Howmet Aerospace HWM
NYSE HWM
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As of: Oct 1, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

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

Updated

Howmet Aerospace (HWM) posted Operating Margin of 27.92% for Q2 2026, up 2.54 percentage points from 25.38% a year earlier but down 4.64 percentage points from the prior quarter.

Analysis

Howmet Aerospace (HWM) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, Operating Margin at Howmet Aerospace was 27.37%, up 3.00 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 24.79%, up 2.82 percentage points from FY2024.

  • Annual Operating Margin has increased for six consecutive years, with a five-year change of +12.89 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
  • In prior years, Howmet Aerospace's Operating Margin was 21.98% in FY2024 (+3.86 pp), 18.12% in FY2023 (+1.89 pp), 16.23% in FY2022 (+1.18 pp) and 15.04% in FY2021 (+3.14 pp).
  • Quarterly Operating Margin has run from a low of 11.44% in Q4 2021 to a high of 32.56% in Q1 2026 over five years.
  • On a year-over-year basis, Operating Margin increased in seven of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +3.78 percentage points.
  • The strongest year-over-year quarter for Operating Margin in the past five years was Q3 2021, with a gain of 9.54 percentage points; the weakest was Q4 2021, with a drop of 6.41 percentage points.
  • According to Business Quant data, Operating Margin for the three prior quarters was 32.56% (Q1 2026), 22.56% (Q4 2025) and 25.95% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Operating Margin (Qtr)
1 General Electric 324.09 Bn 278.09 Bn 4.68 Bn -46.33%
2 Rtx 250.22 Bn 223.44 Bn 5.13 Bn 11.38%
3 Boeing 147.08 Bn 53.78 Bn 2.41 Bn 0.64%
4 Lockheed Martin 117.51 Bn 104.24 Bn 2.45 Bn 12.36%
5 Howmet Aerospace 90.46 Bn 86.07 Bn 951.00 Mn 27.92%
6 General Dynamics 89.77 Bn 76.88 Bn 2.18 Bn 10.36%
7 Motorola Solutions 73.88 Bn 70.24 Bn 1.68 Bn 25.82%
8 Northrop Grumman 68.68 Bn 57.92 Bn 2.12 Bn 10.08%
9 Honeywell International 66.86 Bn 19.30 Bn 3.65 Bn 18.37%
10 TransDigm 59.83 Bn 47.91 Bn 1.63 Bn 44.76%
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 27.92%
Mar 31, 2026 32.56%
Dec 31, 2025 22.56%
Sep 30, 2025 25.95%
Jun 30, 2025 25.38%
Mar 31, 2025 25.44%
Dec 31, 2024 23.53%
Sep 30, 2024 22.94%
Jun 30, 2024 21.17%
Mar 31, 2024 20.23%
Dec 31, 2023 18.83%
Sep 30, 2023 18.52%
Jun 30, 2023 17.29%
Mar 31, 2023 17.78%
Dec 31, 2022 14.54%
Sep 30, 2022 15.91%
Jun 30, 2022 17.30%
Mar 31, 2022 17.37%
Dec 31, 2021 11.44%
Sep 30, 2021 15.98%
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