Howmet Aerospace vs TransDigm Group
TransDigm Group reported revenue of $8.8 billion in fiscal 2025, about the same as Howmet Aerospace's $8.3 billion in fiscal 2025. Howmet Aerospace's revenue grew 11.1% in its latest year, and TransDigm Group's grew 11.2%. Howmet Aerospace had an operating margin of 24.8%, against 47.2% at TransDigm Group. Free cash flow was $1.4 billion at Howmet Aerospace and $1.8 billion at TransDigm Group. Their fiscal years end in different months (December 31 and September 30), so the periods don't line up exactly.
Side by side
| Howmet Aerospace | TransDigm Group | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest fiscal year | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 | FY2025, Sep 30, 2025 |
| Revenue | $8.3B | $8.8B |
| Revenue growth | 11.1% | 11.2% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 5 years | 9.4% | 11.6% |
| Gross margin | — | 60.1% |
| Operating margin | 24.8% | 47.2% |
| Net margin | 18.3% | 23.5% |
| Free cash flow | $1.4B | $1.8B |
| Free cash flow margin | 17.3% | 20.6% |
| Return on capital | 22.4% | 22.5% |
| Net debt to EBITDA | 1.0x | 5.9x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $881M | $659M |
| Change in diluted share count | −1.0% | 0.7% |
| Last close | $194.36 | $1,129.70 |
| P/E at the last close | 41.9× | 34.3× |
| Insider trades, last 12 months | sold $22.9 million | bought $3.8 million, sold $467.3 million |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 of 8 | 4 of 9 |
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ unless marked (a foreign company may report in another), each company's latest fiscal year from its 10-K, or 20-F or 40-F for a foreign company. Growth rates compare with the year before; the five-year rate is the average a year. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending; return on capital is after-tax operating income over the money invested in the business; P/E is the last close over the latest earnings per share. Banks are measured differently (return on equity, efficiency ratio), so some rows apply to one company only.
Ten years
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Operating margin
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Source: the companies' Form 10-K filings, from SEC EDGAR, and the last close. For information only, not investment advice: the figures describe results, not which company is the better investment. The Filing Desk is not affiliated with either company. Full figures on the Howmet Aerospace and TransDigm Group pages.