Howmet Aerospace vs Textron
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I put Howmet Aerospace and Textron side by side, using each one’s latest annual report. Here is what stands out:
- Textron is the larger business, with $14.8B of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $8.3B for Howmet Aerospace, about 1.8 times as much.
- Howmet Aerospace grew revenue faster (11.1%, against 8.0%).
- Howmet Aerospace turned more of its sales into free cash flow (17.3% FCF margin, against 6.3%).
- Investors pay more for each dollar of Howmet Aerospace’s earnings: a P/E of 41.9x against 14.7x for Textron.
Who comes out ahead
Of the 6 measures where higher (or lower) is clearly better, how many each company leads.
Howmet Aerospace
HWM
5/6
Revenue growth5-year growthNet marginFCF marginReturn on equity
Textron
TXT
1/6
Share count change
Side by side
Best in the row
| Latest fiscal year | HWM FY25 | TXT FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $78.1B | $13.7B |
| Revenue | $8.3B | $14.8B |
| Free cash flow | $1.4B | $929M |
| Net income | $1.5B | $921M |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | 11.1% | 8.0% |
| 5-year growth | 9.4% | 4.9% |
| Share count change | −1.0% | −5.3% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | — | — |
| Operating margin | 24.8% | — |
| Net margin | 18.3% | 6.2% |
| FCF margin | 17.3% | 6.3% |
| Return on capital | 22.4% | — |
| Return on equity | 30.4% | 12.2% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | $2.3B | — |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.0x | — |
| Dividends and buybacks | $881M | $840M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | 41.9x | 14.7x |
| Piotroski F-score | 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.