Howmet Aerospace (HWM) beat expectations in Q2 FY2026 on revenue of $2.5B versus the $2.4B estimate (+24.1% YoY) and EPS of $1.33. The next Howmet Aerospace (HWM) earnings date is Oct 29, 2026. Below is the full Howmet Aerospace earnings breakdown — the risk-adjusted verdict, price forecast, technicals, options and hedge-fund 13F holdings, decoded in plain English.
$2.5B (vs $2.4B est · +4.9% surprise · +24.1% YoY)
EPS
$1.33 (vs $1.24 est · +7.3% surprise · +31.7% YoY)
Share price
$263.29 (-3.1%)
Market cap
$105.3B
Howmet Aerospace (HWM) Earnings Analysis — beat / miss history
Quarter
Revenue
EPS
EPS surprise
Next-day move
Verdict
Q3 FY2026
$2.5B vs $2.4B est
$1.33 vs $1.24 est
+7.3%
-3.3%
Beat
Q2 FY2026
$2.3B vs $2.2B est
$1.22 vs $1.11 est
+9.9%
+5.5%
Beat
Q1 FY2026
$2.2B vs $2.1B est
$1.05 vs $0.96 est
+8.8%
+8.4%
Beat
Q4 FY2025
$2.1B vs $2.0B est
$0.95 vs $0.91 est
+4.4%
+1.2%
Beat
Q3 FY2025
$2.1B vs $2.0B est
$0.91 vs $0.87 est
+4.4%
-4.1%
Beat
Q2 FY2025
$1.9B vs $1.9B est
$0.86 vs $0.78 est
+10.8%
+11.2%
Mixed
Q1 FY2025
$1.9B vs $1.9B est
$0.74 vs $0.71 est
+4.2%
+4.2%
Mixed
Q4 FY2024
$1.8B vs $1.9B est
$0.71 vs $0.66 est
+7.6%
+8.9%
Mixed
Top institutional holders
Holder
% outstanding
Shares
Value
QoQ change
Blackrock, INC.
11.4%
45.8M
$12.3B
-4.5%
Vanguard Capital Management LLC
6.5%
26.1M
$7.0B
+0.3%
State Street Corp
4.7%
18.9M
$5.1B
+3.3%
Jpmorgan Chase & CO
4.6%
18.6M
$5.0B
-11.6%
Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC
4.6%
18.5M
$5.0B
+0.1%
Fmr LLC
3.8%
15.4M
$4.1B
-2.3%
Price T Rowe Associates INC /Md/
3.4%
13.5M
$3.6B
-12.5%
Bank Of America Corp /De/
2.6%
10.3M
$2.8B
-4.1%
Geode Capital Management, LLC
2.4%
9.5M
$2.6B
-17.9%
Norges Bank
2.0%
7.9M
$2.1B
+100.0%
Recent insider transactions
Insider
Role
Date
Type
Shares
Value
CANTIE JOSEPH S
director
2026-07-02
Buy
134
$36235
Smith Gunner
director
2026-05-21
Buy
731
—
SCHMIDT ULRICH
director
2026-05-21
Buy
731
—
Miller Jody
director
2026-05-21
Buy
731
—
LEDUC ROBERT F
director
2026-05-21
Buy
731
—
CANTIE JOSEPH S
director
2026-05-21
Buy
731
—
Barner Sharon R
director
2026-05-21
Buy
731
—
Alving Amy E
director
2026-05-21
Buy
731
—
What you'll find
Next Howmet Aerospace (HWM) earnings date, the expected move and the estimates priced in
A clear Beat / Miss / In-line / Mixed verdict the moment Howmet Aerospace reports
Revenue & EPS versus estimates, guidance and segment trends
Multi-lens price forecast — analyst, quant, technical and options views
Deep research: red flags, risk decoder and earnings-call sentiment
Technicals, options / implied volatility and unusual-activity signals
Hedge-fund and legendary-investor 13F holdings in Howmet Aerospace (HWM)
Side-by-side peer and historical earnings comparison
Frequently asked questions
When is Howmet Aerospace's next earnings date?
Howmet Aerospace's (HWM) next scheduled earnings date is Oct 29, 2026. Magnisto shows the confirmed date, the options-implied expected move and the revenue and EPS estimates Wall Street is modeling into the report.
Did Howmet Aerospace (HWM) beat or miss earnings?
In Q2 FY2026, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) posted beat results — revenue of $2.5B versus the $2.4B estimate (+4.9% surprise) and EPS of $1.33 versus $1.24 expected (+7.3% surprise). Magnisto decodes every Howmet Aerospace (HWM) report into a clear Beat, Miss, In-line or Mixed verdict and checks whether guidance was raised, held or cut.
How often does Howmet Aerospace beat earnings estimates?
Over its last 8 reported quarters, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) beat Wall Street EPS estimates 8 times, most recently a beat result in Q3 FY2026. Magnisto tracks every Howmet Aerospace (HWM) quarter's revenue and EPS versus consensus and grades each one Beat, Miss, In-line or Mixed at a unified ±2% threshold.
How much does Howmet Aerospace stock move after earnings?
Over its last 8 quarterly reports, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) moved an average of ±5.9% the day after earnings — ranging from -4.1% (Q3 FY2025) to +11.2% (Q2 FY2025). The stock rose after 6 of those 8 reports and fell after 2. Heading into its next report on Oct 29, 2026, options-implied volatility is pricing in a move of roughly ±14.2% (derived). Magnisto tracks the realized post-earnings move for every Howmet Aerospace (HWM) quarter alongside the beat/miss verdict — past moves don't predict the next one.
Who are the largest shareholders of Howmet Aerospace?
Institutions hold about 91.2% of Howmet Aerospace's (HWM) shares outstanding as of the 2026-06-30 13F quarter. Its largest institutional holders include Blackrock, INC. (11.4%), Vanguard Capital Management LLC (6.5%), State Street Corp (4.7%). Magnisto lists Howmet Aerospace's (HWM) top 13F holders with each stake size and its quarter-over-quarter change.
Are insiders buying or selling Howmet Aerospace (HWM)?
In the most recent Form 4 filings Magnisto tracks, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) insiders recorded 10 purchases and 1 sale — net buying. Insider transactions are one signal among many and are often routine (option exercises or scheduled 10b5-1 sales), so Magnisto shows the raw feed for you to judge.
What is the forecast for Howmet Aerospace (HWM) stock?
Magnisto blends analyst price targets, quantitative research, technical trend and options-implied moves into a scenario range for Howmet Aerospace (HWM), anchored to the current $263.29 share price, so you can weigh the bull, base and bear cases for Howmet Aerospace side by side.
Is Howmet Aerospace (HWM) a buy right now?
Magnisto does not give buy or sell tips. It gives you the institutional-grade evidence — the verdict, valuation, risks, technicals and hedge-fund 13F flows — so you can decide whether Howmet Aerospace fits your own thesis and risk profile. This is research, not investment advice.