Howmet Aerospace Inc Cash Flow Quality Index

Latest as of March 2026: 0.78x

Howmet Aerospace Inc cash flow quality index. Howmet Aerospace Inc (HWM) has a Cash Flow Quality Index of 0.78x as of March 2026. Operating cash flow of $453.00 Million is below net income of $580.00 Million, suggesting accrual-heavy earnings not yet converted to cash. See Howmet Aerospace Inc (HWM) financial flexibility to measure the company's free cash flow as a share of total liabilities.

Cash Flow Quality Index

0.78x
Operating CF / Net Income

Operating Cash Flow

$453.00 Million
USD

Net Income

$580.00 Million
USD

Data as of

Mar 2026
Most recent filing

Cash Flow Quality Index of Howmet Aerospace Inc (2010–2025)

Cash flow quality index of Howmet Aerospace Inc from 2010 to 2025. Historical Cash Flow Quality Index for Howmet Aerospace Inc across 12 annual periods. Values consistently above 1.0x indicate high-quality earnings. Explore Howmet Aerospace Inc cash flow to debt ratio to assess how comfortably operating cash covers total debt obligations.

Howmet Aerospace Inc Cash Flow Quality Index by Year (2010–2025)

Howmet Aerospace Inc cash flow quality index by year from 2010 to 2025. Year-by-year earnings quality comparison for Howmet Aerospace Inc. For the full cash flow conversion analysis, see cash efficiency ratio of Howmet Aerospace Inc.

Year Quality Index Operating CF (USD) Net Income YoY Change
2025 1.25x $1.88 Billion $1.51 Billion ▲ +11.2%
2024 1.12x $1.30 Billion $1.16 Billion ▼ -4.6%
2023 1.18x $901.00 Million $765.00 Million ▼ -24.6%
2022 1.56x $733.00 Million $469.00 Million ▼ -10.2%
2021 1.74x $449.00 Million $258.00 Million ▲ +4946.9%
2020 0.03x $9.00 Million $261.00 Million ▼ -96.0%
2019 0.86x $406.00 Million $470.00 Million ▲ +155.6%
2018 0.34x $217.00 Million $642.00 Million ▼ -96.4%
2014 9.46x $1.67 Billion $177.00 Million ▲ +2.3%
2012 9.24x $1.50 Billion $162.00 Million ▲ +157.5%
2011 3.59x $2.19 Billion $611.00 Million ▼ -59.7%
2010 8.90x $2.26 Billion $254.00 Million —
Cash Flow Quality Index = Operating Cash Flow / Net Income. Ratios above 1.0x indicate cash-backed earnings.