HXL Stock — Hexcel Corporation

Hexcel Corporation (HXL)

Updated October 16, 2026.

HXL is a Stock. its distribution rate is 0.80%, its trailing-12-month yield is 0.79%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 72/100 (Generally safe). Total return is 605.4% over the past 46.6 years.

Hexcel Corporation manufactures advanced lightweight composite materials and engineered products for commercial aerospace, defense and space, and industrial applications, operating through segments focused on composite materials (carbon fibers, reinforcements, prepregs, honeycomb, resins, and structural adhesives) and engineered products (aircraft structures, components, and RF interference control products). The company offers a modest current distribution rate paid quarterly. Hexcel appeals to investors seeking exposure to aerospace and defense supply chains with modest income generation.

HXL performance

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 605.4% over the past 46.6 years. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 48.6%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 23.8%.

HXL key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

72 · Generally safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

0.58%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

03/17/1980

Distribution rate

0.80%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

0.79%

5-year average yield

0.63

Last close

$90.22 (as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$6,822,747,839

Average volume

1160170.0

Dividend

$0.18

Ex-dividend date

08/10/2026

Payment date

08/17/2026

Beta

1.101

Payout ratio

33.2%

P/E ratio

45.57

Forward P/E

20.3252

EPS

$1.98

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (0.80%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (0.79%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

HXL risks and drawbacks

HXL's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 23.8%.

Who may consider HXL — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (HXL pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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