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KAISER ALUMINUM CORP KALU

Nasdaq · stock · Rolling Drawing & Extruding of Nonferrous Metals · website · IPO 1991-07-11

KAISER ALUMINUM CORP statistics & valuation

Market cap$3.1B
P / E27.2×
P / S0.9×
P / B3.7×
Dividend yield1.68%
Net margin3.3%
Return on equity13.6%
Net debt$1.1B
Net debt / EBITDA3.4×
Enterprise value USD$4.1B
EV / EBITDA13.2×
Earnings yield EBIT/EV4.6%
Return on capital8.8%
Graham number -54.1%$87.01

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($87.01); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
6.90% 3.20% 5.80% 4.10% 2.50% -0.70% -0.90% 2.20% 2.20% 3.30% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
13.60% 11.10% 9.10% 8.30% 6.90% 2.50% 0.10% 4.00% 3.70% 5.60% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
11.40% 6.10% 12.40% 8.40% 3.90% -2.70% -4.70% 9.60% 8.80% 13.60% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
18.0M 17.3M 16.9M 16.2M 15.9M 15.9M 15.9M 16.1M 16.3M 16.6M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
$313.5M $318.5M $244.8M $228.3M $57.8M $733.1M $980.7M $957.4M $1.02B $1.05B 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
6.40% 3.30% 6.50% 4.10% 1.50% -0.80% -1.30% 3.00% 2.70% 4.40% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
0.46× 0.50× 0.50× 0.67× 1.14× 1.50× 1.64× 1.47× 1.40× 1.28× 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
$5.09 $2.63 $5.43 $3.83 $1.81 -$1.17 -$1.86 $4.21 $4.02 $6.77 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

KAISER ALUMINUM CORP trades at about 28× earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 12.8×–47.9×, median 18.1×).

12.8× 47.9×

Shaded band = 10-year range (12.8×–47.9×); dot = today's 28×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Operating margin5.6%3.7%4.0%0.1%2.5%6.9%8.3%9.1%11.1%13.6%
Net margin3.3%2.2%2.2%-0.9%-0.7%2.5%4.1%5.8%3.2%6.9%
Return on assets4.4%2.7%3.0%-1.3%-0.8%1.5%4.1%6.5%3.3%6.4%
Return on equity13.6%8.8%9.6%-4.7%-2.7%3.9%8.4%12.4%6.1%11.4%
Debt / equity1.28×1.40×1.47×1.64×1.50×1.14×0.67×0.50×0.50×0.46×
Current ratio2.952.682.682.492.647.084.583.203.793.98

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.