Kaiser Aluminum Corporation· KALU

🇺🇸 US · MidSP600NASDAQ

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Price: $174.61
Day: +6.55%
Mkt Cap: $2.85B
52W Range: $71.44 – $195.96
Volume: 211.4K
Beta: 1.58

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Performance vs sector and industry peers across 40 metrics.

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Kaiser Aluminum Corporation

KALU|Basic Materials|Aluminum

Comparing against 44 sector peers in United States · Mid Cap · Basic Materials

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Dimension 2 of 5

Revenue Growth

93%ile

32.8%

Operating Margin

50%ile

8.2%

ROIC

76%ile

11.4%

FCF Yield

48%ile

3.0%

Growth & Cash Flow Quality

Percentile ranking across profitability growth and cash generation

EBITDA Growth

88.8%

EBIT Growth

166.6%

Net Income Growth

255.2%

OCF Growth

23.6%

FCF Growth

-326.0%

Income Quality

0.82

Returns on Capital (TTM)

ROE(26.3%)

85%ile

Top 20%

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

ROCE(15.0%)

76%ile

Above Avg

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

ROA(7.8%)

76%ile

Above Avg

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

ROIC(11.4%)

76%ile

Above Avg

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

Profit Margins (TTM)

Gross Margin(11.6%)

15%ile

Bottom 20%

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

EBITDA Margin(11.4%)

48%ile

Average

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

Operating Margin(8.2%)

50%ile

Average

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

Net Margin(5.5%)

64%ile

Above Avg

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

Leverage & Coverage (TTM)

Debt/Equity

30%ile

1.12

Debt/Capital

30%ile

0.53

Net Debt/EBITDA

66%ile

2.12

Interest Coverage

38%ile

6.16x

Liquidity (TTM)

Current Ratio

59%ile

2.50

Quick Ratio

44%ile

1.17

Cash Ratio

19%ile

0.09

WC Turnover

56%ile

4.48

Operational Efficiency (TTM)

Asset Turnover

93%ile

1.42

DSO

39%ile

57.1

Days Inventory

47%ile

84.6

Cash Conv. Cycle

60%ile

91.1

TTM: Trailing Twelve Months · EBITDA: Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation & Amortization · EBIT: Earnings Before Interest & Taxes · ROA: Return on Assets · ROIC: Return on Invested Capital · ROCE: Return on Capital Employed · ROE: Return on Equity · OCF: Operating Cash Flow · FCF: Free Cash Flow · DSO: Days Sales Outstanding · WC: Working Capital

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Generated August 5, 2026

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44 sector peers (United States · Mid Cap · Basic Materials)

Relative Quality

KALU Relative Quality Score

Ranked against 44 sector peers in United States · Mid Cap · Basic Materials

Relative Quality

3.6/5

Strong

vs 44 sector peers

Peer Rankings (10 of 10 available)

Relative Quality Score of 3.63/5 (Strong) based on percentile rankings against 44 sector peers in United States · Mid Cap · Basic Materials. Each pillar shows a 1-5 score plus the cohort percentile (e.g. 95p = top 5%); higher percentiles indicate stronger relative performance.Last updated August 5, 2026.

Top-Line and Profit Growth

How does the company's growth rate compare to peers?

Revenue Growth

93rd percentile, Exceptional

Value: 32.83%
Percentile: 93%
Score: 5/5

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

Analysis

KALU has a ttm revenue growth of 32.83% and ranks at the 93rd percentile vs United States · Basic Materials sector peers. Top-tier financial performance.

Margin Efficiency

Does the company maintain better profit margins than peers?

Gross Margin

15th percentile, Poor

Value: 11.55%
Percentile: 15%
Score: 1/5

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

Analysis

KALU has a ttm gross margin of 11.55% and ranks at the 15th percentile vs United States · Basic Materials sector peers. Poor financial performance.

Operational Efficiency

Is the company more operationally efficient than competitors?

Asset Turnover

93rd percentile, Exceptional

Value: 1.42
Percentile: 93%
Score: 5/5

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

Analysis

KALU has a ttm asset turnover of 1.42 and ranks at the 93rd percentile vs United States · Basic Materials sector peers. Top-tier financial performance.

Returns Overview

Does the company generate better returns on capital than peers?

ROA

76th percentile, Strong

Value: 7.80%
Percentile: 76%
Score: 4/5

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

Analysis

KALU has a ttm roa of 7.80% and ranks at the 76th percentile vs United States · Basic Materials sector peers. Strong financial performance.

Cash Flow Quality

How does the company's cash generation compare to peers?

Operating Cash Flow Growth

68th percentile, Strong

Value: 23.60%
Percentile: 68%
Score: 4/5

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

Analysis

KALU has a ttm operating cash flow growth of 23.60% and ranks at the 68th percentile vs United States · Basic Materials sector peers. Strong financial performance.

Liquidity and Working Capital

Does the company maintain better liquidity positions than competitors?

Cash Ratio

19th percentile, Poor

Value: 0.09
Percentile: 19%
Score: 1/5

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

Analysis

KALU has a ttm cash ratio of 0.09 and ranks at the 19th percentile vs United States · Basic Materials sector peers. Poor financial performance.

Leverage and Coverage

Is the company's debt burden more manageable than peers?

Debt to Capital

30th percentile, Weak

Value: 0.53
Percentile: 30%
Score: 2/5

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

Analysis

KALU has a ttm debt-to-capital of 0.53 and ranks at the 30th percentile vs United States · Basic Materials sector peers. Below average financial performance.

Valuation Multiples

Is the company's stock valuation attractive relative to peers?

P / E Ratio

97th percentile, Exceptional

Value: 12.52
Percentile: 97%
Score: 5/5

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

Analysis

KALU has a ttm p/e ratio of 12.52 and ranks at the 97th percentile vs United States · Basic Materials sector peers. Top-tier financial performance.

Dividend and Shareholder Yield

Does the company deliver superior income to shareholders compared to peers?

Dividend Yield

71st percentile, Strong

Value: 1.76%
Percentile: 71%
Score: 4/5

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

Analysis

KALU has a ttm dividend yield of 1.76% and ranks at the 71st percentile vs United States · Basic Materials sector peers. Strong financial performance.

Peer companies

The 44 companies KALU is compared against across its sector and industry cohorts.

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Top-Line and Profit Growth

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Operational Efficiency

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Leverage and Coverage

Valuation Multiples

Dividend and Shareholder Yield

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