Basis of Presentation (Policies)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2026

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Basis of Presentation

Basis of Presentation

The interim Consolidated Financial Statements of Howmet Aerospace Inc. and its subsidiaries (“Howmet” or the “Company” or “we” or “our”) are unaudited. These Consolidated Financial Statements include all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, considered necessary by management to fairly state the Company’s results of operations, financial position, and cash flows. The results reported in these Consolidated Financial Statements are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the entire year. The 2025 year-end balance sheet data was derived from audited financial statements but does not include all disclosures required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). This Form 10-Q report should be read in conjunction with the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025 (the “Form 10-K”), which includes all disclosures required by GAAP. Certain amounts in previously issued financial statements were reclassified to conform to the current period presentation.

In the first quarter ended March 31, 2026, the Company derived approximately 68% of its revenue from products sold to the commercial and defense aerospace markets. The timing and level of future aircraft builds by original equipment manufacturers (“OEMs”) are subject to changes and uncertainties, including but not limited to geopolitical tensions or volatility in global energy and raw material markets, which may cause our future results to differ from prior periods due to changes in product mix in certain segments.

The timing, extent, application, and level of tariffs by various governments and our ability to recover tariffs are subject to changes and uncertainties in all segments. While the tariff situation remains fluid, we expect to pass along the costs associated with tariffs to our customers in the form of a cost pass through mechanism. There may be a delay between an increase in our costs and our ability to recover the higher costs that could impact our margins.

The preparation of the Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company in conformity with GAAP requires management to make certain judgments, estimates, and assumptions. These estimates are based on historical experience and, in some cases, assumptions based on current and future market expectations, including considerations relating to changes in the aerospace industry. The impact of these changes, including the macroeconomic considerations, remains highly uncertain. Management has made its best estimates using all relevant information available at the time, but it is possible that our estimates will differ from our actual results and affect the Consolidated Financial Statements in future periods and potentially require adverse adjustments to the recoverability of goodwill, intangible and long-lived assets, the realizability of deferred tax assets and other judgments and estimations and assumptions.

Recently Issued Accounting Guidance

Recently Issued Accounting Guidance

Issued

In December 2025, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued guidance to establish the recognition, measurement, and presentation of government grants received by business entities. These changes become effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2028 for interim and annual reporting periods. Management has concluded these changes will not have a material impact on the Consolidated Financial Statements.

In September 2025, the FASB issued guidance to simplify the requirements for the capitalization of costs surrounding internally-developed software. These changes become effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2027 for interim and annual reporting periods. Management is currently evaluating the impact of these changes on the Consolidated Financial Statements.

In November 2024, the FASB issued guidance to improve disclosures about an entity’s expenses including more detailed information about the components of expenses in commonly presented expense captions. These changes become effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2027. Management is currently evaluating the impact of these changes on the Consolidated Financial Statements.

Earnings Per Share

Basic earnings per share (“EPS”) amounts are computed by dividing earnings, after the deduction of preferred stock dividends declared, by the average number of common shares outstanding. Diluted EPS amounts assume the issuance of common stock for all potentially dilutive share equivalents outstanding.