Howmet Aerospace (HWM) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)
Howmet Aerospace's Free Cash Flow was $562 million in Q3 2026, up 32.9% from $423 million a year earlier and up 17.3% from the prior quarter.
Howmet Aerospace (HWM) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Howmet Aerospace's Free Cash Flow was $1.93 billion through Sep 30, 2026, up 50.9% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $1.43 billion, up 46.5% from FY2024.
- Free Cash Flow has now increased for four consecutive years.
- In earlier years, Free Cash Flow was $977 million in FY2024 (+43.3%), $682 million in FY2023 (+26.3%), $540 million in FY2022 (+116.0%) and $250 million in FY2021.
- The Q3 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Free Cash Flow since Q4 2014.
- Compared with a year earlier, Free Cash Flow has increased for seven straight quarters, with growth averaging 59.6% over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Free Cash Flow over five years was Q3 2023 (growth of 473.9%); the worst was Q4 2024 (a decline of 6.2%).
- Per Business Quant data, HWM's Free Cash Flow in the three quarters before Q3 2026 was $479 million (Q2 2026), $359 million (Q1 2026) and $530 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Electric | 325.23 Bn | 283.97 Bn | 5.02 Bn | 1.87 Bn |
| 2 | Rtx | 259.01 Bn | 228.99 Bn | 5.81 Bn | 2.12 Bn |
| 3 | Boeing | 136.65 Bn | 45.62 Bn | 2.17 Bn | 464.00 Mn |
| 4 | Lockheed Martin | 133.14 Bn | 117.38 Bn | 2.44 Bn | 3.00 Bn |
| 5 | General Dynamics | 96.29 Bn | 81.53 Bn | 2.25 Bn | 1.23 Bn |
| 6 | Motorola Solutions | 85.48 Bn | 81.96 Bn | 1.77 Bn | 589.00 Mn |
| 7 | Howmet Aerospace | 79.96 Bn | 75.71 Bn | 1.00 Bn | 562.00 Mn |
| 8 | Northrop Grumman | 74.71 Bn | 62.17 Bn | 2.35 Bn | 1.44 Bn |
| 9 | Honeywell International | 68.49 Bn | 28.24 Bn | 2.02 Bn | 475.00 Mn |
| 10 | TransDigm | 65.77 Bn | 53.86 Bn | 1.63 Bn | 650.00 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 562.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 479.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 359.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 530.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 423.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 344.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 134.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 378.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 162.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 342.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 95.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 403.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 132.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 188.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -41.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 410.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 23.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 114.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -7.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 242.00 Mn |
Howmet Aerospace Free Cash Flow 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=free-cash-flow&ticker=HWM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "free-cash-flow", "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=free-cash-flow&ticker=HWM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();