Howmet Aerospace (HWM) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Howmet Aerospace's (HWM) FCF Payout Ratio came in at 0.10 for Q3 2026, down 12.2% from 0.11 a year earlier and down 2.6% from the prior quarter.
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Howmet Aerospace (HWM) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Sep 30, 2026, FCF Payout Ratio at Howmet Aerospace was 0.11, down 18.0% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 0.13, up 13.4% from FY2024.
- Annual FCF Payout Ratio has increased for four consecutive years.
- In prior years, Howmet Aerospace's FCF Payout Ratio was 0.11 in FY2024 (+4.2%), 0.11 in FY2023 (+31.4%), 0.08 in FY2022 (+7.2%) and 0.08 in FY2021.
- Quarterly FCF Payout Ratio has run from a low of 0.03 in Q4 2021 to a high of 0.39 in Q3 2022 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, FCF Payout Ratio has declined in each of the last three quarters, with growth averaging 10.2% over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for FCF Payout Ratio in the past five years was Q4 2021, with growth of 243.8%; the weakest was Q3 2023, with a decline of 67.1%.
- According to Business Quant data, FCF Payout Ratio for the three prior quarters was 0.10 (Q2 2026), 0.13 (Q1 2026) and 0.09 (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Electric | 334.86 Bn | 293.38 Bn | 5.02 Bn | 0.26 |
| 2 | Rtx | 256.39 Bn | 224.66 Bn | 5.81 Bn | 0.46 |
| 3 | Boeing | 137.52 Bn | 46.48 Bn | 2.17 Bn | - |
| 4 | Lockheed Martin | 130.55 Bn | 114.79 Bn | 2.44 Bn | 0.27 |
| 5 | General Dynamics | 95.65 Bn | 80.88 Bn | 2.25 Bn | - |
| 6 | Motorola Solutions | 85.05 Bn | 81.51 Bn | 1.77 Bn | 0.34 |
| 7 | Howmet Aerospace | 81.91 Bn | 77.67 Bn | 1.00 Bn | 0.10 |
| 8 | Northrop Grumman | 74.74 Bn | 62.20 Bn | 2.35 Bn | 0.24 |
| 9 | Honeywell International | 69.91 Bn | 29.43 Bn | 2.02 Bn | 0.51 |
| 10 | TransDigm | 68.72 Bn | 56.73 Bn | 1.63 Bn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 0.10 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.10 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.13 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.09 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.11 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.12 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.31 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.09 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.21 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.06 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.22 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.05 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.13 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.10 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.04 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.39 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.08 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.03 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.50 |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 0.01 |
API Access
Howmet Aerospace FCF Payout Ratio 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=fcf-payout-ratio&ticker=HWM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "fcf-payout-ratio", "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=fcf-payout-ratio&ticker=HWM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();