Document and Entity Information - USD ($) |
12 Months Ended | ||
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Dec. 31, 2025 |
Jan. 30, 2026 |
Jun. 30, 2025 |
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| Cover [Abstract] | |||
| Entity Registrant Name | Hexcel Corporation | ||
| Entity Central Index Key | 0000717605 | ||
| Document Type | 10-K | ||
| Document Period End Date | Dec. 31, 2025 | ||
| Amendment Flag | false | ||
| Current Fiscal Year End Date | --12-31 | ||
| Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer | Yes | ||
| Entity Voluntary Filers | No | ||
| Entity Current Reporting Status | Yes | ||
| Entity Filer Category | Large Accelerated Filer | ||
| Entity Small Business | false | ||
| Entity Emerging Growth Company | false | ||
| Entity Shell Company | false | ||
| Document Financial Statement Error Correction [Flag] | false | ||
| ICFR Auditor Attestation Flag | true | ||
| Entity Public Float | $ 4,492,763,527 | ||
| Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding | 75,870,417 | ||
| Document Fiscal Year Focus | 2025 | ||
| Document Fiscal Period Focus | FY | ||
| Entity File Number | 1-8472 | ||
| Entity Tax Identification Number | 94-1109521 | ||
| Entity Address, Address Line One | Two Stamford Plaza | ||
| Entity Address, Address Line Two | 281 Tresser Boulevard | ||
| Entity Address, City or Town | Stamford | ||
| Entity Address, State or Province | CT | ||
| Entity Address, Postal Zip Code | 06901 | ||
| City Area Code | 203 | ||
| Local Phone Number | 969-0666 | ||
| Entity Interactive Data Current | Yes | ||
| Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code | DE | ||
| Document Annual Report | true | ||
| Document Transition Report | false | ||
| Title of 12(b) Security | COMMON STOCK, par value $0.01 | ||
| Trading Symbol | HXL | ||
| Security Exchange Name | NYSE | ||
| Documents Incorporated by Reference | Documents Incorporated by Reference: Portions of Part III will be incorporated by reference to the registrant’s definitive proxy statement, in accordance with Instruction G(3) to Form 10-K, to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission no later than 120 days after the end of the registrant’s fiscal year. |
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| Auditor Firm ID | 42 | ||
| Auditor Name | Ernst & Young LLP | ||
| Auditor Location | Stamford, Connecticut | ||
| Auditor Opinion | Opinion on the Financial Statements We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Hexcel Corporation and Subsidiaries’ (the Company) as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income, stockholders’ equity and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2025, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “consolidated financial statements”). In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company at December 31, 2025 and 2024, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2025, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB), the Company's internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2025, based on criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (2013 framework), and our report dated February 11, 2026 expressed an unqualified opinion thereon. |