Howmet Aerospace (HWM) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2026)
Howmet Aerospace's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 21.46% for Q3 2026, up 2.09 percentage points from 19.37% a year earlier and up 2.05 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Howmet Aerospace (HWM) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Howmet Aerospace's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 20.61%, up 3.14 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has increased in each of the last six years, with a five-year change of +14.09 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 17.47% in FY2024 (+5.30 pp), 12.17% in FY2023 (+3.00 pp), 9.18% in FY2022 (+1.91 pp) and 7.27% in FY2021 (+0.75 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] since Q3 2016.
- Year-over-year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has increased for 16 consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +3.03 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] over five years came in Q3 2024 (a gain of 5.67 percentage points), and the weakest in Q3 2022 (a drop of 0.35 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows HWM's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] at 19.41% (Q2 2026), 19.87% (Q1 2026) and 20.04% (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Electric | 334.86 Bn | 293.38 Bn | 5.02 Bn | -38.72% |
| 2 | Rtx | 256.39 Bn | 224.66 Bn | 5.81 Bn | 8.59% |
| 3 | Boeing | 137.52 Bn | 46.48 Bn | 2.17 Bn | 18.19% |
| 4 | Lockheed Martin | 130.55 Bn | 114.79 Bn | 2.44 Bn | 26.48% |
| 5 | General Dynamics | 95.65 Bn | 80.88 Bn | 2.25 Bn | 14.04% |
| 6 | Motorola Solutions | 85.05 Bn | 81.51 Bn | 1.77 Bn | 18.83% |
| 7 | Howmet Aerospace | 81.91 Bn | 77.67 Bn | 1.00 Bn | 21.46% |
| 8 | Northrop Grumman | 74.74 Bn | 62.20 Bn | 2.35 Bn | 12.20% |
| 9 | Honeywell International | 69.91 Bn | 29.43 Bn | 2.02 Bn | -6.73% |
| 10 | TransDigm | 68.72 Bn | 56.73 Bn | 1.63 Bn | 15.49% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 21.46% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 19.41% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 19.87% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 20.04% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 19.37% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 19.27% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 18.10% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 17.30% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 16.33% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 14.47% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 13.48% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 12.25% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 10.67% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 9.77% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 9.32% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 9.35% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 9.13% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 9.04% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 8.27% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 7.63% |
API Access
Howmet Aerospace Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] 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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=HWM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=HWM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();