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KALU

Kaiser Aluminum Corporation

MaterialsPrimary Metals
Ticker KALUFRANKLIN, TNFiscal year ends DecemberBook value per share $57.73Diluted shares 16.9M

Kaiser Aluminum Corporation (Nasdaq: KALU) manufactures and sells semi-fabricated specialty aluminum mill products, including flat-rolled plate, sheet and coil; extruded and drawn products; and cast products. Its products serve aerospace, defense, space, food and beverage packaging, general engineering and automotive… From the company’s description.

Over the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, Kaiser Aluminum Corporation reported revenue of $4.51B, up 40.4% from a year earlier, and net income of $218.50M. Its operating margin was 7.7%, and operations generated $227.50M in cash. In fiscal 2025, it reported revenue of $3.37B, up 11.5% from fiscal 2024, and net income of $112.50M.

Fiscal year 2025 · ends 12-31Changes are against fiscal 2024The amber dot is the latest twelve months, to 2026-09-30
Sales & profitability
$3.37BFY2025
+11.5% year over year
Last 12 mo $4.51B
5.60%FY2025
+1.9 percentage points
Last 12 mo 7.71%
$112.50MFY2025
+71.2% year over year
Last 12 mo $218.50M
13.79%FY2025
+4.2 percentage points
Last 12 mo 22.40%
Cash & financing
$111.40MFY2025
−33.3% year over year
Last 12 mo $227.50M
$-25.50MFY2025
−86.1% year over year
Last 12 mo $124.80M
1.28FY2025
Was 1.40× a year earlier
Last 12 mo 1.06
16.6MFY2025
+1.9% year over year
Last 12 mo 16.9M

Margins and return on equity change in ; everything else in percent. Fewer shares and less debt are shown plainly, not as bad news — it depends what you make of buybacks. Dotted labels explain each measure. is shown separately from the annual figures.

What Kaiser Aluminum Corporation does

In the company’s own words

Kaiser Aluminum Corporation (Nasdaq: KALU) manufactures and sells semi-fabricated specialty aluminum mill products, including flat-rolled plate, sheet and coil; extruded and drawn products; and cast products. Its products serve aerospace, defense, space, food and beverage packaging, general engineering and automotive applications. The company focuses on four product and end-market categories: Aero/HS Products, Packaging, GE Products and Automotive Extrusions. Aero/HS products include high-strength alloys for aircraft and other demanding uses; Packaging products include bare and coated aluminum coil; GE Products serve industrial and transportation applications; and Automotive Extrusions are used in vehicle structures and components. Customers include aerospace and automotive manufacturers and their suppliers, beverage and food packaging manufacturers, and metal service centers. In 2025, approximately 70% of shipments went directly to manufacturers or tier-one suppliers, with the remainder sold to metal service centers. KaiserSelect® is its branded range of engineered products. The company employed 3,840 people at year-end 2025. Its website is http://www.kaiseraluminum.com.

Company details
Sector
Materials
Industry (SIC)
Primary Metals
Headquarters
FRANKLIN, TN
Fiscal year end
December
CIK
811596
SIC
3350

Financial performance, year by year

Fiscal 2011–2025 · USD
$-710.95M$712.10M$2.14B$3.56B$4.98B201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025Last 12 moLast 12 monthsLast 12 months

The full income statement, balance sheet and cash flow for each of these years — every figure traceable to its filing — is on the Financials tab with a free account.

Ownership

Who owns Kaiser Aluminum Corporation — and what changed

Funds as of 2026Q2 · superinvestors as of 2026-06-30

346
funds hold it
0 of 35
superinvestors hold it
$1.77B
held by funds, at market
57.9%
of shares held by funds

Largest fund holders · Kaiser Aluminum Corporation’s weight in each

iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF
IJR · iShares Trust
0.17%of fund net assets
2.94%of fund net assets
VANGUARD TOTAL STOCK MARKET INDEX FUND
VTI · VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS
0.00%of fund net assets
iShares Russell 2000 ETF
IWM · iShares Trust
0.10%of fund net assets
Nomura Small Cap Core Fund
DCCAX · Delaware Group Equity Funds V
—of fund net assets

Fund ownership is a floor, not a census — pensions, insurers and people holding shares directly are not visible here.

Fund ownership counts N-PORT filers only, so it is a floor rather than a census — pensions, insurers and direct holders are not visible here, and the remainder is not “held by individuals”.

Could not be determined for this company: bond issues.

Every fund and institutional holder, quarter by quarter, is on the Ownership tab with a free account.

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