SuperworthHexcel profit margin HXL
Gross, operating and net profit as a share of revenue over the last twelve months, from 2010.
- Net margin, 12 months
- 7.8%
- Operating margin, 12 months
- 11.5%
- Net margin on a year earlier
- +3.1 pts
- Peer median
- 5.6%
Over the twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Hexcel kept 7.8% of its revenue as net profit, with an operating margin of 11.5% and a gross margin of 25.0%.
Five years earlier its net margin was −1.8%.
The median for 10 chemicals stocks of a similar size is 5.6%.
Profit margin over time
Fiscal year by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Net margin | Operating margin | Gross margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 5.8% | 9.1% | 23.0% |
| FY2024 | 6.9% | 9.8% | 24.7% |
| FY2023 | 5.9% | 12.0% | 24.2% |
| FY2022 | 8.0% | 11.1% | 22.6% |
| FY2021 | 1.2% | 3.9% | 18.9% |
| FY2020 | 2.1% | 0.9% | 16.0% |
| FY2019 | 13.0% | 18.0% | 27.2% |
| FY2018 | 12.6% | 17.0% | 26.5% |
| FY2017 | 14.4% | 17.8% | 28.0% |
| FY2016 | 12.5% | 18.0% | 28.2% |
| FY2015 | 12.7% | 17.9% | 28.6% |
| FY2014 | 11.3% | 16.5% | 27.4% |
| FY2013 | 11.2% | 16.1% | 27.1% |
| FY2012 | 10.4% | 15.8% | 25.8% |
| FY2011 | 9.7% | 13.8% | 24.6% |
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Ended | Net margin, 12 months | Change on a year | Operating margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 FY26 | 7.8% | +3.1 pts | 11.5% | |
| Q1 FY26 | 6.1% | −0.5 pts | 9.5% | |
| Q4 FY25 | 5.8% | −1.2 pts | 9.1% | |
| Q3 FY25 | 3.7% | −2.1 pts | 6.3% | |
| Q2 FY25 | 4.7% | −1.1 pts | 7.2% | |
| Q1 FY25 | 6.6% | +1.1 pts | 9.4% | |
| Q4 FY24 | 6.9% | +1.0 pts | 9.8% | |
| Q3 FY24 | 5.7% | −3.4 pts | 11.9% | |
| Q2 FY24 | 5.8% | −2.9 pts | 11.7% | |
| Q1 FY24 | 5.5% | −3.7 pts | 11.4% | |
| Q4 FY23 | 5.9% | −2.1 pts | 12.0% | |
| Q3 FY23 | 9.1% | +2.0 pts | 11.8% |
Against its peers
Companies in Chemicals nearest Hexcel's size, closest first, today.
| Company | Profit margin |
|---|---|
| HXLHexcel | 7.8% |
| BCPCBalchem | 15.1% |
| EMNEastman Chemical | 5.0% |
| CSWCSW Industrials | 10.3% |
| ESIElement Solutions | 5.7% |
| CBTCabot | 5.2% |
| AVNTAvient | 5.1% |
| ALBAlbemarle | 3.8% |
| WDFCWD 40 | 13.2% |
| FULFuller H B | 5.6% |
| IOSPInnospec | 6.6% |
| Peer median | 5.6% |
Where Hexcel ranks
What the profit margin tells you
Profit as a share of revenue at three levels: gross (after making the product), operating (after running the business) and net (after everything, including tax and interest).
Compare within an industry. 10% is superb for a retailer and poor for a software company.
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