Company Dossier · Industrials
Hexcel
- Russell 1000
- MidCap 400
What Hexcel is doing, read from its filings, its own words and the news, with every figure dated and sourced. Not investment advice: no ratings, no price targets.
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The latest read
Computed from the data on Oct 22, 2026. Every figure links back to its source in the sections below.
- Revenue over the four quarters to June 30, 2026: $1.98 billion, up 5.3% from a year earlier.SEC EDGAR filings (XBRL)
- Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capital expenditure) over the four quarters to June 30, 2026: $0.26 billion, up 53% from a year earlier.SEC EDGAR filings (XBRL)
- Capital expenditure over the four quarters to June 30, 2026: $0.08 billion, about level with a year earlier.SEC EDGAR filings (XBRL)
- Share buybacks in the fiscal year to December 31, 2025: $0.45 billion.SEC EDGAR filings (10-K)
- Long-term debt issued in the fiscal year to December 31, 2017: $0.04 billion.SEC EDGAR filings (10-K)
- Latest earnings call or results release (July 30, 2026): sentiment 0.70 on a −1 to +1 scale (confident, opportunity-framed), confidence 0.80 of 1.Palanor Discourse
- Guidance in the last 90 days: 2 outlook figures raised, 0 lowered, 6 held.Guidance Ledger (8-K results releases)
- Latest annual report (filed February 11, 2026): 1 risk factor added, 0 removed.Risk Factor Changes (10-K Item 1A)
- Insiders were net sellers in Q3 2026: $2.3 million on the open market.SEC Form 4
- 531 institutional managers reported a position at June 30, 2026 (+59 on the quarter before).SEC Form 13F
- H-1B filings certified in Q3 2022: 1.U.S. Department of Labor (OFLC)
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Credit
How these are built →Hexcel's borrowing from its SEC filings: the bonds it priced and the debt on its latest balance sheet. A description, not a rating.
Bonds priced, last 12 months
$0.4B
U.S. dollar tranches with a term sheet on EDGAR. Deals sold under Rule 144A file none and are not counted.
| Priced | Amount | Coupon | Matures | Spread | Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 2026 | $400M | 4.900% | 2031 (5y) | +97bp | 4.920% |
| Feb 11, 2025 | $300M | 5.875% | 2035 (10y) | +135bp | 5.877% |
From the pricing term sheets Hexcel filed with the SEC. Spread is to the benchmark Treasury (or Bund, Gilt) at pricing.
Charts
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Cash flow
Capital returned and raised
What the company says
Hexcel: earnings call confidence
Palanor Discourse score per call, 0 to 1
Hiring and ownership
Filings and records
The last two years of notable 8-Ks, offerings, annual reports, federal awards, lobbying reports, patents and other public records, newest first.
- Oct 19, 2026LobbyingLobbying report (HEXCEL CORPORATION)third_quarter 2026 · $0.1 million
- Oct 18, 2026LobbyingLobbying report (VENTURE GOVERNMENT STRATEGIES, LLC (FKA HOBART HALLAWAY & QUAYLE VENTURES, LLC))third_quarter 2026 · $0.0 million
- Jul 20, 2026LobbyingLobbying report (HEXCEL CORPORATION)second_quarter 2026 · $0.2 million
- Jul 18, 2026LobbyingLobbying report (VENTURE GOVERNMENT STRATEGIES, LLC (FKA HOBART HALLAWAY & QUAYLE VENTURES, LLC))second_quarter 2026 · $0.0 million
- Jun 16, 2026Patent
- May 28, 20268-KMaterial agreement terminatedItem 1.02
- May 15, 20268-KDirector or officer changeItem 5.02
- May 15, 20268-KShareholder vote resultsItem 5.07
- May 5, 2026Patent
- Apr 21, 2026Patent
- Apr 20, 2026LobbyingLobbying report (HEXCEL CORPORATION)first_quarter 2026 · $0.1 million
- Apr 20, 2026LobbyingLobbying report (VENTURE GOVERNMENT STRATEGIES, LLC (FKA HOBART HALLAWAY & QUAYLE VENTURES, LLC))first_quarter 2026 · $0.0 million
- Apr 1, 20268-KMaterial agreement signedItem 1.01
- Apr 1, 20268-KMaterial agreement terminatedItem 1.02
- Mar 13, 20268-KDirector or officer changeItem 5.02
- Mar 12, 2026Trademark
- Mar 4, 20268-KMaterial agreement signedItem 1.01
- Mar 4, 20268-KDirector or officer changeItem 5.02
- Feb 11, 202610-KAnnual report (10-K)1 risk factors added, 0 removed
- Jan 20, 2026LobbyingLobbying report (HEXCEL CORPORATION)fourth_quarter 2025 · $0.2 million
- Jan 19, 2026LobbyingLobbying report (VENTURE GOVERNMENT STRATEGIES, LLC (FKA HOBART HALLAWAY & QUAYLE VENTURES, LLC))fourth_quarter 2025 · $0.1 million
- Dec 16, 2025Patent
- Nov 17, 20258-KDirector or officer changeItem 5.02
- Nov 10, 20258-KDirector or officer changeItem 5.02
- Oct 23, 20258-KMaterial agreement signedItem 1.01
- Oct 22, 20258-KDirector or officer changeItem 5.02
- Oct 14, 2025PatentPatent granted: MOULDING MATERIALUS 12441081
- Jul 9, 20258-KDirector or officer changeItem 5.02
- May 14, 20258-KShareholder vote resultsItem 5.07
- Mar 14, 20258-KMaterial agreement terminatedItem 1.02
- Feb 5, 202510-KAnnual report (10-K)1 risk factors added, 0 removed
- Jan 28, 2025Trademark
- Jan 22, 2025Trademark
- Jan 7, 20258-KDirector or officer changeItem 5.02
- Dec 5, 20248-KDirector or officer changeItem 5.02
- Feb 7, 202410-KAnnual report (10-K)1 risk factors added, 1 removed
Peers
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