secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     HEXCEL CORP /DE/ (HXL)
CIK:        0000717605
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-10-22T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001193125-25-246859
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  negative
Materiality: 0.80
Item codes: 2.02, 7.01, 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Hexcel reports Q3 adjusted EPS $0.37, cuts FY2025 EPS guidance to $1.70-1.80, initiates $350M ASR
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- Q3 sales $456.2M (-0.1% YoY); GAAP EPS $0.26, adjusted EPS $0.37 (vs $0.47).
- FY2025 guidance: sales ~$1.88B (narrowed); adjusted EPS $1.70-1.80 (down from $1.85-2.05) due to tariffs.
- Launches $350M accelerated share repurchase; board authorized additional $600M buybacks.
- Quarterly dividend $0.17/share, payable Nov 10 to holders Nov 3.
- Commercial aerospace destocking, especially A350 and 787; defense sales +13.3% YoY.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/717605/000119312525246859/0001193125-25-246859-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/717605/000119312525246859/hxl-20251022.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-25-246859

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