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Kaiser Aluminum Corporation (KALU)

Basic Materials | Aluminum | Franklin, United States | NasdaqGS
151.81 USD +1.32 (0.877%) ⇧ (Oct. 13, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 151.81
Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★★⯪☆Dividends:★★★⯪☆
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 4:23 a.m. EDT

Kaiser Aluminum presents a compelling value case where the market has punished the stock for past volatility without fully accounting for its current operational recovery. Fundamentally, the company is showing signs of life with revenue growth of 52.7% and a robust 26.4% return on equity, supported by a fortress-like current ratio of 2.5. The price-to-book ratio of 2.6x is reasonable for a cyclical industrial leader with such strong margins, and the 2.06% dividend yield provides a tangible floor for patient capital. However, the short-term outlook remains murky due to the stock's heavy beta (1.58) and the fact that it is still trading well below its 52-week high, suggesting lingering macro headwinds in the aluminum sector. While the long-term trajectory shows a net decline over the last decade, the most recent annual performance was positive, signaling a potential inflection point. The options market agrees with a cautious optimism, betting on a rebound toward the 160-170 range rather than a further collapse. This is a solid buy-and-hold candidate for investors willing to weather the cyclical swings, but not a high-conviction momentum play for the immediate future.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.093419
MSTL0.113486
AutoETS0.115388
AutoARIMA0.115395

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 37%
H-stat 1.58
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.019
Excess Kurtosis -0.02
Attribute Value
Sector Basic Materials
Ex Dividend Date 2026-07-23
Last Dividend Date 2026-07-23
Debt to Equity Ratio 113.255
Revenue per Share 254.548
Market Cap 2,481,955,584
Trailing P/E 11.26
Forward P/E 13.10
Beta 1.58
Profit Margins 5.49%
Website https://www.kaiseraluminum.com

As of Oct. 10, 2026, 4:23 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for a range-bound to slightly bullish outcome over the next few months. Call open interest builds significantly at strikes above the current price (160, 165, 170, 185), creating a 'wall' of resistance that suggests traders expect a test of these levels rather than a crash. Conversely, put open interest is heavily concentrated just below the current price (145, 150), indicating a floor is being established here. The massive IV spike on deep out-of-the-money calls for distant expirations hints at a speculative belief in a potential long-term rally, while the lack of deep ITM put volume suggests fear of a catastrophic collapse is currently low.

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.47% 2.31% 3.64% 3.69%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-07-24 0.77 0.471900
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 2.05
exDividendDate 2026-07-24
trailingAnnualDividendRate 3.08
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.020466475
lastDividendValue 0.77
lastDividendDate 2026-07-24
dividendDate 2026-08-14

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.88489485
Address1 1,550 West McEwen Drive
Address2 Suite 500
All Time High 199.89
All Time Low 15.01
Ask 191.88
Ask Size 2
Audit Risk 2
Average Analyst Rating 2.3 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 211,790
Average Daily Volume3 Month 235,851
Average Volume 235,851
Average Volume10Days 211,790
Beta 1.58
Bid 108.97
Bid Size 2
Board Risk 3
Book Value 58.264
City Franklin
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 1
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 151.81
Current Ratio 2.495
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,790,726,400
Day High 152.015
Day Low 147.36
Debt To Equity 113.255
Display Name Kaiser Aluminum
Dividend Date 1,786,665,600
Dividend Rate 3.08
Dividend Yield 2.05
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,792,699,200
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,792,699,200
Earnings Growth 3.057
Earnings Quarterly Growth 3.172
Earnings Timestamp 1,792,612,800
Earnings Timestamp End 1,792,612,800
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,792,612,800
Ebitda 459,200,000
Ebitda Margins 0.11103
Enterprise To Ebitda 7.556
Enterprise To Revenue 0.839
Enterprise Value 3,469,535,744
Eps Current Year 14.07025
Eps Forward 11.58591
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 13.48
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,784,851,200
Exchange NMS
Exchange Data Delayed By 15
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 160.6902
Fifty Day Average Change -8.880203
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.05526288
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 88.48949
Fifty Two Week High 199.89
Fifty Two Week High Change -48.08
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.24053231
Fifty Two Week Low 77.24
Fifty Two Week Low Change 74.57
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.96543247
Fifty Two Week Range 77.24 - 199.89
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,152,279,000,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 3.34
Float Shares 15,992,401
Forward Eps 11.58591
Forward P E 13.102984
Free Cashflow 33,025,000
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGS
Full Time Employees 3,800
Fullday Change 1.3199921
Fullday Change Percent 0.8771294
Fullday Price 151.81
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,790,812,800
Gross Margins 0.14524001
Gross Profits 600,700,032
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.01482
Held Percent Institutions 1.03599
Implied Shares Outstanding 16,349,092
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 1,784,851,200
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 2,481,955,584
Market State POST
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_319334
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Net Income To Common 227,000,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 2,556,180,534
Number Of Analyst Opinions 4
Open 149.73
Operating Cashflow 185,900,000
Operating Margins 0.10560001
Overall Risk 2
Payout Ratio 0.22850001
Peg Ratio 1.17
Phone 629 252 7040
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 151.81
Post Market Time 1,791,921,655
Previous Close 150.49
Price Eps Current Year 10.789432
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 2.605554
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 0.6001005
Profit Margins 0.05489
Quick Ratio 1.1
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 2.25
Region US
Regular Market Change 1.3199921
Regular Market Change Percent 0.8771294
Regular Market Day High 152.015
Regular Market Day Low 147.36
Regular Market Day Range 147.36 - 152.015
Regular Market Open 149.73
Regular Market Previous Close 150.49
Regular Market Price 151.81
Regular Market Time 1,791,921,601
Regular Market Volume 95,054
Return On Assets 0.07753
Return On Equity 0.26398
Revenue Growth 0.527
Revenue Per Share 254.548
Sand P52 Week Change 0.17502642
Sector Basic Materials
Sector Disp Basic Materials
Sector Key basic-materials
Share Holder Rights Risk 5
Shares Outstanding 16,349,092
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0586
Shares Short 958,467
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,788,134,400
Shares Short Prior Month 918,977
Short Name Kaiser Aluminum Corporation
Short Percent Of Float 0.0708
Short Ratio 4.23
Source Interval 15
State TN
Symbol KALU
Target High Price 184.0
Target Low Price 146.0
Target Mean Price 167.75
Target Median Price 170.5
Total Cash 58,500,000
Total Cash Per Share 3.611
Total Debt 1,068,899,968
Total Revenue 4,135,899,904
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 3.08
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.020466475
Trailing Eps 13.48
Trailing P E 11.261869
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 152.554
Two Hundred Day Average Change -0.7440033
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.0048769834
Type Disp Equity
Volume 95,054
Website https://www.kaiseraluminum.com
Zip 37,067