Growth Metrics

Howmet Aerospace (HWM) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026)

Howmet Aerospace recorded quarterly Gross Margin of 36.92% in Q1 2026, up 5.88% quarter-over-quarter from 34.87% in Q4 2025, and up 335.0% year-over-year from 8.49% in Q1 2025.

Howmet Aerospace's Gross Margin history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 36.92% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Gross Margin rose 335.0% year-over-year to 36.92%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 35.05% (up 287.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 34.17%, up 307.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin came in at 36.92% for Q1 2026 at Howmet Aerospace, up from 34.87% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Gross Margin ranged from a high of 36.92% in Q1 2026 to a low of 26.31% in Q3 2022.
  • A 5-year average of 30.63% and a median of 29.28% in 2024 frame the typical range for Gross Margin.
  • Across the five-year window, Gross Margin plunged 172 bps in 2023 and soared 430 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Howmet Aerospace's Gross Margin stood at 26.64% in 2022, then increased by 9 bps to 28.94% in 2023, then gained by 10 bps to 31.84% in 2024, then rose by 10 bps to 34.87% in 2025, then grew by 6 bps to 36.92% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Gross Margin over the past three periods registered 36.92%, 34.87%, and 34.66% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 General Electric 316.77 Bn 306.03 Bn 9.11 Bn 73.52%
2 Rtx 238.61 Bn 233.51 Bn 9.08 Bn 41.11%
3 Boeing 172.59 Bn 151.68 Bn 2.55 Bn 11.46%
4 Lockheed Martin 122.59 Bn 120.70 Bn 2.08 Bn 11.53%
5 Howmet Aerospace 102.88 Bn 100.44 Bn 854.00 Mn 36.92%
6 General Dynamics 92.64 Bn 88.99 Bn 9.09 Bn 67.40%
7 Rocket Lab 82.19 Bn 80.92 Bn 76.49 Mn 38.18%
8 Northrop Grumman 78.95 Bn 76.86 Bn 3.45 Bn 34.90%
9 TransDigm 70.63 Bn 66.75 Bn 1.51 Bn 59.39%
10 Cae 60.63 Bn 60.14 Bn -496.95 Mn 27.38%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 36.92%
Dec 31, 2025 34.87%
Sep 30, 2025 34.66%
Jun 30, 2025 33.51%
Mar 31, 2025 33.57%
Dec 31, 2024 31.84%
Sep 30, 2024 31.72%
Jun 30, 2024 31.54%
Mar 31, 2024 29.28%
Dec 31, 2023 28.94%
Sep 30, 2023 28.65%
Jun 30, 2023 27.43%
Mar 31, 2023 27.39%
Dec 31, 2022 26.64%
Sep 30, 2022 26.31%
Jun 30, 2022 29.15%
Mar 31, 2022 28.25%
Dec 31, 2021 27.00%
Sep 30, 2021 27.67%
Jun 30, 2021 28.28%
Mar 31, 2021 27.79%
Dec 31, 2020 29.56%
Sep 30, 2020 20.63%
Jun 30, 2020 26.34%
Mar 31, 2020 27.60%
Dec 31, 2019 26.82%
Sep 30, 2019 26.59%
Jun 30, 2019 -61.66%
Mar 31, 2019 -60.84%
Dec 31, 2018 199.02%
Sep 30, 2018 18.25%
Jun 30, 2018 18.75%
Mar 31, 2018 19.65%
Dec 31, 2017 19.81%
Sep 30, 2017 19.93%
Jun 30, 2017 21.83%
Mar 31, 2017 22.99%
Dec 31, 2016 23.83%
Sep 30, 2016 20.24%
Jun 30, 2016 21.68%
Mar 31, 2016 21.44%
Dec 31, 2015 219.06%
Sep 30, 2015 -45.79%
Jun 30, 2015 -45.54%
Mar 31, 2015 -43.74%
Dec 31, 2014 159.82%
Sep 30, 2014 21.40%
Jun 30, 2014 18.35%
Mar 31, 2014 17.58%
Dec 31, 2013 15.70%
Sep 30, 2013 16.77%
Jun 30, 2013 15.66%
Mar 31, 2013 16.90%
Dec 31, 2012 362.24%
Sep 30, 2012 9.72%
Jun 30, 2012 13.57%
Mar 31, 2012 15.12%
Dec 31, 2011 12.71%
Sep 30, 2011 17.59%
Jun 30, 2011 20.32%
Mar 31, 2011 20.86%
Dec 31, 2010 19.71%
Sep 30, 2010 16.53%
Jun 30, 2010 18.84%
Mar 31, 2010 17.88%
Dec 31, 2009 9.72%
Sep 30, 2009 15.75%
Jun 30, 2009 6.55%
Mar 31, 2009 0.10%