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Kaiser Aluminum Corporation KALU

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111.57 USD +4.73 (+4.43%)

At closeNov 9, 2026, 6:32 PM EST

113.61 +2.04 +1.83%

After hours · Nov 9, 6:32 PM ET

110.03 Day range 113.80
88.00 52-week range 199.89
YTD
-2.86%
1 year
+18.03%

Financial health

Altman Z-Score

3.02 Safe zone

Bankruptcy-risk model: below 1.81 distress, above 2.99 safe.

Piotroski F-Score

7 / 9 Strong

Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, leverage and efficiency.

Rating

B3 / 5 overall

  • DCF 1
  • Return on Equity 5
  • Return on Assets 5
  • Debt / Equity 1
  • P/E 3
  • P/B 2

Valuation

P/E 16.5×
FY 2016: 15.1×FY 2017: 40.0×FY 2018: 16.1×FY 2019: 28.6×FY 2020: 54.3×FY 2021: -80.3×FY 2022: -40.8×FY 2023: 24.1×FY 2024: 24.1×FY 2025: 16.5×
FY 2016 5y median 16.5× FY 2025
P/S 0.6×
FY 2016: 1.0×FY 2017: 1.3×FY 2018: 0.9×FY 2019: 1.2×FY 2020: 1.3×FY 2021: 0.6×FY 2022: 0.4×FY 2023: 0.4×FY 2024: 0.4×FY 2025: 0.6×
FY 2016 5y median 0.4× FY 2025
P/B 2.2×
FY 2016: 1.7×FY 2017: 2.4×FY 2018: 2.0×FY 2019: 2.4×FY 2020: 2.1×FY 2021: 2.1×FY 2022: 1.9×FY 2023: 1.7×FY 2024: 1.7×FY 2025: 2.2×
FY 2016 5y median 1.9× FY 2025
P/FCF -72.8×
FY 2016: 15.7×FY 2017: 27.5×FY 2018: 19.5×FY 2019: 10.3×FY 2020: 10.1×FY 2021: 69.5×FY 2022: -5.9×FY 2023: 16.6×FY 2024: -82.4×FY 2025: -72.8×
FY 2016 5y median -5.9× FY 2025
EV/EBITDA 9.2×
FY 2016: 7.8×FY 2017: 11.0×FY 2018: 9.4×FY 2019: 10.5×FY 2020: 12.1×FY 2021: 19.5×FY 2022: 19.1×FY 2023: 10.1×FY 2024: 9.8×FY 2025: 9.2×
FY 2016 5y median 10.1× FY 2025
EV/Sales 0.9×
FY 2016: 1.3×FY 2017: 1.5×FY 2018: 1.1×FY 2019: 1.3×FY 2020: 1.4×FY 2021: 0.9×FY 2022: 0.7×FY 2023: 0.7×FY 2024: 0.7×FY 2025: 0.9×
FY 2016 5y median 0.7× FY 2025
FCF Yield -1.4%
FY 2016: 6.4%FY 2017: 3.6%FY 2018: 5.1%FY 2019: 9.7%FY 2020: 9.9%FY 2021: 1.4%FY 2022: -17.0%FY 2023: 6.0%FY 2024: -1.2%FY 2025: -1.4%
FY 2016 5y median -1.2% FY 2025

Profitability

Gross Margin 9.5%
FY 2016: 21.7%FY 2017: 19.5%FY 2018: 15.2%FY 2019: 19.7%FY 2020: 19.7%FY 2021: 10.4%FY 2022: 7.2%FY 2023: 10.8%FY 2024: 11.0%FY 2025: 9.5%
FY 2016 5y median 10.4% FY 2025
Operating Margin 5.7%
FY 2016: 13.4%FY 2017: 10.8%FY 2018: 9.1%FY 2019: 8.3%FY 2020: 6.9%FY 2021: 2.5%FY 2022: 0.1%FY 2023: 3.1%FY 2024: 2.9%FY 2025: 5.7%
FY 2016 5y median 2.9% FY 2025
Net Margin 3.3%
FY 2016: 6.9%FY 2017: 3.2%FY 2018: 5.8%FY 2019: 4.1%FY 2020: 2.5%FY 2021: -0.7%FY 2022: -0.9%FY 2023: 1.5%FY 2024: 1.5%FY 2025: 3.3%
FY 2016 5y median 1.5% FY 2025
ROE 13.6%
FY 2016: 11.4%FY 2017: 6.1%FY 2018: 12.4%FY 2019: 8.4%FY 2020: 3.9%FY 2021: -2.7%FY 2022: -4.7%FY 2023: 7.2%FY 2024: 7.0%FY 2025: 13.6%
FY 2016 5y median 7.0% FY 2025
ROIC 6.7%
FY 2016: 8.7%FY 2017: 4.2%FY 2018: 9.0%FY 2019: 7.1%FY 2020: 3.5%FY 2021: 2.5%FY 2022: 0.2%FY 2023: 4.2%FY 2024: 3.4%FY 2025: 6.7%
FY 2016 5y median 3.4% FY 2025
ROA 4.4%
FY 2016: 6.4%FY 2017: 3.3%FY 2018: 6.5%FY 2019: 4.1%FY 2020: 1.5%FY 2021: -0.8%FY 2022: -1.3%FY 2023: 2.1%FY 2024: 2.0%FY 2025: 4.4%
FY 2016 5y median 2.0% FY 2025

Growth (YoY)

Revenue 11.5%
FY 2016: -4.4%FY 2017: 5.0%FY 2018: 13.5%FY 2019: -4.5%FY 2020: -22.5%FY 2021: 123.6%FY 2022: 30.7%FY 2023: -9.9%FY 2024: -2.0%FY 2025: 11.5%
FY 2016 FY 2025
Operating Income 117.4%
FY 2016: 151.4%FY 2017: -15.2%FY 2018: -4.7%FY 2019: -12.5%FY 2020: -35.5%FY 2021: -20.6%FY 2022: -93.8%FY 2023: 2295.0%FY 2024: -8.5%FY 2025: 117.4%
FY 2016 FY 2025
EPS (diluted) 135.9%
FY 2016: 137.0%FY 2017: -48.3%FY 2018: 106.5%FY 2019: -29.5%FY 2020: -52.7%FY 2021: -164.6%FY 2022: -59.0%FY 2023: 257.0%FY 2024: -1.7%FY 2025: 135.9%
FY 2016 FY 2025
Free Cash Flow -86.1%
FY 2016: -7.8%FY 2017: -25.2%FY 2018: 15.3%FY 2019: 126.1%FY 2020: -9.9%FY 2021: -86.2%FY 2022: -1060.7%FY 2023: 133.4%FY 2024: -119.9%FY 2025: -86.1%
FY 2016 FY 2025

Financial Health

Current Ratio 3.0×
FY 2016: 4.0×FY 2017: 3.8×FY 2018: 3.2×FY 2019: 4.6×FY 2020: 7.1×FY 2021: 2.6×FY 2022: 2.5×FY 2023: 2.7×FY 2024: 2.4×FY 2025: 3.0×
FY 2016 5y median 2.6× FY 2025
Quick Ratio 1.3×
FY 2016: 2.8×FY 2017: 2.6×FY 2018: 2.1×FY 2019: 3.5×FY 2020: 6.1×FY 2021: 1.8×FY 2022: 1.2×FY 2023: 1.4×FY 2024: 1.2×FY 2025: 1.3×
FY 2016 5y median 1.3× FY 2025
Debt / Equity 1.4×
FY 2016: 0.5×FY 2017: 0.5×FY 2018: 0.5×FY 2019: 0.7×FY 2020: 1.2×FY 2021: 1.6×FY 2022: 1.7×FY 2023: 1.7×FY 2024: 1.6×FY 2025: 1.4×
FY 2016 5y median 1.6× FY 2025
Net Debt / EBITDA 3.5×
FY 2016: 1.4×FY 2017: 1.6×FY 2018: 1.3×FY 2019: 1.4×FY 2020: 0.7×FY 2021: 6.8×FY 2022: 8.8×FY 2023: 4.7×FY 2024: 4.8×FY 2025: 3.5×
FY 2016 5y median 4.8× FY 2025
Interest Coverage 3.8×
FY 2016: 8.8×FY 2017: 6.8×FY 2018: 6.3×FY 2019: 5.1×FY 2020: 2.0×FY 2021: 1.3×FY 2022: 0.1×FY 2023: 2.0×FY 2024: 2.0×FY 2025: 3.8×
FY 2016 5y median 2.0× FY 2025

Dividends

Dividend Yield 2.8%
FY 2016: 2.3%FY 2017: 1.9%FY 2018: 2.5%FY 2019: 2.2%FY 2020: 2.8%FY 2021: 3.1%FY 2022: 4.1%FY 2023: 4.4%FY 2024: 4.5%FY 2025: 2.8%
FY 2016 5y median 4.1% FY 2025
Payout Ratio 45.6%
FY 2016: 35.3%FY 2017: 77.1%FY 2018: 41.1%FY 2019: 63.5%FY 2020: 150.7%FY 2021: -252.4%FY 2022: -169.3%FY 2023: 106.8%FY 2024: 108.3%FY 2025: 45.6%
FY 2016 5y median 45.6% FY 2025

Annual · latest fiscal year ends 2025-12-31