GD vs HWM

General Dynamics and Howmet Aerospace, both Industrials

Howmet Aerospace is the larger company at $111B against $95B. Over the past year HWM returned +48% against +23% for GD.

General Dynamics and Howmet Aerospacecompared on valuation, return and Ryufin’s Smart Score
FigureGDHWM
Last close$382$269
Market cap$95B$111B
Trailing P/Elower is cheaper for the same earnings, not automatically bettern/a58.0
Dividend yieldn/a0.2%
1-year return+23%+48%
5-year return+116%+733%
Ryufin Smart Scoresector-relative, 1–109/109/10

Figures from SEC filings and end-of-day closes. Highlighting marks the higher or lower number, which is not the same as the better investment, a low P/E can be a warning and a high one can be deserved.

General Dynamics

Revenue of $13B in Q1 2026, net income $1.1B. Its largest reported line is Nuclear Powered Submarines, 24% of the disclosed total.

Howmet Aerospace

Revenue of $2.5B in Q2 2026, net income $534M. Its largest reported line is Aerospace Commercial, 56% of the disclosed total.

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