Howmet Aerospace Inc. (Howmet) provides advanced engineered solutions for the aerospace and transportation industries. The company’s primary businesses focus on jet engine components, aerospace fastening systems, and airframe structural components ne…
Analysis
Beloved champion
Howmet Aerospace Inc. is a beloved champion: its quality is genuine, and the market already prices it as exceptional. One caution: reported profits have recently run ahead of actual cash, which we track closely.
The price is expensive. You pay 65.8× its owner earnings: the cash an owner could take out each year, which is in the historically expensive zone. At today's price, the market is assuming roughly 22% yearly growth; analysts expect 22%. The price, in other words, assumes less than the experts do.
The trajectory is solid and the balance sheet is sturdy. The company scores 20/20 on our value-creation score: strong value creator.
What to watch: Reported profits have run ahead of actual cash for several periods. As always: this describes the company's numbers; it is not a recommendation.
360° rank · history
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Jan 202364
67
2023202420252026
All-time high
78
Jan 2025
All-time low
45
Jan 2024
Average rank
63
across all years
Detailed & Historical Ranks
Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.
Current202520242023
Price/Sales
9
7
7
17
Price/Earnings
11
7
25
17
Price/Book
7
9
10
21
Dividend Yield
71
55
52
51
Value (overall)
14
11
6
11
Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.