KALUKaiser Aluminum Corp
+4.4% today · +20.6% over a year
5/10 A 1–10 summary of how an instrument compares with similar ones (same sector and region) by published rules. It describes today's data; it is not a price forecast. More in the glossary → «Balanced» — higher than 68% of the instruments we score
Stability: among the weakest; priced lower than most peers. Dividend yield 3.45%.
Kaiser Aluminum Corp (KALU) belongs to the Materials sector and is listed on Nasdaq; country: United States. Its market value is about €1.6B. Over the past 12 months the price changed by +20.6%, with an annualised volatility of 58% and a largest fall of 46%.
Smart Score
How it is scored →The Smart Score (1–10) describes how this instrument compares with its peers on published, rules-based measures of value, quality, trend, stability and dividend safety. It is not a forecast and not personal advice.
Compared with: Materials companies in USA (n = 91)
Current rating first published: · last recomputed · rating log
Factor scores
Percentiles within the peer group (100 = the best of its peers); dividend safety in points.
Main drivers
- 12-month trend (ex last month)supports the score · better than 92% of peers
- Betaweighs on the score · better than 5% of peers
- Share issuance (1 y)weighs on the score · better than 18% of peers
Red flags and notes
- Caution. Negative free cash flow in at least two of the last three years. More in the glossary → Negative free cash flow in at least two of the last three years.
- Caution. Dividends exceed earnings or free cash flow. More in the glossary → Dividends exceed earnings or free cash flow.
Price chart
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Key metrics
Valuation
- P/E
- 8.3
- P/B
- 1.9
- P/S
- 0.4
- EV/EBIT
- 7.9
- Free-cash-flow yield
- 6.8%
- Market cap (EUR)
- €1.6B
Profitability and debt
- Return on equity
- 24.5%
- Return on invested capital
- 13.9%
- Gross margin
- 13.4%
- Net debt / EBITDA
- 1.98
Dividends
- Dividend yield
- 3.45%
- Payout ratio
- 30%
- 5-year dividend growth (per year)
- 1.4%
- Years without a lower dividend
- 0
Returns and risk
- 1 day
- +4.4%
- 1 month
- −25.9%
- 1 year
- +20.6%
- Volatility, 1 yr
- 58.2%
- Max drawdown, 1 yr
- −46.5%
- Beta
- 1.49
Ratios from SEC filings and end-of-day prices; returns are price changes without dividends.
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News and filings
- KAISER ALUMINUM CORP: 10-Q — Quarterly report for the period ending 30 Sep 2026
A filing (SEC EDGAR) or an exchange notice (Moscow Exchange): the issuer's or the exchange's own statement.SEC EDGAR · Filing · 22 Oct 2026
- KAISER ALUMINUM CORP: 8-K — Results of operations
A filing (SEC EDGAR) or an exchange notice (Moscow Exchange): the issuer's or the exchange's own statement.SEC EDGAR · Filing · 21 Oct 2026
- KAISER ALUMINUM CORP: 8-K — Other events
A filing (SEC EDGAR) or an exchange notice (Moscow Exchange): the issuer's or the exchange's own statement.SEC EDGAR · Filing · 14 Oct 2026
- KAISER ALUMINUM CORP: 8-K — Director or officer change; Regulation FD disclosure
A filing (SEC EDGAR) or an exchange notice (Moscow Exchange): the issuer's or the exchange's own statement.SEC EDGAR · Filing · 18 Aug 2026
What the marks mean
- FactA filing (SEC EDGAR) or an exchange notice (Moscow Exchange): the issuer's or the exchange's own statement.
- Media reportA headline from a named media outlet. We link to it and do not check it.
- RumourUnconfirmed: the headline itself hedges (“reportedly”, “sources say”, “in talks”), names no publisher, or comes from a news aggregator or an automated republisher.
Source: Filings: U.S. SEC EDGAR. The tone is scored automatically from the headline and can be wrong.
Score changes in the last 12 months
Every published rating and change, logged when it was published (EU Market Abuse Regulation).
Show the log: 16 entries
| Date | Event | Balanced | Growth · Income | Warnings | Price at publication |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rating change | 4 → 5/10 | 7 · 4 | removed: Dividend cut risk | Available with Invest Pro | |
| Rating change | 6 → 4/10 | 6 · 2 | Caution. Dividend Safety below 40 points. More in the glossary → | Available with Invest Pro | |
| Rating change | 5 → 6/10 | 7 · 4 | — | Available with Invest Pro | |
| Rating change | 6 → 5/10 | 7 · 4 | — | Available with Invest Pro | |
| Rating change | 5 → 6/10 | 7 · 4 | — | Available with Invest Pro | |
| Rating change | 4 → 5/10 | 7 · 4 | removed: Dividend cut risk | Available with Invest Pro | |
| Rating change | 5 → 4/10 | 6 · 2 | Available with Invest Pro | ||
| Rating change | 6 → 5/10 | 7 · 4 | — | Available with Invest Pro | |
| Rating change | 4 → 6/10 | 7 · 4 | removed: Earnings quality | Available with Invest Pro | |
| Rating change | 4/10 | 6 · 2 | — | Available with Invest Pro | |
| Rating change | 4/10 | 6 · 3 | — | Available with Invest Pro | |
| Rating change | 4/10 | 6 · 2 | — | Available with Invest Pro | |
| Rating change | 4/10 | 6 · 3 | — | Available with Invest Pro | |
| Rating change | 5 → 4/10 | 6 · 2 | — | Available with Invest Pro | |
| Rating change | 4 → 5/10 | 6 · 3 | — | Available with Invest Pro | |
| First rating | 4/10 | 6 · 3 | Caution. Accruals or the Beneish M-score are in the watch zone. More in the glossary → | Available with Invest Pro |
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