secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     HEXCEL CORP /DE/ (HXL)
CIK:        0000717605
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-04-22T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001193125-26-170559
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 7.01, 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Hexcel Q1 adj EPS $0.59 beats $0.37; sales up 9.9%; maintains FY guidance
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- GAAP diluted EPS $0.49 vs $0.35; adjusted diluted EPS $0.59 vs $0.37
- Sales $501.5M, +9.9% YoY (constant currency +8.8%); Commercial Aerospace +18.8%, Defense down 4.3%
- Adjusted operating margin 13.5% vs 9.9% YoY; gross margin 26.9% vs 22.4%
- FY 2026 guidance reaffirmed: sales $2.0-2.1B, adj EPS $2.10-2.30, FCF >$195M
- Declared $0.18/share dividend; refinanced $750M revolver to 2031

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/717605/000119312526170559/0001193125-26-170559-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/717605/000119312526170559/hxl-20260422.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-170559

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