Howmet Aerospace (HWM) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026)
Howmet Aerospace's Retained Earnings came in at $5.11 billion for Q2 2026, up 48.8% from $3.43 billion a year earlier and up 10.5% from the prior quarter.
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Howmet Aerospace (HWM) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Howmet Aerospace's Retained Earnings was $4.09 billion, up 48.0% from FY2024.
- Retained Earnings has increased in each of the last six years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 62.3% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Retained Earnings was $2.77 billion in FY2024 (+60.8%), $1.72 billion in FY2023 (+67.3%), $1.03 billion in FY2022 (+70.5%) and $603 million in FY2021 (+65.7%).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Retained Earnings since Q3 2016.
- Year-over-year, Retained Earnings has increased for 20 consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 55.0% over the last eight quarters.
- Over the past five years, the year-over-year growth in Retained Earnings ranged from 48.0% (Q4 2025) to 107.0% (Q3 2021).
- Business Quant data shows HWM's Retained Earnings at $4.63 billion (Q1 2026), $4.09 billion (Q4 2025) and $3.72 billion (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Retained Earnings (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Electric | 320.36 Bn | 274.13 Bn | 4.68 Bn | 90.95 Bn |
| 2 | Rtx | 247.12 Bn | 218.60 Bn | 5.13 Bn | 58.02 Bn |
| 3 | Boeing | 147.44 Bn | 54.13 Bn | 2.41 Bn | 16.63 Bn |
| 4 | Lockheed Martin | 115.87 Bn | 102.60 Bn | 2.45 Bn | 15.76 Bn |
| 5 | General Dynamics | 89.87 Bn | 76.98 Bn | 2.18 Bn | 45.50 Bn |
| 6 | Howmet Aerospace | 86.73 Bn | 82.33 Bn | 951.00 Mn | 5.11 Bn |
| 7 | Motorola Solutions | 74.51 Bn | 70.85 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 2.63 Bn |
| 8 | Northrop Grumman | 68.22 Bn | 57.46 Bn | 2.12 Bn | 17.84 Bn |
| 9 | Honeywell International | 65.74 Bn | 17.87 Bn | 3.65 Bn | 55.96 Bn |
| 10 | TransDigm | 63.64 Bn | 51.65 Bn | 1.63 Bn | -9.11 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 5.11 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 4.63 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 4.09 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 3.72 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 3.43 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 3.07 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.77 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 2.45 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.19 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.94 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.72 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.49 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.33 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.16 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.03 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 917.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 863.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 725.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 603.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 534.00 Mn |
API Access
Howmet Aerospace Retained Earnings API
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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=retained-earnings&ticker=HWM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "retained-earnings", "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=retained-earnings&ticker=HWM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();