Alcoa (AA) Cash from Operations (2015 - 2026)
Alcoa (AA) recorded Cash from Operations of $608 million in Q2 2026, up 24.6% from $488 million a year earlier.
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Alcoa (AA) Cash from Operations (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Alcoa's Cash from Operations came in at $1.05 billion as of Jun 30, 2026, down 6.2% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $1.19 billion, up 90.5% from FY2024.
- Annual Cash from Operations has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 24.6% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Cash from Operations came in at $622 million in FY2024 (+583.5%), $91 million in FY2023 (-88.9%), $822 million in FY2022 (-10.7%) and $920 million in FY2021 (+133.5%).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Cash from Operations in data going back to Q4 2015.
- On a year-over-year basis, Cash from Operations rose in five of the last six quarters, with growth averaging 50.1%.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Cash from Operations in the last five years was growth of 466.7% in Q1 2022, against a decline of 79.1% in Q4 2022 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at -$179 million (Q1 2026), $537 million (Q4 2025) and $85 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash from Ops. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rio Tinto | 179.45 Bn | 145.58 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Southern Copper | 169.08 Bn | 147.94 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 1.99 Bn |
| 3 | Newmont | 122.31 Bn | 90.49 Bn | 4.03 Bn | 2.92 Bn |
| 4 | Ternium | 109.20 Bn | 74.25 Bn | 941.02 Mn | 256.00 Mn |
| 5 | Freeport-Mcmoran | 103.31 Bn | 99.46 Bn | 2.19 Bn | 2.05 Bn |
| 6 | Agnico Eagle Mines | 92.04 Bn | 92.04 Bn | 2.43 Bn | 2.14 Bn |
| 7 | Barrick Mining | 68.84 Bn | 53.58 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 1.70 Bn |
| 8 | Nucor | 55.48 Bn | 46.02 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 1.40 Bn |
| 9 | ArcelorMittal | 53.16 Bn | 34.19 Bn | - | 961.00 Mn |
| 10 | Alcoa | 11.15 Bn | 5.43 Bn | 999.00 Mn | 608.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 608.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -179.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 537.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 85.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 488.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 75.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 415.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 143.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 287.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -223.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 198.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 69.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -13.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -163.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 118.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 134.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 536.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 34.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 565.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 435.00 Mn |
API Access
Alcoa Cash from Operations API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=cash-from-operations&ticker=AA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "cash-from-operations", "ticker": "AA", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=cash-from-operations&ticker=AA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();