Howmet Aerospace vs Textron
Textron is the larger business, with $14.80bn of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $8.25bn for Howmet Aerospace (1.8 times as much). Howmet Aerospace grew faster (11.1% against 8.0%). Howmet Aerospace kept more of each dollar of sales as profit: a net margin of 18.3% against 6.2%.
| Latest fiscal year | Howmet AerospaceHWM, 2025 | TextronTXT, 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $8.25bn | $14.80bn |
| Revenue growth | 11.1% | 8.0% |
| Net income | $1.51bn | $921m |
| Operating margin | — | — |
| Net margin | 18.3% | 6.2% |
| Return on equity | 30.4% | 12.2% |
| Free cash flow | $1.43bn | $929m |
| Cash | $742m | $2.02bn |
| Total debt | $3.05bn | $0 |
| Debt to equity | — | — |
| Dividend per share | $0.44 | $0.08 |
| Dividend yield | 0.2% | 0.1% |
| Share buybacks | $700m | $822m |
| Employees | — | 34,000 |
| Market value | $88.70bn | $14.91bn |
| Price vs our value range | Above our value range | Within our value range |
| Moat score | 46 (Moderate) | 48 (Moderate) |
| Insider trades, 12 months | 0 buys, 3 sales | 1 buys, 9 sales |