Howmet Aerospace (HWM) Shares Repurchased (2019 - 2026)
Howmet Aerospace's Shares Repurchased came in at $500 million for Q3 2026, up 150.0% from $200 million a year earlier and up 66.7% from the prior quarter.
Howmet Aerospace (HWM) Shares Repurchased (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, Howmet Aerospace reported Shares Repurchased of $1.3 billion, up 88.4% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $700 million, up 40.0% from FY2024.
- Shares Repurchased carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of 57.2% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Shares Repurchased was $500 million in FY2024 (+100.0%), $250 million in FY2023 (-37.5%), $400 million in FY2022 (-7.0%) and $430 million in FY2021 (+489.0%).
- The Q3 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Shares Repurchased since Q1 2019.
- Year-over-year, Shares Repurchased has increased for six consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 91.5% over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Shares Repurchased over five years came in Q4 2021 (growth of 831.8%), and the weakest in Q1 2023 (a decline of 85.7%).
- Business Quant data shows HWM's Shares Repurchased at $300 million (Q2 2026), $300 million (Q1 2026) and $200 million (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Shares Repurchased (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Electric | 326.33 Bn | 285.08 Bn | 5.02 Bn | 1.98 Bn |
| 2 | Rtx | 273.71 Bn | 243.69 Bn | 5.81 Bn | - |
| 3 | Lockheed Martin | 148.55 Bn | 132.78 Bn | 2.44 Bn | - |
| 4 | Boeing | 139.02 Bn | 47.99 Bn | 2.17 Bn | - |
| 5 | General Dynamics | 101.06 Bn | 88.18 Bn | 2.18 Bn | 102.00 Mn |
| 6 | Howmet Aerospace | 84.75 Bn | 80.50 Bn | 1.00 Bn | 500.00 Mn |
| 7 | Motorola Solutions | 80.64 Bn | 77.00 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 331.00 Mn |
| 8 | Northrop Grumman | 78.91 Bn | 66.37 Bn | 2.35 Bn | - |
| 9 | Honeywell International | 70.92 Bn | 23.37 Bn | 3.65 Bn | - |
| 10 | TransDigm | 67.08 Bn | 55.17 Bn | 1.63 Bn | 1.09 Bn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 500.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 300.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 300.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 200.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 200.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 175.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 125.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 190.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 100.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 60.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 150.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 100.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 25.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 100.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 25.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 65.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 100.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 60.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 175.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 205.00 Mn |
Howmet Aerospace Shares Repurchased 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=shares-repurchased&ticker=HWM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "shares-repurchased", "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=shares-repurchased&ticker=HWM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();