Howmet Aerospace (HWM) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2026)
Howmet Aerospace's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 19.17% for Q2 2026, down 0.10 percentage points from 19.27% a year earlier and down 0.90 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 Q2 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] since Q1 2025.
- Year-over-year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] increased in five of the last six quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +2.84 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] over five years came in Q2 2025 (a gain of 4.81 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 20.07% (Q1 2026), 20.04% (Q4 2025) and 19.37% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Electric | 321.31 Bn | 275.31 Bn | 4.68 Bn | -53.90% |
| 2 | Rtx | 248.97 Bn | 222.19 Bn | 5.13 Bn | 8.08% |
| 3 | Boeing | 152.99 Bn | 59.70 Bn | 2.41 Bn | 7.69% |
| 4 | Lockheed Martin | 116.67 Bn | 103.39 Bn | 2.45 Bn | 26.98% |
| 5 | Howmet Aerospace | 92.54 Bn | 88.15 Bn | 951.00 Mn | 19.17% |
| 6 | General Dynamics | 89.31 Bn | 76.42 Bn | 2.18 Bn | 13.63% |
| 7 | Motorola Solutions | 74.04 Bn | 70.40 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 20.27% |
| 8 | Northrop Grumman | 67.90 Bn | 57.15 Bn | 2.12 Bn | 12.31% |
| 9 | Honeywell International | 67.82 Bn | 20.27 Bn | 3.65 Bn | 12.25% |
| 10 | TransDigm | 60.25 Bn | 48.34 Bn | 1.63 Bn | 15.49% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 19.17% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 20.07% |
| 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% |
| 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% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 9.48% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 8.51% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 6.54% |
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();