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ACA vs HWM

Side-by-side comparison of Arcosa Inc. (ACA) and Howmet Aerospace Inc. (HWM): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.

Summary

  • Both ACA and HWM operate in Metal Fabrications (Industrials), so they compete in similar markets.
  • HWM is the larger of the two at $100.79B, about 16.8x ACA ($6.01B).
  • Over the past year, ACA is up 37.4% and HWM is up 42.7% - HWM leads by 5.3 points.
  • HWM has been more active in the news (12 items in the past 4 weeks vs 9 for ACA).
  • HWM has more recent analyst coverage (25 ratings vs 9 for ACA).
PerformanceACA+37.43%HWM+42.70%
2025-06-09+0.00%2026-06-08
MetricACAHWM
Company
Arcosa Inc.
Howmet Aerospace Inc.
Price
$123.69+1.07%
$246.65-2.01%
Market cap
$6.01B
$100.79B
1M return
-3.41%
-9.52%
1Y return
+37.43%
+42.70%
Industry
Metal Fabrications
Metal Fabrications
Exchange
NYSE
NYSE
IPO
2018
News (4w)
9
12
Recent ratings
9
25
ACA

Arcosa Inc.

Arcosa, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides infrastructure-related products and solutions for the construction, energy, and transportation markets in North America. It operates through three segments: Construction Products, Engineered Structures, and Transportation Products. The Construction Products segment offers natural and lightweight aggregates; specialty materials, including lightweight aggregates and plaster; trench shields and shoring products for residential and non-residential construction, agriculture, specialty building products, and underground construction markets, as well as for infrastructure, including road, bridge, and other public products markets. The Engineered Structures segment provides utility structures, wind towers, traffic and lighting structures, telecommunication structures, storage and distribution tanks for electricity transmission and distribution, wind power generation, highway road construction, and wireless communication markets, as well as for gas and liquids storage and transportation for residential, commercial, agriculture, and industrial markets. The Transportation Products segment offers inland barges; fiberglass barge covers, winches, and other components; axles and couplers for railcars and locomotives; industrial and military castings, and forged products for transportation products serving various markets, including agriculture/food, refined, chemicals, upstream oil, and railcar manufacturers and maintenance operations industries. Arcosa, Inc. was incorporated in 2018 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.

HWM

Howmet Aerospace Inc.

Howmet Aerospace Inc. provides advanced engineered solutions for the aerospace and transportation industries in the United States, Japan, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, Mexico, Italy, Canada, Poland, China, and internationally. It operates through four segments: Engine Products, Fastening Systems, Engineered Structures, and Forged Wheels. The Engine Products segment offers airfoils and seamless rolled rings primarily for aircraft engines and industrial gas turbines; and rotating parts, as well as structural parts. The Fastening Systems segment produces aerospace fastening systems and commercial transportation fasteners. The Engineered Structures segment provides titanium ingots and mill products for aerospace and defense applications; and aluminum and nickel forgings, and machined components and assemblies. The Forged Wheels segment offers forged aluminum wheels and related products for heavy-duty trucks and commercial transportation markets. The company was formerly known as Arconic Inc. The company was founded in 1888 and is based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

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