# Alcoa Corporation Common Stock (AA) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Basic Materials / Metals & Mining. Price $49.97, market value $13.2 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 10.4×** (5-yr avg 60.1×, 3-yr avg 77.6×). Alcoa Corporation Common Stock trades at 10.4× trailing earnings, well below its own five-year average of 60.1×: cheap by its own standards. The Basic Materials median in the September 2026 study was 19.0×. Forward P/E is 8.6×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **PEG: 0.01**. A PEG of 0.01 means the P/E is low relative to expected earnings growth: the market is not paying much for that growth.
- **Price / sales: 1.0×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 1.0×, a low multiple typical of thin-margin businesses or out-of-favour stocks.
- **Price / book: 1.8×**. The shares trade at 1.8× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 2.7%** (5-yr avg 1.3%). Free cash flow equals 2.7% of the market value, above its five-year average of 1.3%, so the shares are cheaper on cash than they have usually been.
- **Earnings yield: 9.6%**. The inverse of the P/E: 9.6% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Net margin: 9.0%**. 9.0% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 18.9%**. 18.9% on shareholders' equity is solid.
- **Return on assets: 7.9%**. Each dollar of assets produces 7.9% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 7.9%** (3-yr 1.0%/yr, 5-yr 6.7%/yr). Revenue grew 7.9% over the last year, against 6.7% a year compounded over five years.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 1580.8%**. Earnings per share rose 1580.8%, faster than revenue, so margins expanded or the share count shrank.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): 18.4%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at 18.4% a year over three years.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.40**. Debt is 0.40 times equity: a conservative balance sheet.
- **Piotroski F-score: 5/9**. 5 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 0.80%** ($0.40 per share, trailing). Alcoa Corporation Common Stock yields 0.80%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 9%** (30% of free cash flow). 9% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 5**. 5 straight years of increases.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: buy** (12 analysts). 12 analysts cover Alcoa Corporation Common Stock; the consensus is buy, with an average price target of $62.98 (+26% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 60.6%** (YTD -5.7%, 3-mo -30.5%). The shares are up 60.6% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -40.8%** (62.7% above the low). Trading 41% below its 52-week high, deep in a drawdown.
- **200-day average: below**. The price sits below its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of a downtrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 49**. An RSI of 49 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 1.78** (volatility 56%). Beta of 1.78 against the S&P 500: the shares move much more than the market.

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