Alcoa Corp vs HOWMET AEROSPACE INC., two Steel stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where AA and HWM diverge most: on p/s, AA reads 0.94 and HWM reads 10.12; on p/b, AA reads 1.74 and HWM reads 16.10. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What HWM's price implies is a somewhat stretched bet versus history (whole-company basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | AA | HWM |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $48.24 | $229.59 |
| Market cap | $12.8B | $92.3B |
| Sector | Steel | Steel |
| Stage | Cyclical | Cyclical |
| P/E | 10.0 | 49.5 |
| P/B | 1.74 | 16.10 |
| P/S | 0.94 | 10.12 |
| EV/EBITDA | 20.9 | 34.4 |
| Revenue growth | +7.1% | +17.9% |
| Operating margin | — | 27.9% |
| Net margin | 9.4% | 20.5% |
| Return on equity | 17.3% | 32.6% |
| Return on assets | 7.6% | 14.1% |
| Return on invested capital | — | 20.1% |
| FCF yield | 2.7% | 1.9% |
| Dividend yield | 0.2% | 0.2% |
| Debt / equity | 0.30 | 0.79 |
| Current ratio | 1.53 | 1.82 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 1.81 | 7.58 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 8 / 9 | 7 / 9 |
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