Boeingvs.Howmet Aerospace
BA vs HWM · both in Military platforms, part of the Defense, security & space value chain: Aircraft, ships and vehicles, the physical platforms defense systems are built on.
Boeing is about 1.6× larger than Howmet Aerospace by market cap; Howmet Aerospace trades at the lower P/E (59.9 vs 75.3); year to date, Howmet Aerospace leads (+28.4% vs −3.1%).
Supply-chain link: Howmet Aerospace supplies Boeing.
Side by side
| BA | HWM | |
|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $183B | $112B |
| Price | $211.08 | $264.04 |
| Today | +0.3% | +0.3% |
| Return YTD | −3.1% | +28.4% |
| Return 1Y | −8.5% | +54.0% |
| P/E | 75.3 | 59.9 |
| P/S | 1.9 | 12.3 |
| P/B | 30.0 | 19.6 |
Data as of 2026-08-26 · updates daily after U.S. close
The two companies
BoeingBA
Passenger jets are the public face of Boeing. Behind them sits a large military business: combat aircraft and helicopters, plus satellites and other space hardware.
Full BA profile →Howmet AerospaceHWM
Turbine blades come out of Howmet's precision casting lines, along with aerospace fasteners and titanium structures. GE, RTX and Boeing all depend on them.
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