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Howmet Aerospace
Aerospace & Defense · Industrials · as of 2026-08-19
Last close
$283.48
-3.1% on the session
1-year return
+64.2%
+13.8% over six months
Volatility
30.7%
annualized, trailing year
Max drawdown
-15.9%
worst peak to trough, 1y
What the numbers say

Howmet Aerospace is a aerospace & defense name in the industrials sector. Over the past year it returned +64.2%, against +12.0% over three months and +1.7% over one. It trades 17.2% above its 200-day average, so the longer trend is confirming recent strength. Annualized volatility of 30.7% is above the market's typical range.

Its worst peak-to-trough decline over the year was -15.9%, and it has traded a median $620M a day — the figure that decides whether a position can actually be entered and exited at posted prices. Its daily moves correlate 0.44 with the S&P 500 proxy, so it has been moving substantially on its own.

Where it ranks
Within Industrials#6 of 81
Stronger than 94% of its sector on the momentum profile
Across the whole index#87 of 500

How HWM scores on all four profiles

Its standing on steadiness, defensiveness and rebound — plus the factor-by-factor breakdown behind each score, and its closest and least-correlated peers among 11 others in Aerospace & Defense.

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Full metrics
1 day-3.1%
1 week+0.7%
1 month+1.7%
3 months+12.0%
6 months+13.8%
1 year+64.2%
12-1 momentum+61.5%
Volatility (1y, annualized)30.7%
Max drawdown (1y)-15.9%
Distance vs 200-day average+17.2%
Return per unit of risk2.09
Median daily dollar volume$620M
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