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Kaiser Aluminum Corporation (KALU)

Basic Materials | Aluminum | Franklin, United States | NasdaqGS
190.63 USD +2.93 (1.561%) ⇧ (June 12, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 187.70 -2.93 (-2.930%) ⇩ (June 12, 2026, 5:14 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★★★☆Long-term:★★★⯪☆Dividends:★★⯪☆☆
Hot Take | June 7, 2026, 3:16 a.m. EDT

The immediate outlook is bullish, driven by a powerful technical rebound where the stock has surged nearly 25% from its lows, reclaiming key moving averages and trading well above the $158 fifty-day average. This momentum is confirmed by options flow, which shows heavy positioning at the $175 and $185 strikes, suggesting traders are betting on a continuation of this trend. However, the long-term picture remains mixed; while the company boasts exceptional top-line growth of 42% and a massive 89% jump in quarterly earnings, the share price has been under pressure for six of the last nine years, resulting in a net decline over the full window. The market appears to be pricing in a difficult path to profitability despite the impressive revenue expansion. The dividend yield of 1.74% is modest and barely covers inflation, offering little safety net given the high debt-to-equity ratio of 122%. Ultimately, this is a high-conviction momentum play for the near term, but investors should remain cautious about the structural headwinds holding the valuation in check for the longer haul.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL_97_126 ✓0.189855
MSTL_970.197073
MSTL_1260.210205
AutoARIMA0.217542
AutoETS0.217543
AutoTheta0.217647
MSTL0.225307

Forecast horizon: 60 days | Selected: MSTL_97_126

Forecast Reliability
Score 38%
H-stat 8.02
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.052
Excess Kurtosis -1.12
Attribute Value
Sector Basic Materials
Ex Dividend Date 2026-04-23
Last Dividend Date 2026-04-23
Debt to Equity Ratio 121.92
Revenue per Share 228.515
Market Cap 3,115,009,792
Trailing P/E 20.79
Forward P/E 17.55
Beta 1.60
Profit Margins 4.14%
Website https://www.kaiseraluminum.com

As of June 7, 2026, 3:16 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for a moderate upside move, evidenced by significant open interest walls at the $175 and $185 strikes for near-term expirations. Call volume and open interest heavily favor the upside relative to puts, which show minimal activity above the money. The implied volatility surface suggests traders expect a rally toward the $180-$190 range within the next month.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.43% 2.77% 3.81% 3.73%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-04-24 0.77 0.432925
2026-01-23 0.77 0.604348
2025-10-24 0.77 0.803842
2025-07-25 0.77 0.928718
2025-04-25 0.77 1.269370
2025-01-24 0.77 1.062949
2024-10-25 0.77 1.126719
2024-07-25 0.77 0.986421
2024-04-24 0.77 0.881713
2024-01-24 0.77 1.167905
2023-10-24 0.77 1.197512
2023-07-24 0.77 0.974314
2023-04-24 0.77 1.262709
2023-01-24 0.77 0.904074
2022-10-24 0.77 1.000780
2022-07-22 0.77 1.077526
2022-04-22 0.77 0.789906
2022-01-21 0.77 0.787241
2021-10-22 0.72 0.722384
2021-07-22 0.72 0.650054
2021-04-22 0.72 0.650995
2021-01-22 0.72 0.722819
2020-10-22 0.67 1.039566
2020-07-23 0.67 0.986891
2020-04-23 0.67 0.926054
2020-01-23 0.67 0.658024
2019-10-24 0.60 0.595474
2019-07-24 0.60 0.623830
2019-04-24 0.60 0.605205
2019-01-24 0.60 0.630981
2018-10-24 0.55 0.580781
2018-07-25 0.55 0.493495
2018-04-25 0.55 0.545527
2018-01-25 0.55 0.484155
2017-10-24 0.50 0.508544
2017-07-25 0.50 0.512978
2017-04-25 0.50 0.596374
2017-01-25 0.50 0.630120
2016-11-22 0.45 0.548847
2016-10-21 0.45 0.627178
2016-07-21 0.45 0.537827
2016-04-21 0.45 0.511364
2016-01-21 0.45 0.606387
2015-10-21 0.40 0.490978
2015-07-22 0.40 0.467563
2015-04-23 0.40 0.506907
2015-01-21 0.40 0.571755
2014-10-22 0.35 0.497795
2014-07-23 0.35 0.482226
2014-04-23 0.35 0.482426
2014-01-22 0.35 0.499429
2013-10-23 0.30 0.453515
2013-07-23 0.30 0.456552
2013-04-23 0.30 0.507099
2013-01-23 0.30 0.485751
2012-10-23 0.25 0.433802
2012-07-24 0.25 0.505868
2012-04-24 0.25 0.521812
2012-01-20 0.25 0.509269
2011-10-21 0.24 0.532741
2011-07-21 0.24 0.426288
2011-04-20 0.24 0.503461
2011-01-20 0.24 0.517688
2010-10-20 0.24 0.520946
2010-07-22 0.24 0.603925
2010-04-22 0.24 0.595977
2010-01-21 0.24 0.623377
2009-10-21 0.24 0.580833
2009-07-23 0.24 0.660248
2009-04-23 0.24 0.832755
2009-01-22 0.24 1.039411
2008-10-22 0.24 0.933126
2008-07-23 0.24 0.462161
2008-04-23 0.18 0.263158
2008-01-23 0.18 0.295469
2007-10-24 0.18 0.239744
2007-07-25 0.18 0.245065
Additional Data
dividendRate 3.08
dividendYield 1.62
exDividendDate 2026-04-24
trailingAnnualDividendRate 3.08
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.016409164
lastDividendValue 0.77
lastDividendDate 2026-04-24
dividendDate 2026-05-15

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 1.5007215
Address1 1,550 West McEwen Drive
Address2 Suite 500
All Time High 194.43
All Time Low 15.01
Ask 244.77
Ask Size 2
Audit Risk 3
Average Analyst Rating 2.8 - Hold
Average Daily Volume10 Day 207,050
Average Daily Volume3 Month 256,528
Average Volume 256,528
Average Volume10Days 207,050
Beta 1.598
Bid 136.52
Bid Size 2
Board Risk 4
Book Value 54.188
City Franklin
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 1
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 190.63
Current Ratio 2.471
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,780,012,800
Day High 192.52
Day Low 188.6701
Debt To Equity 121.92
Display Name Kaiser Aluminum
Dividend Date 1,778,803,200
Dividend Rate 3.08
Dividend Yield 1.62
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,776,952,800
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,776,952,800
Earnings Growth 1.832
Earnings Quarterly Growth 1.894
Earnings Timestamp 1,776,888,000
Earnings Timestamp End 1,784,750,400
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,784,750,400
Ebitda 363,300,000
Ebitda Margins 0.098129995
Enterprise To Ebitda 11.357
Enterprise To Revenue 1.114
Enterprise Value 4,125,954,304
Eps Current Year 10.28243
Eps Forward 10.86494
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 9.17
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,776,988,800
Exchange NMS
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 167.8164
Fifty Day Average Change 22.813599
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.13594379
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 150.07214
Fifty Two Week High 194.43
Fifty Two Week High Change -3.7999878
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.019544248
Fifty Two Week Low 71.44
Fifty Two Week Low Change 119.19
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 1.668393
Fifty Two Week Range 71.44 - 194.43
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,152,279,000,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 3.68
Float Shares 15,984,347
Forward Eps 10.86494
Forward P E 17.545427
Free Cashflow -47,762,500
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGS
Full Time Employees 3,800
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,780,531,200
Gross Margins 0.13559
Gross Profits 502,000,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.014479999
Held Percent Institutions 1.01011
Implied Shares Outstanding 16,340,606
Industry Aluminum
Industry Disp Aluminum
Industry Key aluminum
Ir Website http://investors.kaiseraluminum.com/stockquote.cfm
Is Earnings Date Estimate 1
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,776,988,800
Last Dividend Value 0.77
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Long Business Summary 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.
Long Name Kaiser Aluminum Corporation
Market us_market
Market Cap 3,115,009,792
Market State POSTPOST
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_319334
Most Recent Quarter 1,774,915,200
Net Income To Common 153,400,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 3,115,173,127
Number Of Analyst Opinions 3
Open 190.28
Operating Cashflow 142,300,000
Operating Margins 0.087460004
Overall Risk 3
Payout Ratio 0.3359
Peg Ratio 1.17
Phone 629 252 7040
Post Market Change -2.930008
Post Market Change Percent -1.5370129
Post Market Price 187.7
Post Market Time 1,781,298,883
Previous Close 187.7
Price Eps Current Year 18.539392
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 3.5179377
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 0.8413488
Profit Margins 0.04143
Quick Ratio 1.054
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key hold
Recommendation Mean 2.75
Region US
Regular Market Change 2.93001
Regular Market Change Percent 1.56101
Regular Market Day High 192.52
Regular Market Day Low 188.6701
Regular Market Day Range 188.6701 - 192.52
Regular Market Open 190.28
Regular Market Previous Close 187.7
Regular Market Price 190.63
Regular Market Time 1,781,294,401
Regular Market Volume 141,240
Return On Assets 0.05746
Return On Equity 0.18775
Revenue Growth 0.424
Revenue Per Share 228.515
Sand P52 Week Change 0.23177934
Sector Basic Materials
Sector Disp Basic Materials
Sector Key basic-materials
Share Holder Rights Risk 5
Shares Outstanding 16,340,606
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.036199998
Shares Short 592,028
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,777,507,200
Shares Short Prior Month 507,034
Short Name Kaiser Aluminum Corporation
Short Percent Of Float 0.0437
Short Ratio 2.48
Source Interval 15
State TN
Symbol KALU
Target High Price 176.0
Target Low Price 142.0
Target Mean Price 159.33333
Target Median Price 160.0
Total Cash 30,000,000
Total Cash Per Share 1.853
Total Debt 1,069,600,000
Total Revenue 3,702,400,000
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 3.08
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.016409164
Trailing Eps 9.17
Trailing P E 20.78844
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 120.86995
Two Hundred Day Average Change 69.760056
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.5771497
Type Disp Equity
Volume 141,240
Website https://www.kaiseraluminum.com
Zip 37,067