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Kaiser Aluminum KALU Operating Cash Flow

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Income statement

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Revenue$1.3B+52.7%
Gross profit$199.0M+98.4%
Operating income$133.7M+252%
Net income$96.8M+317%
EPS (diluted)$5.72+306%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$58.5M+347%
Total debt$1.1B-3.4%
Total equity$943.8M+21.6%
Total assets$2.9B+15.8%

Cash flow

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CapEx$24.4M-44.0%
Free cash flow$35.1M+227%

Valuation

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Market cap$2.8B+136%
Enterprise value$3.81B+67.2%
P/E12.3×-3.8×
P/S0.7×+0.3×

Profitability

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Gross margin14.5%+2.6pp
Operating margin8.2%+4.0pp
Net margin5.5%+3.1pp
FCF margin2.1%+1.5pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity26.4%+16.6pp
Debt / equity1.1×-0.3×
Current ratio2.5×-0.2×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Kaiser Aluminum in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities.

The source filing: Kaiser Aluminum’s 10-Q, filed July 23, 2026.

Filed
Jul 23, 2026, 5:07 PM EDT
Fiscal quarter
Q2 FY2026
Calendar quarter
Q2 2026
Accession
0001193125-26-314580
Line itemSix Months Ended June 30, 2026Six Months Ended June 30, 2025
Accrued liabilities(48.8)(26.0)
Annual variable cash contributions to Salaried VEBA(2.9)(0.7)
Long-term assets and liabilities, net(3.5)(5.5)
Net cash provided by operating activities147.472.9
Cash flows from investing activities1:
Capital expenditures(43.8)(81.8)
Purchase of equity securities(0.5)(0.4)
Proceeds from sale of equity securities0.1

Item 1. Financial Statements

FAQ

What is Kaiser Aluminum's operating cash flow?
Kaiser Aluminum (KALU) reported operating cash flow of $59.5M in Q2 2026.
How has Kaiser Aluminum's operating cash flow changed year-over-year?
Kaiser Aluminum's operating cash flow increased by 274.2% year-over-year, from $15.9M to $59.5M.
What is the long-term trend for Kaiser Aluminum's operating cash flow?
Over 3 years (2021 to 2024), Kaiser Aluminum's operating cash flow has grown at a 28.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $79.4M to $167.1M.
What does operating cash flow mean?
Total cash generated by or used in core business operations — the single most important cash flow metric for assessing business health.

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