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Kaiser Aluminum KALU Ratios & Valuation

Q1 '26Q4 '25Q3 '25Q2 '25Q1 '25
Profitability
Gross margin13.6%+0.4pp13.1%+0.2pp12.9%+1.0pp11.9%-0.3pp12.2%+0.4pp
Operating margin6.6%+1.0pp5.6%+0.4pp5.2%+1.0pp4.2%0.0pp4.2%+0.5pp
Net margin4.1%+0.8pp3.3%+0.1pp3.2%+0.9pp2.4%+0.1pp2.3%+0.1pp
Returns
Return on equity18.8%+4.4pp14.3%+0.8pp13.6%+3.8pp9.8%+0.4pp9.4%+0.3pp
Return on invested capital9.9%+2.3pp7.6%+0.5pp7.1%+1.7pp5.4%-0.1pp5.5%+0.7pp
Efficiency
Asset turnover1.4×+0.1×1.4×0.0×1.3×0.0×1.3×0.0×1.3×0.0×
Liquidity
Current ratio2.5×-0.5×+0.5×2.5×-0.2×2.7×0.0×2.7×0.0×
Leverage
Debt-to-equity1.2×-0.1×1.3×0.0×1.3×-0.1×1.4×0.0×1.4×0.0×
Net debt / EBITDA2.8×-0.7×3.5×-0.2×3.7×-0.7×4.4×+0.1×4.3×-0.4×
Per Share
Book value per share$52.08+4.8%$49.70+2.4%$48.53+3.0%$47.09+2.0%$46.15+1.3%
Valuation
Market capitalization$1.95B+4.9%$1.86B+49.1%$1.25B+0.4%$1.24B+27.3%$976.01M-13.7%
Price / earnings12.7×-3.8×16.5×+4.6×12×-4.9×16.9×+2.8×14.1×-3.1×
Price / sales0.5×0.0×0.6×+0.2×0.4×0.0×0.4×+0.1×0.3×-0.1×
Price / book2.2×0.0×2.3×+0.7×1.5×-0.1×1.6×+0.3×1.3×-0.2×
EV / EBITDA8.1×-1.4×9.5×+1.5×-1.4×9.4×+1.2×8.2×-1.4×
Dividend yield2.7%-0.1pp2.8%-1.3pp4.1%0.0pp4.1%-1.1pp5.2%+0.7pp

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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.