HXL PEER ANALYSIS

Hexcel Corporation — metric-by-metric comparison with peers and the industry median

HXLHexcel Corporation

🇺🇸 USA · NYSE · Industrials · Aerospace & Defense

Value it Duel

Overall Profile & Returns

· Aerospace & Defense

Position Within Industry

0 = weak quartile, 100 = strong quartile

HXLIndustry median

Scores normalize each metric against industry quartiles (p25–p75); direction is inverted for lower-is-better metrics.

Return Comparison

1-Year

Split-adjusted

Year-to-Date (YTD)

Key Metric Comparison

P/E

Lower is better

ROE

Higher is better

Net Margin

Higher is better

Revenue Growth

Higher is better

All Metrics

Valuation
Metric	HXL	CAE	BBD-B	MTX	KOG	SAAB-B	Ind. Median
P/E	66.01	39.07	26.07	14.21●	39.57	49.07	42.03
P/B	6.14	2.31	-26.62●	4.72	12.21	7.12	5.08
EV/EBITDA	28.30	14.71	17.02	10.30●	—	28.70	25.08
P/S	4.02	2.49	2.54	1.88●	6.39	3.86	4.19

Financial Health
Metric	HXL	CAE	BBD-B	MTX	KOG	SAAB-B	Ind. Median
Current Ratio	2.45●	0.96	1.16	1.44	1.20	1.28	1.75
Debt/Equity	78.8%	61.0%	-528.1%●	56.3%	—	32.3%	48.4%
NetDebt/EBITDA	3.07	2.64	1.96	0.04	—	0.03●	0.88

Profitability
Metric	HXL	CAE	BBD-B	MTX	KOG	SAAB-B	Ind. Median
Net Margin	6.1%	6.4%	9.7%	13.7%	16.2%●	7.9%	6.6%
ROE	8.4%	6.1%	—	38.8%●	33.1%	15.7%	11.3%
ROA	4.3%	2.8%	7.1%	11.6%●	9.4%	5.7%	4.5%
EBITDA Margin	15.9%	20.6%●	16.9%	18.3%	—	13.4%	13.1%

Growth + Dividend
Metric	HXL	CAE	BBD-B	MTX	KOG	SAAB-B	Ind. Median
Rev. Growth	2.4%	4.4%	7.8%	-1.0%	-10.6%	26.3%●	12.2%
NI Growth	-5.5%	-22.7%	207.9%●	52.7%	17.2%	38.9%	27.7%
Div. Yield	0.7%●	—	0.1%	0.1%	0.7%	0.4%	0.7%
Payout	45.7%	—	2.5%	0.9%	100.4%	8.3%	16.4%

Valuation
Metric	HXL	MRCY	VSEC	AVAV	KTOS	SARO	Ind. Median
P/E	66.01	—	105.45	—	326.70	35.01●	42.03
P/B	6.14	4.95	2.48	1.96●	2.82	3.83	5.08
EV/EBITDA	28.30	86.36	40.95	—	76.39	16.75●	25.08
P/S	4.02	7.56	5.61	4.36	6.79	1.65●	4.19

Financial Health
Metric	HXL	MRCY	VSEC	AVAV	KTOS	SARO	Ind. Median
Current Ratio	2.45	3.19	8.78●	4.30	5.63	2.12	1.75
Debt/Equity	78.8%	44.3%	15.1%	19.0%	5.4%●	91.2%	48.4%
NetDebt/EBITDA	3.07	3.65	-5.92	-33.52●	-11.73	3.12	0.88

Profitability
Metric	HXL	MRCY	VSEC	AVAV	KTOS	SARO	Ind. Median
Net Margin	6.1%●	-1.5%	5.3%	-13.4%	2.1%	4.7%	6.6%
ROE	8.4%	-1.0%	3.5%	-10.0%	1.2%	11.5%●	11.3%
ROA	4.3%	-0.6%	2.5%	-7.8%	1.0%	4.5%●	4.5%
EBITDA Margin	15.9%●	9.1%	12.0%	-0.3%	7.7%	12.1%	13.1%

Growth + Dividend
Metric	HXL	MRCY	VSEC	AVAV	KTOS	SARO	Ind. Median
Rev. Growth	2.4%	9.0%	24.1%	140.9%●	21.8%	15.0%	12.2%
NI Growth	-5.5%	—	311.9%	—	50.8%	316.3%●	27.7%
Div. Yield	0.7%●	—	0.2%	—	—	—	0.7%
Payout	45.7%	—	13.6%	—	—	—	16.4%

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