Howmet Aerospace (HWM) Change in Inventory (2009 - 2026)
Howmet Aerospace's Change in Inventory came in at -$48 million for Q3 2026, compared with $14 million a year earlier.
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Howmet Aerospace (HWM) Change in Inventory (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, Howmet Aerospace reported Change in Inventory of $72 million, up 16.1% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $50 million, down 52.8% from FY2024.
- Change in Inventory has declined in each of the last three years.
- Going back by year, Change in Inventory was $106 million in FY2024 (-25.4%), $142 million in FY2023 (-39.3%), $234 million in FY2022 and -$60 million in FY2021.
- The Q3 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly Change in Inventory since Q4 2020.
- Year-over-year, Change in Inventory increased in three of the last five quarters, with growth averaging 28.4%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Change in Inventory over five years came in Q1 2026 (growth of 124.5%), and the weakest in Q2 2025 (a decline of 59.0%).
- Business Quant data shows HWM's Change in Inventory at $55 million (Q2 2026), $110 million (Q1 2026) and -$45 million (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Change Inventory (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Electric | 343.50 Bn | 302.01 Bn | 5.02 Bn | 322.00 Mn |
| 2 | Rtx | 267.42 Bn | 235.69 Bn | 5.81 Bn | 543.00 Mn |
| 3 | Boeing | 139.95 Bn | 48.91 Bn | 2.17 Bn | 2.87 Bn |
| 4 | Lockheed Martin | 137.33 Bn | 121.57 Bn | 2.44 Bn | -424.00 Mn |
| 5 | General Dynamics | 99.07 Bn | 84.30 Bn | 2.25 Bn | 27.00 Mn |
| 6 | Howmet Aerospace | 84.79 Bn | 80.54 Bn | 1.00 Bn | -48.00 Mn |
| 7 | Motorola Solutions | 81.17 Bn | 77.52 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 156.00 Mn |
| 8 | Northrop Grumman | 75.05 Bn | 62.50 Bn | 2.35 Bn | -53.00 Mn |
| 9 | Honeywell International | 72.96 Bn | 32.48 Bn | 2.02 Bn | -184.00 Mn |
| 10 | TransDigm | 69.88 Bn | 57.89 Bn | 1.63 Bn | 87.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | -48.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 55.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 110.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -45.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 14.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 32.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 49.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -33.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 30.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 78.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 31.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -6.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 49.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 54.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 45.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -37.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 80.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 104.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 87.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -11.00 Mn |
API Access
Howmet Aerospace Change in Inventory API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
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=change-in-inventory&ticker=HWM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "change-in-inventory", "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=change-in-inventory&ticker=HWM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();