HEXCEL CORP /DE/ vs ICL GROUP LTD., two Chemicals stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where HXL and ICL diverge most: on debt / equity, HXL reads 0.79 and ICL reads 0.00; on fcf yield, HXL reads 2.7% and ICL reads 16.8%. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What HXL's price implies is a somewhat stretched bet versus history (whole-company basis). What ICL's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | HXL | ICL |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $99.19 | $4.86 |
| Market cap | $7.6B | $6.3B |
| Sector | Chemicals | Chemicals |
| Stage | Mature | Mature |
| Implied growth (priced in) | — | -3.5% |
| P/E | — | 27.0 |
| P/B | 6.01 | 1.00 |
| P/S | 3.92 | 0.88 |
| EV/EBITDA | 27.8 | 4.6 |
| Revenue growth | +2.9% | +3.6% |
| Gross margin | 26.9% | 30.6% |
| Operating margin | 11.5% | 8.1% |
| Net margin | 6.1% | 3.9% |
| Return on equity | 9.3% | 4.5% |
| Return on assets | 4.3% | 2.3% |
| Return on invested capital | 6.7% | 5.9% |
| FCF yield | 2.7% | 16.8% |
| Dividend yield | 71.5% | — |
| Debt / equity | 0.79 | 0.00 |
| Current ratio | 2.45 | 1.33 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 5.31 | 1.44 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 7 / 9 | 4 / 9 |
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