---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-26-039791"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "HWM"
cik: "0000004281"
company_name: "Howmet Aerospace Inc."
filed_at: "2026-04-06T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T07:28:41.549842+00:00"
event_type: "m_and_a"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Howmet completes $1.8B cash acquisition of Consolidated Aerospace from Stanley Black & Decker

## Summary
- Acquired Consolidated Aerospace Manufacturing, LLC for ~$1.8 billion cash on April 6, 2026.
- Target was a wholly owned subsidiary of Stanley Black & Decker (SWK).
- Deal structured under a Purchase Agreement between Howmet and Stanley Black & Decker.
- Purchase price subject to customary closing adjustments.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-26-039791
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: HWM
- cik: 0000004281
- company_name: Howmet Aerospace Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-04-06T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: m_and_a
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/4281/000110465926039791/0001104659-26-039791-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/4281/000110465926039791/tm2611168d1_8k.htm

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## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: 94173bfa10a2e24b83837809e394b1ec7d99bfce
  claim: Howmet Aerospace Inc. completed an acquisition involving Consolidated Aerospace Manufacturing, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. for approximately $1.8 billion (closed 2026-04-06).
  evidence_excerpt: On April 6, 2026, Howmet Aerospace Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Howmet Aerospace”), completed its previously announced purchase of Consolidated Aerospace Manufacturing, LLC (“Consolidated Aerospace Manufacturing”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Stanley Black & Decker, Inc., a Connecticut corporation (“Stanley Black & Decker”), for a cash purchase price of approximately $1.8 billion, subject to customary adjustments.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/4281/000110465926039791/0001104659-26-039791-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.