CF INDUSTRIES HOLDINGS, INC. vs Hexcel Corporation, two Chemicals stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where CF and HXL diverge most: on dividend yield, CF reads 1.5% and HXL reads 76.5%; on net margin, CF reads 32.3% and HXL reads 7.8%. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What CF's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). What HXL's price implies is a somewhat stretched bet versus history (whole-company basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | CF | HXL |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $132.95 | $92.72 |
| Market cap | $20.5B | $7.1B |
| Sector | Chemicals | Chemicals |
| Stage | Growth | Mature |
| P/E | 9.9 | — |
| P/B | 2.29 | 5.46 |
| P/S | 2.64 | 3.59 |
| EV/EBITDA | 6.8 | 22.8 |
| Revenue growth | +20.2% | +5.4% |
| Gross margin | 51.5% | 26.1% |
| Operating margin | 50.5% | 13.7% |
| Net margin | 32.3% | 7.8% |
| Return on equity | 28.0% | 11.8% |
| Return on assets | 16.6% | 5.6% |
| Return on invested capital | 20.8% | 8.0% |
| FCF yield | 9.3% | 3.6% |
| Dividend yield | 1.5% | 76.5% |
| Debt / equity | 0.36 | 0.74 |
| Current ratio | 4.86 | 2.43 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 7.44 | 5.20 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 7 / 9 | 7 / 9 |
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