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 -4.0%; on net margin, HXL reads 7.8% and WLK reads -10.9%. 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 | HXL | WLK |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $92.72 | $70.75 |
| Market cap | $7.1B | $9.1B |
| Sector | Chemicals | Chemicals |
| Stage | Mature | Mature |
| P/B | 5.46 | 0.99 |
| P/S | 3.59 | 0.80 |
| EV/EBITDA | 22.8 | 24.2 |
| Revenue growth | +5.4% | -4.0% |
| Gross margin | 26.1% | 19.9% |
| Operating margin | 13.7% | 11.1% |
| Net margin | 7.8% | -10.9% |
| Return on equity | 11.8% | -13.4% |
| Return on assets | 5.6% | -6.3% |
| Return on invested capital | 8.0% | -3.7% |
| FCF yield | 3.6% | -2.9% |
| Dividend yield | 76.5% | 3.0% |
| Debt / equity | 0.74 | 0.55 |
| Current ratio | 2.43 | 2.45 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 5.20 | 2.01 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 7 / 9 | 7 / 9 |
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