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HXL (Hexcel) Profitability Rank : 8 (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is Hexcel Profitability Rank?

Hexcel has the Profitability Rank of 8. It has a higher profitability and may stay that way.

GuruFocus Profitability Rank ranks how profitable a company is and how likely the company's business will stay that way. It is rated on a scale of 1 to 10 and is based on these factors:

1. Operating Margin %
2. Piotroski F-Score
3. Trend of the Operating Margin % (5-year average). The company with an uptrend profit margin has a higher rank.
4. Consistency of the profitability
5. Predictability Rank

A higher score indicates superior profitability, with companies rated 7 or above considered to have more robust and sustainable profit generation. Conversely, a score of 3 or lower suggests challenges in generating consistent profits.

Hexcel's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was 9.68%. As of today, Hexcel's Piotroski F-Score is 7.


Competitive Comparison of Hexcel's Profitability Rank

For the Aerospace & Defense subindustry, Hexcel's Profitability Rank, along with its competitors' market caps and Profitability Rank data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Hexcel's Profitability Rank Distribution in the Aerospace & Defense Industry

For the Aerospace & Defense industry and Industrials sector, Hexcel's Profitability Rank distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Hexcel's Profitability Rank falls into.


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Hexcel Profitability Rank Calculation

GuruFocus Profitability Rank ranks how profitable a company is and how likely the company's business will stay that way.

The rank is rated on a scale of 1 to 10. A higher score indicates superior profitability, with companies rated 7 or above considered to have more robust and sustainable profit generation. Conversely, a score of 3 or lower suggests challenges in generating consistent profits.

Hexcel has the Profitability Rank of 8. It has a higher profitability and may stay that way.

Profitability Rank is not directly related to the Financial Strength. But if a company is consistently profitable, its financial strength will be stronger.

Profitability Rank is based on these factors:

1. Operating Margin %

Operating Margin % - also known as operating income margin, operating profit margin and return on sales (ROS) - is the ratio of Operating Income divided by net sales or Revenue, usually presented in percent.

Hexcel's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as:

Operating Margin %=Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2025 ) / Revenue (Q: Mar. 2025 )
=44.2 / 456.5
=9.68 %

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

2. Piotroski F-Score

Good Sign:

Piotroski F-Score is 7, indicates a very healthy situation.

The zones of discrimination were as such:

Good or high score = 8 or 9
Bad or low score = 0 or 1

Hexcel has an F-score of 7. It is a good or high score, which usually indicates a very healthy situation.

3. Trend of the Operating Margin % (5-year average). The company with an uptrend profit margin has a higher rank.

Good Sign:

Hexcel Corp operating margin is expanding. Margin expansion is usually a good sign.

4. Consistency of the profitability

5. Predictability Rank


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Hexcel Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
281 Tresser Boulevard, Two Stamford Plaza, 16th Floor, Stamford, CT, USA, 06901
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 (38% of 2022 sales) and Boeing (25% of prepandemic sales) and their respective subcontractors.
Executives
Thierry Merlot officer: See Remarks C/O HEXCEL CORPORATION, 281 TRESSER BLVD., STAMFORD CT 06901--326
Gail E Lehman officer: See Remarks 801 CRESCENT CENTRE DRIVE, SUITE 600, FRANKLIN TN 37067
Catherine A Suever director 6035 PARKLAND BOULEVARD, CLEVELAND OH 44124
Guy C Hachey director 5725 DELPHI DRIVE, TROY MI 48098
Cynthia M Egnotovich director
Nick L Stanage officer: President 20807 DECATUR STREET, CASSOPOLIS MI 49031
Jeffrey C Campbell director 4333 AMON CARTER BLVD, FORT WORTH TX 76155
Gina Fitzsimons officer: See Remarks C/O HEXCEL CORPORATION, TWO STAMFORD PLAZA, 281 TRESSER BLVD., STAMFORD CT 06901
Marilyn Minus director C/O NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY, 360 HUNTINGTON AVENUE, MIE DEPT., 334SN, BOSTON MA 2115-5000
Philippe Chevrier officer: See Remarks C/O HEXCEL CORPORATION, TWO STAMFORD PLAZA, 281 TRESSER BLVD., STAMFORD CT 06901
Robert George Hennemuth officer: See Remarks C/O HEXCEL CORPORATION, 281 TRESSER BLVD. 16TH FLOOR, STAMFORD CT 06901
Amy S Evans officer: See Remarks 2701 SPRUCE STREET, QUINCY IL 62301
Kimberly A. Hendricks officer: SVP, Corp. Controller & CAO 521 WEST 57TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10019
Brett Raymond Schneider officer: President - Global Fibers C/O HEXCEL CORPORATION, 281 TRESSER BLVD., 16TH FLOOR, STAMFORD CT 06901
Timothy Swords officer: President, Industrial C/O HEXCEL CORPORATION, 281 TRESSER BLVD., STAMFORD CT 06901-3261