Elbit Systems vs Howmet Aerospace
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I put Elbit Systems and Howmet Aerospace side by side, using each one’s latest annual report. Here is what stands out:
- Howmet Aerospace is the larger business, with $8.3B of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $7.9B for Elbit Systems.
- Elbit Systems grew revenue faster (16.3%, against 11.1%).
- Howmet Aerospace kept more of each dollar of sales as operating profit (24.8% operating margin, against 8.5%).
- Howmet Aerospace turned more of its sales into free cash flow (17.3% FCF margin, against 7.0%).
- Howmet Aerospace earned a higher return on the capital invested in it (22.4%, against 18.0%).
Who comes out ahead
Of the 10 measures where higher (or lower) is clearly better, how many each company leads.
Elbit Systems
ESLT
4/10
Revenue growth5-year growthPiotroski F-scoreNet debt / EBITDA
Howmet Aerospace
HWM
6/10
Operating marginNet marginFCF marginReturn on capitalReturn on equityShare count change
Side by side
Best in the row
| Latest fiscal year | ESLT FY25 | HWM FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $36.5B | $78.1B |
| Revenue | $7.9B | $8.3B |
| Free cash flow | $553M | $1.4B |
| Net income | $534M | $1.5B |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | 16.3% | 11.1% |
| 5-year growth | 11.2% | 9.4% |
| Share count change | 4.9% | −1.0% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 24.4% | — |
| Operating margin | 8.5% | 24.8% |
| Net margin | 6.7% | 18.3% |
| FCF margin | 7.0% | 17.3% |
| Return on capital | 18.0% | 22.4% |
| Return on equity | 14.4% | 30.4% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | −$534M | $2.3B |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −0.6x | 1.0x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $112M | $881M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | — | 41.9x |
| Piotroski F-score | 8 | 7 |
Ten years
Revenue
Operating margin
Free cash flow
Return on capital
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.