Kaiser Aluminum (KALU) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026)

Kaiser Aluminum (KALU) reported Debt Ratio of 0.37 for Q1 2026, down 12.91% on a YoY basis from 0.43 in Q1 2025, and down 9.96% quarter-over-quarter from 0.41 in Q4 2025.

Kaiser Aluminum (KALU) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Kaiser Aluminum has reported Debt Ratio for 18 years, with the latest figure at 0.37 in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Debt Ratio fell 12.91% year-over-year to 0.37; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.37 (down 12.91% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 0.41, down 4.42% from the prior year.
  • Debt Ratio for Q1 2026 stood at 0.37, down from 0.41 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Debt Ratio was 0.46 in Q2 2023, with the low at 0.37 in Q1 2026.
  • Historically, Debt Ratio has averaged 0.43 across 5 years, with a median of 0.44 in 2022.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Debt Ratio climbed 13.41% — and 2026, when it fell 12.91%.
  • Kaiser Aluminum's Debt Ratio stood at 0.45 in 2022, then climbed by 1.11% to 0.46 in 2023, then dropped by 5.75% to 0.43 in 2024, then retreated by 4.42% to 0.41 in 2025, then slipped by 9.96% to 0.37 in 2026.
  • The last three Debt Ratio figures came in at 0.37 (Q1 2026), 0.41 (Q4 2025), and 0.4 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Debt Ratio (Qtr)
1 Alcoa 18.13 Bn 16.72 Bn 681.00 Mn 0.15
2 Century Aluminum 6.04 Bn 5.93 Bn 118.80 Mn 0.22
3 Constellium Se 4.83 Bn 4.56 Bn 420.00 Mn 0.34
4 Kaiser Aluminum 3.08 Bn 3.05 Bn 944.60 Mn 0.37

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 0.37
Dec 31, 2025 0.41
Sep 30, 2025 0.40
Jun 30, 2025 0.43
Mar 31, 2025 0.43
Dec 31, 2024 0.43
Sep 30, 2024 0.45
Jun 30, 2024 0.45
Mar 31, 2024 0.45
Dec 31, 2023 0.46
Sep 30, 2023 0.46
Jun 30, 2023 0.46
Mar 31, 2023 0.46
Dec 31, 2022 0.45
Sep 30, 2022 0.44
Jun 30, 2022 0.42
Mar 31, 2022 0.41
Dec 31, 2021 0.43
Sep 30, 2021 0.43
Jun 30, 2021 0.43