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Hexcel Corp /DE/ Stock: price and insider trades · United States
No insider purchase over the last 90 days. The latest was filed 06 May 2024.
Hexcel Corp /DE/: what insiders have been doing
This page follows insider dealings at Hexcel Corp /DE/ as filed with SEC (Form 4), a company from the Chemicals & Materials sector based in United States. 11 insiders have disclosed 52 filings since 18 October 2025.
No insider bought on the market over the period, while 3 insiders filed 5 sales totalling €2.1M. Biggest ticket of the year: €701k, sold by Lehman Gail E and made public on 8 September 2026 (0.012% of market cap).
Between a trade and the moment it shows up on SEC (Form 4), the median delay is 2 days. The legal deadline for a Form 4 is two business days after the transaction. Sales are harder to read than purchases, since they often meet personal needs such as tax or diversification.
With 52 filings in twelve months, the company is more active than the median of 19 filings across the 5,814 companies we follow on the same exchange. The full history, which starts in 2016, counts 6 purchases against 21 sales. For the fiscal year to 31 December 2025, the annual 10-K puts revenue at 1.89 bn USD and net income at 109.4 m USD, and the dividend at 70.95 USD per share.
For comparison within the same sector, see the insider buying recorded at Culp Inc. This summary is built from SEC (Form 4) disclosures alone and does not predict where the share price will go.
Insider Decl.
217
Thresholds
n/a
Buy Volume
€2M
6 ops. · all time
Sell Volume
€5M
21 ops. · all time
Who traded when
BuySaleGina Fitzsimons3 sales
Gail E. Lehman2 sales
Amy S. Evans1 sale
Merlot Thierry1 sale
Analyst consensus: bullish or bearish?
Analysts rate Hexcel Corp /DE/ Buy (bullish), based on 14 analysts. Average price target: US$109.57.
This score ranks the purchase within its own market. A position size is suggested only on the venues of the backtested strategy universe; elsewhere, signals stay on watch. Not investment advice.
Fundamental score
Ranked 15,886 of 24,148 companies
41.4
score / 100
Value37
Quality46
FCF yld2.5%
Earn yld1.7%
EV/EBITDA25.0x
ROE11%
Gross mgn23%
Net mgn5.8%
Debt/EBITDA3.4x
Pillars2/3
Transparent value + quality ranking, distinct from the insider signal.
Financial data
as of FY 2025FY ended December 2025 · cache
US$84.35
Analyst consensus
14 analystsBuy
US$90.00Target US$109.57(+30%)US$123.00
Income statement
RevenueUS$1.9B
Gross profitUS$434.8M23% margin
EBITDAUS$295M16% margin
Net incomeUS$109.4M7.8% margin
Valuation
PER (trailing)42.6x
PER (forward)26.9x
P/Book4.9x
Beta1.04
Balance sheet & cash
Market capUS$6.4B
Total debtUS$993M
Free Cash FlowUS$157.2M
Debt / Equity74%
Profitability & ownership
ROE10.8%
ROA6.0%
% insiders1.0%
% institutions115.6%
Last declaration on 5 October 2026
Declarations217 total
340 shares0Common StockSEC:0001193125-26-414511:0
8,829 shares@ US$68.150.0091% mcap12.5% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001193125-26-385341:0
8,829 shares@ US$92.090.012% mcap16.9% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001193125-26-385341:1
5,000 shares@ US$65.560.0050% mcap6.8% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001193125-26-385341:2
5,000 shares@ US$92.120.0070% mcap9.6% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001193125-26-385341:3
13,829 shares@ US$92.10470.019% mcap26.4% of flowCommonSEC144:0001959173-26-006698
3,517 shares@ US$44.900.0024% mcap5.0% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001193125-26-354356:0
6,158 shares@ US$103.150.0097% mcap20.2% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001193125-26-354356:3
3,517 shares@ US$103.120.0055% mcap11.5% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001193125-26-354356:1
6,158 shares@ US$52.170.0049% mcap10.2% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001193125-26-354356:2
9,675 shares@ US$103.13920.015% mcap31.7% of flowCommonSEC144:0001959173-26-006031
220 shares0Common StockSEC:0001193125-26-326416:0
87 shares@ US$105.610.0001% mcap4.8% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001193125-26-326416:1
1,666 shares0Common StockSEC:0001193125-26-320948:0
697 shares@ US$109.720.0012% mcap40.0% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001193125-26-320948:1
57,174 shares@ US$110.700.098% mcap15.2% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001193125-26-316154:1
70,293 shares@ US$74.740.081% mcap12.7% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001193125-26-316154:0
65,502 shares@ US$65.560.066% mcap10.4% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001193125-26-304835:0
52,169 shares@ US$101.820.082% mcap12.8% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001193125-26-304835:1
373 shares0Common StockSEC:0001193125-26-302234:0
254 shares0Common StockSEC:0001193125-26-224460:0
457 shares0Common StockSEC:0001193125-26-143956:0
6,534 shares@ US$38.948.0% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001193125-26-096815:0
1,500 shares@ US$92.8057.1% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001193125-26-085611:0
61,204 shares@ US$50.507.2% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001193125-26-054784:0
25 of 217 declarations
About Hexcel Corp /DE/
Hexcel Corporation (NYSE: HXL) is a U.S.-based advanced materials company focused on composite technologies and lightweight solutions for high-performance industries. Headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut, United States, the company traces its roots to the post-war period: it was founded in 1946, incorporated in California in 1948, and later reincorporated in Delaware in 1983. Hexcel’s heritage is closely tied to the evolution of aerospace materials, with a long-standing reputation in honeycomb structures, carbon fiber, and structural composite materials designed to reduce weight while improving strength, efficiency, and durability. ([hexcel.com](https://www.hexcel.com/About/Hexcel-Values?utm_source=openai))
Operationally, Hexcel develops and manufactures a broad product portfolio that includes carbon fiber, specialty reinforcements, prepregs, resins, honeycomb, engineered composite structures, and other fiber-reinforced materials. These products serve commercial aerospace, defense and space, and industrial end markets. The company is widely recognized as a key supplier in lightweight composites, with a particularly strong position in aircraft structures and related applications where fuel efficiency, mechanical performance, and thermal or structural resistance matter most. Its global footprint spans manufacturing sites, technical centers, and distribution channels across North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific, enabling close proximity to major aerospace customers and program ecosystems. ([investors.hexcel.com](https://investors.hexcel.com/investor-news/news-details/2025/Hexcel-Declares-Quarterly-Dividend-7d536cd05/default.aspx?utm_source=openai))
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From an investment perspective, Hexcel is positioned at the intersection of several long-term secular themes: aircraft production recovery, rising composite content in next-generation platforms, and increased defense and space spending. Its competitive strength comes from a vertically integrated product set, deep qualification history, and embedded relationships with leading OEMs and tier-one suppliers. That said, the business remains cyclical and highly sensitive to build-rate changes at major aircraft programs, which can affect short-term sales and margins. ([investors.hexcel.com](https://investors.hexcel.com/investor-relations/news/news-details/2026/Hexcel-Reports-2025-Fourth-Quarter-and-Full-Year-Results/default.aspx?utm_source=openai))
Recent company updates suggest a gradually improving backdrop. In 2025 and early 2026, management described a still-challenging commercial aerospace environment, particularly around inventory destocking and timing shifts on programs such as the Airbus A350, while also pointing to improving order trends and a stronger 2026 outlook. Hexcel also highlighted product innovation at the 2025 Paris Air Show, expanded its official aerospace distribution network in the Americas, and announced a long-term supply partnership with Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace. Taken together, these developments reinforce Hexcel’s profile as a specialized industrial materials company with attractive structural growth drivers, but one that remains exposed to sector-specific execution and cycle risk. ([investors.hexcel.com](https://investors.hexcel.com/investor-relations/news/news-details/2026/Hexcel-Reports-2025-Fourth-Quarter-and-Full-Year-Results/default.aspx?utm_source=openai))
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