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Howmet Aerospace Inc.HWM

Latest proxy: 2026 · view on SEC ↗ · CIK 0000004281

CEO total pay

$70,547,718

John C. Plant · 2025

Say on pay

Not disclosed

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CEO pay ratio

CD&A

Not in CD&A

Median employee: $63,551

Compensation committee

CD&A

Compensation Committee

Per the latest proxy

Filings indexed: 2 · 2026 · 2025

Executive pay

What did they pay them?

From the Summary Compensation Table. Pay mix and YoY are computed from these rows.

ExecutiveRoleTotalYoYPay mixSalaryStockCash incentiveOther
John C. Plant2025 compensation
Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
$70,547,718↑ 215%
97% at-risk
$1,800,000$62,100,218$6,300,000$347,500
Kenneth J. Giacobbe2025 compensation
Former Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
$4,232,515↑ 8%
81% at-risk
$700,833$2,000,165$1,401,666$103,575
Patrick J. Winterlich2025 compensation
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
$1,126,749
81% at-risk
$58,333$0$116,666$151,750
Neil E. Marchuk2025 compensation
Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer
$4,484,938↓ 48%
81% at-risk
$725,833$2,200,114$1,451,666$107,325
Michael N. Chanatry2025 compensation
Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer
$2,828,490↓ 23%
76% at-risk
$604,166$1,300,142$845,832$78,350
Lola F. Lin2025 compensation
Former Executive Vice President, Chief Legal and Compliance Officer and Secretary
$1,886,646↓ 40%
73% at-risk
$431,378$1,380,094$0$75,174

Pay mix: base cash incentive equity other

CD&A excerpt

Compensation discussion & analysis

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This Compensation Discussion and Analysis (“CD&A”) includes the compensation and benefits of our named executive officers (“NEOs”) with respect to fiscal year 2025 and the related decisions made by the Compensation and Benefits Committee (the “Compensation Committee”). For 2025, our NEOs are: ​ Name ​ ​ Position ​ ​ John C. Plant ​ ​ Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer ​ ​ Patrick J. Winterlich ​ ​ Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (starting December 1, 2025) ​ ​ Kenneth J. Giacobbe ​ ​ Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (through November 30, 2025) ​ ​ Neil E. Marchuk ​ ​ Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer ​ ​ Michael N. Chanatry ​ ​ Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer ​ ​ Lola F. Lin ​ ​ Executive Vice President, Chief Legal and Compliance Officer and Secretary (through September 5, 2025) ​ In this CD&A, we will highlight: 1. blacklining:none; The Company’s 2025 performance ​ 2. blacklining:none; Shareholder feedback received in 2025 3. blacklining:none; The Company’s compensation philosophy and design 4. blacklining:none; 2025 incentive plan results 5. blacklining:none; Individual compensation decision…

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Governance

Policy guardrails

  • hedging

    prohibited

    “NO SHORT SALES, DERIVATIVE OR SPECULATIVE TRANSACTIONS, HEDGING, OR PLEDGING OF COMPANY SECURITIES Short sales of Company securities (a sale of securities which are not then owned) and derivative or speculative transacti…”

  • pledging

    prohibited

    “Directors and officers subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act are prohibited from holding Company securities in margin accounts or pledging Company securities as collateral”

  • clawback

    present

    “clawback policy in accordance with SEC rules and NYSE listing standards”

  • stock ownership guidelines

    present

    “STOCK OWNERSHIP GUIDELINES Our stock ownership requirements further align the interests of management with those of our shareholders by requiring executives to hold substantial equity in the Company until retirement”

  • change in control

    Change in Control Severance Benefits

    “Change in Control Severance Benefits”

  • compensation consultant

    independent

    “INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTANT”

  • compensation committee

    Compensation Committee

    “CAP LLC provided market perspective, as requested by the Compensation Committee, on Mr”

Performance markers

Metric facts

  • revenue

    $8.3 Billion

    “$3.71 from $2.81 in 2024 ​ ​ ​ $1.5B ​ ​ Net Income excluding special items blacklining:none; $3.77 adjusted EPS excluding special items vs. $2.69 in 2024 ​ ​ ​ $2.4B ​ ​ Adjusted EBITDA excluding special items blacklini…”

  • operating income

    $469

    “OF ADJUSTED EBITDA, ADJUSTED EBITDA EXCLUDING SPECIAL ITEMS AND ADJUSTED EBITDA MARGIN EXCLUDING SPECIAL ITEMS ​ ($ in millions) ​ ​ Twelve months ended December 31, 2022 ​ ​ Twelve months ended December 31, 2021 ​ ​ Sal…”

  • performance equity mix

    —

    “How did the Board determine the size of the award, and why did the award consist of time-vested RSUs instead of performance-based RSUs? Does this award have any impact on the regular annual pay package for the Executive …”

  • ceo pay ratio

    —

    “identify the median employee only once every three years, provided that there has not been a change in employee population or employee compensation arrangements that would significantly change the pay ratio disclosure. H…”

  • median employee compensation

    $63,551

    “employee by analyzing base salary and wages (including overtime, shift premium, etc.) for all active employees (annualized based on full-time or part-time hourly or salaried status for 2023 if employed for less than the …”

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