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HXL vs CE // FREE CASH FLOW YIELD
Hexcel Corporation (NYSE) VS. Celanese Corporation (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: HXL 8
— CE 4
▲ FREE CASH FLOW YIELD LEADER: CE
LAST: $81.22 (+4.34%) • MKT CAP: $5.89B
fcf-yield
2.61%
LAST: $47.94 (-2.76%) • MKT CAP: $5.41B
fcf-yield
15.14%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (HXL VS. CE)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | HXL | CE | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 23.00% | 20.50% | +2.50 | HXL | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 6.20% | -10.70% | +16.90 | HXL | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 29.7x | — | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield ACTIVE | 2.61% | 15.14% | -12.53 | CE | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 9.10% | -8.20% | +17.30 | HXL | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 5.80% | -12.20% | +18.00 | HXL | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | -0.50% | -7.10% | +6.60 | HXL | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.90% | 0.25% | +0.65 | HXL | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 4.77 | 1.37 | +3.40 | HXL | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 6/9 | 6/9 | 0.00 | TIE | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 33.6 | 62.5 | -28.90 | CE | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 1.02 | 1.16 | -0.14 | CE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 51.2x | 29.0x | +22.20 | CE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $5.89B | $5.41B | $482.0M | HXL | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | HXL REV | CE REV | HXL GROSS % | CE GROSS % | HXL FCF | CE FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $1.89B | $9.54B | 23.0% | 20.5% | $157.2M | $803.0M |
| FY 2024 | $1.90B | $10.27B | 24.7% | 22.8% | $202.9M | $531.0M |
| FY 2023 | $1.79B | $10.93B | — | — | $176.6M | $1.41B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
HXL // BETA 1.02
CE // BETA 1.16