Hexcel vs Pitney Bowes
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I put Hexcel and Pitney Bowes side by side, using each one’s latest annual report. Here is what stands out:
- 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%).
- 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 14.0x for Pitney Bowes.
Who comes out ahead
Of the 8 measures where higher (or lower) is clearly better, how many each company leads.
Hexcel
HXL
3/8
Revenue growth5-year growthNet debt / EBITDA
Pitney Bowes
PBI
4/8
Net marginFCF marginReturn on capitalShare count change
Side by side
Best in the row
| 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 | 14.0x |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 | 6 |
Ten years
Revenue
Operating margin
Free cash flow
Return on capital
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.