HOWMET AEROSPACE INC. vs KAISER ALUMINUM CORPORATION, two Steel stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where HWM and KALU diverge most: on p/s, HWM reads 13.53 and KALU reads 0.67; on dividend yield, HWM reads 0.1% and KALU reads 1.9%. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What HWM's price implies is a demanding bet versus history and the cohort (whole-company basis). What KALU's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | HWM | KALU |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $289.40 | $163.23 |
| Market cap | $116.6B | $2.8B |
| Sector | Steel | Steel |
| Stage | Cyclical | Cyclical |
| Implied growth (priced in) | — | +10.0% |
| P/E | 67.2 | 12.1 |
| P/B | 21.12 | 2.93 |
| P/S | 13.53 | 0.67 |
| EV/EBITDA | 45.9 | 8.1 |
| Revenue growth | +14.2% | +32.3% |
| Operating margin | 32.6% | 10.6% |
| Net margin | 20.2% | 5.5% |
| Return on equity | 31.6% | 24.1% |
| Return on assets | 13.3% | 7.8% |
| Return on invested capital | 18.5% | 13.2% |
| FCF yield | 1.4% | 3.1% |
| Dividend yield | 0.1% | 1.9% |
| Debt / equity | 0.85 | 1.10 |
| Current ratio | 2.44 | 2.50 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 7.65 | 2.94 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 4 / 9 | 7 / 9 |
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