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Kaiser Aluminum Corporation KALU
$ 156.38 0.06%
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Quarterly report 2026-Q2
added 07-23-2026

Kaiser Aluminum Corporation Financial Ratios 2025-2007 | KALU

Brief overview of Kaiser Aluminum Corporation's valuation and returns

The review covers five available annual periods spanning 2019 to 2025.

The current valuation set is P/E 18.11x (median 18.48x), EV/EBITDA 18.6x (median 10.29x), P/S 0.6x (median 0.4x). On average, this basket is 50.4% above its own five-year medians. The market is pricing in elevated future expectations.

The 1/P/E calculation produces a 5.5% earnings yield. It does not capture future growth or capital structure.

Capital efficiency is characterized by ROE 13.6%, ROA 4.4%, ROCE 22.9%. Quality ratios send a mostly positive signal: resources are productive, with room for improvement.

Current PEG is 0.73x; the market pays comparatively little per unit of expected growth.

The cash conversion cycle remains near its former level at 87.6 days after 82.5 days.

Valuation takeaway

Kaiser Aluminum Corporation demonstrates high business quality but trades at a premium to its own history. Strong future results are needed to preserve valuation.

Annual Financial Ratios Kaiser Aluminum Corporation

2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007

P/E

 18.0 25.8 25.7 -40.1 -79.6 47.5 26.7 18.0 41.3 15.5 -5.7 17.2 12.5 13.7 38.0 59.3 9.3 -18.8 -

P/S

 0.6 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.6 1.2 1.1 1.0 1.3 1.1 1.0 0.9 1.0 0.9 0.7 - - - -

EPS

 7.0 4.1 4.2 -1.9 -1.2 1.8 3.9 5.5 2.7 5.2 -13.8 4.0 5.6 4.5 1.3 0.6 3.5 -3.5 -

EV (Enterprise Value)

 3.77 B 2.86 B 2.74 B 2.8 B 2.9 B 1.72 B 2.18 B 2.2 B 2.46 B 2.01 B 1.74 B 1.78 B 1.83 B 1.59 B 1.35 B 869 M 807 M 1.28 B -68.7 M

EBITDA per Share

 19.2 14.2 14.4 6.97 9.84 8.71 12.5 11.3 12.6 12.2 10.6 8.15 10.7 10.1 4.21 3.14 6.88 -3.82 -

EV/EBITDA

 12.1 12.5 11.9 25.3 18.6 11.6 9.4 10.1 10.3 8.0 8.0 10.0 7.6 6.7 13.2 14.3 6.0 -16.8 -

PEG

 0.72 2.18 1.8 4.37 29.11 -0.89 -0.89 0.17 -0.86 -0.11 0.01 -0.62 0.52 0.06 0.4 - - - -

P/B

 2.5 1.6 1.9 1.9 2.1 1.9 2.3 2.2 2.5 1.8 1.7 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.1 0.8 0.7 - -

P/CF

 18.3 7.3 5.7 -19.0 18.5 6.6 9.6 21.7 28.4 16.1 14.0 19.1 31.7 10.9 31.5 10.7 5.1 - -

ROE %

 13.68 6.32 6.63 -4.75 -2.67 3.93 8.45 12.39 6.08 11.40 -30.55 7.07 9.67 8.01 2.88 1.35 8.10 -8.69 -

ROA %

 4.41 1.95 2.07 -1.31 -0.76 1.54 4.06 6.46 3.28 6.34 -18.93 4.12 5.92 4.90 1.90 0.91 6.49 - -

ROCE %

 22.85 15.10 17.29 0.63 9.30 5.19 11.13 11.83 14.32 14.14 13.87 8.67 10.70 10.43 4.67 4.62 13.64 -11.55 -

Current Ratio

 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 7.1 4.6 3.2 3.8 4.0 3.0 1.9 4.6 4.6 2.9 3.1 5.9 - -

DSO

 38.7 38.9 36.8 33.5 31.0 50.0 57.8 59.9 47.1 41.0 32.2 37.7 37.5 34.1 28.1 - - - -

DIO

 82.6 78.9 72.0 53.4 43.3 55.8 51.3 58.4 67.4 70.6 69.5 67.6 73.4 60.2 64.8 - - - -

DPO

 33.7 35.6 37.3 37.7 34.0 31.6 26.6 33.0 29.2 26.6 24.3 25.6 21.5 20.2 19.6 - - - -

Operating Cycle

 121.3 117.8 108.8 86.9 74.3 105.8 109.1 118.3 114.6 111.7 101.7 105.4 110.9 94.3 92.9 - - - -

Cash Conversion Cycle

 87.6 82.2 71.5 49.2 40.3 74.2 82.5 85.3 85.4 85.1 77.4 79.7 89.3 74.1 73.3 - - - -

All numbers in USD currency

Quarterly Financial Ratios Kaiser Aluminum Corporation

2026-Q2 2026-Q1 2025-Q4 2025-Q3 2025-Q2 2025-Q1 2024-Q4 2024-Q3 2024-Q2 2024-Q1 2023-Q4 2023-Q3 2023-Q2 2023-Q1 2022-Q4 2022-Q3 2022-Q2 2022-Q1 2021-Q4 2021-Q3 2021-Q2 2021-Q1 2020-Q4 2020-Q3 2020-Q2 2020-Q1 2019-Q4 2019-Q3 2019-Q2 2019-Q1 2018-Q4 2018-Q3 2018-Q2 2018-Q1 2017-Q4 2017-Q3 2017-Q2 2017-Q1 2016-Q4 2016-Q3 2016-Q2 2016-Q1 2015-Q4 2015-Q3 2015-Q2 2015-Q1 2014-Q4 2014-Q3 2014-Q2 2014-Q1 2013-Q4 2013-Q3 2013-Q2 2013-Q1 2012-Q4 2012-Q3 2012-Q2 2012-Q1 2011-Q4 2011-Q3 2011-Q2 2011-Q1 2010-Q3 2010-Q2

EPS

 5.92 3.85 - 2.44 1.44 1.34 - 0.54 1.18 1.13 - 0.34 1.14 1 - 0.16 - 0.51 - -0.14 -1.42 0.28 - 0.02 -0.41 1.83 -0.66 1.59 1.19 1.74 1.44 1.31 1.24 1.54 -0.9 1.18 0.28 2.07 1.39 0.84 1.45 1.47 0.76 1.29 1.19 -16.85 0.88 0.9 1.38 0.88 1.48 1.37 0.99 1.75 0.48 1.52 1.1 1.39 0.33 0.21 0.22 0.57 0.29 0.01

EBITDA per Share

 9.99 7.89 - 4.99 4.18 4.43 - 2.62 4.06 3.31 - 2.89 3.9 2.85 - 1.81 - 3.32 - 2.82 2.33 1.92 - 1.6 1.12 3.71 0.6 3.32 2.77 3.41 2.27 2.77 2.73 2.85 2.5 3.07 1.29 3.96 2.57 2.17 3.74 2.99 1.95 2.84 2.65 -26 1.52 2.29 3.03 2.2 2.29 2.61 2.51 2.98 1.24 3.28 2.41 2.75 0.81 0.58 1.11 1.38 1.59 0.77

ROE %

 25.27 17.87 10.74 11.95 9.65 9.20 6.35 7.19 8.85 8.76 6.21 6.60 3.64 1.91 -0.59 -0.91 -4.41 -1.67 -2.81 -2.76 -3.34 3.74 3.13 1.68 5.09 8.61 8.45 13.08 12.55 12.73 12.39 7.16 6.90 4.73 6.08 11.16 10.35 12.95 11.40 10.07 11.07 10.44 -30.52 -30.71 -31.99 -32.19 7.07 8.05 8.83 8.13 9.67 8.00 8.38 8.63 8.01 7.86 5.60 4.11 2.88 2.78 2.32 1.24 0.61 0.01

ROA %

 8.01 5.57 3.33 3.71 2.98 2.30 1.41 2.22 1.84 1.94 1.15 1.47 1.14 0.33 0.33 -0.60 -0.70 -0.49 -0.81 -0.79 -1.05 1.44 1.23 0.53 2.18 3.79 4.06 6.42 6.28 6.48 6.46 3.70 3.61 2.49 3.28 6.07 5.67 7.13 6.35 5.72 6.46 6.28 -18.96 -19.14 -20.00 -20.21 4.12 4.76 5.29 4.93 5.92 4.90 5.13 5.28 4.90 4.84 3.48 2.59 1.90 1.85 1.55 0.82 0.41 0.01

ROCE %

 36.26 27.57 16.42 18.23 17.15 15.66 10.18 13.17 16.98 15.01 11.61 12.08 12.66 9.78 6.77 8.31 7.84 10.14 6.59 8.27 6.16 10.85 8.55 9.86 13.72 17.49 17.13 20.80 19.97 20.24 19.39 20.03 20.87 17.86 20.80 20.81 18.95 24.47 22.10 21.01 22.53 20.11 -44.62 -46.53 -48.55 -48.75 13.57 14.77 15.40 14.53 15.98 14.38 15.79 15.79 15.49 15.05 10.36 8.35 6.30 5.97 5.85 2.27 1.45 0.44

Current Ratio

 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 - 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 - 1.4 1.4 - 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.6 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.2 3.4

DSO

 40.1 39.2 - 41.5 40.2 39.1 - 22.6 20.1 41.2 - 43.9 20.4 16.8 - 19.0 - 36.8 - 45.6 42.8 59.0 - 40.2 37.3 34.6 41.4 40.7 40.6 40.0 42.1 41.7 39.5 40.5 42.6 45.2 42.3 38.9 - - - - - 31.7 29.0 30.2 - 34.8 34.3 33.9 - 34.2 33.2 32.9 - 33.7 - - - - - - - -

DIO

 71.1 73.7 - 81.2 73.7 79.6 - 73.5 72.8 71.0 - 67.7 31.6 32.8 - 35.3 - 44.0 - 53.6 52.1 93.4 - 66.5 61.8 52.5 54.4 54.3 53.4 56.9 61.9 60.7 57.2 60.9 68.4 74.0 65.5 71.1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

DPO

 43.2 37.2 - 44.5 38.4 37.7 - 18.6 18.6 36.9 - 32.9 15.0 19.0 - 22.1 - 41.9 - 46.1 40.9 60.1 - 37.7 35.0 28.4 28.2 28.1 27.7 30.9 34.9 34.3 32.3 30.5 29.6 32.0 28.4 28.8 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Operating Cycle

 - 113.0 - 122.8 114.0 118.7 - 73.5 72.8 112.2 - - - - - 54.3 - 80.8 - 99.3 94.9 152.3 - 106.8 99.1 87.0 95.7 94.9 94.0 96.9 104.0 102.5 96.7 101.5 111.1 119.2 107.8 110.0 - - - - - 31.7 29.0 30.2 - 34.8 34.3 33.9 - 34.2 33.2 32.9 - 33.7 - - - - - - - -

Cash Conversion Cycle

 - 75.8 - 78.3 75.6 81.0 - 73.5 72.8 75.4 - - - - - 32.2 - 39.0 - 53.2 54.0 92.2 - 69.1 64.1 58.7 67.6 66.8 66.4 66.0 69.1 68.2 64.4 71.0 81.5 87.2 79.4 81.2 - - - - - 31.7 29.0 30.2 - 34.8 34.3 33.9 - 34.2 33.2 32.9 - 33.7 - - - - - - - -

All numbers in USD currency

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