Hexcel Corporation (HXL)
Return on total capital
| Sep 30, 2025 | Jun 30, 2025 | Mar 31, 2025 | Dec 31, 2024 | Sep 30, 2024 | Jun 30, 2024 | Mar 31, 2024 | Dec 31, 2023 | Sep 30, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) (ttm) | US$ in thousands | 119,600 | 136,100 | 177,000 | 186,100 | 153,200 | 144,300 | 133,800 | 143,700 | 218,700 | 215,900 | 218,700 | 186,000 | 166,500 | 148,500 | 100,600 | 60,300 | 8,400 | -52,000 | -61,800 | 14,100 |
| Long-term debt | US$ in thousands | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Total stockholders’ equity | US$ in thousands | 1,566,700 | 1,553,900 | 1,532,600 | 1,527,900 | 1,589,500 | 1,571,200 | 1,632,100 | 1,716,500 | 1,646,300 | 1,666,100 | 1,622,200 | 1,554,200 | 1,445,000 | 1,480,300 | 1,487,100 | 1,485,500 | 1,494,300 | 1,502,800 | 1,486,900 | 1,510,200 |
| Return on total capital | 7.63% | 8.76% | 11.55% | 12.18% | 9.64% | 9.18% | 8.20% | 8.37% | 13.28% | 12.96% | 13.48% | 11.97% | 11.52% | 10.03% | 6.76% | 4.06% | 0.56% | -3.46% | -4.16% | 0.93% |
September 30, 2025 calculation
Return on total capital = EBIT (ttm) ÷ (Long-term debt + Total stockholders’ equity)
= $119,600K ÷ ($—K + $1,566,700K)
= 7.63%
Peer comparison
Sep 30, 2025
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Symbol
Return on total capital
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7.63%
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58.06%
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—
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