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Howmet Aerospace (HWM) concentration risks

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The most significant concentration Howmet Aerospace discloses is North America at 72%, classified HIGH by disclosed size. Below: the full set from the latest 10-K — verbatim quotes, filing references, and a synthesis of what these exposures mean together.

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Source: Howmet Aerospace’s SEC Form 10-K filed view the filing on SEC EDGAR ↗

At a glance

Disclosed-size breakdown · 5 disclosed concentrations

HIGH3
MEDIUM0
LOW2
Disclosed concentrations

Each card carries a disclosed-size chip (HIGH / MEDIUM / LOW — how large the exposure is as a share of revenue, not how dangerous it is) and a nature tag: Built-in(the company’s own model, geography, or products) or Outside party (an external customer, supplier, or distributor it relies on).

HIGHBuilt-inGeographic
72%

North America

10-K Item 1: 'North America and Europe generated 72% and 22%, respectively, of Howmet's sales in 2025'
SEC 10-K · filed Feb 2026
HIGHBuilt-inProduct / Revenue mix
70%

aerospace

10-K Item 1: 'Howmet's largest market is aerospace, which represented approximately 70% of the Company's revenue in 2025'
SEC 10-K · filed Feb 2026
HIGHOutside partySupplier

titanium sponge

10-K Item 1A: 'we depend on a number of limited source or sole source suppliers, such as for titanium sponge and specialized metal alloys'
SEC 10-K · filed Feb 2026
LOWOutside partyCustomer
11%

RTX Corporation

10-K Item 1: 'RTX Corporation and GE Aerospace each represented approximately 11% of the Company's third-party sales'
SEC 10-K · filed Feb 2026
LOWOutside partyCustomer
11%

GE Aerospace

10-K Item 1: 'RTX Corporation and GE Aerospace each represented approximately 11% of the Company's third-party sales'
SEC 10-K · filed Feb 2026
TrendMatrix Research · concentration synthesis

What these concentrations mean together

updated 2026-06-24

The company's concentration profile combines structural market and geographic exposures with a supply-side dependency and two named customer relationships at a low disclosed share. Aerospace represents the largest end-market served, accounting for approximately 70% of revenue in 2025 — a high-share structural concentration that ties results to aircraft build rates, MRO demand, and the capital spending programs of commercial and defense aerospace customers. North America is the dominant geographic region, generating 72% of sales in 2025 alongside Europe at 22%, reinforcing the structural concentration in the most developed aerospace manufacturing geography. On the supply side, the company depends on a limited or sole source for certain key inputs, including titanium sponge and specialized metal alloys — a high-share dependency where a disruption to any of these supply lines could constrain production and pressure margins across the aerospace-facing product portfolio. At the named-customer level, RTX Corporation represented approximately 11% of third-party sales, and GE Aerospace represented approximately 11% of third-party sales — each a low-share dependency. The symmetry of those shares means neither customer alone is dominant, but together the two largest aerospace OEM customers account for a combined share worth monitoring given the program-driven nature of long-cycle aerospace contracts. On balance, the structural aerospace and North American concentrations are the dominant profile items, with the sole-source supply dependency as the most idiosyncratic single risk.

For the engine’s reasoning on HWM’s current verdict — including which dimensions drove the score — see the per-dimension breakdown.

Industry peers · Aerospace & Defense

Peer concentration profile

SymbolNameHIGHMEDIUMLOWTotal
HWMHowmet Aerospace Inc.3025
AVAVAeroVironment, Inc.1124
ACHRArcher Aviation Inc.1001
AXONAxon Enterprise, Inc.0202
AIRAAR Corp.0011
ATROAstronics Corporation0011

Concentration counts reflect items disclosed in each peer’s most recent 10-K; disclosed-size classification uses TrendMatrix’s internal 10-K extraction taxonomy.

Concentration disclosures are extracted verbatim from SEC 10-K filings; the disclosed-size classification and the synthesis above are engine-derived. Size reflects how large each exposure is against fixed share thresholds (HIGH >50%, MEDIUM 25–50%, LOW <25% or an explicit diversification statement), not a judgment of how dangerous it is, and is not a buy/sell rating, a price target, or a view on the stock. Not a complete list of risk factors — see the full filing.

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