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

Howmet Aerospace (HWM) reported Return on Invested Capital of 0.07% for Q1 2026, up 5.0% on a YoY basis from 0.06% in Q1 2025, and down 56.67% sequentially from 0.15% in Q4 2025.

Howmet Aerospace (HWM) Return on Invested Capital (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Howmet Aerospace (HWM) has 18 years of Return on Invested Capital data on file, last reported at 0.07% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Invested Capital rose 5.0% year-over-year to 0.07%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.07% (up 5.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 0.17%, up 4.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Invested Capital declined to 0.07% in Q1 2026, from 0.15% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Invested Capital ranged from a high of 5.05% in Q2 2023 to a low of 0.01% in Q3 2024.
  • A 5-year average of 0.66% and a median of 0.07% in 2026 frame the typical range for Return on Invested Capital.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Invested Capital soared 481 bps in 2023 and slumped 504 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Tracing HWM's Return on Invested Capital over 5 years: stood at 0.95% in 2022, then jumped by 432 bps to 5.05% in 2023, then plunged by 100 bps to 0.01% in 2024, then soared by 1107 bps to 0.15% in 2025, then sank by 57 bps to 0.07% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows HWM's Return on Invested Capital at 0.07% in Q1 2026, 0.15% in Q4 2025, and 0.85% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROIC (Qtr)
1 General Electric 375.41 Bn 366.07 Bn -3.10 Bn 0.01%
2 Rtx 290.06 Bn 281.75 Bn 9.91 Bn 0.01%
3 Boeing 170.03 Bn 150.01 Bn 2.41 Bn 0.00%
4 Lockheed Martin 133.42 Bn 129.63 Bn 2.45 Bn 0.02%
5 Howmet Aerospace 113.88 Bn 111.45 Bn 854.00 Mn 0.07%
6 General Dynamics 103.35 Bn 99.02 Bn 6.76 Bn 0.01%
7 Northrop Grumman 77.03 Bn 74.73 Bn 3.72 Bn -
8 TransDigm 73.36 Bn 69.48 Bn 1.51 Bn 0.08%
9 L3Harris Technologies 51.91 Bn 51.32 Bn 1.40 Bn 0.02%
10 Embraer 50.07 Bn 48.11 Bn - -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 0.07%
Dec 31, 2025 0.15%
Sep 30, 2025 0.85%
Jun 30, 2025 0.04%
Mar 31, 2025 0.02%
Dec 31, 2024 0.01%
Sep 30, 2024 0.01%
Jun 30, 2024 0.01%
Mar 31, 2024 0.03%
Jun 30, 2023 5.05%
Mar 31, 2023 2.06%
Dec 31, 2022 0.95%
Sep 30, 2022 0.42%
Jun 30, 2022 0.24%
Mar 31, 2022 0.02%
Dec 31, 2021 0.01%
Sep 30, 2021 0.01%
Jun 30, 2021 0.01%
Mar 31, 2021 0.01%
Dec 31, 2020 0.00%