Hexcel
HXL · Aerospace & Defense
$79.62
2.0%Pitney Bowes
PBI · Office Services & Supplies
$17.35
1.1%The short version
- Hexcel is the larger business, with $1.9B of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $1.9B for Pitney Bowes.
- Hexcel grew revenue faster (−0.5%, against −6.6%).
- Pitney Bowes turned more of its sales into free cash flow (16.8% FCF margin, against 8.3% FCF margin).
- Pitney Bowes earned a higher return on the capital invested in it (27.7%, against 6.5%).
- Investors pay more for each dollar of Hexcel’s earnings: a P/E of 35.9x against 14.1x for Pitney Bowes.
| Latest fiscal year | HXL · FY25 | PBI · FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $6.1B | $2.4B |
| Revenue | $1.9B | $1.9B |
| Free cash flow | $157M | $317M |
| Net income | $109M | $145M |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | −0.5% | −6.6% |
| 5-year growth | 4.7% | −11.8% |
| Share count change | −3.6% | −5.2% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 23.0% | — |
| Operating margin | 9.1% | — |
| Net margin | 5.8% | 7.7% |
| FCF margin | 8.3% | 16.8% |
| Return on capital | 6.5% | 27.7% |
| Return on equity | 7.9% | — |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | $922M | $1.7B |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 3.1x | 3.9x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $508M | $430M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | 35.9x | 14.1x |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 | 6 |
FY16
HXL $2.0B
PBI $3.0B
FY17
HXL $2.0B
PBI $2.8B
FY18
HXL $2.2B
PBI $3.2B
FY19
HXL $2.4B
PBI $3.2B
FY20
HXL $1.5B
PBI $3.6B
FY21
HXL $1.3B
PBI $3.7B
FY22
HXL $1.6B
PBI $2.5B
FY23
HXL $1.8B
PBI $2.1B
FY24
HXL $1.9B
PBI $2.0B
FY25
HXL $1.9B
PBI $1.9B
HXL
PBI
FY16
HXL 18.0%
PBI —
FY17
HXL 17.8%
PBI —
FY18
HXL 17.0%
PBI —
FY19
HXL 18.1%
PBI —
FY20
HXL 0.9%
PBI —
FY21
HXL 3.9%
PBI —
FY22
HXL 11.1%
PBI —
FY23
HXL 12.0%
PBI —
FY24
HXL 9.8%
PBI —
FY25
HXL 9.1%
PBI —
HXL
PBI
FY16
HXL $73.5M
PBI $337M
FY17
HXL $151M
PBI $336M
FY18
HXL $237M
PBI $207M
FY19
HXL $287M
PBI $131M
FY20
HXL $214M
PBI $197M
FY21
HXL $124M
PBI $117M
FY22
HXL $96.8M
PBI $92.4M
FY23
HXL $149M
PBI $2.0M
FY24
HXL $203M
PBI $157M
FY25
HXL $157M
PBI $317M
HXL
PBI
FY16
HXL 14.6%
PBI 6.0%
FY17
HXL 14.7%
PBI 11.0%
FY18
HXL 13.4%
PBI 12.1%
FY19
HXL 14.5%
PBI 6.2%
FY20
HXL 0.5%
PBI −3.3%
FY21
HXL 1.7%
PBI 4.1%
FY22
HXL 6.4%
PBI 12.7%
FY23
HXL 8.8%
PBI 3.1%
FY24
HXL 7.4%
PBI 8.7%
FY25
HXL 6.5%
PBI 27.7%
HXL
PBI
Add another company
Compare up to four at once.
Each company's latest fiscal year; fiscal years end in different months. The best value in each row is highlighted where higher (or lower) is clearly better. Not investment advice.