DUPONT DE NEMOURS, INC. vs Hexcel Corporation, two Chemicals stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where DD and HXL diverge most: on return on equity, DD reads 0.4% and HXL reads 11.8%; on dividend yield, DD reads 3.3% and HXL reads 83.5%. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. 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 | DD | HXL |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $129.97 | $84.98 |
| Market cap | $17.8B | $6.5B |
| Sector | Chemicals | Chemicals |
| Stage | Mature | Mature |
| P/E | 57.8 | — |
| P/B | 1.28 | 5.01 |
| P/S | 2.54 | 3.29 |
| EV/EBITDA | 42.6 | 21.1 |
| Revenue growth | +3.3% | +5.4% |
| Gross margin | — | 26.1% |
| Operating margin | — | 13.7% |
| Net margin | 0.8% | 7.8% |
| Return on equity | 0.4% | 11.8% |
| Return on assets | 0.3% | 5.6% |
| Return on invested capital | — | 8.0% |
| FCF yield | 2.3% | 3.9% |
| Dividend yield | 3.3% | 83.5% |
| Debt / equity | 0.23 | 0.74 |
| Current ratio | 2.43 | 2.43 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 0.36 | 4.95 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 7 / 9 | 7 / 9 |
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