HWM vs HYLN vs PUMP Stock Comparison

Howmet Aerospace, Hyliion Holdings and ProPetro Holding Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
HWM Howmet Aerospace Inc.
$205.71 -10.9% 1M +1.1% 1Y
Market cap
$79.38B
P/E
38.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.73B
Div. yield
0.00%
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
6 wins
HYLN Hyliion Holdings Corp.
$3.42 -14.7% 1M +50.7% 1Y
Market cap
$574.05M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$9.25M
Div. yield
–
Power Equipment Industrials
2 wins
PUMP ProPetro Holding Corp.
$7.86 -11.6% 1M -29.2% 1Y
Market cap
$943.06M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.16B
Div. yield
–
Oilfield Services Energy
1 win

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Howmet Aerospace leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Howmet Aerospace 6, Hyliion Holdings 2, ProPetro Holding 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHWMHYLNPUMPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $79.38B $574.05M $943.06M HWM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 38.7x -11.0x -70.5x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 39.6x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +22.0% +163.2% -15.1% HYLN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 21.1% -564.3% -1.2% HWM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 21.5% — -0.8% HWM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.4x — 0.1x PUMP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +1.1% +50.7% -29.2% HYLN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +47.3%/yr -15.8%/yr -3.9%/yr HWM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.5% 98.6% 56.8% HWM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 73/100 57/100 38/100 HWM

Percentile Scorecard

HWMHYLNPUMP

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

AxisHWMHYLNPUMP
Valuation 40 #60 of 100 33 #42 of 62 89 #6 of 47
Growth 90 #11 of 96 90 #7 of 59 21 #34 of 43
Profitability 99 #2 of 95 13 #48 of 55 18 #33 of 40
Financial Health 47 #56 of 105 93 #6 of 72 59 #19 of 45
Shareholder Returns 88 #9 of 65 – 3 #29 of 30
Overall 73 57 38
  • HWM ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • HYLN ranked among 72 companies in Clean Energy Equipment
  • PUMP ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodHWMHYLNPUMPSPY
1 month -10.9%-14.7%-11.6% +0.7%
3 months -25.8%-5.0%-27.4% +3.7%
6 months -15.4%+79.1%-54.1% +7.1%
Year to date +0.3%+85.9%-17.4% +12.8%
1 year +1.1%+50.7%-29.2% +11.9%
3 years +371.8%+478.0%-24.7% +85.2%
3 years, per year +67.8%+79.5%-9.0% +22.8%
5 years +592.9%-57.7%-18.0% +67.6%
5 years, per year +47.3%-15.8%-3.9% +10.9%

Risk

MeasureHWMHYLNPUMPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.5%98.6%56.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.5%92.9%60.2% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.093.170.72 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.030.51-0.51 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -36.5%-94.0%-72.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -29.7%-57.8%-56.8% -1.2%
52-week high $292.71$8.10$18.20 $779.14
52-week low $185.88$1.58$7.22 $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.

MultipleHWMHYLNPUMP
P/E now vs peer median 39.9xmedian 26.9x -11.7xmedian 26.6x -72.1xmedian 28.5x
P/S now vs peer median 8.4xmedian 3.0x 66.1xmedian 2.6x 0.8xmedian 1.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 28.2xmedian 15.0x -10.7xmedian 18.9x 6.2xmedian 8.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 42.4xmedian 27.2x -10.8xmedian 30.1x -44.9xmedian 15.4x
P/B now vs peer median 14.2xmedian 2.5x 3.6xmedian 1.9x 1.0xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.81median 0.93 -0.38median 0.97 2.50median 0.52

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 monthsHWMHYLNPUMP
Revenue $9.73B $9.25M $1.16B
Gross profit $3.56B $603.00K $263.25M
Operating income $2.73B -$58.73M -$11.21M
Net income $2.05B -$52.19M -$13.38M
Free cash flow $1.93B -$56.62M -$21.51M
R&D $38.00M $37.27M –
EPS (diluted) $5.13 $-0.29 $-0.11
Cash & equivalents $507.00M $13.20M $783.96M
Total debt $4.83B – $797.24M
Shares (diluted) 400.00M 178.44M 122.71M
Enterprise value $75.14B $239.94M -$165.55M

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
MetricHWMHYLNPUMP
P/E 39.9x -11.7x -72.1x
P/FCF 42.4x -10.8x -44.9x
P/Operating cash flow 34.1x -14.4x 5.0x
P/S 8.4x 66.1x 0.8x
P/B 14.2x 3.6x 1.0x
P/Tangible book 16.7x 3.6x 1.1x
EV/EBITDA 28.2x -10.7x 6.2x
EV/EBIT 31.6x -9.3x -87.3x
EV/Revenue 8.9x 59.1x 0.8x
EV/FCF 44.7x -9.7x -45.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 35.9x -12.9x 5.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.81 -0.38 2.50

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHWMHYLNPUMP
Revenue growth (1Y) 22.0% 163.2% -15.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 14.9% 62.1% -9.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 33.7% 154.4% -22.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 26.3% 29.7% -19.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 36.4% 11.9% 94.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 35.5% 29.6% -27.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 41.6% 7.3% 91.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 47.5% 30.7% -29.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 43.6% 8.9% 92.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 49.5% 30.4% -28.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 40.3% 10.5% 5.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 38.8% 30.3% -20.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 50.9% 16.0% -161.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 41.0% 24.4% -13.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHWMHYLNPUMP
Gross margin 36.6% 6.5% 22.7%
EBITDA margin 31.4% -551.3% 13.5%
Operating margin 28.1% -635.2% -1.0%
Pretax margin 25.8% -564.5% -0.8%
Net margin 21.1% -564.3% -1.2%
FCF margin 19.8% -612.3% -1.9%
Operating cash flow margin 24.7% -458.2% 16.5%
Return on equity 35.7% -29.7% -1.4%
Return on assets 15.5% -28.2% -0.8%
Return on invested capital 21.5% – -0.8%
Return on capital employed 24.7% -33.4% -0.8%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.0x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 0.8x -14.3x
Stock comp / revenue 1.0% 64.8% 1.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHWMHYLNPUMP
Debt / assets 36.4% – 38.7%
Debt / equity 0.8x – 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.4x – 0.1x
Debt / FCF 2.5x – -37.1x
Liabilities / assets 56.6% 5.6% 53.5%
Equity / assets 43.4% 94.4% 46.5%
Interest coverage – – -1.1x
Current ratio 1.9x 7.6x 4.1x
Quick ratio 0.7x 7.1x 3.9x
Cash ratio 0.2x 6.8x 3.0x
Altman Z-score 8.71 34.04 1.48

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHWMHYLNPUMP
Dividend yield 0.2% – –
Net buyback yield 1.6% – -17.0%
Shareholder yield 1.8% – -17.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 9.9% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 10.5% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 23.8% – –
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.

ConsensusHWMHYLNPUMP
Forward P/E 39.6xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $5.19FY2026 $-0.32FY2026 $-0.04FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +37.7%FY2026 – -121.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +31.2% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $10.37BFY2026 $14.80MFY2026 $1.26BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +25.7%FY2026 +325.2%FY2026 -0.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +15.9% +127.8% +18.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHWMHYLNPUMP
Held by institutions 91.0% 33.4% 100.0%
Institutions holding 1,601 168 270
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.7% +19.5% +26.4%
Institutions buying 908 106 161
Institutions selling 484 38 65
Buyers to sellers 1.88 2.79 2.48

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.

HWMHYLNPUMP
HWM 1.00 0.16 -0.01
HYLN 0.16 1.00 0.27
PUMP -0.01 0.27 1.00

Add a Peer

Largest companies in the same industry

Related Comparisons

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HWM, HYLN and PUMP?

Howmet Aerospace (HWM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Howmet Aerospace (HWM) $79.38B, Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) $574.05M, ProPetro Holding (PUMP) $943.06M.

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%, ProPetro Holding (PUMP) -15.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Howmet Aerospace (HWM) has the highest net margin (Howmet Aerospace (HWM) 21.1%, Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) -564.3%, ProPetro Holding (PUMP) -1.2%). On return on invested capital, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) leads (Howmet Aerospace (HWM) 21.5%, ProPetro Holding (PUMP) -0.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) returned the most: Howmet Aerospace (HWM) +1.1%, Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) +50.7%, ProPetro Holding (PUMP) -29.2%. Over five years, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) compounded fastest (Howmet Aerospace (HWM) +47.3%/yr, Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) -15.8%/yr, ProPetro Holding (PUMP) -3.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Howmet Aerospace (HWM) 0.00%, Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) 0.00%, ProPetro Holding (PUMP) 0.00%. Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) and ProPetro Holding (PUMP) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) has been the steadiest (Howmet Aerospace (HWM) 35.5%, Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) 98.6%, ProPetro Holding (PUMP) 56.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) 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.