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

Howmet Aerospace (HWM) reported FCF Margin of 19.37% for Q1 2026, up 1247.0% on a YoY basis from 1.44% in Q1 2025, and down 20.77% sequentially from 24.45% in Q4 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 19.37% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, FCF Margin rose 1247.0% year-over-year to 19.37%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 20.24% (up 362.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 17.34%, down 9.0% from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin eased to 19.37% in Q1 2026, from 24.45% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, FCF Margin ranged from a high of 30.47% in Q4 2022 to a low of 0.53% in Q1 2022.
  • A 5-year average of 13.64% and a median of 11.41% in 2023 frame the typical range for FCF Margin.
  • Across the five-year window, FCF Margin surged 2230 bps in 2022 and slumped 1655 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Tracing HWM's FCF Margin over 5 years: stood at 30.47% in 2022, then slumped by 54 bps to 13.92% in 2023, then surged by 83 bps to 25.54% in 2024, then dropped by 4 bps to 24.45% in 2025, then decreased by 21 bps to 19.37% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows HWM's FCF Margin at 19.37% in Q1 2026, 24.45% in Q4 2025, and 9.77% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Margin (Qtr)
1 General Electric 372.79 Bn 363.45 Bn -3.10 Bn 393.71%
2 Rtx 287.75 Bn 279.45 Bn 9.91 Bn 11.65%
3 Boeing 168.20 Bn 148.18 Bn 2.41 Bn 2.57%
4 Lockheed Martin 132.24 Bn 128.45 Bn 2.45 Bn 14.54%
5 Howmet Aerospace 112.64 Bn 110.21 Bn 854.00 Mn 19.37%
6 General Dynamics 102.41 Bn 98.08 Bn 6.76 Bn 11.68%
7 Northrop Grumman 75.82 Bn 73.52 Bn 3.72 Bn 8.99%
8 TransDigm 72.64 Bn 68.76 Bn 1.51 Bn 2.52%
9 L3Harris Technologies 50.81 Bn 50.22 Bn 1.40 Bn -3.38%
10 Heico 49.57 Bn 49.36 Bn 569.53 Mn 19.91%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 19.37%
Dec 31, 2025 24.45%
Sep 30, 2025 9.77%
Jun 30, 2025 27.42%
Mar 31, 2025 6.90%
Dec 31, 2024 25.54%
Sep 30, 2024 13.35%
Jun 30, 2024 20.85%
Mar 31, 2024 9.59%
Dec 31, 2023 13.92%
Sep 30, 2023 7.96%
Jun 30, 2023 11.41%
Mar 31, 2023 1.56%
Dec 31, 2022 30.47%
Sep 30, 2022 1.61%
Jun 30, 2022 8.18%
Mar 31, 2022 -0.53%
Dec 31, 2021 8.17%
Sep 30, 2021 1.56%
Jun 30, 2021 4.10%