Hexcel Corporation vs Westlake Corporation, two Chemicals stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where HXL and WLK diverge most: on revenue growth, HXL reads +5.4% and WLK reads -8.7%; on operating margin, HXL reads 13.7% and WLK reads -6.5%. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What HXL's price implies is a demanding bet versus history and the cohort (whole-company basis). What WLK'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 | WLK |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $102.89 | $70.52 |
| Market cap | $7.9B | $9.0B |
| Sector | Chemicals | Chemicals |
| Stage | Mature | Mature |
| P/B | 6.06 | 1.00 |
| P/S | 3.98 | 0.82 |
| EV/EBITDA | 25.0 | — |
| Revenue growth | +5.4% | -8.7% |
| Gross margin | 26.1% | 4.2% |
| Operating margin | 13.7% | -6.5% |
| Net margin | 7.8% | -14.9% |
| Return on equity | 11.8% | -18.1% |
| Return on assets | 5.6% | -8.3% |
| Return on invested capital | 8.0% | -9.0% |
| FCF yield | 3.3% | -5.6% |
| Dividend yield | 69.0% | 3.0% |
| Debt / equity | 0.74 | 0.67 |
| Current ratio | 2.43 | 2.17 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 5.53 | 1.83 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 7 / 9 | 4 / 9 |
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