Howmet Aerospace (HWM)
S&P 500 · Industrials · data since 2016-11-01 · last close 2026-10-26
Howmet Aerospace (HWM) monthly returns (%)
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1.5 | 26.2 | -12.2 | 5.5 | 6.3 | 4.1 | 4.9 | -13.2 | -7.7 | -14.1 | · | · |
| 2025 | 15.7 | 8.0 | -5.0 | 6.8 | 22.7 | 9.6 | -3.4 | -3.1 | 12.7 | 5.0 | -0.6 | 0.2 |
| 2024 | 4.0 | 18.4 | 2.8 | -2.5 | 26.9 | -8.3 | 23.3 | 1.1 | 3.7 | -0.5 | 18.8 | -7.6 |
| 2023 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 0.5 | 4.5 | -3.4 | 15.9 | 3.2 | -3.2 | -6.5 | -4.7 | 19.4 | 2.9 |
| 2022 | -2.3 | 15.6 | 0.1 | -5.1 | 4.9 | -12.1 | 18.1 | -4.5 | -12.7 | 14.9 | 6.1 | 4.6 |
| 2021 | -13.9 | 14.4 | 14.3 | -0.5 | 11.0 | -2.9 | -4.8 | -3.2 | -1.7 | -4.8 | -5.2 | 13.2 |
| 2020 | -2.7 | -1.9 | -45.3 | 6.1 | 0.1 | 21.2 | -6.8 | 18.5 | -4.6 | 3.2 | 36.0 | 21.6 |
| 2019 | 11.6 | -1.4 | 3.4 | 12.4 | 2.0 | 17.9 | -3.0 | 3.3 | 0.6 | 5.7 | 12.8 | -0.6 |
| 2018 | 10.3 | -18.7 | -5.5 | -22.7 | -0.6 | -3.6 | 27.5 | 3.5 | -1.6 | -7.6 | 6.0 | -21.5 |
| 2017 | 22.9 | 26.7 | -8.5 | 3.8 | 0.7 | -17.6 | 9.4 | 3.0 | -2.3 | 1.0 | -1.8 | 10.7 |
| 2016 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 2.4 | -3.8 |
| Avg | 5.0 | 9.1 | -5.6 | 0.8 | 7.1 | 2.4 | 6.8 | 0.2 | -2.0 | 1.3 | 9.4 | 2.0 |
| Median | 3.6 | 11.2 | -2.5 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 0.6 | 4.1 | -1.0 | -2.0 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 1.6 |
October so far: -14.1% against an average of +1.3% and a median of +1.0% across 9 completed Octobers, 5 of them positive.
Values in %. Current and first-listed months are partial (greyed) and are left out of the Avg and Median rows.
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HWM seasonality — average by calendar month
Howmet Aerospace has monthly history back to 2016. Its strongest month by median is February — positive in 7 of 10 years, median +11.2%, and higher in 6 of the last 9. March is the soft spot, down in 5 of 10 with a median of -2.5%. Across its full record it has closed 58% of months higher, swings ±11.8% in an average month and has fallen 64.8% peak to trough.
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | +5.0% | +9.1% | -5.6% | +0.8% | +7.1% | +2.4% | +6.8% | +0.2% | -2.0% | +1.3% | +9.4% | +2.0% |
| Win rate | 70%/10 | 70%/10 | 50%/10 | 60%/10 | 80%/10 | 50%/10 | 60%/10 | 50%/10 | 30%/10 | 56%/9 | 70%/10 | 60%/10 |
Win rate = share of positive months / sample size.
HWM risk & extremes
HWM drawdown & rolling returns
Percent below the all-time high at each month-end — how far underwater the asset was.
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Frequently asked questions
What was Howmet Aerospace's best month?+
Howmet Aerospace's strongest completed month on record is November 2020, at +36.00%.
What was Howmet Aerospace's worst month?+
Its weakest completed month on record is March 2020, at -45.28%.
Is Howmet Aerospace up this year?+
Howmet Aerospace is down 5.10% year to date, measured from its last close before 1 January.
What is Howmet Aerospace's 1-year return?+
-1.93% over the past twelve months, comparing the latest close with the most recent close on or before the same date a year earlier.
What is Howmet Aerospace's biggest drawdown?+
The deepest peak-to-trough fall on record is 64.8%, measured on month-end closes since 2016.
Which calendar month is historically best for Howmet Aerospace?+
November has the highest average return across every completed November since 2016. An average is not a forecast.
About Howmet Aerospace
Howmet Aerospace is an S&P 500 company, an industrials business worth about $78 billion. It measures its order book in years, not quarters — with price receipts on this site going back to 2016. And the long game: $100 at its first close here (2016) would be about $1,594 today.
Did you know?
- Its best month on record was November 2020 at +36%; its worst, March 2020 at -45.28%.
- It has closed May in the green 8 out of 10 times — calendar astrology, but the fun kind.
Trivia for entertainment — the numbers come from our price data; the jokes don't.