HWM vs HYLN vs AER Stock Comparison

Howmet Aerospace, Hyliion Holdings and AerCap Holdings Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
HWM Howmet Aerospace Inc.
$200.90 -13.3% 1M -2.6% 1Y
Market cap
$79.96B
P/E
38.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.73B
Div. yield
0.25%
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
5 wins
HYLN Hyliion Holdings Corp.
$2.63 -34.7% 1M +20.6% 1Y
Market cap
$469.71M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$9.25M
Div. yield
–
Power Equipment Industrials
1 win
AER AerCap Holdings N.V.
$166.27 +13.6% 1M +24.4% 1Y
Market cap
$27.75B
P/E
9.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.07B
Div. yield
0.88%
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

AerCap Holdings leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (AerCap Holdings 6, Howmet Aerospace 5, Hyliion Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHWMHYLNAERLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $79.96B $469.71M $27.75B HWM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 38.9x -9.0x 9.2x AER
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 37.7x — 8.3x AER
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +22.0% +163.2% +8.7% HYLN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 21.1% -564.3% 34.5% AER
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 21.5% — 8.5% HWM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.4x — 5.1x HWM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.25% — 0.88% AER
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -2.6% +20.6% +24.4% AER
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +43.2%/yr -21.1%/yr +19.8%/yr HWM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.2% 99.4% 26.1% AER
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 72/100 57/100 66/100 HWM

Percentile Scorecard

HWMHYLNAER

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisHWMHYLNAER
Valuation 39 #62 of 101 32 #43 of 63 95 #6 of 101
Growth 90 #11 of 98 90 #7 of 60 43 #56 of 98
Profitability 99 #2 of 97 11 #51 of 57 90 #11 of 97
Financial Health 47 #57 of 107 96 #4 of 72 8 #99 of 107
Shareholder Returns 87 #9 of 64 – 97 #3 of 64
Overall 72 57 66
  • HWM ranked among 108 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • HYLN ranked among 72 companies in Clean Energy Equipment
  • AER ranked among 108 companies in Aerospace and Defense

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodHWMHYLNAERSPY
1 month -13.3%-34.7%+13.6% -5.9%
3 months -30.6%-33.4%+7.1% -4.6%
6 months -26.3%+6.5%+12.0% +0.2%
Year to date -2.0%+42.9%+15.7% +7.5%
1 year -2.6%+20.6%+24.4% +8.2%
3 years +312.3%+304.7%+156.8% +68.3%
3 years, per year +60.4%+59.4%+37.0% +19.0%
5 years +501.5%-69.3%+146.3% +56.5%
5 years, per year +43.2%-21.1%+19.8% +9.4%
10 years +1,381.6%—+302.7% +251.5%
10 years, per year +30.9%—+14.9% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureHWMHYLNAERSPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.2%99.4%26.1% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 38.1%94.0%26.0% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.063.090.85 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.070.210.94 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -36.5%-94.0%-45.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -31.4%-67.5%0.0% -5.9%
52-week high $292.71$8.10$166.27 $779.14
52-week low $185.88$1.58$130.99 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleHWMHYLNAER
P/E now vs peer median 38.9xmedian 24.7x -9.0xmedian 25.0x 9.2xmedian 24.7x
P/S now vs peer median 8.2xmedian 2.6x 50.8xmedian 2.3x 3.1xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 27.6xmedian 14.2x -8.0xmedian 18.3x 8.6xmedian 14.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 41.4xmedian 26.3x -8.3xmedian 28.3x 9.2xmedian 26.3x
P/B now vs peer median 13.9xmedian 2.4x 2.8xmedian 1.8x 1.5xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.79median 0.89 -0.30median 0.65 0.48median 0.89

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsHWMHYLNAER
Revenue $9.73B $9.25M $9.07B
Gross profit $3.56B $603.00K –
Operating income $2.73B -$58.73M –
Net income $2.05B -$52.19M $3.13B
Free cash flow $1.93B -$56.62M $3.00B
R&D $38.00M $37.27M –
EPS (diluted) $5.13 $-0.29 $17.75
Cash & equivalents $507.00M $13.20M $2.53B
Total debt $4.83B – $43.27B
Shares (diluted) 400.00M 178.44M 176.12M
Enterprise value $75.71B $135.61M $20.67B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricHWMHYLNAER
P/E 38.9x -9.0x 9.2x
P/FCF 41.4x -8.3x 9.2x
P/Operating cash flow 33.3x -11.1x 4.7x
P/S 8.2x 50.8x 3.1x
P/B 13.9x 2.8x 1.5x
P/Tangible book 16.3x 2.8x 1.5x
EV/EBITDA 27.6x -8.0x 8.6x
EV/EBIT 30.9x -6.9x 13.2x
EV/Revenue 8.7x 43.9x 7.6x
EV/FCF 43.7x -7.2x 22.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 35.1x -9.6x 11.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.79 -0.30 0.48

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHWMHYLNAER
Revenue growth (1Y) 22.0% 163.2% 8.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 14.9% 62.1% 6.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 33.7% 154.4% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 26.3% 29.7% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 36.4% 11.9% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 35.5% 29.6% –
Net income growth (1Y) 41.6% 7.3% -17.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 47.5% 30.7% 7.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 43.6% 8.9% -8.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 49.5% 30.4% 19.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 40.3% 10.5% 8.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 38.8% 30.3% 3.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 50.9% 16.0% 417.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 41.0% 24.4% 3.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHWMHYLNAER
Gross margin 36.6% 6.5% –
EBITDA margin 31.4% -551.3% 87.6%
Operating margin 28.1% -635.2% –
Pretax margin 25.8% -564.5% 36.6%
Net margin 21.1% -564.3% 34.5%
FCF margin 19.8% -612.3% 33.1%
Operating cash flow margin 24.7% -458.2% 65.5%
Return on equity 35.7% -29.7% 16.9%
Return on assets 15.5% -28.2% 4.4%
Return on invested capital 21.5% – 8.5%
Return on capital employed 24.7% -33.4% –
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.0x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 0.8x 1.9x
Stock comp / revenue 1.0% 64.8% 1.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHWMHYLNAER
Debt / assets 36.4% – 60.0%
Debt / equity 0.8x – 2.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.4x – 5.1x
Debt / FCF 2.5x – 14.4x
Liabilities / assets 56.6% 5.6% 74.2%
Equity / assets 43.4% 94.4% 25.8%
Interest coverage – – 2.8x
Current ratio 1.9x 7.6x –
Quick ratio 0.7x 7.1x –
Cash ratio 0.2x 6.8x –
Altman Z-score 8.56 25.62 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHWMHYLNAER
Dividend yield 0.2% – 0.9%
Net buyback yield 1.6% – 9.8%
Shareholder yield 1.9% – 10.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) 9.9% – 4.7%
Payout ratio (FCF) 10.5% – 4.9%
Dividend growth (1Y) 23.8% – 68.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 43.3% – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusHWMHYLNAER
Forward P/E 37.7xFY2026 – 8.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.33FY2026 $-0.32FY2026 $20.05FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +41.4%FY2026 – +30.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +30.6% – -3.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $10.55BFY2026 $14.80MFY2026 $9.52BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +27.9%FY2026 +325.2%FY2026 +11.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +15.3% +127.8% -4.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHWMHYLNAER
Held by institutions 91.0% 33.4% 78.7%
Institutions holding 1,602 168 691
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.7% +19.5% -5.5%
Institutions buying 908 106 359
Institutions selling 485 38 239
Buyers to sellers 1.87 2.79 1.50

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

HWMHYLNAER
HWM 1.00 0.18 0.42
HYLN 0.18 1.00 0.10
AER 0.42 0.10 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HWM, HYLN and AER?

Howmet Aerospace (HWM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Howmet Aerospace (HWM) $79.96B, Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) $469.71M, AerCap Holdings (AER) $27.75B.

Which stock is cheaper, HWM, HYLN and AER?

AerCap Holdings (AER) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Howmet Aerospace (HWM) 38.9x, Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) -9.0x, AerCap Holdings (AER) 9.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, AerCap Holdings (AER) is cheapest (Howmet Aerospace (HWM) 37.7x, AerCap Holdings (AER) 8.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Howmet Aerospace (HWM) +22.0%, Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) +163.2%, AerCap Holdings (AER) +8.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

AerCap Holdings (AER) has the highest net margin (Howmet Aerospace (HWM) 21.1%, Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) -564.3%, AerCap Holdings (AER) 34.5%). On return on invested capital, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) leads (Howmet Aerospace (HWM) 21.5%, AerCap Holdings (AER) 8.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year AerCap Holdings (AER) returned the most: Howmet Aerospace (HWM) -2.6%, Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) +20.6%, AerCap Holdings (AER) +24.4%. Over five years, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) compounded fastest (Howmet Aerospace (HWM) +43.2%/yr, Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) -21.1%/yr, AerCap Holdings (AER) +19.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

AerCap Holdings (AER) has the highest dividend yield: Howmet Aerospace (HWM) 0.25%, AerCap Holdings (AER) 0.88%. Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, AerCap Holdings (AER) has been the steadiest (Howmet Aerospace (HWM) 37.2%, Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) 99.4%, AerCap Holdings (AER) 26.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HWM, HYLN and AER?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, AerCap Holdings (AER) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.