Kaiser Aluminum/$KALU
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About Kaiser Aluminum
Kaiser Aluminum Corp specializes in the production of semi-fabricated specialty aluminum mill products, such as aluminum plate and sheet, bare and coated coil and extruded and drawn products, for the end market applications: Aero/HS Products; Packaging; GE Products; and Automotive Extrusions. Its products include fabricated aluminum mill products such as flat-rolled (plate, sheet, and coil), extruded (rod, bar, hollows, and shapes), drawn (rod, bar, pipe, tube and wire) and certain cast aluminum products. Geographically, the company generates majority of its revenue from the United States.
- Ticker
- $KALU
- Sector
- Materials
- Primary listing
- NASDAQ
- Employees
- 3,800
- Headquarters
- Franklin, United States
- Website
- www.kaiseraluminum.com
Kaiser Aluminum Metrics
BasicAdvanced
$2.5B
11.30
$13.48
1.58
$3.08
2.02%
Price and volume
Market cap
$2.5B
Beta
1.58
52-week high
$199.89
52-week low
$73.08
Average daily volume
220K
Dividend rate
$3.08
Financial strength
Current ratio
2.495
Quick ratio
1.1
Long term debt to equity
1.123
Total debt to equity
1.123
Dividend payout ratio (TTM)
22.91%
Interest coverage (TTM)
6.08%
Profitability
EBITDA (TTM)
459.5
Gross margin (TTM)
14.52%
Net profit margin (TTM)
5.49%
Operating margin (TTM)
8.13%
Effective tax rate (TTM)
24.33%
Revenue per employee (TTM)
$1,090,000
Management effectiveness
Return on assets (TTM)
7.75%
Return on equity (TTM)
26.40%
Valuation
Price to earnings (TTM)
11.302
Price to revenue (TTM)
0.599
Price to book
2.62
Price to tangible book (TTM)
2.79
Price to free cash flow (TTM)
28.458
Free cash flow yield (TTM)
3.51%
Free cash flow per share (TTM)
5.355
Dividend yield (TTM)
2.02%
Forward dividend yield
2.02%
Growth
Revenue change (TTM)
32.83%
Earnings per share change (TTM)
201.35%
3-year revenue growth (CAGR)
9.54%
10-year revenue growth (CAGR)
12.00%
3-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
176.21%
10-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
10.55%
10-year dividend per share growth (CAGR)
5.82%
What the Analysts think about Kaiser Aluminum
Analyst ratings (Buy, Hold, Sell) for Kaiser Aluminum stock.
Analyst projections of the future price of Kaiser Aluminum stock.
Bulls say / Bears say
Kaiser delivered record second-quarter results, with sales up 53% year on year and adjusted EBITDA reaching $166 million. It also raised its 2026 adjusted-EBITDA growth forecast to 45%–55%, even after assuming no further metal-lag benefit. (Kaiser Aluminum Corporation)
Cash generation and leverage both improved materially in the first half. Operating cash flow rose to $147.4 million from $72.9 million a year earlier, while net-debt leverage fell to 2.1 times from 3.4 times at the end of 2025. (StockTitan, Kaiser Aluminum Corporation)
Q2 EBITDA benefited from a $27 million favourable metal-lag gain, but management expects a neutral metal lag for the rest of 2026. Planned maintenance, higher spending and seasonal effects could make the second half look weaker even if demand holds up. (Kaiser Aluminum Corporation, Equibles)
Automotive remains a weak spot: second-quarter shipments fell 11% year on year, with Kaiser citing uncertain production, high vehicle-financing costs and tariff-related conditions. Higher-value products kept revenue steadier, but prolonged weakness could limit the benefit from growth elsewhere. (CRU)
The company still carries $1.05 billion of senior notes against just $58.5 million of cash at the end of June. Improved leverage is encouraging, but debt, interest costs and ongoing investment leave less room for error if earnings normalise. (StockTitan)
Data summarised monthly by Lightyear AI. Last updated on 17 Sept 2026.
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Funds containing Kaiser Aluminum
AllGBPUSDEUR
Fund name | Fund size | $KALU weighting |
|---|---|---|
WisdomTree Energy Transition Metals and Rare Earths Miners£WREE | £1B | 1.30% |
iShares S&P SmallCap 600$IDP6 | $3.2B | 0.14% |
iShares S&P Small Cap 600£ISP6 | £2.4B | 0.14% |
SPDR Russell 2000 US Small Cap€R2US | €4.8B | 0.08% |
L&G Global Quality Dividends£LDGG | £279M | 0.05% |
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