 of 8 in Plastic Materials, Synthetic Resins & Nonvulcanizable Elastomers by Quality Score. The score adds up the chart checks, the trend, the company's filed sales, its profits, the news, insider trades, and Congress trades. The section above lists the lines behind HXL's 1.
One insider bought $242K across 1 filing, and 2 insiders sold $2.3M across 4 filings, in the last 6 months. The newest is Neal J. Keating, Director, who bought $242K on Oct 26. Every filing, with the scored weight, for Pro members.
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