Question 1

What is Howmet Aerospace's P/FCF ratio?

Accepted Answer

Howmet Aerospace (HWM) P/FCF ratio is 78.8× as of July 22, 2026. The ratio is calculated by dividing market capitalisation by trailing twelve-month free cash flow, using USD-normalised financials (IAS 21 exchange-rate translation for non-USD reporters).

Question 2

How is the P/FCF ratio calculated?

Accepted Answer

P/FCF = Market Capitalisation ÷ Trailing Twelve-Month (TTM) Free Cash Flow, where Free Cash Flow = Operating Cash Flow − Capital Expenditures. All inputs are sourced from audited GAAP/IFRS filings and translated to USD using period-end exchange rates so the multiple is comparable across companies and currencies.

Question 3

What is the P/FCF ratio?

Accepted Answer

The price-to-free-cash-flow (P/FCF) ratio compares a company's market capitalisation to its trailing twelve-month (TTM) free cash flow. It is calculated as market cap ÷ TTM free cash flow, where free cash flow = operating cash flow − capital expenditures. Because FCF cannot be inflated by non-cash accounting items, P/FCF is often considered a cleaner measure of "earnings-power valuation" than P/E — especially for capital-intensive businesses where depreciation diverges from real cash outflows.

Question 4

What is a good P/FCF ratio for Howmet Aerospace?

Accepted Answer

Mature companies that consistently convert profit into cash often trade at 15–25× P/FCF; capital-intensive businesses with lumpy capex typically trade lower. Compare against sector peers and against the company's own multi-year average — single-year P/FCF can be distorted by working-capital swings. For Howmet Aerospace specifically, the relevant sector benchmark is the current sector median of 24.3×.

Question 5

Is Howmet Aerospace's P/FCF ratio high or low?

Accepted Answer

Howmet Aerospace's P/FCF ratio of 78.8× is above its own 5-year average of 55.1× and above the sector median of 24.3×. That places the current reading at the 81th percentile of its 10-year history. A higher multiple usually reflects stronger expected growth, lower perceived risk, or higher returns on capital; a lower multiple reflects the opposite.

Question 6

What is Howmet Aerospace's historical P/FCF ratio range?

Accepted Answer

In the available daily series, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) P/FCF ratio has ranged from a low of 22.3× in 2015 to a high of 503.9× in 2017. The 5-year average is 55.1× and the 5-year median is 43.1×.

Question 7

What was Howmet Aerospace's P/FCF ratio in 2025?

Accepted Answer

Howmet Aerospace (HWM) P/FCF ratio at the end of 2025 was 68.1×. Annual values reflect the multiple on the last trading day of each calendar year, using the trailing twelve-month free cash flow figure available at that date.

Question 8

Why does Howmet Aerospace's P/FCF ratio change over time?

Accepted Answer

Valuation multiples move with two inputs: the numerator (market capitalisation, which tracks the share price) and the denominator (free cash flow). Share-price changes — driven by interest rates, earnings expectations, risk appetite, and broader market sentiment — typically dominate short-term moves, while changes in the underlying fundamental drive the longer-term trend. As a result, the ratio can rise during stock-price rallies even if the business itself has not become more valuable, and fall during sell-offs even when fundamentals are improving.


2025	$82.4B	$1.21B	68.1×	+22.7×	Dec 31, 2025
2024	$44.4B	$977M	45.4×	+12.8×	Dec 31, 2024
2023	$22.3B	$682M	32.6×	+2.4×	Dec 31, 2023
2022	$16.3B	$540M	30.2×	-24.0×	Dec 31, 2022
2021	$13.5B	$250M	54.2×	—	Dec 31, 2021
2020	$12.3B	-$258M	—	—	Dec 31, 2020
2019	$13.3B	-$180M	—	—	Dec 31, 2019
2018	$8.15B	-$551M	—	—	Dec 31, 2018
2017	$13.1B	-$311M	—	—	Dec 31, 2017
2016	$8.13B	-$255M	—	—	Dec 31, 2016
2015	$9.27B	$402M	23.1×	—	Dec 31, 2015
2014	$13B	-$518M	—	—	Dec 31, 2014


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P/FCF Ratio for Howmet Aerospace (HWM) 2015-2026

P/FCF Ratio daily chart for Howmet Aerospace (HWM)

Historical P/FCF Ratio for Howmet Aerospace (HWM) from 2014 to 2025

About P/FCF Ratio at Howmet Aerospace (HWM)

Howmet Aerospace P/FCF Ratio by Year

Howmet Aerospace P/FCF Ratio 2025: 68.1×

Howmet Aerospace P/FCF Ratio 2024: 45.4×

Howmet Aerospace P/FCF Ratio 2023: 32.6×

Howmet Aerospace P/FCF Ratio 2022: 30.2×

Howmet Aerospace P/FCF Ratio 2021: 54.2×

Sector peers by P/FCF Ratio — chart

Sector peers by P/FCF Ratio — table

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