Kaiser Aluminum (KALU) EBITDA Margin (2009 - 2026)
Kaiser Aluminum (KALU) posted EBITDA Margin of 13.00% for Q2 2026, up 4.78 percentage points from 8.21% a year earlier and up 1.41 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Kaiser Aluminum (KALU) EBITDA Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, EBITDA Margin at Kaiser Aluminum was 11.21%, up 3.20 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 9.23%, up 1.67 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual EBITDA Margin has increased for three consecutive years, though with a five-year change of -2.14 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Kaiser Aluminum's EBITDA Margin was 7.56% in FY2024 (+0.07 pp), 7.49% in FY2023 (+4.25 pp), 3.24% in FY2022 (-2.71 pp) and 5.95% in FY2021 (-5.42 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly EBITDA Margin since Q1 2020.
- On a year-over-year basis, EBITDA Margin has increased in each of the last four quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.42 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for EBITDA Margin in the past five years was Q4 2023, with a gain of 10.13 percentage points; the weakest was Q4 2021, with a drop of 6.17 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, EBITDA Margin for the three prior quarters was 11.58% (Q1 2026), 9.85% (Q4 2025) and 9.58% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBITDA Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rio Tinto | 179.45 Bn | 145.58 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Southern Copper | 168.96 Bn | 147.82 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 66.43% |
| 3 | Newmont | 123.37 Bn | 91.54 Bn | 4.03 Bn | 26.35% |
| 4 | Ternium | 107.07 Bn | 72.12 Bn | 941.02 Mn | 16.64% |
| 5 | Freeport-Mcmoran | 101.67 Bn | 97.82 Bn | 2.19 Bn | 35.94% |
| 6 | Agnico Eagle Mines | 92.92 Bn | 92.92 Bn | 2.43 Bn | - |
| 7 | Barrick Mining | 69.09 Bn | 53.83 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 62.11% |
| 8 | Nucor | 53.61 Bn | 44.15 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 19.35% |
| 9 | ArcelorMittal | 51.72 Bn | 32.74 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Kaiser Aluminum | 2.47 Bn | 2.36 Bn | 199.00 Mn | 13.00% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 13.00% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 11.58% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 9.85% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 9.58% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 8.21% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 9.18% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 8.90% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 5.68% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 8.47% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 7.24% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 10.68% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 6.25% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 7.69% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 5.67% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.55% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 3.85% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 2.63% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 5.55% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 5.44% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 5.96% |
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Kaiser Aluminum EBITDA Margin API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebitda-margin&ticker=KALU&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebitda-margin", "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=ebitda-margin&ticker=KALU&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();