Kaiser Aluminum
KALU
152.24
-1.53
-1.00%
Kaiser Aluminum
US · KALU
#2621 by market cap
Listed 1970
152.24
-1.53
-1.00%
Live - 5344 symbols - heartbeat 260s ago
· 2026-10-08 07:18
Pre-market
150.00
-1.47%
After-hours
152.24
0.00%
- Market cap
- 2.49B
- P/E (TTM)i
- 11.29
- P/Bi
- 2.64
- EPSi
- 6.77
- Div yieldi
- 2.02%
- 52W posi
- 62%
Reader sentiment
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✦ Quant Financial Health how this is computed
Fair
- Altman Z-Score is 2.89, in the 1.8-3.0 "grey zone".
- Most reliable for industrial/manufacturing companies; less meaningful for banks, insurers and other financials.
Revenue annual, last 8 years
Latest year +11.54% YoY
Margins
- Gross margin
- 13.12%
- Operating margin
- 5.65%
- Net margin
- 3.34%
Key ratios & quality
- Enterprise valuei
- 3.55B
- Altman Z-Scorei
- 2.89
Altman Z-Score below ~1.8 suggests financial distress risk, above ~3.0 suggests low risk; the model is most reliable for industrial/manufacturing companies and less meaningful for banks and other financial firms.
Income statement
| Line item | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 1.59B | 1.51B | 1.17B | 2.62B | 3.43B | 3.09B | 3.02B | 3.37B |
| Gross profit | 285.20M | 298.90M | 231.40M | 273.90M | 247.70M | 358.80M | 357.40M | 442.40M |
| Selling & admin expenses | 96.30M | 98.00M | 91.20M | 118.80M | 110.90M | 122.70M | 120.80M | 129.20M |
| Research & development | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Operating profit | 143.60M | 150.90M | 88.60M | 63.60M | 26.70M | 127.50M | 119.80M | 190.70M |
| Pretax profit | 120.00M | 80.40M | 38.80M | -24.00M | -37.90M | 83.00M | 88.00M | 150.00M |
| Tax | 28.30M | 18.40M | 10.00M | -5.50M | -8.30M | 15.20M | 22.30M | 37.50M |
| Net profit | 91.70M | 62.00M | 28.80M | -18.50M | -29.60M | 67.80M | 65.70M | 112.50M |
| Basic EPS | 6 | 4 | 2 | -1 | -2 | 4 | 4 | 7 |
| Diluted EPS | 5.43 | 3.83 | 1.81 | -1.17 | -1.86 | 4.21 | 4.02 | 6.77 |
| Line item | 2025-03 | 2025-06 | 2025-09 | 2025-12 | 2026-03 | 2026-06 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 777.40M | 823.10M | 843.50M | 929.00M | 1.11B | 1.26B |
| Gross profit | 104.00M | 100.30M | 114.70M | 123.40M | 163.60M | 199.00M |
| Selling & admin expenses | 30.50M | 32.30M | 33.90M | 31.90M | 34.80M | 35.00M |
| Research & development | 300.00K | 300.00K | -- | -- | 600.00K | 700.00K |
| Operating profit | 43.20M | 38.10M | 48.80M | 60.60M | 97.80M | 133.70M |
| Pretax profit | 28.80M | 29.90M | 47.80M | 43.50M | 82.40M | 126.30M |
| Tax | 7.20M | 6.70M | 8.30M | 15.30M | 19.90M | 29.50M |
| Net profit | 21.60M | 23.20M | 39.50M | 28.20M | 62.50M | 96.80M |
| Basic EPS | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Diluted EPS | 1.31 | 1.41 | 2.38 | 1.68 | 3.71 | 5.72 |
Balance sheet
| Line item | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total current assets | 656.60M | 779.80M | 1.12B | 1.21B | 1.04B | 990.20M | 1.07B | 1.26B |
| Cash & ST investments | 162.30M | 343.00M | 780.30M | 303.20M | 57.40M | 82.40M | 18.40M | 7.00M |
| Inventory | 215.10M | 177.60M | 152.00M | 404.60M | 525.40M | 477.20M | 601.90M | 725.20M |
| Total assets | 1.42B | 1.53B | 1.86B | 2.42B | 2.29B | 2.27B | 2.41B | 2.56B |
| Total current liabilities | 205.50M | 170.40M | 158.30M | 456.70M | 418.70M | 370.00M | 400.50M | 427.20M |
| Short-term debt | -- | -- | -- | -- | 11.20M | 10.10M | 8.70M | 7.10M |
| Long-term debt | 370.40M | 492.60M | 838.10M | 1.04B | 1.04B | 1.04B | 1.04B | 1.06B |
| Total liabilities | 678,900,000.00 | 792,300,000.00 | 1,132,300,000.00 | 1,729,900,000.00 | 1,657,600,000.00 | 1,615,200,000.00 | 1,666,800,000.00 | 1,738,700,000.00 |
| Total equity | 740.40M | 733.90M | 732.40M | 692.50M | 631.20M | 652.20M | 743.10M | 826.10M |
| Retained earnings | 150.20M | 172.80M | 158.20M | 93.00M | 13.30M | 10.10M | 81.30M | 142.50M |
| Line item | 2025-03 | 2025-06 | 2025-09 | 2025-12 | 2026-03 | 2026-06 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total current assets | 1.09B | 1.15B | 1.24B | 1.26B | 1.49B | 1.60B |
| Cash & ST investments | 21.30M | 13.10M | 17.20M | 7.00M | 30.00M | 58.50M |
| Inventory | 572.40M | 595.60M | 702.30M | 725.20M | 799.00M | 848.10M |
| Total assets | 2.44B | 2.51B | 2.59B | 2.56B | 2.79B | 2.91B |
| Total current liabilities | 410.00M | 426.20M | 500.70M | 427.20M | 601.90M | 641.90M |
| Short-term debt | 7.90M | 7.60M | 7.70M | 7.10M | 9.30M | 9.20M |
| Long-term debt | 1.04B | 1.08B | 1.04B | 1.06B | 1.04B | 1.04B |
| Total liabilities | 1,682,800,000.00 | 1,736,800,000.00 | 1,786,000,000.00 | 1,738,700,000.00 | 1,912,600,000.00 | 1,965,800,000.00 |
| Total equity | 756.80M | 776.00M | 806.10M | 826.10M | 877.30M | 943.80M |
| Retained earnings | 90.00M | 100.40M | 127.10M | 142.50M | 191.40M | 275.40M |
Cash flow
| Line item | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | 150.20M | 232.30M | 206.90M | 79.40M | -63.10M | 211.90M | 167.10M | 111.40M |
| Depreciation & amortization | 43.90M | 49.10M | 52.20M | 91.50M | 106.90M | 108.60M | 116.40M | 122.50M |
| Free cash flow | 76.10M | 172.10M | 155.00M | 21.40M | -205.60M | 68.70M | -13.70M | -25.50M |
| Dividends paid | -37.70M | -39.40M | -43.40M | -46.70M | -50.10M | -50.40M | -50.70M | -51.30M |
| Stock buybacks / issuance | -60.70M | -44.20M | -12.50M | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Ending cash balance | 139.60M | 278.60M | 794.30M | 317.00M | 71.30M | 100.70M | 37.90M | 26.90M |
| Line item | 2025-03 | 2025-06 | 2025-09 | 2025-12 | 2026-03 | 2026-06 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | 57.00M | 15.90M | 59.10M | -20.60M | 87.90M | 59.50M |
| Depreciation & amortization | 30.00M | 29.60M | 32.00M | 30.90M | 30.40M | 29.60M |
| Free cash flow | 18.80M | -27.70M | 34.50M | -51.10M | 68.50M | 35.10M |
| Dividends paid | -12.90M | -12.80M | -12.80M | -12.80M | -13.60M | -12.80M |
| Stock buybacks / issuance | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Ending cash balance | 41.30M | 32.90M | 37.00M | 26.90M | 50.00M | 78.40M |
Returns & efficiency
| Line item | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE %i | 12.34 | 8.41 | 3.93 | -2.60 | -4.47 | 7.34 | 7.09 | 15.06 |
| ROA %i | 6.54 | 4.21 | 1.70 | -0.86 | -1.26 | 2.07 | 2.04 | 4.61 |
| ROIC %i | 9.77 | 6.82 | 4.12 | 1.16 | 0.41 | 4.93 | 4.39 | 8.17 |
| 5-year avg ROE %i | 2.04 | 2.36 | 8.43 | 5.59 | 3.52 | 3.16 | 3.37 | 5.45 |
| EBIT margin %i | 9.00 | 6.93 | 6.80 | 0.97 | 0.30 | 3.34 | 3.55 | 5.93 |
| FCF / sales %i | 4.80 | 11.37 | 13.22 | 0.82 | -- | 2.23 | -- | -- |
| Current ratioi | 3.20 | 4.58 | 7.08 | 2.64 | 2.49 | 2.68 | 2.68 | 2.95 |
| Quick ratioi | 2.06 | 3.42 | 5.94 | 1.65 | 1.16 | 1.29 | 1.08 | 1.16 |
| Debt / assetsi | 26.10 | 33.93 | 46.32 | 44.46 | 47.39 | 47.59 | 44.63 | 42.44 |
| LT debt / equityi | 50.03 | 70.55 | 117.93 | 155.54 | 170.07 | 163.91 | 143.56 | 130.89 |
| Interest coveragei | 6.29 | 4.27 | 1.95 | 0.52 | 0.22 | 2.20 | 2.45 | 3.99 |
| Revenue CAGR (3Y) %i | 4.45 | 4.40 | -5.68 | 18.25 | 31.31 | 38.08 | 4.87 | -0.54 |
| Net income CAGR (3Y) %i | -- | -12.23 | -14.08 | -- | -- | 33.03 | -- | -- |
| FCF CAGR (3Y) %i | -7.64 | 24.35 | 32.92 | -34.48 | -- | -23.76 | -- | -- |
| Line item | 2025-03 | 2025-06 | 2025-09 | 2025-12 | 2026-03 | 2026-06 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE %i | 7.06 | 7.58 | 11.57 | 15.06 | 18.77 | 26.40 |
| ROA %i | 2.12 | 2.26 | 3.48 | 4.61 | 5.87 | 8.37 |
| ROIC %i | 4.47 | 4.76 | 6.63 | 8.17 | 10.22 | 13.77 |
| 5-year avg ROE %i | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| EBIT margin %i | 3.66 | 3.81 | 4.89 | 5.93 | 6.94 | 8.59 |
| FCF / sales %i | -- | -- | 0.41 | -- | 0.65 | 2.10 |
| Current ratioi | 2.67 | 2.70 | 2.48 | 2.95 | 2.47 | 2.50 |
| Quick ratioi | 1.17 | 1.17 | 0.98 | 1.16 | 1.05 | 1.10 |
| Debt / assetsi | 44.02 | 44.03 | 41.41 | 42.44 | 38.34 | 36.74 |
| LT debt / equityi | 140.86 | 141.59 | 132.20 | 130.89 | 120.86 | 112.28 |
| Interest coveragei | 2.58 | 2.65 | 3.38 | 3.99 | 4.82 | 6.42 |
| Revenue CAGR (3Y) %i | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Net income CAGR (3Y) %i | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| FCF CAGR (3Y) %i | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Revenue breakdown most recent period
Business
Production of semi-fabricated specialty aluminum mill products, such as plate and sheet, bare100.00%
Quote time 2026-10-08 07:18:45 · For reference only, not investment advice and not tailored to your situation.