Kaiser Aluminum Corp (KALU)
Kaiser Aluminum Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells semi-fabricated specialty aluminum mill products. It offers flat-rolled plate, sheet, and coil; extruded rod, bar, hollows, and shapes; drawn rod, bar, pipe, tube, and wire; and cast aluminum products. The company also offers aero/HS products, such as heat-treated plates and sheets, hard alloy extruded shapes, cold finish rods and bars, and seamless drawn tubes and billets used for end uses in the global aerospace, space, and defense industries, as well as packaging products, including bare and coated 3000 and 5000-series alloy aluminum coils used in beverage and food packaging industry. In addition, the company provides general engineering products comprising 6000-series aluminum alloy plate, sheet, rod, bar, tube, wire, and standard extruded shapes used in various applications, including the production of armor for military vehicles, ordnances, semiconductor manufacturing cells, electronic devices, power transmission bus pipe and bar, after-market motor sport parts, tooling plates, machinery and equipment parts, bolts, screws, and rivets. Further, it offers automotive extrusions consisting of 6000-series extruded aluminum products for structural components, crash management systems, anti-lock braking systems, and drawn tubes for drive shafts, as well as offers fabrication services, such as sawing and cutting to length. The company sells its products directly to aerospace and automotive manufacturers, tier one aerospace and automotive suppliers, beverage and food packaging manufacturers, and metal service centers through sales personnel located in the United States, Canada, and Western Europe. Kaiser Aluminum Corporation was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Franklin, Tennessee.
- Symbol
- KALU
- Exchange
- Nasdaq
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- Industry
- Aluminum
- Market cap
- $2.52B
- 52 week range
- 73.08 - 199.89
Valuation
- Share price
- $156.26 (close of 2026-09-23)
- P/E (TTM)
- 11.03x
- Price to book
- 2.67x
- Price to free cash flow
- 28.91x
- Enterprise value
- $3.53B
- Book value per share
- $57.73
Price performance
| Period | Change |
|---|
| 1 day | +3.52% |
| 5 days | +4.19% |
| 1 month | +1.36% |
| 3 months | -12.76% |
| 6 months | +40.28% |
| Year to date | +36.04% |
| 1 year | +111.36% |
| 3 years | +111.99% |
| 5 years | +40.85% |
| 10 years | +82.93% |
| All time | +270.28% |
Profitability and growth
- Return on equity
- 13.62%
- Return on invested capital
- 7.93%
- Return on assets
- 4.39%
- Return on capital employed
- 8.83%
- Gross margin
- 13.12%
- Net margin
- 3.34%
- EBITDA margin
- 9.23%
- Revenue growth
- 11.54%
- Net income growth
- 71.23%
- Free cash flow growth
- -86.13%
Cash flow and balance sheet
- Free cash flow yield (TTM)
- 3.46%
- Current ratio
- 2.50x
- Net debt to EBITDA
- 2.11x
Latest reported year
- Period end
- 2025-12-31
- Fiscal year
- 2025
- Revenue
- $3.37B
- Cost of revenue
- $2.93B
- Gross profit
- $442.40M
- EBITDA
- $311.30M
- Net income
- $112.50M
- Earnings per share
- $6.96
- Research and development
- $10.70M
- Shares outstanding
- 16.17M
Income statement by year
| Period end | Revenue | Gross profit | Net income | EPS |
|---|
| 2025-12-31 | $3.37B | $442.40M | $112.50M | $6.96 |
| 2024-12-31 | $3.02B | $357.40M | $65.70M | $4.08 |
| 2023-12-31 | $3.09B | $358.80M | $67.80M | $4.25 |
| 2022-12-31 | $3.43B | $247.70M | $-29.60M | $-1.86 |
| 2021-12-31 | $2.62B | $273.90M | $-18.50M | $-1.17 |
| 2020-12-31 | $1.17B | $231.40M | $28.80M | $1.82 |
| 2019-12-31 | $1.51B | $298.90M | $62.00M | $3.88 |
| 2018-12-31 | $1.59B | $285.20M | $91.70M | $5.53 |
| 2017-12-31 | $1.40B | $311.60M | $45.40M | $2.67 |
| 2016-12-31 | $1.33B | $329.80M | $91.70M | $5.15 |
Margins and returns by year
| Period end | Gross margin | Net margin | Return on equity | Return on capital |
|---|
| 2025-12-31 | 13.12% | 3.34% | 13.62% | 7.93% |
| 2024-12-31 | 11.82% | 2.17% | 8.84% | 4.99% |
| 2023-12-31 | 11.62% | 2.20% | 9.57% | 6.29% |
| 2022-12-31 | 7.23% | -0.86% | -4.69% | 0.24% |
| 2021-12-31 | 10.45% | -0.71% | -2.67% | 4.34% |
| 2020-12-31 | 19.73% | 2.46% | 3.93% | 8.58% |
| 2019-12-31 | 19.74% | 4.09% | 8.45% | 10.75% |
| 2018-12-31 | 17.98% | 5.78% | 12.39% | 11.70% |
| 2017-12-31 | 22.30% | 3.25% | 6.08% | 7.29% |
| 2016-12-31 | 24.79% | 6.89% | 11.40% | 11.23% |
Cash and debt by year
| Period end | Cash | Debt |
|---|
| 2025-12-31 | $7.00M | $1.06B |
| 2024-12-31 | $18.40M | $1.04B |
| 2023-12-31 | $82.40M | $1.04B |
| 2022-12-31 | $57.40M | $1.04B |
| 2021-12-31 | $303.20M | $1.04B |
| 2020-12-31 | $780.30M | $838.10M |
| 2019-12-31 | $264.30M | $492.60M |
| 2018-12-31 | $125.60M | $370.40M |
| 2018-01-01 | $51.10M | $369.60M |
| 2017-12-31 | $51.10M | $369.60M |
Free cash flow by year
| Period end | Free cash flow | Stock-based compensation |
|---|
| 2025-12-31 | $-25.50M | $18.50M |
| 2024-12-31 | $-13.70M | $14.40M |
| 2023-12-31 | $68.70M | $16.10M |
| 2022-12-31 | $-205.60M | $14.30M |
| 2021-12-31 | $21.40M | $12.90M |
| 2020-12-31 | $155.00M | $10.00M |
| 2019-12-31 | $172.10M | $9.80M |
| 2018-12-31 | $76.10M | $10.30M |
| 2017-12-31 | $66.00M | $13.30M |
| 2016-12-31 | $89.50M | $11.80M |
Dividend history
- Most recent payment
- 2026-07-24
- Paid in the last twelve months
- $3.08
| Payment date | Dividend per share |
|---|
| 2026-07-24 | $0.77 |
| 2026-04-24 | $0.77 |
| 2026-01-23 | $0.77 |
| 2025-10-24 | $0.77 |
| 2025-07-25 | $0.77 |
| 2025-04-25 | $0.77 |
| 2025-01-24 | $0.77 |
| 2024-10-25 | $0.77 |
Investor relations
Next earnings report
- Next confirmed report
- 2026-10-28
- Consensus EPS estimate
- $2.08
Past earnings dates
| Reported | Fiscal period | EPS estimate |
|---|
| 2026-07-22 | Jun/2026 | $2.32 |
| 2026-04-22 | - | - |
| 2026-02-18 | - | - |
| 2025-10-22 | - | - |
| 2025-07-23 | - | - |
| 2025-04-23 | - | - |
| 2025-02-19 | - | - |
| 2024-10-23 | - | - |
Filings and sources
- Company website
- kaiseraluminum.com
- SEC filings
- 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K on EDGAR
- Earnings calendar
- All upcoming reports
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