HXL Stock Summary and Trading Ideas (Hexcel | NYSE:HXL)

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 (40% of 2024 sales) and Boeing (15% of 2024 sales; 25% before the pandemic) and their respective subcontractors.

What symbol and exchange does Hexcel shares trade?

Hexcel trades on the NYSE stock market under the symbol HXL.

What is Hexcel stock price doing today?

As of April 6, 2026, HXL stock price climbed to $79.52 with 1,051,987 million shares trading.

What is Hexcel's Beta?

HXL has a beta of 1.25, meaning it tends to be more sensitive to market movements. HXL has a correlation of 0.40 to the broad based SPY ETF.

How much is Hexcel worth?

HXL has a market cap of $6.02 billion. This is considered a Mid Cap stock.

How much money does Hexcel make?

Last quarter Hexcel reported $491 million in Revenue and $.52 earnings per share. This fell short of revenue expectation by $-4 billion and exceeded earnings estimates by $.02.

What is the highest and lowest price Hexcel traded in the last 3 year period?

In the last 3 years, HXL traded as high as $95.22 and as low as $45.28.

What are the top ETFs holding Hexcel?

The top ETF exchange traded funds that HXL belongs to (by Net Assets): VTI, IJH, XAR, VB, VBK.

Is Hexcel (HXL) a good investment?

HXL has outperformed the market in the last year with a return of +66.6%, while the SPY ETF gained +31.9%. In the last 3 month period, HXL beat the market returning +1.6%, while SPY returned -4.5%. However, in the most recent 2 weeks HXL has underperformed the stock market by returning +0.3%, while SPY returned +0.5%.

What are the support and resistance levels for Hexcel (HXL)?

HXL support price is $77.31 and resistance is $81.11 (based on 1 day standard deviation move). This means that using the most recent 20 day stock volatility and applying a one standard deviation move around the stock's closing price, stastically there is a 67% probability that HXL shares will trade within this expected range on the day.