Kaiser Aluminum (KALU) Cash & Equivalents (2009 - 2026)
Kaiser Aluminum (KALU) recorded Cash & Equivalents of $58.5 million in Q2 2026, up 346.6% from $13.1 million a year earlier and up 95.0% from the prior quarter.
Kaiser Aluminum (KALU) Cash & Equivalents (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Kaiser Aluminum reported Cash & Equivalents of $7 million, down 62.0% from FY2024.
- Annual Cash & Equivalents has a five-year compound annual growth rate of -61.0% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Cash & Equivalents came in at $18.4 million in FY2024 (-77.7%), $82.4 million in FY2023 (+43.6%), $57.4 million in FY2022 (-81.1%) and $303.2 million in FY2021 (-61.1%).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Cash & Equivalents since Q2 2024.
- On a year-over-year basis, Cash & Equivalents rose in three of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 3.4%.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Cash & Equivalents in the last five years was growth of 346.6% in Q2 2026, against a decline of 91.6% in Q2 2023 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $30 million (Q1 2026), $7 million (Q4 2025) and $17.2 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash & Equiv. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rio Tinto | 193.68 Bn | 159.81 Bn | - | 8.91 Bn |
| 2 | Southern Copper | 171.36 Bn | 150.22 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 5.67 Bn |
| 3 | Newmont | 121.76 Bn | 89.94 Bn | 4.03 Bn | 9.01 Bn |
| 4 | Ternium | 113.51 Bn | 78.56 Bn | 941.02 Mn | 9.87 Bn |
| 5 | Freeport-Mcmoran | 103.45 Bn | 99.60 Bn | 2.19 Bn | 4.08 Bn |
| 6 | Agnico Eagle Mines | 91.92 Bn | 91.92 Bn | 2.43 Bn | 3.46 Bn |
| 7 | Barrick Mining | 67.42 Bn | 52.16 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 5.93 Bn |
| 8 | Nucor | 54.54 Bn | 45.08 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 2.48 Bn |
| 9 | ArcelorMittal | 49.09 Bn | 30.12 Bn | - | 4.85 Bn |
| 10 | Kaiser Aluminum | 2.49 Bn | 2.37 Bn | 199.00 Mn | 58.50 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 58.50 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 30.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 7.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 17.20 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 13.10 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 21.30 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 18.40 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 45.70 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 70.40 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 101.60 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 82.40 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 44.60 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 19.80 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 31.50 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 57.40 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 129.30 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 235.20 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 261.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 303.20 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 295.70 Mn |
Kaiser Aluminum Cash & Equivalents API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=cash-and-equivalents&ticker=KALU&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "cash-and-equivalents", "ticker": "KALU", "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-and-equivalents&ticker=KALU&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();