Howmet Aerospace (HWM) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)

Howmet Aerospace (HWM) has 18 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 23.5% in Q1 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 418.0% year-over-year to 23.5%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 23.5% (down 418.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 22.54%, down 958.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed climbed to 23.5% in Q1 2026, from 21.75% in the prior quarter.
• In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 332.56% in Q1 2024 to a low of 502.69% in Q2 2024.
• A 5-year average of 13.81% and a median of 22.31% in 2022 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
• Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed tumbled 51427 bps in 2024 and surged 53136 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
• Tracing HWM's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 22.31% in 2022, then increased by 15 bps to 25.74% in 2023, then climbed by 25 bps to 32.11% in 2024, then slumped by 32 bps to 21.75% in 2025, then grew by 8 bps to 23.5% in 2026.
• Business Quant data shows HWM's Return on Capital Employed at 23.5% in Q1 2026, 21.75% in Q4 2025, and 21.1% in Q3 2025.