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Howmet Aerospace vs Quanex Building Products: revenue, profit, margins and growth compared

Howmet Aerospace brought in $8.3B of revenue in fiscal 2025, Quanex Building Products $1.8B in fiscal 2025. Revenue changed by +11.1% at Howmet Aerospace and +43.8% at Quanex Building Products on the year before, so Quanex Building Products grew faster. Howmet Aerospace kept 18.3% of its revenue as net profit, Quanex Building Products -13.6%. Free cash flow was $1.4B at Howmet Aerospace and $102.3M at Quanex Building Products.

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Side by side, latest fiscal year

HWMNX
Fiscal year endedFY2025 (December 31, 2025)FY2025 (October 31, 2025)
Revenue$8.3B$1.8B
Revenue growth+11.1%+43.8%
Net income$1.5B-$250.8M
Net margin18.3%-13.6%
Free cash flow$1.4B$102.3M
Free cash flow margin17.3%5.6%
Earnings per share (diluted)$3.71-$5.43
Cash$742M$76M
Debt$3.1B$692.8M
Price to earnings62.7n/a
Market value$92.7B$906.6M
Dividend yield0.19%1.62%
Rank by revenue in sector#77 of 451 · Industrials#224 of 451 · Industrials

Over the years

Revenue
HWM FY2018: $14BHWM FY2019: $7.1BHWM FY2020: $5.3BHWM FY2021: $5BHWM FY2022: $5.7BHWM FY2023: $6.6BHWM FY2024: $7.4BHWM FY2025: $8.3BNX FY2018: $889.8MNX FY2019: $893.8MNX FY2020: $851.6MNX FY2021: $1.1BNX FY2022: $1.2BNX FY2023: $1.1BNX FY2024: $1.3BNX FY2025: $1.8BFY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
HWM $8.3BNX $1.8B
Net income
HWM FY2018: $642MHWM FY2019: $470MHWM FY2020: $261MHWM FY2021: $258MHWM FY2022: $469MHWM FY2023: $765MHWM FY2024: $1.2BHWM FY2025: $1.5BNX FY2018: $26.6MNX FY2019: -$46.7MNX FY2020: $38.5MNX FY2021: $57MNX FY2022: $88.3MNX FY2023: $82.5MNX FY2024: $33.1MNX FY2025: -$250.8MFY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
HWM $1.5BNX -$250.8M
Net margin
HWM FY2018: 4.6%HWM FY2019: 6.6%HWM FY2020: 5.0%HWM FY2021: 5.2%HWM FY2022: 8.3%HWM FY2023: 11.5%HWM FY2024: 15.5%HWM FY2025: 18.3%NX FY2018: 3.0%NX FY2019: -5.2%NX FY2020: 4.5%NX FY2021: 5.3%NX FY2022: 7.2%NX FY2023: 7.3%NX FY2024: 2.6%NX FY2025: -13.6%FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
HWM 18.3%NX -13.6%
Revenue growth
HWM FY2019: -49.4%HWM FY2020: -25.9%HWM FY2021: -5.5%HWM FY2022: +13.9%HWM FY2023: +17.3%HWM FY2024: +11.9%HWM FY2025: +11.1%NX FY2019: +0.5%NX FY2020: -4.7%NX FY2021: +25.9%NX FY2022: +13.9%NX FY2023: -7.4%NX FY2024: +13.0%NX FY2025: +43.8%FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
HWM +11.1%NX +43.8%
Free cash flow
HWM FY2018: -$551MHWM FY2019: -$180MHWM FY2020: -$258MHWM FY2021: $250MHWM FY2022: $540MHWM FY2023: $682MHWM FY2024: $977MHWM FY2025: $1.4BNX FY2018: $78.1MNX FY2019: $71.5MNX FY2020: $75.1MNX FY2021: $54.6MNX FY2022: $64.8MNX FY2023: $109.7MNX FY2024: $51.7MNX FY2025: $102.3MFY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
HWM $1.4BNX $102.3M

Fiscal years as each company reports them; the two may end in different months.

Questions about Howmet Aerospace and Quanex Building Products

Which is bigger by revenue, Howmet Aerospace or Quanex Building Products?

Howmet Aerospace is bigger by revenue: $8.3B in fiscal 2025, against $1.8B for Quanex Building Products in fiscal 2025.

Which keeps more of its revenue as profit, Howmet Aerospace or Quanex Building Products?

Howmet Aerospace had a net margin of 18.3% in fiscal 2025; Quanex Building Products had -13.6% in fiscal 2025.

Which grew revenue faster, Howmet Aerospace or Quanex Building Products?

In their latest fiscal years revenue changed by +11.1% at Howmet Aerospace and +43.8% at Quanex Building Products.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the annual reports each company files with the SEC (10-K, or 20-F and 40-F for foreign companies), read from their XBRL data. Margins and growth are simple arithmetic on those figures. Nothing here is a recommendation.

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