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Howmet Aerospace HWM

US equityMarket cap rank #172SpaceDefense
$232.16
+$3.38 (+1.48%)
Market open · Sep 24, 1:10 pm ET
After hours $228.78 0.00%
Open$226.70
Prev close$228.78
Day range$225.62 – $232.43
Volume712.8K
Market cap$92.59B
P/E (TTM)50.0
Dividend yield0.21%

Price chart

Daily bars for up to one year, weekly bars for the 5-year view. Averages are 50/200 trading days (10/40 weeks on the 5-year view).

HWM at a glance

Shares of Howmet Aerospace are up 1.48% at $232.16. The company is worth $92.59B, number 172 out of 300 on our list.

The 52-week range is $183.45 to $309.85. Today's price is about 39% of the way from the low to the high. Holders are ahead 22.3% over twelve months, but down 15.9% across the last three months.

On the chart it has slipped under both the 50-day ($264.84) and 200-day ($247.07) moving averages; RSI is 36, and the last 30 sessions moved at roughly 48% annualized volatility.

Revenue for the quarter ended Jun 2026 was $2.55B, up 24.1% from a year earlier, with $534.00M of net profit (a 20.5% margin).

Buyers are paying 50.0 times trailing earnings, 6% above its five-year average of 47.0. The median for its industry group is 38.7.

16 analysts follow the stock and the average call is "buy". The mean target, $338.81, sits 45.9% over where the stock trades.

This summary is put together from the numbers on the page and updates when they do. It describes the data; it is not a forecast or a recommendation.

Howmet Aerospace: the business

Howmet Aerospace makes engine components, fasteners and forged wheels for aircraft.

What tends to move it. Commercial aircraft and engine production rates and its high margins are the drivers. Supply constraints at its customers can limit sales.

Written by hand by the BeStock desk and revised when a business changes. See how we work. Spot something out of date? Tell us.

Performance

Price return over each window, from adjusted daily and weekly closes

1 day
+1.5%
1 week
+1.9%
1 month
-11.8%
3 months
-15.9%
6 months
-3.0%
Year to date
+13.4%
1 year
+22.3%
Day range
$225.62$232.43
52-week range
$183.45$309.85

Technical signals

Full technicals →
Trend readLeaning bearish

2 bullish · 5 bearish of 7 signals

IndicatorValueSignal
Price vs 20-day average-3.5%Bearish
Price vs 50-day average-12.3%Bearish
Price vs 200-day average-6.0%Bearish
50-day vs 200-day50d above 200dBullish
RSI (14)36.1Bearish
MACD (12,26,9)-11.95Bullish
Bollinger band position37%Bearish

Standard indicator readings worked out from daily closes. They describe how the price has behaved, not where it is going.

Key statistics

Bid / Ask$231.74 / $231.96
Average price today$229.55
Volume712.8KAvg (90d) 2.91M
Turnover$163.61M
Turnover rate0.18%of shares outstanding
Volume ratio0.42vs. recent average pace
Day amplitude2.98%
Market cap$92.59B
Float market cap$91.75B
Shares outstanding395.21M
EPS (TTM)$3.71
P/E (TTM)50.03
P/B16.15
Book value / share$14.37
Earnings yield0.32%
Dividend (TTM)$0.48 / shareYield 0.21%
Net profit (TTM)$1.48B
Net assets$5.73B
30-day volatility47.8%annualized
Avg daily range (ATR)3.45%of price, 14 days
Max drawdown (1y)-23.2%-20.7% from 1y peak

Quote as of Sep 24, 2026 1:10 pm ET. Prices can lag the live tape. This is background information, not a recommendation.

How HWM ranks on BeStock

Market value#172 of 300
P/E (cheapest = 1)#250 of 283
Dividend yield#234 of 244
Closeness to 52-week high#250 of 300
Dollar volume today#184 of 300

Ranks are among the 300 or so U.S.-listed stocks BeStock covers, recalculated whenever prices refresh. A row is left out when the measure does not apply, such as yield for a stock that pays no dividend.

Latest reported quarter: Q2, ended Jun 2026

Revenue$2.55B+24.1% YoY
Operating profit$711.00M+36.5% YoY
Net profit$534.00M+31.2% YoY
Diluted EPS$1.33+33.0% YoY
Free cash flow$479.00M+39.2% YoY
Operating cash flow$583.00M

Revenue, last 8 quarters

$1.8BSep '24$1.9BDec '24$1.9BMar '25$2.1BJun '25$2.1BSep '25$2.2BDec '25$2.3BMar '26$2.5BJun '26

Net profit, last 8 quarters

$332.0MSep '24$314.0MDec '24$344.0MMar '25$407.0MJun '25$385.0MSep '25$372.0MDec '25$580.0MMar '26$534.0MJun '26

Profitability & balance sheet

Gross margin36.0%
Operating margin27.3%
Net margin20.5%
Return on equity34.9%
Return on assets15.4%
Return on invested capital21.3%
Current ratio1.82
Liabilities / assets56.7%
Cash & investments$563.00M
Total debt$4.62B
Net cash (debt)-$4.06B
Free cash flow / sales19.6%

Where the revenue comes from

Quarter 2026/Q2

By business line

  • Engine Products$1.38B 53.8%
  • Fastening Systems$589.00M 23.0%
  • Forged Wheels$316.00M 12.4%
  • Engineered Structures$277.00M 10.8%
Average move on report day±5.8%last 16 reports
Closed higher10 of 1663% of the time
Best reaction+15.5%
Worst reaction-6.4%

Stock move on the day after each report

+12.4%2024/Q30.0%2024/Q4+6.8%2025/Q1-6.4%2025/Q2-0.8%2025/Q3+6.0%2025/Q4+6.3%2026/Q1-0.6%2026/Q2

"Implied move" is the size of move the options market was pricing ahead of the report. Move is the stock’s change on the first session after the release.

Valuation

Multiples measured against the stock's own five-year history

Valuation detail →
Price / earnings48.8x
CheapRich

Above its usual level · 63rd percentile, 5-year average 47.0x

#2509 of 2974 stocks by PE (1 = cheapest)

Price / book15.8x
CheapRich

Near the top of its 5-year range · 83rd percentile, 5-year average 9.2x

#5026 of 5302 stocks by PB (1 = cheapest)

Price / sales9.9x
CheapRich

Near the top of its 5-year range · 81st percentile, 5-year average 5.8x

#4384 of 5141 stocks by PS (1 = cheapest)

P/E over five years

28x43x58x73xSep '21Mar '24Sep '26

Dashed line is the 5-year average; the shaded band is one standard deviation either side.

Morningstar fair value estimate

Fair value$204.92
Price vs. fair value+13.3%Trading above the estimate
Star rating★★☆☆☆
Economic moatWide
UncertaintyMedium

Analyst view

All ratings →
ConsensusBuy
Analysts16
Average target$338.81+45.9% vs. price
  • Buy 88%
  • Hold 13%
Low $300.00Now $232.16Avg $338.81High $375.00

Latest rating actions

  • 14 Sep 2026BofA SecuritiesBUY · PT $350.00
  • 14 Sep 2026GuggenheimBUY · PT $350.00
  • 10 Sep 2026Argus ResearchBUY · PT $300.00
  • 2 Sep 2026Deutsche BankBUY · PT $343.00
  • 24 Aug 2026BernsteinBUY · PT $328.00

Ownership & positioning

Who holds it, who is betting against it, and where the big money is moving

Ownership detail →
Institutional ownership93.4%+0.25 pts vs. prior quarter
Institutions holding1,874+0 vs. prior quarter
Insider trades (recent)9 buys / 1 sellsNet buying
Short interest2.13% of floatDays to cover 3.1 · as of 31 Aug 2026
Short-sale volume share10.4%5-day average of daily volume

Short-sale volume as % of daily volume

3%9%15%21%Aug '26Sep '26Sep '26

Large-order net flow, last 20 sessions

Net of large-order buying minus selling, in USD. Over this window: −$204.02M (7 inflow days, 13 outflow days).

Dividends

Dividend yield (TTM)0.21%
Last dividend$0.14Ex-date 7 Aug 2026
Next-to-last$0.12
Payments on file24

Dividends paid per share, by year

0.1020220.1720230.2620240.442025

Across the full calendar years shown, the annual payout grew by roughly 63.9% a year.

Latest headlines

More news →
  • Deutsche Bank Maintains Howmet Aerospace(HWM.US) With Buy Rating, Raises Target Price to $343Market news · 2 Sep 2026
  • BofA Securities Maintains Howmet Aerospace(HWM.US) With Buy Rating, Announces Target Price $350Market news · 14 Sep 2026
  • Argus Research Initiates Howmet Aerospace(HWM.US) With Buy RatingMarket news · 11 Sep 2026
  • A tweet from Elon Musk sends shockwaves through the gas turbine blade market leader! SpaceX announces in-house casting of gas turbine blades, triggering Howmet Aerospace (HWM.US)'s largest drop in 16 months.Zhitong Finance · 1 Sep 2026
  • Musk's tweet upends the leader in turbine blades! SpaceX (SPCX.US) announces in-house casting of gas turbine blades, sending Howmet (HWM.US) to its largest drop in 16 months.Zhitong Finance · 1 Sep 2026
  • A Quick Look at Today's Ratings for Howmet Aerospace(HWM.US), With a Forecast Between $326 to $375Market news · 8 Aug 2026

HWM stock: common questions

How is Howmet Aerospace stock doing today?

$232.16 is the latest print for HWM, a move of +1.48% against yesterday's close of $228.78. Today's low and high so far: $225.62 and $232.43.

How big is Howmet Aerospace?

Equity value comes to $92.59B at the current price. By that measure it is number 172 of the 300 names in our coverage.

Is HWM expensive on earnings?

Buyers pay 50.0 times the last twelve months of profit (EPS $3.71). Averaged over five years the multiple has been 47.0, and today's level ranks in the 63rd percentile of its own history.

Where does HWM sit in its 52-week range?

The year's floor is $183.45 and the ceiling $309.85. Shares are 25.1% away from that ceiling.

Does HWM send cash back through a dividend?

It does. Payouts over the past twelve months work out to a 0.21% yield; the latest ex-dividend date was August 7, 2026.

What is the analyst view on Howmet Aerospace?

Of 16 analysts, 88% say buy, 13% hold and 0% sell. Price targets average $338.81, with the most cautious at $300.00 and the most optimistic at $375.00.

What does Howmet Aerospace do?

Howmet Aerospace makes engine components, fasteners and forged wheels for aircraft.

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