Financing Cash Flow
Howmet Aerospace Financing Cash Flow decreased by 43.0% to -$449.00M in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 58.1%, from -$284.00M to -$449.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Financing Cash Flow shows an upward trend with a -3.2% CAGR.
Analysis
How to read this metric
A large negative value typically indicates a company is returning capital to shareholders or paying down debt, while a positive value suggests the company is raising external capital to fund operations or acquisitions.
Detailed definition
This metric represents the net flow of cash between a company and its capital providers, including shareholders and lend...
Peer comparison
Large-cap peers like Microsoft or Alphabet similarly show large negative financing outflows due to aggressive share repurchase programs and dividend distributions.
cf_net_cash_from_financingHistorical Data
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | -$700.00M | -$106.00M | -$270.00M | -$194.00M | -$137.00M | -$106.00M | -$89.00M | -$214.00M | -$189.00M | -$243.00M | -$222.00M | -$178.00M | -$123.00M | -$441.00M | -$284.00M | -$167.00M | -$339.00M | -$314.00M | -$449.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +84.9% | -154.7% | +28.1% | +29.4% | +22.6% | +16.0% | -140.4% | +11.7% | -28.6% | +8.6% | +19.8% | +30.9% | -258.5% | +35.6% | +41.2% | -103.0% | +7.4% | -43.0% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +80.4% | +0.0% | +67.0% | -10.3% | -38.0% | -129.2% | -149.4% | +16.8% | +34.9% | -81.5% | -27.9% | +6.2% | -175.6% | +28.8% | -58.1% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Howmet Aerospace's financing cash flow?
- Howmet Aerospace (HWM) reported financing cash flow of -$449.00M in Q4 2025.
- How has Howmet Aerospace's financing cash flow changed year-over-year?
- Howmet Aerospace's financing cash flow decreased by 58.1% year-over-year, from -$284.00M to -$449.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Howmet Aerospace's financing cash flow?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Howmet Aerospace's financing cash flow has grown at a -3.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -$1.44B to -$1.27B.
- What does financing cash flow mean?
- The total amount of money a company spends or receives from borrowing debt and managing its own shares and dividends.