Howmet Aerospace (HWM) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026)
Howmet Aerospace (HWM) recorded Return on Assets [ROA] of 15.48% in Q3 2026, up 2.43 percentage points from 13.05% a year earlier and up 1.26 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).
- The Q3 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] in data going back to Q3 2009.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Assets [ROA] has increased for 20 consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +2.86 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 14.22% (Q2 2026), 14.39% (Q1 2026) and 13.49% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Electric | 334.86 Bn | 293.38 Bn | 5.02 Bn | 7.16% |
| 2 | Rtx | 256.39 Bn | 224.66 Bn | 5.81 Bn | 5.04% |
| 3 | Boeing | 137.52 Bn | 46.48 Bn | 2.17 Bn | 4.56% |
| 4 | Lockheed Martin | 130.55 Bn | 114.79 Bn | 2.44 Bn | 10.26% |
| 5 | General Dynamics | 95.65 Bn | 80.88 Bn | 2.25 Bn | 7.74% |
| 6 | Motorola Solutions | 85.05 Bn | 81.51 Bn | 1.77 Bn | 10.35% |
| 7 | Howmet Aerospace | 81.91 Bn | 77.67 Bn | 1.00 Bn | 15.48% |
| 8 | Northrop Grumman | 74.74 Bn | 62.20 Bn | 2.35 Bn | 8.75% |
| 9 | Honeywell International | 69.91 Bn | 29.43 Bn | 2.02 Bn | 10.78% |
| 10 | TransDigm | 68.72 Bn | 56.73 Bn | 1.63 Bn | 8.16% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 15.48% |
| 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% |
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();