Hexcel Corporation vs INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC, two Chemicals stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where HXL and IFF diverge most: on revenue growth, HXL reads +5.4% and IFF reads -5.6%; on dividend yield, HXL reads 69.0% and IFF reads 2.0%. 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 IFF'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 | HXL | IFF |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $102.89 | $79.21 |
| Market cap | $7.9B | $20.4B |
| Sector | Chemicals | Chemicals |
| Stage | Mature | Mature |
| P/E | — | 24.5 |
| P/B | 6.06 | 1.44 |
| P/S | 3.98 | 1.89 |
| EV/EBITDA | 25.0 | 14.5 |
| Revenue growth | +5.4% | -5.6% |
| Gross margin | 26.1% | 37.1% |
| Operating margin | 13.7% | 10.0% |
| Net margin | 7.8% | 7.7% |
| Return on equity | 11.8% | 5.8% |
| Return on assets | 5.6% | 3.3% |
| Return on invested capital | 8.0% | 3.2% |
| FCF yield | 3.3% | 2.0% |
| Dividend yield | 69.0% | 2.0% |
| Debt / equity | 0.74 | 0.41 |
| Current ratio | 2.43 | 1.49 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 5.53 | 6.36 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 7 / 9 | 8 / 9 |
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