Howmet Aerospace (HWM) Cash from Operations (2009 - 2026)
Howmet Aerospace's Cash from Operations came in at $709 million for Q3 2026, up 33.5% from $531 million a year earlier and up 21.6% from the prior quarter.
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Howmet Aerospace (HWM) Cash from Operations (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, Howmet Aerospace reported Cash from Operations of $2.4 billion, up 40.3% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $1.88 billion, up 45.1% from FY2024.
- Cash from Operations has increased in each of the last four years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 191.2% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Cash from Operations was $1.3 billion in FY2024 (+44.1%), $901 million in FY2023 (+22.9%), $733 million in FY2022 (+63.3%) and $449 million in FY2021.
- The Q3 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Cash from Operations since Q4 2015.
- Year-over-year, Cash from Operations has increased for 14 consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 44.7% over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Cash from Operations over five years came in Q1 2024 (growth of 669.6%), and the weakest in Q1 2023 (a decline of 58.2%).
- Business Quant data shows HWM's Cash from Operations at $583 million (Q2 2026), $453 million (Q1 2026) and $654 million (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash from Ops. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Space Exploration Technologies | 1,943.02 Bn | 1,704.73 Bn | 9.10 Bn | 9.63 Bn |
| 2 | General Electric | 349.37 Bn | 308.11 Bn | 5.02 Bn | 2.20 Bn |
| 3 | Rtx | 270.29 Bn | 240.28 Bn | 5.81 Bn | 2.87 Bn |
| 4 | Lockheed Martin | 139.31 Bn | 123.54 Bn | 2.44 Bn | 3.44 Bn |
| 5 | Boeing | 137.40 Bn | 46.38 Bn | 2.17 Bn | 1.50 Bn |
| 6 | General Dynamics | 99.29 Bn | 84.52 Bn | 2.25 Bn | - |
| 7 | Motorola Solutions | 87.28 Bn | 83.77 Bn | 1.77 Bn | 662.00 Mn |
| 8 | Howmet Aerospace | 87.15 Bn | 82.91 Bn | 1.00 Bn | 709.00 Mn |
| 9 | Northrop Grumman | 77.96 Bn | 65.41 Bn | 2.35 Bn | 1.75 Bn |
| 10 | Honeywell International | 72.44 Bn | 32.19 Bn | 2.02 Bn | 306.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 709.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 583.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 453.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 654.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 531.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 446.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 253.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 480.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 244.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 397.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 177.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 458.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 191.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 229.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 23.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 455.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 65.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 158.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 55.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 303.00 Mn |
API Access
Howmet Aerospace Cash from Operations API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=cash-from-operations&ticker=HWM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "cash-from-operations", "ticker": "HWM", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=cash-from-operations&ticker=HWM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();