Howmet Aerospace (HWM) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

John C. Plant, Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $70.5M in 2025, up 215% from $22.4M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 1,110:1, on median employee pay of $63,551.

Filed
April 6, 2026
Annual meeting
May 19, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
6
CEO total pay
$70.5M+215% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
1,110:1median $63,551
CEO pay in equity
88%$62.1M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
95%of votes cast
CEO Target Bonus
175%Percentage of base salary
CEO Total Compensation
$70.5MIncludes special equity grant
Revenue Growth
11%Year over year increase
Free Cash Flow
$1.4B46% increase year over year

How Plant was paid

$70.5M in total for 2025, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary3%Stock awards88%Non-equity incentive9%All other compensation0%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
John C. PlantExecutive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer$70,547,718
Patrick J. WinterlichExecutive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer$1,126,749
Kenneth J. GiacobbeFormer Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer$4,232,515
Neil E. MarchukExecutive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer$4,484,938
Michael N. ChanatryVice President and Chief Commercial Officer$2,828,490
Lola F. LinFormer Executive Vice President, Chief Legal and Compliance Officer and Secretary$1,886,646

What changed and why

  • $70.5MCEO total compensation rose to $70,547,718 in 2025, largely driven by a special one-time equity grant.
  • $8.3BRevenue increased 11% year over year to $8.3 billion, supported by commercial aerospace market growth.
  • $1.4BFree cash flow reached $1.4 billion, representing a 46% increase from the previous year.
  • 88%Total shareholder return for 2025 was a strong 88%, outperforming the S&P Aerospace & Defense Index.
  • 94.5%Shareholders approved the 2025 say-on-pay proposal with 94.5% support.

About this page

Figures are automated and can be wrong; check the filing for the exact numbers. Totals follow SEC rules, which value stock and option awards at grant. Read the DEF 14A proxy statement for footnotes and the compensation committee's full reasoning.