Howmet Aerospace (HWM) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)
Howmet Aerospace (HWM) posted Free Cash Flow of $448.0 million for Q1 2026, down 15.47% sequentially from $530.0 million in Q4 2025, and up 234.33% YoY from $134.0 million in Q1 2025.
Howmet Aerospace (HWM) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Howmet Aerospace has reported Free Cash Flow for 18 years, with the latest figure at $448.0 million in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Free Cash Flow rose 234.33% year-over-year to $448.0 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $1.7 billion (up 39.15% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $1.4 billion, up 10.5% from the prior year.
- Free Cash Flow declined to $448.0 million in Q1 2026 per HWM's latest filing, from $530.0 million in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Free Cash Flow peaked at $563.0 million in Q2 2025 and troughed at -$7.0 million in Q1 2022.
- A 5-year average of $255.9 million and a median of $204.0 million in 2025 frame the typical range for Free Cash Flow.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Free Cash Flow slumped 47.72% in 2023, then jumped 600.0% in 2024.
- Over 5 years, Free Cash Flow stood at $461.0 million in 2022, then plunged by 47.72% to $241.0 million in 2023, then jumped by 100.41% to $483.0 million in 2024, then rose by 9.73% to $530.0 million in 2025, then declined by 15.47% to $448.0 million in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Free Cash Flow over the past three periods registered $448.0 million, $530.0 million, and $204.0 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Free Cash Flow (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Electric | 362.92 Bn | 353.58 Bn | 6.95 Bn | 2.92 Bn |
| 2 | Rtx | 284.24 Bn | 275.94 Bn | 9.91 Bn | 2.88 Bn |
| 3 | Boeing | 169.32 Bn | 149.30 Bn | 2.41 Bn | 631.00 Mn |
| 4 | Lockheed Martin | 129.93 Bn | 126.14 Bn | 2.45 Bn | 2.92 Bn |
| 5 | Howmet Aerospace | 108.64 Bn | 108.07 Bn | 951.00 Mn | 479.00 Mn |
| 6 | General Dynamics | 103.62 Bn | 99.29 Bn | 6.76 Bn | 1.65 Bn |
| 7 | Northrop Grumman | 78.44 Bn | 76.14 Bn | 3.72 Bn | 978.00 Mn |
| 8 | TransDigm | 69.14 Bn | 66.37 Bn | 1.63 Bn | 650.00 Mn |
| 9 | Axon Enterprise | 50.64 Bn | 49.97 Bn | 546.45 Mn | -972,000.00 |
| 10 | L3Harris Technologies | 49.64 Bn | 48.12 Bn | 1.50 Bn | 771.00 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 479.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 479.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 448.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 448.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 530.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 530.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 204.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 204.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 563.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 563.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 134.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 134.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 483.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 483.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 245.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 245.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 392.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 392.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 175.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 175.00 Mn |