Howmet Aerospace (HWM) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)
Howmet Aerospace's (HWM) quarterly Free Cash Flow came in at $359.0 million in Q1 2026, up 167.91% year-on-year from $134.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 32.26% quarter-over-quarter from $530.0 million in Q4 2025.
Howmet Aerospace (HWM) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Howmet Aerospace has disclosed Free Cash Flow across 18 years of filings, most recently posting $359.0 million for Q1 2026.
- Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 came in at $359.0 million, up 167.91% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $1.7 billion (up 62.99% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $1.4 billion, up 46.47% from the prior year.
- Free Cash Flow came in at $359.0 million for Q1 2026 at Howmet Aerospace, down from $530.0 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Free Cash Flow ranged from a high of $530.0 million in Q4 2025 to a low of -$41.0 million in Q1 2023.
- The 5-year median for Free Cash Flow is $188.0 million (2023), against an average of $234.6 million.
- Peak annual rise in Free Cash Flow reached 473.91% in 2023, while the deepest fall reached 485.71% in 2023.
- Howmet Aerospace's Free Cash Flow stood at $410.0 million in 2022, then dropped by 1.71% to $403.0 million in 2023, then declined by 6.2% to $378.0 million in 2024, then jumped by 40.21% to $530.0 million in 2025, then plunged by 32.26% to $359.0 million in 2026.
- The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at $359.0 million (Q1 2026), $530.0 million (Q4 2025), and $423.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Free Cash Flow (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DEFSEC Technologies | 4,964.60 Bn | 4,964.60 Bn | 456,459.43 | -1.24 Mn |
| 2 | General Electric | 375.02 Bn | 364.28 Bn | 9.11 Bn | 1.49 Bn |
| 3 | Rtx | 251.10 Bn | 246.00 Bn | 9.08 Bn | 1.31 Bn |
| 4 | Boeing | 176.15 Bn | 155.24 Bn | 2.55 Bn | -1.45 Bn |
| 5 | Lockheed Martin | 117.75 Bn | 115.86 Bn | 2.08 Bn | -291.00 Mn |
| 6 | Howmet Aerospace | 111.79 Bn | 109.36 Bn | 854.00 Mn | 359.00 Mn |
| 7 | Embraer | 94.69 Bn | 92.06 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | General Dynamics | 94.57 Bn | 90.92 Bn | 9.09 Bn | 1.95 Bn |
| 9 | TransDigm | 77.14 Bn | 73.27 Bn | 1.51 Bn | 64.00 Mn |
| 10 | Northrop Grumman | 74.17 Bn | 72.08 Bn | 3.45 Bn | -1.82 Bn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 359.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 359.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 530.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 530.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 423.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 423.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 344.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 344.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 134.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 134.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 378.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 378.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 162.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 162.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 342.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 342.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 95.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 95.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 403.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 403.00 Mn |