Which is more profitable, W.W. Grainger or Howmet Aerospace?

Howmet Aerospace keeps more of every sale as profit.

Which grows faster, W.W. Grainger or Howmet Aerospace?

Howmet Aerospace grew its sales faster in recent years.

Which is cheaper, W.W. Grainger or Howmet Aerospace?

W.W. Grainger costs less for each unit of yearly profit (lower P/E).

Which has less debt, W.W. Grainger or Howmet Aerospace?

W.W. Grainger would need fewer years of earnings to pay off its debt.

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W.W. Grainger vs Howmet Aerospace stock

Side by side in plain words: who keeps more of its sales, grows faster, costs less and owes less.

In one sentence

W.W. Grainger is cheaper for its profits and has less debt. Howmet Aerospace is more profitable and grows faster.

Side by side

	W.W. Grainger	Howmet Aerospace
	$69.7 billion	$87.8 billion
	9.5%	18.3%
	+8.7%	+9.4%
	40.9×	58.2×
	0.8 years	1.1 years
	30.8%	18.8%
	0.7%	0.2%

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How we compare

Four contests with the same rules as each stock page: profit kept from sales (higher wins), yearly sales growth across the last reports, up to five years (higher wins), price per unit of yearly profit (lower P/E wins; a company without profit loses) and debt in years of earnings (lower wins). A winner is only named when both companies have the number.

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