HWM vs HYLN vs WWD Stock Comparison

Howmet Aerospace, Hyliion Holdings and Woodward Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
HWM Howmet Aerospace Inc.
$223.05 -3.6% 1M +7.9% 1Y
Market cap
$84.81B
P/E
41.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.73B
Div. yield
0.00%
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
6 wins
HYLN Hyliion Holdings Corp.
$3.16 -30.2% 1M +43.6% 1Y
Market cap
$532.65M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$9.25M
Div. yield
–
Power Equipment Industrials
2 wins
WWD Woodward, Inc.
$332.69 +0.3% 1M +27.1% 1Y
Market cap
$19.41B
P/E
35.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.19B
Div. yield
0.00%
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Howmet Aerospace leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Howmet Aerospace 6, Woodward 4, Hyliion Holdings 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHWMHYLNWWDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $84.81B $532.65M $19.41B HWM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 41.3x -10.2x 35.2x WWD
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 43.0x — 34.2x WWD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +22.0% +163.2% +22.3% HYLN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 21.1% -564.3% 13.2% HWM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 21.5% — 14.1% HWM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.4x — 1.1x WWD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% WWD
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +7.9% +43.6% +27.1% HYLN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +48.4%/yr -17.7%/yr +23.6%/yr HWM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.5% 98.6% 39.1% HWM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 73/100 57/100 73/100 HWM

Percentile Scorecard

HWMHYLNWWD

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

AxisHWMHYLNWWD
Valuation 38 #63 of 101 34 #42 of 63 50 #51 of 101
Growth 91 #10 of 98 88 #8 of 60 89 #12 of 98
Profitability 100 #1 of 97 13 #50 of 57 87 #14 of 97
Financial Health 47 #57 of 107 94 #5 of 72 56 #48 of 107
Shareholder Returns 89 #8 of 65 – 83 #12 of 65
Overall 73 57 73
  • HWM ranked among 108 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • HYLN ranked among 72 companies in Clean Energy Equipment
  • WWD 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

PeriodHWMHYLNWWDSPY
1 month -3.6%-30.2%+0.3% -2.0%
3 months -22.6%-22.7%-11.0% -2.2%
6 months -8.1%+36.8%-9.0% +4.2%
Year to date +8.8%+71.7%+10.0% +10.6%
1 year +7.9%+43.6%+27.1% +10.4%
3 years +364.9%+372.3%+153.1% +73.6%
3 years, per year +67.0%+67.8%+36.3% +20.2%
5 years +619.5%-62.3%+188.2% +61.6%
5 years, per year +48.4%-17.7%+23.6% +10.1%
10 years +1,563.3%—+480.5% +261.3%
10 years, per year +32.5%—+19.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureHWMHYLNWWDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.5%98.6%39.1% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.7%92.4%34.6% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.083.221.28 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.220.440.69 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -36.5%-94.0%-37.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -23.8%-61.0%-23.8% -3.2%
52-week high $292.71$8.10$436.44 $779.14
52-week low $185.88$1.58$257.64 $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.

MultipleHWMHYLNWWD
P/E now vs peer median 43.2xmedian 26.8x -10.8xmedian 28.1x 35.8xmedian 26.8x
P/S now vs peer median 9.1xmedian 2.9x 61.0xmedian 2.6x 4.7xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 30.5xmedian 14.7x -9.8xmedian 18.9x 26.4xmedian 14.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 46.0xmedian 29.2x -10.0xmedian 29.8x 52.2xmedian 29.2x
P/B now vs peer median 15.4xmedian 2.6x 3.3xmedian 1.9x 7.9xmedian 2.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.87median 0.93 -0.36median 0.77 0.90median 0.93

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 monthsHWMHYLNWWD
Revenue $9.73B $9.25M $4.19B
Gross profit $3.56B $603.00K $1.24B
Operating income $2.73B -$58.73M $655.75M
Net income $2.05B -$52.19M $552.03M
Free cash flow $1.93B -$56.62M $376.53M
R&D $38.00M $37.27M $172.23M
EPS (diluted) $5.13 $-0.29 $9.05
Cash & equivalents $507.00M $13.20M $474.85M
Total debt $4.83B – $1.34B
Shares (diluted) 400.00M 178.44M 61.02M
Enterprise value $80.56B $198.54M $17.65B

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
MetricHWMHYLNWWD
P/E 43.2x -10.8x 35.8x
P/FCF 46.0x -10.0x 52.2x
P/Operating cash flow 37.0x -13.3x 33.6x
P/S 9.1x 61.0x 4.7x
P/B 15.4x 3.3x 7.9x
P/Tangible book 18.1x 3.3x 9.7x
EV/EBITDA 30.5x -9.8x 26.4x
EV/EBIT 34.1x -8.5x 31.3x
EV/Revenue 9.6x 54.1x 4.9x
EV/FCF 48.2x -8.8x 54.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 38.8x -11.8x 35.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.87 -0.36 0.90

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHWMHYLNWWD
Revenue growth (1Y) 22.0% 163.2% 22.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 14.9% 62.1% 14.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 33.7% 154.4% 39.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 26.3% 29.7% 25.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 36.4% 11.9% 54.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 35.5% 29.6% 40.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 41.6% 7.3% 42.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 47.5% 30.7% 39.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 43.6% 8.9% 43.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 49.5% 30.4% 39.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 40.3% 10.5% 54.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 38.8% 30.3% 30.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 50.9% 16.0% 35.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 41.0% 24.4% 25.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHWMHYLNWWD
Gross margin 36.6% 6.5% 29.5%
EBITDA margin 31.4% -551.3% 18.5%
Operating margin 28.1% -635.2% 15.6%
Pretax margin 25.8% -564.5% 16.5%
Net margin 21.1% -564.3% 13.2%
FCF margin 19.8% -612.3% 9.0%
Operating cash flow margin 24.7% -458.2% 14.0%
Return on equity 35.7% -29.7% 22.1%
Return on assets 15.5% -28.2% 10.9%
Return on invested capital 21.5% – 14.1%
Return on capital employed 24.7% -33.4% 17.9%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.0x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 0.8x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 1.0% 64.8% 1.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHWMHYLNWWD
Debt / assets 36.4% – 25.8%
Debt / equity 0.8x – 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.4x – 1.1x
Debt / FCF 2.5x – 3.6x
Liabilities / assets 56.6% 5.6% 52.4%
Equity / assets 43.4% 94.4% 47.6%
Interest coverage – – 13.8x
Current ratio 1.9x 7.6x 1.6x
Quick ratio 0.7x 7.1x 1.3x
Cash ratio 0.2x 6.8x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 9.26 31.27 6.83

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHWMHYLNWWD
Dividend yield 0.2% – 0.4%
Net buyback yield 1.5% – 2.7%
Shareholder yield 1.7% – 3.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) 9.9% – 13.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) 10.5% – 19.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) 23.8% – 13.7%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 43.3% – 13.4%

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.

ConsensusHWMHYLNWWD
Forward P/E 43.0xFY2026 – 34.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.19FY2026 $-0.32FY2026 $9.72FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +37.7%FY2026 – +41.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +31.2% – +15.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $10.37BFY2026 $14.80MFY2026 $4.04BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +25.7%FY2026 +325.2%FY2026 +13.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +15.9% +127.8% +13.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHWMHYLNWWD
Held by institutions 91.0% 33.4% 90.3%
Institutions holding 1,602 168 760
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.7% +19.5% +3.3%
Institutions buying 908 106 388
Institutions selling 485 38 256
Buyers to sellers 1.87 2.79 1.52

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.

HWMHYLNWWD
HWM 1.00 0.15 0.59
HYLN 0.15 1.00 0.17
WWD 0.59 0.17 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HWM, HYLN and WWD?

Howmet Aerospace (HWM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Howmet Aerospace (HWM) $84.81B, Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) $532.65M, Woodward (WWD) $19.41B.

Which stock is cheaper, HWM, HYLN and WWD?

Woodward (WWD) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Howmet Aerospace (HWM) 41.3x, Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) -10.2x, Woodward (WWD) 35.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Woodward (WWD) is cheapest (Howmet Aerospace (HWM) 43.0x, Woodward (WWD) 34.2x). 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%, Woodward (WWD) +22.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Howmet Aerospace (HWM) has the highest net margin (Howmet Aerospace (HWM) 21.1%, Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) -564.3%, Woodward (WWD) 13.2%). On return on invested capital, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) leads (Howmet Aerospace (HWM) 21.5%, Woodward (WWD) 14.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) returned the most: Howmet Aerospace (HWM) +7.9%, Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) +43.6%, Woodward (WWD) +27.1%. Over five years, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) compounded fastest (Howmet Aerospace (HWM) +48.4%/yr, Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) -17.7%/yr, Woodward (WWD) +23.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Woodward (WWD) has the highest dividend yield: Howmet Aerospace (HWM) 0.00%, Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) 0.00%, Woodward (WWD) 0.00%. Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) has been the steadiest (Howmet Aerospace (HWM) 36.5%, Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) 98.6%, Woodward (WWD) 39.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.