Howmet Aerospace Inc.

HWM Industrials Aerospace & Defense

Howmet Aerospace Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $8.3 billion, up 11.1% from fiscal 2024.

Revenue
+29.4%
EPS
+48.4%
Free cash flow
+32.8%
Total debt
+27.1%

Quarter to September 2026, against a year earlier

205.81 5.05 +2.52%
Market cap
$79.9B
P/E
39.3×
Fwd P/E
35.4×
Dividend yield
0.32%
F-score
8/9
Altman Z
10.60
Beneish M
−2.55
Dividend safety
78/100

Howmet Aerospace Inc. (HWM) Return on equity

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Howmet Aerospace Inc.'s return on equity over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 37.8%, up 7.3 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (30.6%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from −10.5% (fiscal 2016) to 30.6% (fiscal 2025) — the current reading is the highest in ten years. That is above the Aerospace & Defense industry median of 4.44% and above the Industrials sector median of 3.71%.

Return on equity, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Return on equity Change (points)
FY2025 30.6% 3.38
FY2024 27.2% 6.92
FY2023 20.3% 6.93
FY2022 13.3% 6.00
FY2021 7.34% 0.92
FY2020 6.42% (2.87)
FY2019 9.29% (3.23)
FY2018 12.5% 15.07
FY2017 −2.55% 7.99
FY2016 −10.5% (7.83)

Against its own ten years

Low −10.5% High 30.6%
Ten-year median 9.29%
Current reading's percentile 100

Return on equity against peers

Company Return on equity
LMT Lockheed Martin Corporation compare 80.2%
HWM Howmet Aerospace Inc. 37.8%
NOC Northrop Grumman Corporation compare 26.1%
HEI Heico Corporation compare 18.4%
GD General Dynamics Corporation compare 18.0%
LHX L3Harris Technologies Inc compare 10.1%
HONA Honeywell Aerospace inc. compare 0.00%
TDG Transdigm Group Incorporated compare −25.8%
BA The Boeing Company compare −858.5%
Aerospace & Defense industry median 4.44%
Industrials sector median 3.71%
Market median 0.51%

What Return on equity is

ROE shows how much profit a company earns for its shareholders on the equity they have in the business.

Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity (latest quarter)

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