Question 1

What is Howmet Aerospace's P/E ratio?

Accepted Answer

Howmet Aerospace (HWM) P/E ratio is 64.9× as of July 22, 2026. The ratio is calculated by dividing market capitalisation by trailing twelve-month earnings (net income), using USD-normalised financials (IAS 21 exchange-rate translation for non-USD reporters).

Question 2

How is the P/E ratio calculated?

Accepted Answer

P/E = Share Price ÷ Trailing Twelve-Month (TTM) Diluted EPS, or equivalently Market Capitalisation ÷ TTM Net Income. 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/E ratio?

Accepted Answer

The price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio, also called the earnings multiple, measures how much investors pay per dollar of a company's trailing twelve-month (TTM) earnings. It is calculated as share price ÷ TTM diluted EPS (equivalent to market capitalisation ÷ TTM net income). A higher P/E implies the market is pricing in stronger future earnings growth or lower risk; a lower P/E can signal slower expected growth, higher risk, or potential undervaluation.

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

There is no universal "good" P/E. As a rule of thumb, the S&P 500 has historically averaged a P/E in the mid-to-high teens; mature, slow-growth businesses commonly trade in the 10–18× range, while high-growth or asset-light companies often trade at 25–50×+. What matters is the comparison to sector peers and to the company's own historical range. For Howmet Aerospace specifically, the relevant sector benchmark is the current sector median of 27.8×.

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

Howmet Aerospace's P/E ratio of 64.9× is above its own 5-year average of 41.5× and above the sector median of 27.8×. That places the current reading at the 96th 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/E ratio range?

Accepted Answer

In the available daily series, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) P/E ratio has ranged from a low of 12.7× in 2018 to a high of 197.2× in 2014. The 5-year average is 41.5× and the 5-year median is 38.5×.

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

Howmet Aerospace (HWM) P/E ratio at the end of 2025 was 54.7×. Annual values reflect the multiple on the last trading day of each calendar year, using the trailing twelve-month earnings figure available at that date.

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

Valuation multiples move with two inputs: the numerator (market capitalisation, which tracks the share price) and the denominator (earnings). 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	$1.51B	54.7×	+16.2×	Dec 31, 2025
2024	$44.4B	$1.16B	38.4×	+9.4×	Dec 31, 2024
2023	$22.3B	$765M	29.1×	-5.7×	Dec 31, 2023
2022	$16.3B	$469M	34.8×	-17.8×	Dec 31, 2022
2021	$13.5B	$258M	52.5×	+5.3×	Dec 31, 2021
2020	$12.3B	$261M	47.2×	-20.4×	Dec 31, 2020
2019	$13.3B	$197M	67.6×	+54.9×	Dec 31, 2019
2018	$8.15B	$642M	12.7×	—	Dec 31, 2018
2017	$13.1B	-$74M	—	—	Dec 31, 2017
2016	$8.13B	-$873M	—	—	Dec 31, 2016
2015	$9.27B	$169M	54.8×	-142.4×	Dec 31, 2015
2014	$13B	$66M	197.2×	—	Dec 31, 2014


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P/E Ratio for Howmet Aerospace (HWM) 2014-2026

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

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

About P/E Ratio at Howmet Aerospace (HWM)

Howmet Aerospace P/E Ratio by Year

Howmet Aerospace P/E Ratio 2025: 54.7×

Howmet Aerospace P/E Ratio 2024: 38.4×

Howmet Aerospace P/E Ratio 2023: 29.1×

Howmet Aerospace P/E Ratio 2022: 34.8×

Howmet Aerospace P/E Ratio 2021: 52.5×

Sector peers by P/E Ratio — chart

Sector peers by P/E Ratio — table

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