HWM vs RTX

Howmet Aerospace and RTX Corporation, both Industrials

RTX Corporation is the larger company at $250B against $111B. On trailing earnings RTX is the cheaper of the two at a P/E of 37.3 against 58.0, a gap that is only a bargain if the two are growing at similar rates. Over the past year HWM returned +48% against +38% for RTX. Ryufin's sector-relative Smart Score puts HWM ahead, 9/10 against 7/10.

Howmet Aerospace and RTX Corporationcompared on valuation, return and Ryufin’s Smart Score
FigureHWMRTX
Last close$269$212
Market cap$111B$250B
Trailing P/Elower is cheaper for the same earnings, not automatically better58.037.3
Dividend yield0.2%1.3%
1-year return+48%+38%
5-year return+733%+172%
Ryufin Smart Scoresector-relative, 1–109/107/10

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.

Howmet Aerospace

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

RTX Corporation

Revenue of $25B in Q2 2026, net income $2.1B. Its largest reported line is Pratt And Whitney, 36% of the disclosed total.

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