Howmet Aerospace (HWM) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)
Howmet Aerospace's Free Cash Flow was $479 million in Q2 2026, up 39.2% from $344 million a year earlier and up 33.4% 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 $1.79 billion through Jun 30, 2026, up 75.9% 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.
- Quarterly Free Cash Flow has moved between -$41 million (Q1 2023) and $530 million (Q4 2025) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Free Cash Flow has increased for six straight quarters, with growth averaging 58.3% 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 Q2 2026 was $359 million (Q1 2026), $530 million (Q4 2025) and $423 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Electric | 321.31 Bn | 275.31 Bn | 4.68 Bn | 2.92 Bn |
| 2 | Rtx | 248.97 Bn | 222.19 Bn | 5.13 Bn | 2.88 Bn |
| 3 | Boeing | 152.99 Bn | 59.70 Bn | 2.41 Bn | 631.00 Mn |
| 4 | Lockheed Martin | 116.67 Bn | 103.39 Bn | 2.45 Bn | 2.92 Bn |
| 5 | Howmet Aerospace | 92.54 Bn | 88.15 Bn | 951.00 Mn | 479.00 Mn |
| 6 | General Dynamics | 89.31 Bn | 76.42 Bn | 2.18 Bn | 1.65 Bn |
| 7 | Motorola Solutions | 74.04 Bn | 70.40 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 414.00 Mn |
| 8 | Northrop Grumman | 67.90 Bn | 57.15 Bn | 2.12 Bn | 978.00 Mn |
| 9 | Honeywell International | 67.82 Bn | 20.27 Bn | 3.65 Bn | 961.00 Mn |
| 10 | TransDigm | 60.25 Bn | 48.34 Bn | 1.63 Bn | 650.00 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 20.00 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();