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

Howmet Aerospace has disclosed Return on Capital Employed across 18 years of filings, most recently posting 23.5% for Q1 2026.

• Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 23.5%, down 418.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 23.5% (down 418.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 22.54%, down 1442.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed came in at 23.5% for Q1 2026 at Howmet Aerospace, up from 21.75% in the prior quarter.
• In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 160.64% in Q2 2024 to a low of 459.64% in Q1 2024.
• The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 22.31% (2022), against an average of 3.26%.
• Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed tumbled 48219 bps in 2024 and soared 48732 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
• Howmet Aerospace's Return on Capital Employed stood at 22.31% in 2022, then soared by 35 bps to 30.03% in 2023, then gained by 7 bps to 32.11% in 2024, then sank by 32 bps to 21.75% in 2025, then increased by 8 bps to 23.5% in 2026.
• The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 23.5% (Q1 2026), 21.75% (Q4 2025), and 21.1% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.