Howmet (HWM) Reports Q4 Earnings: What Key Metrics Have to Say

For the quarter ended December 2025, Howmet (HWM) reported revenue of $2.17 billion, up 14.7% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $1.05, compared to $0.74 in the year-ago quarter.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of +1.26% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.14 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.97, the EPS surprise was +8.66%.

While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.

As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.

• Total Sales- Engine Products: $1.16 billion versus $1.13 billion estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +19.5% change.
• Total Sales- Fastening Systems: $454 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $462.51 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +12.9%.
• Total Sales- Engineered Structures: $287 million versus $310.13 million estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +3.2% change.
• Total Sales- Forged Wheels: $264 million versus $226.24 million estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +8.6% change.
• End Market Revenue- Aerospace- Commercial: $1.14 billion compared to the $1.14 billion average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of +13.5% year over year.
• End Market Revenue- Aerospace- Defense: $367 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $364.62 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +20.3%.
• End Market Revenue- Commercial Transportation: $310 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $278.53 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +4%.
• Adjusted EBITDA- Engine Products: $396 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $378.39 million.
• Adjusted EBITDA- Forged Wheels: $79 million compared to the $65 million average estimate based on three analysts.
• Adjusted EBITDA- Engineered Structures: $63 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $63.99 million.
• Adjusted EBITDA- Fastening Systems: $139 million compared to the $142.96 million average estimate based on three analysts.

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