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Kaiser Aluminum KALU Return on assets

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$1.1B+42.4%
Gross profit$163.6M+57.3%
Operating income$97.8M+136%
Net income$62.5M+189%
EPS (diluted)$3.71+183%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$30.0M+40.8%
Total debt$1.1B-0.4%
Total equity$877.3M+15.9%
Total assets$2.8B+14.4%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$87.9M+54.2%
CapEx$19.4M-49.2%
Free cash flow$68.5M+264%

Valuation

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Market cap$2.93B+100%
Enterprise value$3.97B+47.5%
P/E19.1×-2.1×
P/S0.8×+0.3×

Profitability

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Gross margin13.6%+1.3pp
Operating margin6.6%+2.4pp
Net margin4.1%+1.9pp
FCF margin0.7%+0.4pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity18.8%+9.4pp
Debt / equity1.2×-0.2×
Current ratio2.5×-0.2×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Kaiser Aluminum’s reported figures.

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: Kaiser Aluminum’s 10-Q, filed April 23, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Kaiser Aluminum's return on assets?
Kaiser Aluminum (KALU) reported return on assets of 5.9% in Q1 2026.
How has Kaiser Aluminum's return on assets changed year-over-year?
Kaiser Aluminum's return on assets increased by 101.2% year-over-year, from 2.9% to 5.9%.
What is the long-term trend for Kaiser Aluminum's return on assets?
Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Kaiser Aluminum's return on assets has grown at a 21.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 1.7% to 4.5%.
What does return on assets mean?
Trailing-twelve-month net income divided by average total assets. Measures how efficiently the asset base generates profit, independent of how those assets are financed. Computed as net income over average total assets — note this is OpenCapital's standard definition and may differ from data vendors that use alternative numerators.