Huntington Ingalls Industries vs Howmet Aerospace
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I put Huntington Ingalls Industries and Howmet Aerospace side by side, using each one’s latest annual report. Here is what stands out:
- Huntington Ingalls Industries is the larger business, with $12.5B of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $8.3B for Howmet Aerospace, about 1.5 times as much.
- Howmet Aerospace grew revenue faster (11.1%, against 8.2%).
- Howmet Aerospace kept more of each dollar of sales as operating profit (24.8% operating margin, against 5.3%).
- Howmet Aerospace turned more of its sales into free cash flow (17.3% FCF margin, against 6.4%).
- Howmet Aerospace earned a higher return on the capital invested in it (22.4%, against 7.3%).
- Investors pay more for each dollar of Howmet Aerospace’s earnings: a P/E of 41.9x against 16.7x for Huntington Ingalls Industries.
Who comes out ahead
Of the 10 measures where higher (or lower) is clearly better, how many each company leads.
Huntington Ingalls Industries
HII
0/10
Howmet Aerospace
HWM
9/10
Revenue growth5-year growthOperating marginNet marginFCF marginReturn on capitalReturn on equityNet debt / EBITDAShare count change
Side by side
Best in the row
| Latest fiscal year | HII FY25 | HWM FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $11.1B | $78.1B |
| Revenue | $12.5B | $8.3B |
| Free cash flow | $794M | $1.4B |
| Net income | $605M | $1.5B |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | 8.2% | 11.1% |
| 5-year growth | 5.9% | 9.4% |
| Share count change | −0.3% | −1.0% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | — | — |
| Operating margin | 5.3% | 24.8% |
| Net margin | 4.9% | 18.3% |
| FCF margin | 6.4% | 17.3% |
| Return on capital | 7.3% | 22.4% |
| Return on equity | 12.4% | 30.4% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | $1.9B | $2.3B |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.0x | 1.0x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $213M | $881M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | 16.7x | 41.9x |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 | 7 |
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Each company's latest fiscal year; fiscal years end in different months. The best value in each row is highlighted where higher (or lower) is clearly better. Not investment advice.