ARXS vs. HWM: Arxis vs. Howmet Aerospace Stock Comparison

November 11, 2026

How do Arxis (ARXS) and Howmet Aerospace (HWM) stack up? This page sets them side by side across company profile, performance and risk, profitability, growth, financial strength, dividends, and valuation, with selected fundamentals also measured against each stock's industry-group peers.

Company Profile

Arxis (ARXS) and Howmet Aerospace (HWM) are both classified in the Aerospace & Defense sub-industry within the broader Aerospace & Defense industry, placing them in the closest GICS peer bucket.

Howmet Aerospace (HWM) has been public since November 1, 2016 with a meaningfully longer listed history, while Arxis (ARXS) only listed on April 16, 2026 — long-window metrics on the ARXS side should be interpreted with caution.

Company profile comparison for Arxis (ARXS) and Howmet Aerospace (HWM)
Profile Item	ARXS	HWM
Name	Arxis Inc. Class A Common Stock	Howmet Aerospace Inc.
Country/Region	United States	United States
GICS Sector	Industrials	Industrials
GICS Industry Group	Capital Goods	Capital Goods
GICS Industry	Aerospace & Defense	Aerospace & Defense
GICS Sub-Industry	Aerospace & Defense	Aerospace & Defense
Market Capitalization	21.49 billion USD	81.84 billion USD
Currency	USD	USD
Exchange	Nasdaq	NYSE
Listing Date	April 16, 2026	November 1, 2016
Security Type	Common Stock	Common Stock

Price Performance

Cumulative Growth

ARXS

HWM

GSPC

Arxis (ARXS) vs. Howmet Aerospace (HWM), with S&P 500 (GSPC) for reference: Growth of a $10,000 investment over the past five years. Adjusted for dividends and splits.

Trailing Returns

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Trailing total returns for Arxis (ARXS) and Howmet Aerospace (HWM). Returns over one year are annualized.

Calendar-Year Returns

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Calendar-year total returns for Arxis (ARXS) and Howmet Aerospace (HWM). Each bar is that year's total return, measured year-end to year-end.

Performance Metrics

Price performance metrics for Arxis (ARXS) and Howmet Aerospace (HWM)
Metric	ARXS	HWM
Total Return (1Y)	--	5.06%
Total Return (3Y, Annualized)	--	64.83%
Total Return (5Y, Annualized)	--	46.04%

Risk Profile

Drawdown History

ARXS

HWM

GSPC

Arxis (ARXS) vs. Howmet Aerospace (HWM), with S&P 500 (GSPC) for reference: Drawdown from the running peak over the past five years. Each line shows the decline from its prior peak; 0% marks a new high.

Return Distribution

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Distribution of monthly total returns for Arxis (ARXS) and Howmet Aerospace (HWM). Each bar is the share of months whose return fell in that 5% bucket.

Risk Metrics

Arxis (ARXS) carries a highly aggressive beta of 2.67, indicating much higher sensitivity to broad-market moves, whereas Howmet Aerospace (HWM) is closer to market-like at 1.27 — a noticeable difference in market-sensitivity profile.

Risk profile metrics for Arxis (ARXS) and Howmet Aerospace (HWM)
Metric	ARXS	HWM
Volatility (1Y, Annualized)	61.31%	37.60%
Beta (5Y)	2.67	1.27
Max Drawdown (5Y)	-22.04%	-36.47%
Avg. Volume (3M)	885.61K	3.47M

Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Return Positioning

Both ARXS and HWM need 1-year volatility and 1-year return to plot risk-return positioning.

Risk-Adjusted Metrics

Risk-adjusted metrics for Arxis (ARXS) and Howmet Aerospace (HWM)
Metric	ARXS	HWM
Sharpe Ratio (1Y)	--	0.02
Sortino Ratio (1Y)	--	0.03

Profitability

ROE (TTM)

Capital efficiency shows on one side only: Howmet Aerospace (HWM) earns 37.65% on shareholders’ equity, ranked against its industry; Arxis (ARXS) has no ROE this period.

ARXS

Capital Goods industry group

Max: 40.55%
Q3: 19.29%
Median: 12.12%
Q1: 4.08%
Min: -17.12%
ARXS: --

HWM

Capital Goods industry group

37.65%

Max: 40.55%
HWM: 37.65%
Q3: 19.29%
Median: 12.12%
Q1: 4.08%
Min: -17.12%

Arxis (ARXS) vs. Howmet Aerospace (HWM): ARXS does not report ROE, so it has no value marker; HWM is benchmarked against the Capital Goods industry group.

Net Margin (TTM)

Howmet Aerospace (HWM) at 21.10% retains a top-quartile share of revenue as profit, ahead of Arxis (ARXS) at 11.56%, which keeps about the industry-typical share.

ARXS

Capital Goods industry group

11.56%

Max: 27.47%
Q3: 12.10%
ARXS: 11.56%
Median: 6.30%
Q1: 1.40%
Min: -12.89%

HWM

Capital Goods industry group

21.10%

Max: 27.47%
HWM: 21.10%
Q3: 12.10%
Median: 6.30%
Q1: 1.40%
Min: -12.89%

Arxis (ARXS) vs. Howmet Aerospace (HWM): A comparison of their net margin against the Capital Goods industry group benchmark.

Operating Margin (TTM)

Both Arxis (ARXS) at 23.66% and Howmet Aerospace (HWM) at 28.78% convert sales into operating profit at a top-quartile rate, pointing to tighter cost discipline before financing and tax.

ARXS

Capital Goods industry group

23.66%

Max: 36.60%
ARXS: 23.66%
Q3: 18.33%
Median: 11.12%
Q1: 5.14%
Min: -12.63%

HWM

Capital Goods industry group

28.78%

Max: 36.60%
HWM: 28.78%
Q3: 18.33%
Median: 11.12%
Q1: 5.14%
Min: -12.63%

Arxis (ARXS) vs. Howmet Aerospace (HWM): A comparison of their operating margin against the Capital Goods industry group benchmark.

Profitability Metrics

Profitability metrics for Arxis (ARXS) and Howmet Aerospace (HWM)
Metric	ARXS	HWM
ROE (TTM)	--	37.65%
ROA (TTM)	--	13.97%
Net Margin (TTM)	11.56%	21.10%
Operating Margin (TTM)	23.66%	28.78%
Gross Margin (TTM)	53.33%	36.63%

Growth

Revenue Growth

Arxis (ARXS) at 115.49% clears its industry range for revenue growth, far stronger top-line momentum than Howmet Aerospace (HWM) at 11.06%, which is closer to a typical peer reading.

Arxis (ARXS) vs. Howmet Aerospace (HWM): A comparison of their Revenue Growth across different time periods.

EPS Growth

Only one side can be read here: Howmet Aerospace (HWM) reports EPS growth of 32.03%, ranked against its industry; Arxis (ARXS) has no EPS growth figure this period.

Arxis (ARXS) vs. Howmet Aerospace (HWM): A comparison of their EPS Growth across different time periods.

Growth Metrics

Growth metrics for Arxis (ARXS) and Howmet Aerospace (HWM)
Metric	ARXS	HWM
Revenue Growth (YoY)	115.49%	11.06%
Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)	--	13.37%
EPS Growth (YoY)	--	32.03%
EPS Growth (3Y CAGR)	--	49.51%

Financial Strength

Current Ratio (MRQ)

Howmet Aerospace (HWM) at 1.86 keeps current ratio within its industry’s typical mid-range, while Arxis (ARXS) at 4.70 sits above its industry’s typical mid-range — comfortable liquidity, though possibly with more idle current assets relative to peers.

ARXS

Capital Goods industry group

4.70

Max: 5.22
ARXS: 4.70
Q3: 2.95
Median: 2.08
Q1: 1.43
Min: 0.36

HWM

Capital Goods industry group

1.86

Max: 5.22
Q3: 2.95
Median: 2.08
HWM: 1.86
Q1: 1.43
Min: 0.36

Arxis (ARXS) vs. Howmet Aerospace (HWM): A comparison of their current ratio against the Capital Goods industry group benchmark.

Debt / Equity (MRQ)

Both Arxis (ARXS) at 0.34 and Howmet Aerospace (HWM) at 0.80 fund their balance sheets with roughly industry-typical debt-to-equity mixes.

ARXS

Capital Goods industry group

0.34

Max: 2.33
Q3: 1.12
Median: 0.60
ARXS: 0.34
Q1: 0.29
Min: 0.00

HWM

Capital Goods industry group

0.80

Max: 2.33
Q3: 1.12
HWM: 0.80
Median: 0.60
Q1: 0.29
Min: 0.00

Arxis (ARXS) vs. Howmet Aerospace (HWM): A comparison of their debt-to-equity ratio against the Capital Goods industry group benchmark.

Financial Strength Metrics

Financial strength metrics for Arxis (ARXS) and Howmet Aerospace (HWM)
Metric	ARXS	HWM
Current Ratio (MRQ)	4.70	1.86
Debt / Equity (MRQ)	0.34	0.80
Net Debt / EBITDA	2.32	1.35

Dividends

Dividend Yield (TTM)

Arxis (ARXS) pays no dividend (yield 0.00%) — it may be reinvesting, using buybacks, or simply not returning cash through dividends. Meanwhile Howmet Aerospace (HWM) reports a yield of 0.25%, ranking against industry peers normally.

ARXS

Capital Goods industry group

0.00%

Max: 2.66%
Q3: 1.14%
Median: 0.24%
ARXS: 0.00%
Q1: 0.00%
Min: 0.00%

HWM

Capital Goods industry group

0.25%

Max: 2.66%
Q3: 1.14%
HWM: 0.25%
Median: 0.24%
Q1: 0.00%
Min: 0.00%

Arxis (ARXS) vs. Howmet Aerospace (HWM): A comparison of their dividend yield against the Capital Goods industry group benchmark.

Dividend Payout Ratio (TTM)

Arxis (ARXS) pays no dividend (payout 0.00%) — it may be reinvesting, using buybacks, or simply not returning cash through dividends. Meanwhile Howmet Aerospace (HWM) reports a payout of 9.80%, ranking against industry peers normally.

ARXS

Capital Goods industry group

0.00%

Max: 67.39%
Q3: 28.02%
Median: 6.86%
ARXS: 0.00%
Q1: 0.00%
Min: 0.00%

HWM

Capital Goods industry group

9.80%

Max: 67.39%
Q3: 28.02%
HWM: 9.80%
Median: 6.86%
Q1: 0.00%
Min: 0.00%

Arxis (ARXS) vs. Howmet Aerospace (HWM): A comparison of their payout ratio against the Capital Goods industry group benchmark.

Dividend Metrics

Dividend metrics for Arxis (ARXS) and Howmet Aerospace (HWM)
Metric	ARXS	HWM
Dividend Yield (TTM)	0.00%	0.25%
Dividend Payout Ratio (TTM)	0.00%	9.80%

Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)

Both look expensive on trailing earnings: Howmet Aerospace (HWM) at 40.35 sits in the richer P/E ratio quartile, and Arxis (ARXS) at 277.22 is richer still, above its industry range.

ARXS

Capital Goods industry group

277.22

ARXS: 277.22
Max: 59.38
Q3: 35.92
Median: 25.41
Q1: 19.47
Min: 3.03

HWM

Capital Goods industry group

40.35

Max: 59.38
HWM: 40.35
Q3: 35.92
Median: 25.41
Q1: 19.47
Min: 3.03

Arxis (ARXS) vs. Howmet Aerospace (HWM): A comparison of their P/E ratio against the Capital Goods industry group benchmark.

P/S Ratio (TTM)

Investors are paying well above the peer range per dollar of sales for both Arxis (ARXS) at 11.20 and Howmet Aerospace (HWM) at 8.41 — each P/S ratio clears its industry’s benchmark range.

ARXS

Capital Goods industry group

11.20

ARXS: 11.20
Max: 7.54
Q3: 3.76
Median: 2.15
Q1: 1.03
Min: 0.03

HWM

Capital Goods industry group

8.41

HWM: 8.41
Max: 7.54
Q3: 3.76
Median: 2.15
Q1: 1.03
Min: 0.03

Arxis (ARXS) vs. Howmet Aerospace (HWM): A comparison of their P/S ratio against the Capital Goods industry group benchmark.

P/B Ratio (MRQ)

Arxis (ARXS) at 4.02 sits near its industry’s typical P/B ratio, while Howmet Aerospace (HWM) at 14.20 prices above its benchmark range — HWM looks rich relative to book.

ARXS

Capital Goods industry group

4.02

Max: 9.66
Q3: 5.00
ARXS: 4.02
Median: 3.12
Q1: 1.81
Min: -1.08

HWM

Capital Goods industry group

14.20

HWM: 14.20
Max: 9.66
Q3: 5.00
Median: 3.12
Q1: 1.81
Min: -1.08

Arxis (ARXS) vs. Howmet Aerospace (HWM): A comparison of their P/B ratio against the Capital Goods industry group benchmark.

Valuation Metrics

Valuation metrics for Arxis (ARXS) and Howmet Aerospace (HWM)
Metric	ARXS	HWM
P/E Ratio (TTM)	277.22	40.35
P/S Ratio (TTM)	11.20	8.41
P/B Ratio (MRQ)	4.02	14.20
Free Cash Flow Yield (TTM)	--	1.58%