Kaiser Aluminum (KALU) Change in Inventory (2011 - 2026)

Kaiser Aluminum (KALU) reported Change in Inventory of $73.8 million for Q1 2026, up 350.17% on a YoY basis from $16.4 million in Q1 2025, and up 196.39% quarter-over-quarter from $24.9 million in Q4 2025.

Kaiser Aluminum (KALU) Change in Inventory (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Kaiser Aluminum has reported Change in Inventory for 16 years, with the latest figure at $73.8 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Change in Inventory rose 350.17% year-over-year to $73.8 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $228.6 million (up 578.34% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $125.3 million, up 148.61% from the prior year.
  • Change in Inventory for Q1 2026 stood at $73.8 million, up from $24.9 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Change in Inventory was $106.7 million in Q3 2025, with the low at -$39.8 million in Q2 2023.
  • Historically, Change in Inventory has averaged $20.5 million across 5 years, with a median of $22.8 million in 2024.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Change in Inventory surged 1296.77% — and 2023, when it sank 207.28%.
  • Kaiser Aluminum's Change in Inventory stood at -$12.7 million in 2022, then jumped by 220.47% to $15.3 million in 2023, then surged by 177.12% to $42.4 million in 2024, then sank by 41.27% to $24.9 million in 2025, then jumped by 196.39% to $73.8 million in 2026.
  • The last three Change in Inventory figures came in at $73.8 million (Q1 2026), $24.9 million (Q4 2025), and $106.7 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Change in Inventory (Qtr)
1 Alcoa 18.13 Bn 16.72 Bn 681.00 Mn 183.00 Mn
2 Century Aluminum 6.04 Bn 5.93 Bn 118.80 Mn -6.80 Mn
3 Constellium Se 4.83 Bn 4.56 Bn 420.00 Mn 279.00 Mn
4 Kaiser Aluminum 3.08 Bn 3.05 Bn 944.60 Mn 73.80 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 73.80 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 73.80 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 24.90 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 24.90 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 106.70 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 106.70 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 23.20 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 23.20 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -29.50 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -29.50 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 42.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 42.40 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 22.80 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 22.80 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -2.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -2.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -12.80 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -12.80 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 15.30 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 15.30 Mn