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Kaiser Aluminum Corporation (KALU)

Basic Materials | Aluminum | Franklin, United States | NasdaqGS
148.35 USD +4.29 (2.978%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 148.34 -0.01 (-0.010%) ⇩ (April 17, 2026, 7:35 p.m. EDT)

Short-term: ★★★☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★☆☆ | Dividends: ★★★★☆
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 3:03 p.m. EDT

Kaiser Aluminum Corporation (KALU) has shown recent momentum with a strong earnings report and positive analyst sentiment. The stock has been trending upward, crossing above its 200-day moving average, which is a bullish signal. The dividend yield is attractive at 2.17%, and the payout ratio is reasonable, indicating a stable dividend policy. However, the overall risk is moderate, and the stock is currently trading above its 52-week low. While the fundamentals are solid, the short-term forecast model suggests minimal directional movement, making it a 'meh' rating for short-term investment. For long-term investors, the consistent dividend payments and strong earnings growth make it a decent holding, but the high debt-to-equity ratio and moderate risk suggest a cautious approach. Overall, KALU is a balanced investment with potential for growth and income.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoETS ✓0.077191
AutoTheta0.106612
AutoARIMA0.140081
MSTL0.144176

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS

Forecast Reliability
Score 80%
H-stat 0.97
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.298
Excess Kurtosis -0.92
Attribute Value
Sector Basic Materials
Ex Dividend Date 2026-04-23
Last Dividend Date 2026-01-22
Debt to Equity Ratio 133.253
Revenue per Share 208.609
Market Cap 2,404,819,200
Trailing P/E 21.91
Forward P/E 15.88
Beta 1.39
Profit Margins 3.34%
Website https://www.kaiseraluminum.com

As of April 11, 2026, 3:03 p.m. EDT: Options speculators are showing mixed signals. Calls are predominantly positioned around the current price, with significant open interest and volume on the in-the-money strikes, suggesting bullish sentiment. However, puts show a concentration of open interest on the out-of-the-money strikes, which may indicate some caution or hedging. The overall options activity suggests a cautious bullish stance, with potential for short-term gains but also some risk management in place.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.60% 3.65% 4.32% 4.12%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-01-23 0.77 0.604348
2025-10-24 0.77 0.808587
2025-07-25 0.77 0.941989
2025-04-25 0.77 1.298859
2025-01-24 0.77 1.101227
2024-10-25 0.77 1.179698
2024-07-25 0.77 1.044754
2024-04-24 0.77 0.941669
2024-01-24 0.77 1.258130
2023-10-24 0.77 1.305113
2023-07-24 0.77 1.074902
2023-04-24 0.77 1.406776
2023-01-24 0.77 1.019597
2022-10-24 0.77 1.138880
2022-07-22 0.77 1.238574
2022-04-22 0.77 0.917670
2022-01-21 0.77 0.921622
2021-10-22 0.72 0.852237
2021-07-22 0.72 0.772355
2021-04-22 0.72 0.778207
2021-01-22 0.72 0.869641
2020-10-22 0.67 1.259729
2020-07-23 0.67 1.208626
2020-04-23 0.67 1.144780
2020-01-23 0.67 0.820896
2019-10-24 0.60 0.747823
2019-07-24 0.60 0.788252
2019-04-24 0.60 0.769560
2019-01-24 0.60 0.806831
2018-10-24 0.55 0.747304
2018-07-25 0.55 0.638545
2018-04-25 0.55 0.709352
2018-01-25 0.55 0.633036
2017-10-24 0.50 0.668119
2017-07-25 0.50 0.677353
2017-04-25 0.50 0.791520
2017-01-25 0.50 0.841322
2016-11-22 0.45 0.737393
2016-10-21 0.45 0.847235
2016-07-21 0.45 0.731149
2016-04-21 0.45 0.698848
2016-01-21 0.45 0.833041
2015-10-21 0.40 0.678563
2015-07-22 0.40 0.649370
2015-04-23 0.40 0.707527
2015-01-21 0.40 0.802126
2014-10-22 0.35 0.702354
2014-07-23 0.35 0.683744
2014-04-23 0.35 0.687292
2014-01-22 0.35 0.714940
2013-10-23 0.30 0.652503
2013-07-23 0.30 0.659867
2013-04-23 0.30 0.736309
2013-01-23 0.30 0.708930
2012-10-23 0.25 0.636141
2012-07-24 0.25 0.744991
2012-04-24 0.25 0.772260
2012-01-20 0.25 0.757689
2011-10-21 0.24 0.796609
2011-07-21 0.24 0.640918
2011-04-20 0.24 0.760212
2011-01-20 0.24 0.785760
2010-10-20 0.24 0.794743
2010-07-22 0.24 0.926327
2010-04-22 0.24 0.919803
2010-01-21 0.24 0.967811
2009-10-21 0.24 0.907183
2009-07-23 0.24 1.037164
2009-04-23 0.24 1.316861
2009-01-22 0.24 1.657283
2008-10-22 0.24 1.502398
2008-07-23 0.24 0.750605
2008-04-23 0.18 0.429462
2008-01-23 0.18 0.483451
2007-10-24 0.18 0.393431
2007-07-25 0.18 0.403121
Additional Data
dividendRate 3.08
dividendYield 2.07
exDividendDate 2026-04-24
trailingAnnualDividendRate 3.08
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.021379981
lastDividendValue 0.77
lastDividendDate 2026-01-23
dividendDate 2026-02-13

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 1.7651443
Address1 1,550 West McEwen Drive
Address2 Suite 500
All Time High 150.0
All Time Low 15.01
Ask 148.89
Ask Size 2
Audit Risk 2
Average Analyst Rating 2.3 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 200,990
Average Daily Volume3 Month 228,288
Average Volume 228,288
Average Volume10Days 200,990
Beta 1.386
Bid 147.75
Bid Size 1
Board Risk 4
Book Value 51.438
City Franklin
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,735,603,200
Compensation Risk 1
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 148.35
Current Ratio 2.953
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,774,915,200
Day High 148.65
Day Low 140.14
Debt To Equity 133.253
Display Name Kaiser Aluminum
Dividend Date 1,770,940,800
Dividend Rate 3.08
Dividend Yield 2.07
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,776,952,800
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,776,952,800
Earnings Growth 0.397
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.424
Earnings Timestamp 1,776,888,000
Earnings Timestamp End 1,776,888,000
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,776,888,000
Ebitda 308,100,000
Ebitda Margins 0.09134
Enterprise To Ebitda 11.283
Enterprise To Revenue 1.031
Enterprise Value 3,476,319,488
Eps Current Year 8.14922
Eps Forward 9.34433
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 6.77
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 129.3448
Fifty Day Average Change 19.005203
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.14693442
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 176.51443
Fifty Two Week High 150.0
Fifty Two Week High Change -1.6499939
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.010999959
Fifty Two Week Low 52.53
Fifty Two Week Low Change 95.82001
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 1.8241007
Fifty Two Week Range 52.53 - 150.0
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,152,279,000,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 3.69
Float Shares 15,768,954
Forward Eps 9.34433
Forward P E 15.875938
Free Cashflow -76,712,496
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGS
Full Time Employees 3,840
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,775,001,600
Gross Margins 0.13116
Gross Profits 442,400,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.0141900005
Held Percent Institutions 1.00711
Implied Shares Outstanding 16,210,443
Industry Aluminum
Industry Disp Aluminum
Industry Key aluminum
Ir Website http://investors.kaiseraluminum.com/stockquote.cfm
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,769,126,400
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 2,404,819,200
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_319334
Most Recent Quarter 1,767,139,200
Net Income To Common 112,500,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 2,406,602,367
Number Of Analyst Opinions 3
Open 144.25
Operating Cashflow 111,400,000
Operating Margins 0.063829996
Overall Risk 3
Payout Ratio 0.45490003
Peg Ratio 1.17
Phone 629 252 7040
Post Market Change -0.010009766
Post Market Change Percent -0.006747398
Post Market Price 148.34
Post Market Time 1,776,468,918
Previous Close 144.06
Price Eps Current Year 18.204195
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 2.8840547
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 0.71296155
Profit Margins 0.033350002
Quick Ratio 1.156
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 2.33333
Region US
Regular Market Change 4.29001
Regular Market Change Percent 2.97793
Regular Market Day High 148.65
Regular Market Day Low 140.14
Regular Market Day Range 140.14 - 148.65
Regular Market Open 144.25
Regular Market Previous Close 144.06
Regular Market Price 148.35
Regular Market Time 1,776,456,001
Regular Market Volume 256,146
Return On Assets 0.04664
Return On Equity 0.14339
Revenue Growth 0.214
Revenue Per Share 208.609
Sand P52 Week Change 0.38150132
Sector Basic Materials
Sector Disp Basic Materials
Sector Key basic-materials
Share Holder Rights Risk 5
Shares Outstanding 16,210,443
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.029000001
Shares Short 470,136
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,772,150,400
Shares Short Prior Month 540,214
Short Name Kaiser Aluminum Corporation
Short Percent Of Float 0.043899998
Short Ratio 2.04
Source Interval 15
State TN
Symbol KALU
Target High Price 170.0
Target Low Price 124.0
Target Mean Price 143.66667
Target Median Price 137.0
Total Cash 7,000,000
Total Cash Per Share 0.436
Total Debt 1,100,800,000
Total Revenue 3,372,999,936
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 3.08
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.021379981
Trailing Eps 6.77
Trailing P E 21.912851
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 102.41095
Two Hundred Day Average Change 45.939056
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.44857565
Type Disp Equity
Volume 256,146
Website https://www.kaiseraluminum.com
Zip 37,067