SEC EDGAR · Insider purchase
HXL: KEATING NEAL J. reported buying shares
1 reported purchase of non-derivative securities. Code P includes open-market and private purchases; it does not establish motive.
Follow HXL- Became public
- Oct 28, 2026
- Event / period date
- Oct 26, 2026
- Collected
- Nov 8, 2026, 5:27 PM EST
Why this is connected
This filing identifies HEXCEL CORP /DE/ as the issuer of the security. The company's SEC identifier connects it to HXL.
Reported transactions
KEATING NEAL J. (Director)
3,000 shares · Common Stock
Oct 26, 2026 · $80.67 per share
Value calculated from the reported shares and prices: $242,010.00.
Code P covers open-market and private purchases. Grants, option exercises, and tax withholding are excluded from purchase results. Read the source footnotes for ownership and pricing details.
Source evidence
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<issuer>
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<issuerName>HEXCEL CORP /DE/</issuerName>
<issuerTradingSymbol>HXL</issuerTradingSymbol>
<issuerForeignTradingSymbol></issuerForeignTradingSymbol>
</issuer>
<reportingOwner>
<reportingOwnerId>
<rptOwnerCik>0001319629</rptOwnerCik>
<rptOwnerName>KEATING NEAL J.</rptOwnerName>
</reportingOwnerId>
<reportingOwnerAddress>
<rptOwnerNonUSAddressFlag>false</rptOwnerNonUSAddressFlag>
<rptOwnerStreet1>281 TRESSER BLVD</rptOwnerStreet1>
<rptOwnerStreet2>16TH FLOOR</rptOwnerStreet2>
<rptOwnerCity>STAMFORD</rptOwnerCity>
<rptOwnerState>CT</rptOwnerState>
<rptOwnerZipCode>06901</rptOwnerZipCode>
<rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
</reportingOwnerAddress>
<reportingOwnerRelationship>
<isDirector>true</isDirector>
<isOfficer>false</isOfficer>
<isTenPercentOwner>false</isTenPercentOwner>
<isOther>false</isOther>
</reportingOwnerRelationship>
</reportingOwner>
<aff10b5One>false</aff10b5One>
<nonDerivativeTable>
<nonDerivativeTransaction>
<securityTitle>
<value>Common Stock</value>
</securityTitle>
<transactionDate>
<value>2026-10-26</value>
</transactionDate>
<transactionCoding>
<transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
<transactionCode>P</transactionCode>
<equitySwapInvolved>false</equitySwapInvolved>
</transactionCoding>
<transactionAmounts>
<transactionShares>
<value>3000</value>
</transactionShares>
<transactionPricePerShare>
<value>80.67</value>
</transactionPricePerShare>
<transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
<value>A</value>
</transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
</transactionAmounts>
<postTransactionAmounts>
<sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
<value>3254</value>
</sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
</postTransactionAmounts>
<ownershipNature>
<directOrIndirectOwnership>
<value>D</value>
</directOrIndirectOwnership>
</ownershipNature>
</nonDerivativeTransaction>
</nonDerivativeTable>
<ownerSignature>
<signatureName>/s/ Heather M. DeGregorio, as attorney-in-fact for Neal J. Keating</signatureName>
<signatureDate>2026-10-28</signatureDate>
</ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>Congressional trading in HXL
These disclosures provide context. Their presence does not establish a link between a trader and the event.
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