Recent share performance and business scale
With no single headline event driving attention today, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) is drawing interest after a mixed recent run, including a roughly 12% decline over the past month alongside a gain in the past 3 months.
At a recent close of US$227.90 and a market value of about US$92.4b, the company sits among the larger aerospace suppliers, supported by annual revenue of US$8.25b and net income of US$1.51b.
See our latest analysis for Howmet Aerospace.
Looking beyond the recent 12% 1 month share price pullback, Howmet Aerospace still carries a strong track record, with a 1 year total shareholder return of 76.2% and a very large 5 year total shareholder return of more than 6x.
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So with a recent 12% pullback, strong multi year returns, and annual revenue of US$8.25b with net income of US$1.51b, is Howmet still undervalued or is the market already pricing in its future growth?
Most Popular Narrative: 2.5% Undervalued
Howmet Aerospace's most followed narrative pegs fair value at about $233.70, slightly above the recent $227.90 close. This puts a microscope on what is driving that gap.
Major capacity expansions in high margin engine products and industrial gas turbines, backed by customer agreements, are set to ramp in 2026, 2027, these projects should deliver significant revenue growth and incremental margin expansion as initial launch costs normalize.
Want to see what sits behind that premium call on Howmet? The narrative leans heavily on rising margins, compound revenue growth, and a rich future earnings multiple. Curious which specific assumptions and time frames are doing the heavy lifting for that $233.70 fair value estimate?
Result: Fair Value of $233.70 (UNDERVALUED)
Have a read of the narrative in full and understand what's behind the forecasts.
However, this depends on significant spending for capacity and automation proving successful, and on key aerospace customers avoiding production issues that could negatively affect volumes and margins.
Find out about the key risks to this Howmet Aerospace narrative.
Another View: What Earnings Multiples Are Saying
The narrative based on future earnings points to modest undervaluation, but current pricing tells a different story. Howmet trades on a P/E of 60.7x, compared with a fair ratio of 44.4x, the US Aerospace & Defense average of 35.8x and a peer average of 30.2x. That kind of premium can reflect quality, but it also raises the question of how much good news is already in the price.
See what the numbers say about this price — find out in our valuation breakdown.
Next Steps
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