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Data last updated: Sep 06, 2026
Snapshot (as of Sep 06, 2026): Howmet Aerospace Inc. (HWM) pays a $0.50 annual dividend ($0.14 quarterly), yielding 0.19% at $259.27/share. Next ex-dividend date 2026-08-07. 5 consecutive years of dividend growth. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 0.19%
Annual Dividend: $0.50 per share
Payout Ratio: 10.4%
Ex-Dividend Date: 2026-08-07
Dividend Frequency: quarterly
Sector: Industrials
Years of Dividend History: 28
Howmet Aerospace Inc. dividend investors are looking at a company that makes engineered components for aircraft engines, fastening systems, and forged aluminum wheels across markets in the U.S., Europe, and Asia. The current yield is 0.19%, which is low by any income standard. HWM pays quarterly, with a trailing annual dividend of $0.50 per share and the next ex-dividend date set for August 7, 2026. At a beta of 1.186, this is not a low-volatility income play, making it better suited to investors focused on dividend growth potential rather than current income.
Howmet Aerospace Inc. pays out 10.4% of earnings as dividends, a payout ratio classified as conservative (below 40%). That level of retention leaves substantial room to sustain and grow the dividend, supported by the company's position supplying critical components like airfoils and fastening systems to the aerospace and transportation sectors. Howmet Aerospace Inc. dividend safety faces its most realistic pressure from cyclical demand in aerospace and heavy-duty trucking, both of which can contract sharply during economic downturns, given the company's exposure across those end markets.
Howmet Aerospace Inc. dividend history shows a CAGR of -1.6% per year from 2006 to 2025. Per-share, that means the dividend moved from $0.60 to $0.44 over the full window (2026 is a partial year and excluded from this calculation). The largest annual increase in the window was 70.0% in 2023, reflecting a sharp rebound after years of suppressed payments. The history also contains at least one year-over-year decline exceeding 5%, so the long-run record is not one of uninterrupted growth.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-Year | +13.9% | $0.12 (2015) | $0.44 (2025) |
HWM stock fits dividend investors who prioritize financial discipline over current income. The yield is low (below 2%), sitting at just 0.19% today, and the five-year average yield of 0.08% shows this has never been a meaningful income generator. What the data does show is five consecutive years of dividend increases and a payout ratio of 10.4%, which leaves the company with significant capacity to keep raising the payment. The trade-off is straightforward: an investor in Howmet Aerospace Inc. accepts minimal current income in exchange for a dividend that has room to grow from a very low base.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-07 | $0.1400 |
| 2026-05-08 | $0.1200 |
| 2026-02-06 | $0.1200 |
| 2025-11-07 | $0.1200 |
| 2025-08-08 | $0.1200 |
| 2025-05-09 | $0.1000 |
| 2025-02-07 | $0.1000 |
| 2024-11-08 | $0.0800 |
| 2024-08-09 | $0.0800 |
| 2024-05-09 | $0.0500 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $0.3800 |
| 2025 | $0.4400 |
| 2024 | $0.2600 |
| 2023 | $0.1700 |
| 2022 | $0.1000 |
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