HWM vs HYLN vs VGTK Stock Comparison

Howmet Aerospace, Hyliion Holdings and Viking Global Technologies Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
HWM Howmet Aerospace Inc.
$200.90 -13.3% 1M -2.6% 1Y
Market cap
$81.91B
P/E
39.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.73B
Div. yield
0.00%
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
5 wins
HYLN Hyliion Holdings Corp.
$2.63 -34.7% 1M +20.6% 1Y
Market cap
$533.01M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$9.25M
Div. yield
–
Power Equipment Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Howmet Aerospace leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Howmet Aerospace 5, Hyliion Holdings 2, Viking Global Technologies 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHWMHYLNVGTKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $81.91B $533.01M $10.85M HWM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 39.9x -10.2x -1.1x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 37.7x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +22.0% +163.2% — HYLN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 21.1% -564.3% — HWM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 21.5% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.4x — -16.2x VGTK
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -2.6% +20.6% -20.0% HYLN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +43.2%/yr -21.1%/yr -77.3%/yr HWM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.2% 99.4% 140.8% HWM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 72/100 57/100 45/100 HWM

Percentile Scorecard

HWMHYLNVGTK

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

AxisHWMHYLNVGTK
Valuation 39 #62 of 101 32 #43 of 63 52 #31 of 63
Growth 90 #11 of 98 90 #7 of 60 81 #12 of 60
Profitability 99 #2 of 97 11 #51 of 57 –
Financial Health 47 #57 of 107 96 #4 of 72 3 #70 of 72
Shareholder Returns 87 #9 of 64 – –
Overall 72 57 45
  • HWM ranked among 108 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • HYLN ranked among 72 companies in Clean Energy Equipment
  • VGTK ranked among 72 companies in Clean Energy Equipment

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodHWMHYLNVGTKSPY
1 month -13.3%-34.7%+33.3% -5.9%
3 months -30.6%-33.4%+33.3% -4.6%
6 months -26.3%+6.5%+33.3% +0.2%
Year to date -2.0%+42.9%0.0% +7.5%
1 year -2.6%+20.6%-20.0% +8.2%
3 years +312.3%+304.7%-88.2% +68.3%
3 years, per year +60.4%+59.4%-51.0% +19.0%
5 years +501.5%-69.3%-99.9% +56.5%
5 years, per year +43.2%-21.1%-77.3% +9.4%
10 years +1,381.6%—-100.0% +251.5%
10 years, per year +30.9%—-87.4% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureHWMHYLNVGTKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.2%99.4%140.8% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 38.1%94.0%480.5% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.063.091.17 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.070.21-0.14 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -36.5%-94.0%-100.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -31.4%-67.5%-20.0% -5.9%
52-week high $292.71$8.10$0.05 $779.14
52-week low $185.88$1.58$0.02 $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.

MultipleHWMHYLNVGTK
P/E now vs peer median 38.9xmedian 24.7x -9.0xmedian 25.0x -1.2xmedian 25.0x
P/S now vs peer median 8.2xmedian 2.6x 50.8xmedian 2.3x —median 2.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 27.6xmedian 14.2x -8.0xmedian 18.3x -20.1xmedian 18.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 41.4xmedian 26.3x -8.3xmedian 28.3x -10.6xmedian 28.3x
P/B now vs peer median 13.9xmedian 2.4x 2.8xmedian 1.8x -0.2xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.79median 0.89 -0.30median 0.65 0.04median 0.65

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 monthsHWMHYLNVGTK
Revenue $9.73B $9.25M –
Gross profit $3.56B $603.00K –
Operating income $2.73B -$58.73M -$6.18M
Net income $2.05B -$52.19M -$9.98M
Free cash flow $1.93B -$56.62M -$1.06M
R&D $38.00M $37.27M –
EPS (diluted) $5.13 $-0.29 $-0.03
Cash & equivalents $507.00M $13.20M $393.73K
Total debt $4.83B – $47.10M
Shares (diluted) 400.00M 178.44M 281.77M
Enterprise value $77.67B $198.90M $9.59M

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
MetricHWMHYLNVGTK
P/E 38.9x -9.0x -1.2x
P/FCF 41.4x -8.3x -10.6x
P/Operating cash flow 33.3x -11.1x -10.6x
P/S 8.2x 50.8x –
P/B 13.9x 2.8x -0.2x
P/Tangible book 16.3x 2.8x -0.2x
EV/EBITDA 27.6x -8.0x -20.1x
EV/EBIT 30.9x -6.9x -9.4x
EV/Revenue 8.7x 43.9x –
EV/FCF 43.7x -7.2x -54.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 35.1x -9.6x -54.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.79 -0.30 0.04

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHWMHYLNVGTK
Revenue growth (1Y) 22.0% 163.2% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 14.9% 62.1% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 33.7% 154.4% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 26.3% 29.7% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 36.4% 11.9% 37.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 35.5% 29.6% 9.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 41.6% 7.3% 74.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 47.5% 30.7% -36.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 43.6% 8.9% 71.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 49.5% 30.4% -26.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 40.3% 10.5% 48.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 38.8% 30.3% 38.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 50.9% 16.0% 48.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 41.0% 24.4% 38.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHWMHYLNVGTK
Gross margin 36.6% 6.5% –
EBITDA margin 31.4% -551.3% –
Operating margin 28.1% -635.2% –
Pretax margin 25.8% -564.5% –
Net margin 21.1% -564.3% –
FCF margin 19.8% -612.3% –
Operating cash flow margin 24.7% -458.2% –
Return on equity 35.7% -29.7% –
Return on assets 15.5% -28.2% -39.9%
Return on invested capital 21.5% – –
Return on capital employed 24.7% -33.4% –
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.0x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 0.8x 0.1x
Stock comp / revenue 1.0% 64.8% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHWMHYLNVGTK
Debt / assets 36.4% – 235.8%
Debt / equity 0.8x – -0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.4x – -16.2x
Debt / FCF 2.5x – -44.3x
Liabilities / assets 56.6% 5.6% 365.9%
Equity / assets 43.4% 94.4% -265.9%
Interest coverage – – -3.7x
Current ratio 1.9x 7.6x 0.0x
Quick ratio 0.7x 7.1x 0.0x
Cash ratio 0.2x 6.8x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 8.56 25.62 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHWMHYLNVGTK
Dividend yield 0.2% – –
Net buyback yield 1.6% – –
Shareholder yield 1.9% – –
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.

ConsensusHWMHYLNVGTK
Forward P/E 37.7xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $5.33FY2026 $-0.32FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +41.4%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after +30.6% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $10.55BFY2026 $14.80MFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +27.9%FY2026 +325.2%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +15.3% +127.8% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHWMHYLNVGTK
Held by institutions 91.0% 33.4% –
Institutions holding 1,602 168 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.7% +19.5% –
Institutions buying 908 106 –
Institutions selling 485 38 –
Buyers to sellers 1.87 2.79 –

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.

HWMHYLNVGTK
HWM 1.00 0.18 0.07
HYLN 0.18 1.00 0.08
VGTK 0.07 0.08 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HWM, HYLN and VGTK?

Howmet Aerospace (HWM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Howmet Aerospace (HWM) $81.91B, Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) $533.01M, Viking Global Technologies (VGTK) $10.85M.

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%.

Which company is more profitable?

Howmet Aerospace (HWM) has the highest net margin (Howmet Aerospace (HWM) 21.1%, Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) -564.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) returned the most: Howmet Aerospace (HWM) -2.6%, Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) +20.6%, Viking Global Technologies (VGTK) -20.0%. Over five years, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) compounded fastest (Howmet Aerospace (HWM) +43.2%/yr, Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) -21.1%/yr, Viking Global Technologies (VGTK) -77.3%/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%, Viking Global Technologies (VGTK) 0.00%. Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) and Viking Global Technologies (VGTK) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) has been the steadiest (Howmet Aerospace (HWM) 37.2%, Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) 99.4%, Viking Global Technologies (VGTK) 140.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 5. 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.