HXL Hexcel (HXL) Insider Trading, Ownership & Congress Trades
Materials · Plastic materials, synth resins & nonvulcan elastomers · CIK 0000717605
Form 144 · 2
Insider buyers, 180 days
0
House members buying, 1 year
0
STOCK Act, US House only, disclosed up to 45 days after the trade
Funds added, last quarter
273
13F, latest reported quarter
Conversions, 180 days
16
Codes C/M, not in net · $14.4M priced
What the filings say about HXL
Insiders, 180 days
-$2.3M net sold
2 sellers · 0% of sales under a 10b5-1 plan
Congress, 1 year
No trades
Last one: sale, 2024-04-24
Planned sales (Form 144), 90 days
$2.3M
2 notices
Hexcel insider trades (Form 4)
Form 4 buys and sells (codes P and S). Grants, option exercises
and conversions excluded.
Over the last 180 days, HEXCEL CORP /DE/ insiders sold a net $2.3M of stock across 38 Form 4 purchases and sales, with no insider buying. Source: SEC Form 4 filings, as of 2026-10-28.
Insider
Filed
Shares
Value
Since filing
Context
- 3 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (3 sales), the last on Aug 28, 2024.
- The trade is 43.8% of the 20,148 shares held after it.
- 1 other insider sold within 30 days.
- 273 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: See Remarks Lehman Gail E sold about $813.1K of HXL on Sep 3, 2026, the largest insider sale at the company since 2021; 1 other insider sold within 30 days and 273 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.Context
- 3 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (3 sales), the last on Aug 28, 2024.
- The trade is 24.8% of the 20,148 shares held after it.
- 1 other insider sold within 30 days.
- 273 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: See Remarks Lehman Gail E sold about $460.6K of HXL on Sep 3, 2026; 1 other insider sold within 30 days and 273 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.Context
- 3 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (3 sales), the last on Sep 2, 2025.
- The trade is 45.6% of the 7,712 shares held after it.
- 1 other insider sold within 30 days.
- 273 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: See Remarks Fitzsimons Gina sold about $362.7K of HXL on Aug 14, 2026, the largest insider sale at the company since 2021; 1 other insider sold within 30 days and 273 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.Context
- 3 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (3 sales), the last on Sep 2, 2025.
- The trade is 79.8% of the 7,712 shares held after it.
- 1 other insider sold within 30 days.
- 273 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: See Remarks Fitzsimons Gina sold about $635.2K of HXL on Aug 14, 2026, the largest insider sale at the company since 2021; 1 other insider sold within 30 days and 273 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.Context
- First Form 4 purchase or sale (code P or S) here by this insider on our record.
- The trade is 75.8% of the 1,979 shares held after it.
- No other insider sold within 30 days.
- 273 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: See Remarks Evans Amy S sold about $139.2K of HXL on Feb 27, 2026; 273 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.38 transactions on record
Since filing: total return from the first close after the filing to the latest close, dividend-adjusted. Not a forecast.
Context lines are counts over the filings above and returns from our own price history, never a price level. Not investment advice.
Seven facts, ranked against the sector ·
Rank is not a forecast
Insiders
net -$2.3M over 180 days
-$2.3M over 90 days
below 78% of Materials
Congress
no House purchase disclosed in the last 12 months
Funds
273 funds bought in last quarter
more than 82% of Materials
Revenue
-0.5% year over year
below 54% of Materials
Margin
5.8% net margin
more than 67% of Materials
Buybacks
$454.3M repurchased, FY to 2025-12-31
more than 95% of Materials
Short interest
6.4% of the float short (float per yahoo 2026-10-26) · 4.9 days to cover · settled 2026-09-30
more than 73% of Materials
What changed in the last 30 days
Nothing new filed in the last 30 days
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The year, with the filings on it
Total return over 12 months. Each marker is a filing; hover or tap one for the detail.
+13.3%12M
Insider sellForm 144 (planned sale)
Indexed to 100, dividend-adjusted, not a price chart.
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Who owns HXL: institutional holders (13F)
13F holdings, latest reported quarter
14,218,892 sh
$1.4B
4,584,594 sh
$458.7M
4,373,328 sh
$437.6M
3,402,558 sh
$340.5M
3,143,027 sh
$314.5M
Congress trades in HXL
STOCK Act disclosures, US House only, filed up to 45 days after the trade
Sold 2024-04-24 · disclosed 13 days later
$15,001 - $50,000
Bought 2024-02-16 · disclosed 32 days later
$15,001 - $50,000
Activist and 5% holders (13D/13G)
No 5%+ ownership filings
Nobody has filed for crossing 5%. That is a fact, not missing data.
HXL planned insider sales (Form 144)
Notice of intent to sell, filed before any sale
Lehman Gail E
Filed 2026-09-03
$1.3M
Fitzsimons Gina
Filed 2026-08-14
$997.9K
HXL mutual fund holders (N-PORT)
Funds ranked by the share of their own portfolio in this stock (N-PORT).
Gabelli Commercial Aerospace and Defense Fund
$2.0M position · as of 2026-06-30
4.6%
DAVENPORT SMALL CAP FOCUS FUND
$23.2M position · as of 2026-06-30
3.7%
First Trust Materials AlphaDEX Fund
$12.9M position · as of 2026-07-31
3.5%
Brandes Small Cap Value Fund
$21.6M position · as of 2026-06-30
3.4%
Motley Fool Small-Cap Growth ETF
$2.0M position · as of 2026-05-31
3.4%
State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P Kensho Final Frontiers ETF
$8.3M position · as of 2026-06-30
3.3%
SEC N-PORT, monthly, about 60 days late · funds ≥ $10M ·
% is the share of the fund's own portfolio
Corporate PAC
The company's PAC: committee totals only, never individual donors (FEC).
Hexcel Corporation Political Action Committee
Cycle 2026 · $23K spent
$24.8K
Federal Election Commission, matched by the PAC's connected organisation
Live price
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Why this name is on the desk
Insiders have filed to sell, before selling.
The record shows a net $2.3M sold by insiders over 180 days, 273 funds added last quarter, $2.3M in planned Form 144 sales. Each figure is a federal filing, dated the day it went public.
HXL financials
Revenue growth
-0.5%
XBRL, annual
Net margin
5.8%
Ratios from the company's XBRL filings, latest filings
Revenue, TTM
$2.0B
four quarters, 2025-10-01 to 2026-09-30
Revenue, TTM HXL
| FY Dec 2025 | $1.9B |
| FY Dec 2024 | $1.9B |
| FY Dec 2023 | $1.8B |
| FY Dec 2022 | $1.6B |
| FY Dec 2021 | $1.3B |
| Sep 2026 | $496.4M |
| Jun 2026 | $529.3M |
| Mar 2026 | $501.5M |
| Dec 2025 | $491.3M |
| Sep 2025 | $456.2M |
| Jun 2025 | $489.9M |
| Mar 2025 | $456.5M |
| Dec 2024 | $473.8M |
At each fiscal year end
Single quarter
Net margin, TTM
+8.5%
net income over revenue, 2025-10-01 to 2026-09-30
Net margin, TTM HXL
| FY Dec 2025 | +5.8% |
| FY Dec 2024 | +6.9% |
| FY Dec 2023 | +5.9% |
| FY Dec 2022 | +8.0% |
| FY Dec 2021 | +1.2% |
| Sep 2026 | +7.8% |
| Jun 2026 | +9.3% |
| Mar 2026 | +7.4% |
| Dec 2025 | +9.4% |
| Sep 2025 | +4.5% |
| Jun 2025 | +2.8% |
| Mar 2025 | +6.3% |
| Dec 2024 | +1.2% |
At each fiscal year end
Single quarter
Free cash flow, TTM
$209.8M
operating cash flow minus capex, 2025-10-01 to 2026-09-30
Free cash flow, TTM HXL
| FY Dec 2025 | $157.2M |
| FY Dec 2024 | $202.9M |
| FY Dec 2023 | $148.9M |
| FY Dec 2022 | $96.8M |
| FY Dec 2021 | $123.8M |
| Sep 2026 | $50.7M |
| Jun 2026 | $58.0M |
| Mar 2026 | -$6.2M |
| Dec 2025 | $107.3M |
| Sep 2025 | $96.5M |
| Jun 2025 | $8.0M |
| Mar 2025 | -$54.6M |
| Dec 2024 | $144.0M |
At each fiscal year end
Single quarter
Debt to equity
0.71x
long-term 2026-09-30 plus current 2025-12-31 (9 months older than the period end); equity 2026-09-30
Debt to equity HXL
| FY Dec 2025 | 0.79x |
| FY Dec 2024 | 0.46x |
| FY Dec 2023 | 0.41x |
| FY Dec 2022 | 0.47x |
| FY Dec 2021 | 0.55x |
| Sep 2026 | 0.71x |
| Jun 2026 | 0.74x |
| Mar 2026 | 0.79x |
| Dec 2025 | 0.79x |
| Sep 2025 | 0.48x |
| Jun 2025 | 0.53x |
| Mar 2025 | 0.51x |
| Dec 2024 | 0.46x |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Cash flow to debt
0.32x
TTM operating cash flow over long-term 2026-09-30 plus current 2025-12-31 (9 months older than the period end)
Cash flow to debt HXL
| FY Dec 2025 | 0.23x |
| FY Dec 2024 | 0.41x |
| FY Dec 2023 | 0.37x |
| FY Dec 2022 | 0.24x |
| FY Dec 2021 | 0.18x |
| Sep 2026 | 0.32x |
| Jun 2026 | 0.35x |
| Mar 2026 | 0.28x |
| Dec 2025 | 0.23x |
| Sep 2025 | 0.35x |
| Jun 2025 | 0.30x |
| Mar 2025 | 0.34x |
| Dec 2024 | 0.41x |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Return on equity
+11.9%
TTM net income over average of 2025-09-30 and 2026-09-30
Return on equity HXL
| FY Dec 2025 | +7.9% |
| FY Dec 2024 | +8.1% |
| FY Dec 2023 | +6.5% |
| FY Dec 2022 | +8.3% |
| FY Dec 2021 | +1.1% |
| Sep 2026 | +11.9% |
| Jun 2026 | +10.8% |
| Mar 2026 | +8.4% |
| Dec 2025 | +7.9% |
| Sep 2025 | +4.4% |
| Jun 2025 | +5.6% |
| Mar 2025 | +7.9% |
| Dec 2024 | +8.1% |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Return on assets
+6.3%
TTM net income over average of 2025-09-30 and 2026-09-30
Return on assets HXL
| FY Dec 2025 | +4.0% |
| FY Dec 2024 | +4.7% |
| FY Dec 2023 | +3.7% |
| FY Dec 2022 | +4.5% |
| FY Dec 2021 | +0.6% |
| Sep 2026 | +6.3% |
| Jun 2026 | +5.5% |
| Mar 2026 | +4.3% |
| Dec 2025 | +4.0% |
| Sep 2025 | +2.4% |
| Jun 2025 | +3.1% |
| Mar 2025 | +4.4% |
| Dec 2024 | +4.7% |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Return on invested capital
n/a
tax provision or pre-tax income not filed for the four quarters
Return on invested capital HXL
| FY Dec 2025 | +6.2% |
| FY Dec 2024 | +7.4% |
| FY Dec 2023 | +8.8% |
| FY Dec 2022 | +6.5% |
| FY Dec 2021 | n/a |
| Sep 2026 | n/a |
| Jun 2026 | n/a |
| Mar 2026 | n/a |
| Dec 2025 | +6.2% |
| Sep 2025 | +4.7% |
| Jun 2025 | +5.3% |
| Mar 2025 | +6.7% |
| Dec 2024 | +7.4% |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Return on capital employed
+10.1%
operating income (EBIT proxy) over average of 2025-09-30 and 2026-09-30 minus current liabilities
Return on capital employed HXL
| FY Dec 2025 | +7.2% |
| FY Dec 2024 | +7.5% |
| FY Dec 2023 | +8.4% |
| FY Dec 2022 | +6.9% |
| FY Dec 2021 | +2.0% |
| Sep 2026 | +10.1% |
| Jun 2026 | +9.2% |
| Mar 2026 | +7.6% |
| Dec 2025 | +7.2% |
| Sep 2025 | +4.7% |
| Jun 2025 | +5.4% |
| Mar 2025 | +7.1% |
| Dec 2024 | +7.5% |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
P/E, trailing
209.84x
close 2026-10-26 over four quarters of diluted EPS, 2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31
P/E, trailing HXL
| FY Dec 2025 | 194.47x |
| FY Dec 2024 | 165.00x |
| FY Dec 2023 | 194.08x |
| FY Dec 2022 | 154.87x |
| FY Dec 2021 | 136.32x |
| Sep 2026 | 220.84x |
| Jun 2026 | 263.32x |
| Mar 2026 | 212.97x |
| Dec 2025 | 194.47x |
| Sep 2025 | 165.00x |
| Jun 2025 | 148.66x |
| Mar 2025 | 144.11x |
| Dec 2024 | 165.00x |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Enterprise value
$6.9B
market value at close 2026-10-26 on 2026-10-19 shares, plus long-term 2026-09-30 plus current 2025-12-31 (9 months older than the period end), minus cash 2026-09-30
Enterprise value HXL
| FY Dec 2025 | $6.8B |
| FY Dec 2024 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2023 | $6.7B |
| FY Dec 2022 | $5.6B |
| FY Dec 2021 | $5.0B |
| Sep 2026 | $7.2B |
| Jun 2026 | $8.4B |
| Mar 2026 | $7.1B |
| Dec 2025 | $6.8B |
| Sep 2025 | $5.7B |
| Jun 2025 | $5.3B |
| Mar 2025 | $5.1B |
| Dec 2024 | n/a |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
FCF yield
+3.5%
TTM free cash flow over market value at close 2026-10-26
FCF yield HXL
| FY Dec 2025 | +2.7% |
| FY Dec 2024 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2023 | +2.4% |
| FY Dec 2022 | +2.0% |
| FY Dec 2021 | +2.8% |
| Sep 2026 | +3.3% |
| Jun 2026 | +3.4% |
| Mar 2026 | +3.3% |
| Dec 2025 | +2.7% |
| Sep 2025 | +3.9% |
| Jun 2025 | +3.8% |
| Mar 2025 | +4.1% |
| Dec 2024 | n/a |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
PEG, trailing
n/a
trailing EPS growth -89%, PEG needs growth
PEG, trailing HXL
| FY Dec 2025 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2024 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2023 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2022 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2021 | n/a |
| Sep 2026 | n/a |
| Jun 2026 | n/a |
| Mar 2026 | n/a |
| Dec 2025 | n/a |
| Sep 2025 | n/a |
| Jun 2025 | n/a |
| Mar 2025 | n/a |
| Dec 2024 | n/a |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Price as of 2026-10-26. Hover or tap a tile for its yearly and quarterly history.
Method
TTM is four consecutive fiscal quarters; Q4 is the year minus nine months when not filed. Returns use the average of opening and closing balances. EBIT is approximated by operating income. PEG uses trailing EPS growth.
Fundamentals
Annual figures from XBRL filings. Pick a past date to see them as known then.
| 2025-12 | 2024-12 | 2023-12 | 2022-12 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $1.9B | $1.9B | $1.8B | $1.6B |
| Gross profit | $434.8M | $469.8M | $433.2M | $357.1M |
| Operating income | $171.6M | $186.1M | $215.3M | $175.2M |
| Net income | $109.4M | $132.1M | $105.7M | $126.3M |
| Operating cash flow | $230.5M | $289.9M | $257.1M | $173.1M |
| Cash | $71.0M | $125.4M | $227.0M | $112.0M |
| Long-term debt | $993.0M | $700.6M | $699.4M | $723.3M |
| Buybacks | $454.3M | $252.2M | $30.1M | $0 |
| Dividends paid | $53.9M | $49.3M | $42.2M | $33.7M |
SEC XBRL, fiscal years, as known on 2026-10-28
HXL Stock Sonar score 6/7 axes
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HXL filings, in plain words
Are Hexcel insiders buying or selling HXL?
In the 180 days to 2026-10-28, Hexcel insiders were net sellers, a net $2.3M across purchases and sales reported on Form 4, by 2 sellers.
Have members of Congress traded HXL?
Yes, but not in the year to 2026-10-28; the latest on record is a sale by Jonathan Jackson dated 2024-04-24.
Are there planned insider sales of HXL?
Yes. 2 Form 144 notices of planned insider sales were filed in the 90 days to 2026-10-28, covering $2.3M of stock; the latest, by Lehman Gail E, was filed 2026-09-03.
Read the full summary
In the 180 days to 2026-10-28, Hexcel insiders were net sellers of HXL, a net $2.3M across purchases and sales reported on Form 4 by 2 sellers. None of the 4 insider sales was flagged as made under a Rule 10b5-1 plan. Members of Congress have disclosed trades in HXL, none in the last year; the latest on record is a sale by Jonathan Jackson dated 2024-04-24. Insiders filed 2 Form 144 notices of intent to sell in the 90 days to 2026-10-28, covering $2.3M of stock. Each figure is counted from SEC and House filings as of 2026-10-28, dated the day the filing was made public.
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