HWM vs GD vs NOC
161 measures in 16 categories, one definition each, computed from filings and market data.
HWM73.2
Howmet Aerospace Inc.
Industrials · Aerospace & Defense
$220.90 +0.55%$88.1B mkt cap
Score DNA
GD66.1
General Dynamics Corporation
Industrials · Aerospace & Defense
$344.23 +2.12%$93.1B mkt cap
Score DNA
NOC62.9
Northrop Grumman Corporation
Industrials · Aerospace & Defense
$519.86 +4.07%$73.9B mkt cap
Score DNA
Price, rebased to 100 three years ago
HWM GD NOC · weekly adjusted closesSmart money 8Valuation 16Profitability (TTM) 12Returns on capital 11Growth 17Margin history & stability 7Liquidity (latest quarter) 7Leverage & solvency (latest quarter) 13Efficiency 11Cash flow & earnings quality 7Dividends & buybacks 9Scores & forensic checks 15Per share 7Size (TTM) 8Price performance 9Technicals 4
● marks the highest or lowest value where that direction is plainly stronger (margins, returns, coverage, leverage); multiples and yields are left unmarked. Bars show each stock's percentile within its own industry. n/a: the measure does not apply to lenders and insurers.
Smart money
8 measures| Measure | HWM | GD | NOC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Insider open-market buys, 180d | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Insider $ bought, 180d | — | — | — |
| Congress purchases, 180d | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Last Congress purchase | — | — | 2026-05-08 |
| 13F net change in holders | +137 | −2 | −75 |
| ETFs adding shares, 30d | 1,252 | 962 | 946 |
| ETFs trimming, 30d | 991 | 710 | 654 |
| Net ETF funds, 30d | +261 | +252 | +292 |
Valuation
16 measures| Measure | HWM | GD | NOC |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (TTM) | 47.1x
72nd
|
20.8x
15th
|
16.4x
5th
|
| PEG (P/E ÷ 3-yr EPS CAGR) | 0.87
21st
|
2.03
67th
|
14.81
100th
|
| Price / sales | 9.7x
80th
|
1.7x
22nd
|
1.7x
24th
|
| Price / book | 15.4x
89th
|
3.5x
47th
|
4.1x
55th
|
| Price / tangible book | — | 22.1x
68th
|
163.0x
100th
|
| Price / free cash flow | 56.1x
89th
|
14.4x
11th
|
20.3x
29th
|
| Price / operating cash flow | 39.7x
79th
|
12.1x
13th
|
14.5x
23rd
|
| Enterprise value | $92.0B
89th
|
$98.3B
93rd
|
$87.8B
87th
|
| EV / sales | 10.1x
84th
|
1.8x
16th
|
2.0x
24th
|
| EV / EBITDA | 33.4x
81st
|
15.3x
29th
|
11.8x
14th
|
| EV / EBIT | 37.6x
79th
|
17.1x
23rd
|
14.8x
3rd
|
| EV / free cash flow | 58.6x
89th
|
15.2x
11th
|
24.1x
29th
|
| Earnings yield | 2.1%
49th
|
4.8%
89th
|
6.1%
96th
|
| FCF yield | 1.8%
44th
|
6.9%
93rd
|
4.9%
82nd
|
| Operating cash flow yield | 2.5%
44th
|
8.3%
91st
|
6.9%
84th
|
| Graham number (per share) | $38.64
47th
|
$190.07
95th
|
$298.69
100th
|
Profitability (TTM)
12 measures| Measure | HWM | GD | NOC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 35.2%
72nd
|
15.4%
19th
|
20.1%
31st
|
| EBITDA margin | 30.2%
92nd
|
11.7%
45th
|
17.4%
74th
|
| Operating margin | 28.3%
98th
|
10.3%
58th
|
10.2%
57th
|
| EBIT margin | 26.9%
94th
|
10.5%
57th
|
13.8%
77th
|
| Net margin | 20.5%
98th
|
8.2%
64th
|
10.5%
77th
|
| NOPAT margin | 23.2%
98th
|
8.5%
62nd
|
8.7%
64th
|
| FCF margin | 17.2%
92nd
|
11.8%
77th
|
8.5%
66th
|
| Operating cash flow margin | 24.4%
98th
|
14.0%
74th
|
11.8%
64th
|
| R&D / revenue | 0.4%
37th
|
0.9%
42nd
|
0.0%
0th
|
| SG&A / revenue | 5.0%
15th
|
5.0%
17th
|
9.0%
34th
|
| Stock comp / revenue | 1.0%
63rd
|
0.4%
20th
|
0.3%
17th
|
| Effective tax rate | 18.0%
36th
|
17.6%
35th
|
14.5%
18th
|
Returns on capital
11 measures| Measure | HWM | GD | NOC |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROE (on average equity) | 34.7%
90th
|
17.8%
71st
|
27.0%
84th
|
| ROA | 15.4%
100th
|
7.7%
67th
|
9.0%
80th
|
| ROIC | 21.9%
91st
|
14.6%
76th
|
11.7%
64th
|
| ROCE | 22.4%
100th
|
13.9%
76th
|
15.8%
87th
|
| Return on tangible assets | 20.2%
100th
|
9.8%
67th
|
11.8%
80th
|
| Cash ROIC (OCF / invested capital) | 22.9%
83rd
|
24.1%
87th
|
15.9%
72nd
|
| Gross profitability (GP / assets) | 23.7%
82nd
|
14.0%
45th
|
16.9%
56th
|
| ROIC, 3-yr average | 15.3%
95th
|
11.5%
82nd
|
10.1%
67th
|
| ROIC, 5-yr average | 12.7%
80th
|
12.3%
71st
|
14.5%
85th
|
| ROE, 5-yr average | 21.5%
88th
|
17.3%
85th
|
27.6%
93rd
|
| Incremental ROIC | 54.9%
64th
|
61.7%
70th
|
30.4%
54th
|
Growth
17 measures| Measure | HWM | GD | NOC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (TTM YoY) | 18.1%
45th
|
9.1%
20th
|
5.9%
8th
|
| Revenue growth (QoQ) | 10.1%
49th
|
4.5%
27th
|
10.1%
47th
|
| Revenue CAGR, 3 yr | 13.7%
50th
|
10.3%
37th
|
4.2%
13th
|
| Revenue CAGR, 5 yr | 13.8%
58th
|
7.3%
26th
|
2.7%
9th
|
| Gross profit CAGR, 3 yr | 29.1%
79th
|
8.6%
31st
|
3.9%
21st
|
| Operating income CAGR, 3 yr | 31.9%
76th
|
10.3%
29th
|
6.0%
26th
|
| Net income growth (TTM YoY) | 33.9%
53rd
|
9.8%
17th
|
14.0%
25th
|
| Net income CAGR, 3 yr | 52.1%
90th
|
10.0%
33rd
|
-1.1%
17th
|
| EPS growth (TTM YoY) | 35.6%
53rd
|
8.7%
17th
|
15.2%
25th
|
| EPS CAGR, 3 yr | 53.9%
90th
|
10.2%
37th
|
1.1%
20th
|
| EPS CAGR, 5 yr | 47.0%
88th
|
7.1%
38th
|
2.3%
27th
|
| FCF growth (TTM YoY) | 54.2%
58th
|
56.1%
65th
|
178.7%
84th
|
| FCF CAGR, 3 yr | 39.4%
86th
|
28.7%
64th
|
17.2%
36th
|
| Operating cash flow CAGR, 3 yr | 42.2%
90th
|
23.0%
52nd
|
10.1%
21st
|
| Book value CAGR, 3 yr | 16.4%
66th
|
11.4%
59th
|
7.3%
43rd
|
| Dividend CAGR, 3 yr | 10.5%
90th
|
1.8%
34th
|
5.2%
76th
|
| Sustainable growth rate | 31.1%
84th
|
11.3%
47th
|
18.9%
76th
|
Margin history & stability
7 measures| Measure | HWM | GD | NOC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin, 3-yr average | 29.9%
63rd
|
15.5%
17th
|
18.7%
24th
|
| Operating margin, 3-yr average | 24.4%
93rd
|
10.2%
63rd
|
9.1%
52nd
|
| Net margin, 3-yr average | 17.3%
98th
|
8.1%
65th
|
8.6%
70th
|
| FCF margin, 3-yr average | 14.7%
91st
|
8.3%
65th
|
6.1%
52nd
|
| Revenue stability (0-1) | 0.98
96th
|
0.92
56th
|
0.84
40th
|
| Earnings stability (0-1) | 0.93
92nd
|
0.85
81st
|
0.14
12th
|
| Margin stability (0-1) | 0.81
34th
|
0.96
81st
|
0.92
66th
|
Liquidity (latest quarter)
7 measures| Measure | HWM | GD | NOC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cash & short-term investments | $563.0M
65th
|
$4.3B
95th
|
$2.3B
89th
|
| Net cash (− = net debt) | −$3.9B
15th
|
−$5.1B
13th
|
−$14.0B
7th
|
| Working capital | $1.9B
80th
|
$8.3B
98th
|
$2.2B
87th
|
| Current ratio | 1.82
29th
|
1.44
18th
|
1.17
7th
|
| Quick ratio | 0.87
9th
|
0.96
13th
|
1.06
22nd
|
| Cash ratio (cash + ST investments / current liabilities) | 0.24
40th
|
0.23
31st
|
0.17
16th
|
| Defensive interval (days) | 1,050 days
56th
|
2,105 days
87th
|
1,083 days
61st
|
Leverage & solvency (latest quarter)
13 measures| Measure | HWM | GD | NOC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total debt | $4.5B
85th
|
$9.5B
87th
|
$16.3B
91st
|
| Debt / equity | 0.79
66th
|
0.35
36th
|
0.91
74th
|
| Net debt / equity | 0.69
74th
|
0.19
42nd
|
0.78
83rd
|
| Debt / assets | 34.0%
75th
|
15.8%
33rd
|
32.1%
67th
|
| Debt / capital | 44.0%
66th
|
26.1%
36th
|
47.7%
74th
|
| Debt / EBITDA | 1.64
31st
|
1.47
21st
|
2.19
45th
|
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.43
36th
|
0.80
29th
|
1.88
50th
|
| Interest coverage (EBIT / interest) | 14.6x
83rd
|
22.5x
94th
|
9.0x
69th
|
| Cash interest coverage | 13.2x
81st
|
30.2x
96th
|
7.7x
60th
|
| Debt payback (years of OCF) | 2.0 yrs
31st
|
1.2 yrs
21st
|
3.2 yrs
54th
|
| Liabilities / assets | 56.7%
60th
|
55.4%
56th
|
64.8%
76th
|
| IS credit model rating | AA | AA+ | A- |
| Implied credit spread (bps) | 80
13th
|
65
5th
|
175
47th
|
Efficiency
11 measures| Measure | HWM | GD | NOC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asset turnover | 0.75
62nd
|
0.94
78th
|
0.86
71st
|
| Fixed asset turnover | 3.24
31st
|
7.24
74th
|
3.52
35th
|
| Inventory turnover | 2.9
32nd
|
4.9
60th
|
23.1
88th
|
| Receivables turnover | 9.5
72nd
|
18.3
98th
|
7.4
63rd
|
| Days sales outstanding | 39 days
29th
|
20 days
4th
|
50 days
38th
|
| Days inventory outstanding | 127 days
68th
|
75 days
40th
|
16 days
12th
|
| Days payables outstanding | 66 days
82nd
|
23 days
9th
|
29 days
22nd
|
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | 99 days
49th
|
71 days
38th
|
36 days
24th
|
| Capex / revenue | 7.1%
75th
|
2.3%
26th
|
3.3%
47th
|
| Capex / depreciation | 2.15
80th
|
1.80
74th
|
0.94
39th
|
| Operating expense ratio | 9.4%
19th
|
5.1%
2nd
|
9.4%
21st
|
Cash flow & earnings quality
7 measures| Measure | HWM | GD | NOC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow / net income | 1.19
46th
|
1.72
79th
|
1.13
44th
|
| FCF / net income | 0.84
49th
|
1.44
79th
|
0.81
46th
|
| FCF / operating cash flow | 70.7%
42nd
|
83.7%
66th
|
71.8%
45th
|
| Capex / operating cash flow | 29.3%
58th
|
16.3%
34th
|
28.2%
55th
|
| Accruals ratio | -2.9%
44th
|
-5.5%
25th
|
-1.2%
58th
|
| Sloan accruals ratio | -4.2%
33rd
|
1.5%
64th
|
0.7%
60th
|
| Earnings quality score (0-1) | 1.00
49th
|
0.75
23rd
|
1.00
49th
|
Scores & forensic checks
15 measures| Measure | HWM | GD | NOC |
|---|---|---|---|
| IS score | 73
96th
|
66
80th
|
63
65th
|
| IS profitability | 80
100th
|
39
64th
|
49
75th
|
| IS growth | 74
65th
|
54
24th
|
55
25th
|
| IS value | 28
7th
|
52
85th
|
57
91st
|
| IS momentum | 94
86th
|
81
53rd
|
78
41st
|
| IS risk (safety) | 100
44th
|
100
44th
|
80
29th
|
| IS quality | 82
98th
|
77
91st
|
73
76th
|
| IS balance sheet | 64
65th
|
71
75th
|
57
49th
|
| IS earnings quality | 81
93rd
|
68
55th
|
70
73rd
|
| IS cash flow | 68
73rd
|
75
93rd
|
60
67th
|
| Piotroski F-score (0-9) | 7
53rd
|
8
84th
|
8
84th
|
| Altman Z-score | 10.6
95th
|
4.3
45th
|
3.1
31st
|
| Beneish M-score | −2.51
36th
|
−2.78
22nd
|
−2.40
52nd
|
| Ohlson O-score | −8.50
31st
|
−8.85
22nd
|
−7.97
45th
|
| IS credit score | 87
84th
|
92
89th
|
70
51st
|
Size (TTM)
8 measures| Measure | HWM | GD | NOC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $88.1B
91st
|
$93.1B
93rd
|
$73.9B
89th
|
| Revenue | $9.1B
80th
|
$54.9B
95th
|
$42.9B
91st
|
| EBITDA | $2.8B
85th
|
$6.4B
91st
|
$7.4B
93rd
|
| Net income | $1.9B
85th
|
$4.5B
93rd
|
$4.5B
95th
|
| Free cash flow | $1.6B
87th
|
$6.4B
95th
|
$3.6B
93rd
|
| Total assets | $13.3B
82nd
|
$60.2B
93rd
|
$50.8B
91st
|
| Shareholders' equity | $5.7B
85th
|
$26.8B
98th
|
$17.9B
95th
|
| Employees | 25,430
82nd
|
117,000
95th
|
95,000
93rd
|
Price performance
9 measures| Measure | HWM | GD | NOC |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 day | +0.6% | +2.1% | +4.1% |
| 1 week | −1.9% | +3.9% | +8.2% |
| 1 month | −2.1% | −3.3% | −0.8% |
| 3 months | −18.8% | −7.1% | −0.8% |
| 6 months | −13.6% | +2.4% | −21.8% |
| Year to date | +4.4% | +0.6% | −10.9% |
| 1 year | +15.0% | +3.7% | −14.3% |
| 3 years, cumulative | +378.7% | +50.7% | +14.1% |
| 5 years, cumulative | +607.3% | +85.5% | +43.0% |
Technicals
4 measures| Measure | HWM | GD | NOC |
|---|---|---|---|
| RSI 14 | 39.1 | 53.1 | 59.1 |
| From 52-week high | −28.7% | −13.9% | −32.8% |
| From 52-week low | +17.9% | +12.2% | +10.6% |
| Beta | 1.20 | 0.33 | -0.11 |
InsiderStreet reports findings from filings and market data. A comparison is not a recommendation to buy or sell either stock.Every figure is computed in code · data as of 2026-10-17