Defined Benefit Plan Healthcare Cost Trend Rate
Howmet Aerospace Defined Benefit Plan Healthcare Cost Trend Rate remained flat by 0.0% to 5.5% in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric was flat by 0.0%, from 5.5% to 5.5%. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Defined Benefit Plan Healthcare Cost Trend Rate shows relatively stable performance with a 0.0% CAGR. This is a positive signal — lower values indicate better performance for this metric.
Analysis
How to read this metric
An increase signals higher future pension and benefit liabilities, potentially requiring increased cash contributions to the plan.
Detailed definition
This is the assumed annual rate of increase in the per-capita cost of covered healthcare benefits for defined benefit pl...
Peer comparison
Benchmarkable against industry-standard actuarial assumptions for healthcare inflation.
defined_benefit_plan_healthcare_trend_rateHistorical Data
| Q4 '21 | Q4 '22 | Q4 '23 | Q4 '24 | Q4 '25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | 5.5% | 5.5% | 5.5% | 5.5% | 5.5% |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% |
| YoY Change | — | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Howmet Aerospace's defined benefit plan healthcare cost trend rate?
- Howmet Aerospace (HWM) reported defined benefit plan healthcare cost trend rate of 5.5% in Q4 2025.
- How has Howmet Aerospace's defined benefit plan healthcare cost trend rate changed year-over-year?
- Howmet Aerospace's defined benefit plan healthcare cost trend rate decreased by 0.0% year-over-year, from 5.5% to 5.5%.
- What is the long-term trend for Howmet Aerospace's defined benefit plan healthcare cost trend rate?
- Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Howmet Aerospace's defined benefit plan healthcare cost trend rate has grown at a 0.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 5.5% to 5.5%.
- What does defined benefit plan healthcare cost trend rate mean?
- The expected annual growth rate of healthcare costs for retiree benefit plans.