Basic Materials
Kaiser Aluminum Corporation(KALU)
Live Price
Offline$182.75
+1.28% today
1Y Change
+138.39%
Window
Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 18, 2026
- Market Cap
- $2.84B
- Revenue Growth
- +11.5%
- EPS Growth
- +139.2%
- Dividend Yield
- 1.8%
Coverage: 247 bars ยท Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 18, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
Kaiser Aluminum Corporation (KALU) is a Basic Materials stock with a market cap of $2.84B and listed on NASDAQ. The stock last traded around $182.75 and up 138.4% across the available one-year price window (Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 18, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of +11.5%, EPS growth of +139.2%, a dividend yield of 1.8%. What stands out right now is revenue +11.5%, EPS +139.2%, free cash flow -86.1% with operating margin 6.6% and ROIC 8.4%. The dividend is present but secondary, with a yield around 1.8%. Valuation is more restrained than many high-expectation growth names at P/E 18.4 and price/sales 0.8. Stock Foundry combines KALU price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Basic Materials peers on this page.
Sector Context
How this name stacks up against nearby peers on first-pass metrics.
Revenue Growth
Above sector median
+11.5% vs 0.0% peer median
Operating Margin
Below sector median
+6.6% vs +10.5% peer median
What Changed This Quarter
Latest report context and the signals most likely to have changed the story.
Latest report is on the board
2026 was reported on Apr 22, 2026, but the surprise data is still limited.
The operating story is still moving forward
Revenue is running at +11.5% and EPS at +139.2%, with operating margin around 6.6%.
Shareholder return is still part of the story
The stock is still offering a dividend yield around 1.8%, which matters if the thesis depends on income as much as growth.
Earnings Reaction Memory
How the stock has tended to move after recent reports.
Across the last 3 reported quarters, the stock averaged +6.5% over the next 5 trading days and finished higher after 2 of those reports.
View quarter-by-quarter reaction table
| Quarter | EPS ฮ | 1D | 5D | 20D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 Apr 22, 2026 | โ | +1.1% | +5.8% | +3.6% |
2026 Feb 18, 2026 | -1.9% | -8.8% | -5.2% | -17.0% |
2025 Oct 22, 2025 | +132.5% | +19.5% | +18.9% | +15.6% |
Benchmark Edge
KALU vs SPY, QQQ, and Sector ETFs
Normalized return, excess return, max drawdown, and calendar-year wins against the benchmarks investors actually use.
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Normalized return
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Excess Return
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Relative to SPY
KALU Max Drawdown
-26.03%
Trailing 1Y
SPY Max Drawdown
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Trailing 1Y
Calendar-Year Returns
Uses the longest available daily history for KALU and SPY.
Company Overview
Kaiser Aluminum Corporation
NASDAQ Global Select
Kaiser Aluminum Corporation engages in manufacture and sale of semi-fabricated specialty aluminum mill products in the United States and internationally. The company offers rolled, extruded, and drawn aluminum products used for aerospace and defense, aluminum beverage and food packaging, automotive and general engineering products. The company's automotive extrusions include 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, including sawing and cutting to length. Its packaging products consist of bare and coated 3000- and 5000-series alloy aluminum coil used for beverage and food packaging industry; and Its general engineering products comprise alloy plate, sheet, rod, bar, tube, wire, and standard extrusion shapes used in various applications, including the production of military vehicles, ordnances, semiconductor manufacturing cells, electronic devices, after-market motor sport parts, tooling plates, parts for machinery and equipment, bolts, screws, nails, and rivets. In addition, it offers rerolled, extruded, drawn, and cast billet aluminum products for industrial end uses. It sells its products directly to customers through sales personnel located in the United States, Canada, Western Europe, and China, as well as through independent sales agents in other regions of Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East. The company was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Foothill Ranch, California.
- Leadership
- Keith A. Harvey
- IPO Date
- Jul 7, 2006
- Employees
- 3.9k
- Street Address
- 27422 Portola Parkway
- Mailing
- Foothill Ranch, CA, 92610-2831
- Region
- Foothill Ranch, CA, US
- Reporting Currency
- USD
- Investor Line
- 949 614 1740
- Last Updated
- May 1, 2026
Key Fundamentals
Valuation, growth, profitability, and balance sheet signals.
Valuation
- P/E
- 18.4
- EV/EBITDA
- 10.2
- Price/Sales
- 0.8
- Price/Book
- 3.2
Growth
- Revenue
- +11.5%
- EPS
- +139.2%
- Free Cash Flow
- -86.1%
Profitability
- Gross Margin
- 10.2%
- Operating Margin
- 6.6%
- Net Margin
- 4.1%
- ROE
- 18.7%
- ROIC
- 8.4%
Balance Sheet
- Debt/Equity
- 1.21
- Current Ratio
- 2.47
Earnings Reports
Latest News
Official Releases
Company announcements and filings-style updates.
Next Step
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