# Kaiser Aluminum Corporation (KALU) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NASDAQ, United States. Sector: Basic Materials / Metals & Mining. Price $164.19, market value $2.7 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 12.2×** (5-yr avg 16.2×, 3-yr avg 16.2×). Kaiser Aluminum Corporation trades at 12.2× trailing earnings, well below its own five-year average of 16.2×: cheap by its own standards. The Basic Materials median in the September 2026 study was 19.0×. Forward P/E is 14.2×, higher than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to fall.
- **PEG: 0.21**. A PEG of 0.21 means the P/E is low relative to expected earnings growth: the market is not paying much for that growth.
- **Price / sales: 0.6×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 0.6×, a low multiple typical of thin-margin businesses or out-of-favour stocks.
- **Price / book: 2.8×**. The shares trade at 2.8× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **EV / EBITDA: 8.1×**. Enterprise value is 8.1× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 3.2%** (5-yr avg -2.8%). Free cash flow equals 3.2% of the market value, above its five-year average of -2.8%, so the shares are cheaper on cash than they have usually been.
- **Earnings yield: 8.2%**. The inverse of the P/E: 8.2% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Operating margin: 8.2%**. 8.2% of revenue is left after running the business.
- **Net margin: 3.3%**. 3.3% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 13.6%**. 13.6% on shareholders' equity is solid.
- **Return on invested capital: 14.3%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 14.3%.
- **Return on assets: 8.9%**. Each dollar of assets produces 8.9% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 11.5%** (3-yr -0.5%/yr, 5-yr 23.5%/yr). Revenue grew 11.5% over the last year, against 23.5% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 68.4%** (5-yr 30.2%/yr). Earnings per share rose 68.4%, faster than revenue, so margins expanded or the share count shrank.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 1.28**. Debt is 1.28 times equity, a leveraged balance sheet that needs steady cash flow to service.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 2.3×**. It would take 2.3 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, within the comfortable range.
- **Altman Z-score: 2.94**. A Z-score of 2.94 is in the grey zone; not distressed, not clearly safe.
- **Piotroski F-score: 5/9**. 5 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 1.88%** ($3.08 per share, trailing). Kaiser Aluminum Corporation yields 1.88%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 46%** (60% of free cash flow). 46% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 8**. 8 straight years of increases.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 2.8%/yr** (1-yr 0.0%). The dividend has grown 2.8% a year over five years.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: hold** (4 analysts). 4 analysts cover Kaiser Aluminum Corporation; the consensus is hold, with an average price target of $170.50 (+4% 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): 121.6%** (YTD 45.1%, 3-mo -6.8%). The shares are up 121.6% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -17.9%** (124.7% above the low). Trading 18% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 50**. An RSI of 50 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 1.81** (volatility 52%). Beta of 1.81 against the S&P 500: the shares move much more than the market.

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