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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Hexcel (HXL)

Hexcel cuts 2025 adjusted EPS guidance as Q3 adjusted EPS falls to $0.37 from $0.47

Negative Impact 4 of 5 guidance Written later

Hexcel reported third-quarter 2025 net sales of $456 million, roughly flat from $457 million a year earlier, while adjusted diluted EPS fell to $0.37 from $0.47. The company lowered its 2025 adjusted EPS guidance to $1.70 to $1.80 from $1.85 to $2.05, citing tariffs, and said it expects sales at the bottom end of its guidance. It also announced a $350 million accelerated share repurchase under a new $600 million authorization.

Key points

  • Q3 2025 net sales were $456.2 million versus $456.5 million; Commercial Aerospace fell 7.3% to $274.2 million while Defense, Space & Other rose 13.3% to $182.0 million.
  • 2025 adjusted diluted EPS guidance cut to $1.70 to $1.80 from $1.85 to $2.05; sales guidance of around $1.88 billion versus the prior $1.88 billion to $1.95 billion.
  • $350 million accelerated share repurchase; about $384 million of authorization remains after the ASR.
  • Quarterly dividend of $0.17 per share, payable November 10, 2025 to holders of record as of November 3, 2025.

The filing

CompanyHexcel (HXL)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECOct 22, 2025, 4:30 PM ET
Accession number0001193125-25-246859

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure8.01 Other Events

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 12:59 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on October 22, 2025.

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