Huntington Ingalls Industriesvs.Howmet Aerospace
HII 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.
Howmet Aerospace is about 9.6× larger than Huntington Ingalls Industries by market cap; Huntington Ingalls Industries trades at the lower P/E (18.6 vs 62.3); year to date, Howmet Aerospace leads (+32.1% vs −15.9%).
Side by side
| HII | HWM | |
|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $11.3B | $109B |
| Price | $286.09 | $270.85 |
| Today | −0.0% | −1.1% |
| Return YTD | −15.9% | +32.1% |
| Return 1Y | +10.8% | +51.7% |
| P/E | 18.6 | 62.3 |
| P/S | 0.9 | 12.6 |
| P/B | 2.2 | 19.7 |
Data as of 2026-07-11 · updates daily after U.S. close
The two companies
Huntington Ingalls IndustriesHII
The largest US military shipbuilder; builds aircraft carriers and submarines for the navy.
Full HII profile →Howmet AerospaceHWM
Precision-cast turbine blades, fastening systems and titanium structures for jet engines and airframes — a critical supplier to GE, RTX and Boeing.
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