HWM

Howmet Aerospace Inc.

Industrials · $93.1B market cap

Share price

$231.27

close of Oct 3, 2026

Fair value

$87.82

Sticker Price

Payback Price

$35.13

buy price

Overpriced

HWM is Overpriced: at $231.27 it trades 163% above its fair value of $87.82. Its buy price (Payback Price) is $35.13, 85% below today's price. Business quality is solid: 3 of 5 key numbers clear the 10% bar.

How we valued it

Free Cash Flow. Sales grew 13% a year over the last 3 years, below the 15% we look for in a fast grower, so we value it on its free cash flow instead of an earnings forecast.

Business quality

3 of 5 clear the 10% bar. What are the Big Five?

Earnings per share growth26.6% a year✓

Equity per share growth1.4% a year✗

Sales growth-5.5% a year✗

Free cash flow growth13.5% a year✓

Return on invested capital14.9%✓

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Superinvestors

1 of the investors we track holds HWM. In Q2 2026, 1 opened a position. Who we track

Polen Capital Management

Polen Capital Management · as of Q2 2026

$122.9M

457,124 shares

Moves in Q2 2026

New position: Polen Capital Management

Insider activity

Since Jul 2, 2026: no open-market purchases and 1 other filing (stock awards, tax withholding and similar). Why purchases matter

Other filings

CANTIE JOSEPH S

director · 2026-07-02

Award

$36K

About Howmet Aerospace Inc.

Howmet Aerospace Inc., headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and originally established in 1888 as Arconic Inc., is a global leader in providing sophisticated engineered solutions. The company caters to the aerospace and transportation sectors across a wide international footprint, including key markets such as the United States, Japan, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, Mexico, Italy, Canada, Poland, and…

Aerospace & Defense