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 | 373.50 Bn | 364.15 Bn | -3.10 Bn | 0.01% |
| 2 | Rtx | 288.35 Bn | 280.04 Bn | 9.91 Bn | 0.01% |
| 3 | Boeing | 167.48 Bn | 147.45 Bn | 2.41 Bn | 0.00% |
| 4 | Lockheed Martin | 132.06 Bn | 128.27 Bn | 2.45 Bn | 0.02% |
| 5 | Howmet Aerospace | 112.74 Bn | 110.31 Bn | 854.00 Mn | 0.07% |
| 6 | General Dynamics | 102.37 Bn | 98.04 Bn | 6.76 Bn | 0.01% |
| 7 | Northrop Grumman | 75.75 Bn | 73.45 Bn | 3.72 Bn | - |
| 8 | TransDigm | 72.86 Bn | 68.97 Bn | 1.51 Bn | 0.08% |
| 9 | L3Harris Technologies | 50.87 Bn | 50.28 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 0.02% |
| 10 | Heico | 49.58 Bn | 49.37 Bn | 569.53 Mn | 0.00% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |