Howmet Aerospace (HWM) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026)
Howmet Aerospace (HWM) recorded Return on Assets [ROA] of 14.22% in Q2 2026, up 1.41 percentage points from 12.81% a year earlier but down 0.17 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Howmet Aerospace (HWM) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Howmet Aerospace reported Return on Assets [ROA] of 13.90%, up 2.87 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Assets [ROA] has increased for five straight years, with a five-year change of +12.10 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Assets [ROA] came in at 11.03% in FY2024 (+3.63 pp), 7.40% in FY2023 (+2.82 pp), 4.58% in FY2022 (+2.20 pp) and 2.38% in FY2021 (+0.58 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] has ranged from 2.51% in Q4 2021 to 14.39% in Q1 2026 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Assets [ROA] has increased for 19 consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +3.04 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Across the past five years, year-over-year gain in Return on Assets [ROA] ran from 0.22 percentage points in Q4 2021 to 3.96 percentage points in Q2 2025.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 14.39% (Q1 2026), 13.49% (Q4 2025) and 13.05% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Electric | 326.51 Bn | 280.28 Bn | 4.68 Bn | 7.01% |
| 2 | Rtx | 261.59 Bn | 233.07 Bn | 5.13 Bn | 4.72% |
| 3 | Boeing | 150.29 Bn | 56.98 Bn | 2.41 Bn | 1.48% |
| 4 | Lockheed Martin | 127.11 Bn | 113.84 Bn | 2.45 Bn | 10.33% |
| 5 | General Dynamics | 92.96 Bn | 80.08 Bn | 2.18 Bn | 7.53% |
| 6 | Howmet Aerospace | 88.29 Bn | 83.89 Bn | 951.00 Mn | 14.22% |
| 7 | Motorola Solutions | 76.82 Bn | 73.17 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 11.17% |
| 8 | Northrop Grumman | 73.88 Bn | 63.12 Bn | 2.12 Bn | 8.92% |
| 9 | Honeywell International | 67.03 Bn | 19.16 Bn | 3.65 Bn | 10.86% |
| 10 | TransDigm | 65.36 Bn | 53.37 Bn | 1.63 Bn | 8.16% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 14.22% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 14.39% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 13.49% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 13.05% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 12.81% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 11.80% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 10.96% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 10.14% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 8.85% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 8.25% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 7.43% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 6.27% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 5.21% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 4.76% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 4.65% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 4.35% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 3.79% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 3.04% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 2.51% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 2.77% |
API Access
Howmet Aerospace Return on Assets [ROA] 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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=HWM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=HWM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();