Howmet Aerospace (HWM) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026)

Howmet Aerospace (HWM) posted FCF Margin of 15.52% for Q1 2026, down 36.51% sequentially from 24.45% in Q4 2025, and up 862.0% YoY from 1.61% in Q1 2025.

Howmet Aerospace (HWM) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Howmet Aerospace (HWM) has 18 years of FCF Margin data on file, last reported at 15.52% in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly FCF Margin rose 862.0% year-over-year to 15.52% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 19.2% (up 574.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 17.34%, up 419.0% from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin declined to 15.52% in Q1 2026 per HWM's latest filing, from 24.45% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for FCF Margin was 27.1% in Q4 2022, with the low at 2.56% in Q1 2023.
  • Average FCF Margin over 5 years is 12.5%, with a median of 11.41% recorded in 2023.
  • Year-over-year, FCF Margin tumbled 382 bps in 2023 and soared 1142 bps in 2025.
  • Howmet Aerospace's FCF Margin stood at 27.1% in 2022, then decreased by 14 bps to 23.28% in 2023, then slipped by 14 bps to 19.99% in 2024, then grew by 22 bps to 24.45% in 2025, then sank by 37 bps to 15.52% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows HWM's FCF Margin at 15.52% in Q1 2026, 24.45% in Q4 2025, and 20.25% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Margin (Qtr)
1 Boeing 1,106.33 Bn 1,085.43 Bn 2.55 Bn -6.54%
2 Rtx 258.51 Bn 253.40 Bn 9.08 Bn 5.93%
3 General Dynamics 174.86 Bn 171.21 Bn 9.09 Bn 14.48%
4 Lockheed Martin 119.99 Bn 118.10 Bn 2.08 Bn -1.61%
5 Howmet Aerospace 107.26 Bn 104.82 Bn 854.00 Mn 15.52%
6 TransDigm 76.18 Bn 72.30 Bn 1.51 Bn 2.52%
7 Northrop Grumman 73.88 Bn 71.79 Bn 3.45 Bn -18.45%
8 Rocket Lab 60.59 Bn 59.31 Bn 76.49 Mn -35.67%
9 L3Harris Technologies 54.60 Bn 54.60 Bn 1.40 Bn -3.38%
10 Heico 50.20 Bn 50.07 Bn 569.53 Mn 19.91%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 15.52%
Dec 31, 2025 24.45%
Sep 30, 2025 20.25%
Jun 30, 2025 16.76%
Mar 31, 2025 6.90%
Dec 31, 2024 19.99%
Sep 30, 2024 8.83%
Jun 30, 2024 18.19%
Mar 31, 2024 5.21%
Dec 31, 2023 23.28%
Sep 30, 2023 7.96%
Jun 30, 2023 11.41%
Mar 31, 2023 -2.56%
Dec 31, 2022 27.10%
Sep 30, 2022 1.61%
Jun 30, 2022 8.18%
Mar 31, 2022 -0.53%
Dec 31, 2021 18.83%
Sep 30, 2021 1.56%
Jun 30, 2021 4.10%