Hexcel Corporation employees and revenue per employee

HXL · Aerospace & Defense · $7.65B market cap

Hexcel Corporation had 5,563 employees at the end of fiscal Dec 2025, down 5.6% from a year earlier. Revenue for the year was $1.89B, down 0.5% from a year earlier, or $340K per employee. Revenue fell, and headcount fell or held flat with it.

Employees

5,563

-5.6% YoY

Revenue

$1.89B

-0.5% YoY

Revenue / employee

$340K

Peer median $435K

Rank in industry

20 of 29

Aerospace & Defense

Headcount against revenue

Both lines start at 100 in the first year we hold, so you can see which one grew faster.

EmployeesRevenueIndexed to 100 in Dec 2016
6292122'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25Revenue 94Staff 90

Hover a year for the numbers.

HXL employees and revenue by fiscal year
Year endingEmployeesRevenuePer employeeStaff YoYRevenue YoY
Dec 20255,563$1.89B$340K-5.6%-0.5%
Dec 20245,894$1.90B$323K+5.4%+6.4%
Dec 20235,590$1.79B$320K+4.9%+13.4%
Dec 20225,328$1.58B$296K+9.6%+19.1%
Dec 20214,863$1.32B$272K+4.6%-11.8%
Dec 20204,647$1.50B$323K-33.4%-36.2%
Dec 20196,977$2.36B$338K+5.3%+7.6%
Dec 20186,626$2.19B$330K+5.9%+10.9%
Dec 20176,259$1.97B$315K+1.7%-1.5%
Dec 20166,155$2.00B$326K——

Open roles: we have not matched a verified job board for this company yet.

Employees, last six fiscal years
4,647'204,863'215,328'225,590'235,894'245,563'25
Revenue per employee, last six fiscal years
$323K'20$272K'21$296K'22$320K'23$323K'24$340K'25

Hexcel Corporation against similar companies

The closest industry peers by revenue, from Aerospace & Defense.

CompanyEmployeesRevenueRevenue / employeeShape
FTAI
FTAI Aviation Ltd.
494$2.51B$5.08MLeaner
AXON
Axon Enterprise, Inc.
5,100$2.78B$545KEfficient growth
AVAV
AeroVironment, Inc.
3,991$1.98B$495KHiring ahead
DRS
Leonardo DRS, Inc.
7,000$3.23B$462KEfficient growth
CW
Curtiss-Wright Corporation
9,100$3.50B$384KEfficient growth
WWD
Woodward, Inc.
10,200$3.57B$350KHiring ahead
HXL
Hexcel Corporation
5,563$1.89B$340KContracting
KTOS
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc.
4,300$1.35B$313KEfficient growth
BWXT
BWX Technologies, Inc.
10,400$3.20B$308KHiring ahead
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Questions about Hexcel Corporation

How many employees does Hexcel Corporation have?
Hexcel Corporation reported 5,563 employees for the fiscal year ending Dec 2025, in the annual report it filed on February 11, 2026. That is down 5.6% from a year earlier.
What is Hexcel Corporation's revenue per employee?
Hexcel Corporation brought in $1.89B of revenue in fiscal Dec 2025, which is $340K per employee. That ranks 20 of 29 companies we track in Aerospace & Defense, where the median is $435K.
Where do these numbers come from?
Employee counts and revenue are taken from each company's own annual report (Form 10-K). Open roles are counted from the company's public job board where we have matched one. Companies report headcount once a year, sometimes rounded, so small changes can be noise.

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Source: employee counts and revenue as stated in Hexcel Corporation's annual reports (Form 10-K), latest filed February 11, 2026. This is data, not a recommendation to buy or sell HXL.