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Kaiser Aluminum KALU Ratios & Valuation

Q1 '26Q4 '25Q3 '25Q2 '25Q1 '25
Profitability
Gross margin13.6%+1.3pp13.1%+1.3pp12.9%+0.5pp11.9%-0.7pp12.2%0.0pp
Operating margin6.6%+2.4pp5.6%+1.9pp5.2%+1.1pp4.2%-0.1pp4.2%0.0pp
Net margin4.1%+1.9pp3.3%+1.2pp3.2%+0.8pp2.4%0.0pp2.3%-0.1pp
Returns
Return on equity18.8%+9.4pp14.3%+5.3pp13.6%+2.7pp9.8%-0.6pp9.4%-1.0pp
Return on invested capital9.9%+4.4pp7.6%+2.8pp7.1%+1.5pp5.4%-0.5pp5.5%-0.6pp
Efficiency
Asset turnover1.4×+0.1×1.4×+0.1×1.3×0.0×1.3×0.0×1.3×0.0×
Liquidity
Current ratio2.5×-0.2×+0.3×2.5×-0.1×2.7×+0.2×2.7×0.0×
Leverage
Debt-to-equity1.2×-0.2×1.3×-0.1×1.3×-0.1×1.4×-0.1×1.4×-0.1×
Net debt / EBITDA2.8×-1.4×3.5×-1.2×3.7×-0.7×4.4×+0.2×4.3×+0.2×
Per Share
Book value per share$52.08+12.9%$49.70+9.1%$48.53+8.7%$47.09+6.1%$46.15+4.8%
Valuation
Market capitalization$1.95B+100%$1.86B+64.7%$1.25B+7.1%$1.24B-11.8%$976.01M-31.9%
Price / earnings12.7×-1.4×16.5×-0.7×12×-3.7×16.9×-3.0×14.1×-6.3×
Price / sales0.5×+0.2×0.6×+0.2×0.4×0.0×0.4×-0.1×0.3×-0.2×
Price / book2.2×+0.9×2.3×+0.7×1.5×0.0×1.6×-0.3×1.3×-0.7×
EV / EBITDA8.1×-0.1×9.5×-0.1×-1.2×9.4×-0.6×8.2×-1.9×
Dividend yield2.7%-2.6pp2.8%-1.7pp4.1%-0.2pp4.1%+0.5pp5.2%+1.7pp

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Questions, answered.

What are Kaiser Aluminum's profit margins?
Kaiser Aluminum (KALU) runs a 13.6% gross margin and a 6.6% operating margin, with a 4.1% net margin.
Where do Kaiser Aluminum's ratios come from?
Every ratio is computed from Kaiser Aluminum's SEC filings — trailing-twelve-month flows over period-end balances. Valuation multiples combine those fundamentals with market data, recomputed each period. Switch between quarterly, annual, and TTM, or open any ratio for its full history and peer comparisons.