secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     HEXCEL CORP /DE/ (HXL)
CIK:        0000717605
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-01-28T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001193125-26-027293
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.70
Item codes: 2.02, 7.01, 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Hexcel Q4 sales $491M (+3.7% YoY), adj EPS flat at $0.52; FY 2026 guidance: sales $2.0-2.1B, adj EPS $2.10-2.30
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- Q4 2025 GAAP diluted EPS $0.60 vs $0.07 YoY; adjusted EPS $0.52 (flat vs prior year).
- FY 2025 sales $1,894M (-0.5% YoY); adjusted diluted EPS $1.76 vs $2.03 in FY 2024.
- Dividend increased 6% to $0.18/share; payable Feb 17, 2026 to holders of record Feb 9.
- 2026 guidance: sales $2.0-2.1B, adj EPS $2.10-2.30, free cash flow >$195M.
- Q4 Commercial Aerospace sales up 7.6% driven by A320neo and Boeing programs; A350 sales down on destocking.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/717605/000119312526027293/0001193125-26-027293-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/717605/000119312526027293/hxl-20260128.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-027293

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