Howmet Aerospace (HWM) Research & Development (2009 - 2026)

Howmet Aerospace (HWM) posted Research & Development of $9.0 million for Q1 2026, down 10.0% sequentially from $10.0 million in Q4 2025, and up 12.5% YoY from $8.0 million in Q1 2025.

Howmet Aerospace (HWM) Research & Development (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Howmet Aerospace (HWM) has 18 years of Research & Development data on file, last reported at $9.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Research & Development rose 12.5% year-over-year to $9.0 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $38.0 million (up 22.58% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $37.0 million, up 12.12% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development eased to $9.0 million in Q1 2026 per HWM's latest filing, from $10.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Research & Development was $10.0 million in Q1 2024, with the low at $7.0 million in Q1 2022.
  • Average Research & Development over 5 years is $8.6 million, with a median of $9.0 million recorded in 2022.
  • Year-over-year, Research & Development jumped 125.0% in 2022 and fell 22.22% in 2024.
  • Howmet Aerospace's Research & Development stood at $9.0 million in 2022, then changed by 0.0% to $9.0 million in 2023, then slipped by 22.22% to $7.0 million in 2024, then surged by 42.86% to $10.0 million in 2025, then fell by 10.0% to $9.0 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows HWM's Research & Development at $9.0 million in Q1 2026, $10.0 million in Q4 2025, and $10.0 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Boeing 1,106.33 Bn 1,085.43 Bn 2.55 Bn 903.00 Mn
2 Rtx 258.51 Bn 253.40 Bn 9.08 Bn 627.00 Mn
3 General Dynamics 174.86 Bn 171.21 Bn 9.09 Bn -
4 Lockheed Martin 119.99 Bn 118.10 Bn 2.08 Bn -
5 Howmet Aerospace 107.26 Bn 104.82 Bn 854.00 Mn 9.00 Mn
6 TransDigm 76.18 Bn 72.30 Bn 1.51 Bn -
7 Northrop Grumman 73.88 Bn 71.79 Bn 3.45 Bn -
8 Rocket Lab 60.59 Bn 59.31 Bn 76.49 Mn 80.51 Mn
9 L3Harris Technologies 54.60 Bn 54.60 Bn 1.40 Bn -
10 Heico 50.20 Bn 50.07 Bn 569.53 Mn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 9.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 10.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 10.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 9.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 8.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 7.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 9.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 7.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 10.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 9.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 9.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 9.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 9.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 9.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 7.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 9.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 7.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 4.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 4.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 4.00 Mn