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KAISER ALUMINUM CORP KALU
KAISER ALUMINUM CORP (KALU) earns a Piotroski F-score of 6/9 (mixed financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the safe zone. It pays a dividend yielding 1.68% (safety: moderate). FY2025 revenue was $3.4B at a 3.3% net margin.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Beneish M-score: -2.31 — low (below −2.22 — no manipulation red flag) . A statistical screen for earnings manipulation, not proof — and it doesn't apply to most banks/insurers.
Analyst price target
Recent analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-05 | UBS | Neutral (init) |
| 2026-04-30 | JP Morgan | Underweight (down) |
| 2026-04-24 | Keybanc | Overweight (main) |
| 2026-04-16 | Wells Fargo | Equal-Weight (main) |
| 2026-04-16 | Keybanc | Overweight (init) |
| 2026-02-23 | JP Morgan | Neutral (main) |
Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.
Smart money · insiders, last 12 months
Open-market insider purchases minus sells (SEC Form 4) — real buying with their own money is a bullish “smart money” signal; grants and option exercises are excluded.
How it ranks in Manufacturing · percentile among 1957 companies
Percentile vs other Manufacturing companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 6/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · safe zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | 0.325 |
| Retained earnings / assets | 0.056 |
| EBIT / assets | 0.074 |
| Equity / liabilities | 0.475 |
Sector peers · similar-size Manufacturing companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KALU | KAISER ALUMINUM CORP | 6/9 | 3.31 | 27.2 | +11.5% |
| MLI | MUELLER INDUSTRIES INC | 4/9 | 15.42 | 18.5 | +10.9% |
| NX | Quanex Building Products CORP | 4/9 | 1.2 | — | +43.8% |
| HWM | Howmet Aerospace Inc. | 7/9 | 4.57 | 71.3 | +11.1% |
| VFS | VinFast Auto Ltd. | 4/9 | -13.01 | — | +57.9% |
| TM | TOYOTA MOTOR CORP/ | 7/9 | 2.55 | — | -1% |
| HMC | HONDA MOTOR CO LTD | 6/9 | 2.79 | — | +19.9% |
About KAISER ALUMINUM CORP
Kaiser Aluminum Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells semi-fabricated specialty aluminum mill products. It offers flat-rolled plate, sheet, and coil; extruded rod, bar, hollows, and shapes; drawn rod, bar, pipe, tube, and wire; and cast aluminum products. The company also offers aero/HS products, such as heat-treated plates and sheets, hard alloy extruded shapes, cold finish rods and bars, and seamless drawn tubes and billets used for end uses in the global aerospace, space, and defense industries, as well as packaging products, including bare and coated 3000 and 5000-series alloy aluminum coils used in beverage and food packaging industry. In addition, the company provides general engineering products comprising 6000-series aluminum alloy plate, sheet, rod, bar, tube, wire, and standard extruded shapes used in various applications, including the production of armor for military vehicles, ordnances, semiconductor manufacturing cells, electronic devices, power transmission bus pipe and bar, after-market motor sport parts, tooling plates, machinery and equipment parts, bolts, screws, and rivets. Further, it offers automotive extrusions consisting of 6000-series 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, such as sawing and cutting to length. The company sells its products directly to aerospace and automotive manufacturers, tier one aerospace and automotive suppliers, beverage and food packaging manufacturers, and metal service centers through sales personnel located in the United States, Canada, and Western Europe. Kaiser Aluminum Corporation was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Franklin, Tennessee.
FAQ
Is KALU financially healthy?
KAISER ALUMINUM CORP's Piotroski F-score is 6/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the safe zone.
Does KALU pay a dividend, and is it safe?
Yes. KAISER ALUMINUM CORP pays a dividend yielding about 1.68% with a 45.6% payout ratio, rated “moderate” for safety.
How profitable is KALU?
In FY2025, KAISER ALUMINUM CORP had a net margin of 3.3% and a return on equity of 13.6%.
Is KALU overvalued or undervalued?
KAISER ALUMINUM CORP trades at about 28.0× trailing earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 12.8×–47.9×, median 18.1×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
What is the analyst price target for KALU?
The average Wall-Street price target for KAISER ALUMINUM CORP is $159.33, about 15.9% below the recent price, from 3 analysts.
Is KALU a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on KAISER ALUMINUM CORP: a Piotroski F-score of 6/9, an Altman Z″ in the safe zone, a P/E of about 27.2×, a dividend yield of 1.68%. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.