What If You Invested $1,000 in Howmet Aerospace (HWM)?
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Howmet Aerospace
HWM
Historical extremes
Maximum profit (buy at all-time low, sell at peak), maximum drawdown (peak to trough), and total return from IPO to current price.
Max profit
+2822.71% (29.2 times)
- Buy
- Mar 23, 2020
- $9.07
- Sell
- Mar 2, 2026
- $265.11
Buying HWM at the all-time low and selling at the peak would have turned $1,000 into $29,227.11.
Max drawdown
-64.81% (fell to 35% of peak)
- Peak
- Feb 19, 2020
- $25.77
- Trough
- Mar 23, 2020
- $9.07
The worst decline for HWM was -64.81% (fell to 35% of peak) from peak to trough.
IPO to current
+1637.22% (17.4 times)
- IPO
- Nov 1, 2016
- $13.86
- Current
- Mar 16, 2026
- $240.73
A $1,000 investment in HWM at IPO would be worth $17,372.17 today.
Dollar amounts based on selected investment ($1,000)
Frequently asked questions
What is Howmet Aerospace (HWM) stock's all-time high and all-time low?
- Howmet Aerospace (HWM) stock's all-time low was $9.07 on Mar 23, 2020. The all-time high was $265.11 on Mar 2, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Howmet Aerospace (HWM) stock at the all-time low?
- Buying Howmet Aerospace (HWM) stock at the all-time low ($9.07 on Mar 23, 2020) and selling at the peak ($265.11 on Mar 2, 2026) would have turned $1,000 into $29,227.11. Historical return: +2822.71% (29.2 times).
What are Howmet Aerospace (HWM)'s best buy and sell dates for maximum profit?
- The best buy date for Howmet Aerospace (HWM) stock was Mar 23, 2020 (all-time low at $9.07). The best sell date was Mar 2, 2026 at $265.11. This investment would have returned +2822.71% (29.2 times).
What was Howmet Aerospace (HWM) stock's maximum drawdown?
- Howmet Aerospace (HWM) stock's worst decline was -64.81% (fell to 35% of peak) from peak to trough. Peak: $25.77 on Feb 19, 2020. Trough: $9.07 on Mar 23, 2020. A $1,000 investment at the peak would have been worth $351.92 at the trough.
What if you bought Howmet Aerospace (HWM) stock at IPO?
- A $1,000 investment in Howmet Aerospace (HWM) stock at IPO ($13.86 on Nov 1, 2016) would be worth $17,372.17 today. Historical return: +1637.22% (17.4 times). Current stock price: $240.73 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Howmet Aerospace (HWM) 5 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Howmet Aerospace (HWM) stock 5 years ago ($30.72 on Mar 16, 2021) would be worth $7,836.33 today. Historical return: +683.63% (7.84 times). Current stock price: $240.73 as of Mar 16, 2026.
About this data
- How does the investment calculator work?
- Enter an investment amount and a start date. We use historical stock prices to calculate how many shares you would have bought, then apply the current price to show your hypothetical portfolio value and return.
- What are Historical extremes?
- Max profit: buy at all-time low, sell at the highest price after. Max drawdown: the largest peak-to-trough decline in price. IPO to current: total return from IPO date to the latest price.
- What is Max drawdown?
- Maximum drawdown is the largest peak-to-trough decline in price. It shows the worst drop from any prior high to a subsequent low. Peak and Trough are the dates and prices at which this decline occurred.
- Does this include dividends?
- The calculator uses adjusted closing prices when available, which account for stock splits and dividends. For the most accurate results, we recommend using data that includes dividend adjustments.
- Where does the price data come from?
- Historical prices are from Yahoo Finance, adjusted for stock splits and dividends. We use adjusted close for all calculations.
- How are the dollar amounts in the cards calculated?
- The dollar amounts in Historical extremes use the investment amount you select in the calculator above (e.g. $1,000). They show what your investment would have been worth at the Buy/Peak/IPO date versus the Sell/Trough/Current date.
- What date range can I use?
- The available date range depends on our historical price data for HWM. You can select any date between our first and most recent data point.