Howmet Aerospace Inc. (HWM) scored on five pillars from its reported financial statements, and ranked against 270 Industrials companies.
Howmet Aerospace Inc. (HWM) scores 8.2 out of 10 as of , computed from its reported financial statements. That reads as high quality. The reading rests on profitability, and efficiency is what holds it back.
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Howmet Aerospace Inc. (HWM) has a Lemma Quality Score of 8.2 out of 10 as of October 18, 2026, which reads as high quality. A high reading means most of the pillars are strong, with no serious weakness pulling the average down. Five pillars feed it, and every one of them is computed from what the company reported rather than from its share price.
Ranked with the 270 Industrials companies Lemma publishes, the score sits at the 99th percentile, among the top tenth of the group. For reference, the middle of the group scores 5.6 and a company needs 6.5 to reach its top quarter, which leaves Howmet Aerospace Inc. well above the median.
Profitability scores 9.2 out of 10, which reads as strong. None of the other Industrials companies scores higher here, against a median of 4.9 across 262 of them. High profitability means each unit of capital and of sales is turning into more profit than at most of its peers, which is usually the first sign of pricing power or a cost advantage.
Howmet Aerospace Inc.’s solvency score is 8.3 out of 10 (strong). Against a median of 7.1 among 241 Industrials companies, that is above the group and the 68th percentile. Strong solvency points to a balance sheet that can carry its debts comfortably, with interest well covered and little pressure from creditors.
Howmet Aerospace Inc.’s growth score is 8.5 out of 10 (strong). Against a median of 5.4 among 216 Industrials companies, that is well above the group and the 89th percentile. A high growth score rewards a business that is getting bigger in a way that reaches the bottom line, not just the top one.
Efficiency scores 6.8 out of 10, which reads as average. The median across 264 Industrials companies is 6.2, so Howmet Aerospace Inc. is above its peers on this pillar and ranks at the 64th percentile. Efficiency near the median says the operation is neither unusually lean nor unusually capital hungry.
Howmet Aerospace Inc.’s predictability score is 7.3 out of 10 (strong). Against a median of 5.0 among 267 Industrials companies, that is well above the group and the 86th percentile. High predictability means the company’s results have moved steadily from year to year, which makes the other pillars more trustworthy as a guide.
The profile is uneven. Profitability leads at 9.2 while efficiency trails at 6.8, a gap of 2.4 points, so the overall averages a clear strength against a clear soft spot. Leading with profitability is the most valuable kind of strength, because margins and returns are what the other pillars ultimately feed. An efficiency shortfall means profit is not turning into cash as readily as it could.
Every scored pillar is at or above the median of Industrials companies, so there is no catch-up left to lift the overall. The risk runs the other way: a one point fall in profitability, the heaviest of them, would take the score from 8.2 to about 7.9. All five pillars could be scored, so the overall uses the full set of weights out of 100: profitability 25, solvency 20, growth 20, efficiency 15, predictability 20.
These are the Industrials companies closest to Howmet Aerospace Inc. in market value. Each has its own page scored on the same five pillars, so the comparison is like for like.
How much profit the company generates from its capital and sales.
The company’s ability to service debt and meet its obligations.
How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are compounding.
How well assets and earnings convert into cash and output.
How stable and consistent results have been over time.
Each metric is scored from 0 to 10 against sector-aware benchmarks, where higher is better. Metrics roll up into five pillars, and the pillars combine into the overall score using the weights shown. Sector-sensitive metrics are judged relative to peers in the same sector.
This score is a systematic, backward-looking read of reported fundamentals. It does not judge valuation, management quality, competitive moat, or future prospects, and can be distorted by one-off items or unusual accounting. Treat it as a starting point, not a recommendation.
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On this reading Howmet Aerospace Inc. scores 8.2 out of 10, which reads as high quality. Its strongest pillar is profitability, its weakest is efficiency. Quality is not the same as a good investment: the score says nothing about the price you would pay.
Howmet Aerospace Inc. ranks at the 99th percentile of the 270 Industrials companies Lemma publishes a score for. The median there is 5.6 and the top quarter starts at 6.5, against Howmet Aerospace Inc.’s 8.2.
Five pillars, each scored from 0 to 10 against sector-aware benchmarks and then weighted into one overall reading: profitability, solvency, growth, efficiency and predictability. Everything comes from reported financials, and nothing comes from price, sentiment or forecasts.
This page last changed on October 18, 2026. The score moves with the financial statements, so the page changes when a new filing moves the reading rather than on a schedule. Live figures for HWM are in the app.
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