Kaiser Aluminum (KALU) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026)

Kaiser Aluminum's (KALU) quarterly FCF Margin came in at 2.79% in Q2 2026, up 616.0% YoY from 0.39% in Q2 2025, and down 54.87% on a QoQ basis from 6.19% in Q1 2026.

Kaiser Aluminum (KALU) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Kaiser Aluminum (KALU) has 18 years of FCF Margin data on file, last reported at 2.79% in Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly FCF Margin rose 616.0% year-over-year to 2.79% in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was 2.1% (up 334.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 0.76%, down 30.0% from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin declined to 2.79% in Q2 2026, from 6.19% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, FCF Margin ranged from a high of 7.08% in Q4 2023 to a low of 13.69% in Q3 2022.
  • A 5-year average of 0.63% and a median of 1.43% in 2022 frame the typical range for FCF Margin.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — FCF Margin tumbled 1588 bps — and 2023, when it soared 2073 bps.
  • Tracing KALU's FCF Margin over 5 years: stood at 8.32% in 2022, then soared by 185 bps to 7.08% in 2023, then sank by 123 bps to 1.65% in 2024, then plunged by 234 bps to 5.5% in 2025, then surged by 151 bps to 2.79% in 2026.
  • The last three FCF Margin figures came in at 2.79% (Q2 2026), 6.19% (Q1 2026), and 5.5% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Margin (Qtr)
1 Alcoa 14.19 Bn 12.75 Bn 999.00 Mn 10.64%
2 Century Aluminum 5.18 Bn 4.83 Bn 227.90 Mn 14.36%
3 Constellium Se 4.06 Bn 3.90 Bn 480.00 Mn 3.06%
4 Kaiser Aluminum 3.16 Bn 3.10 Bn 199.00 Mn 2.79%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 2.79%
Mar 31, 2026 6.19%
Dec 31, 2025 -5.50%
Sep 30, 2025 4.09%
Jun 30, 2025 -3.37%
Mar 31, 2025 2.42%
Dec 31, 2024 -1.65%
Sep 30, 2024 -2.27%
Jun 30, 2024 -2.25%
Mar 31, 2024 4.52%
Dec 31, 2023 7.08%
Sep 30, 2023 7.05%
Jun 30, 2023 3.27%
Mar 31, 2023 -7.60%
Dec 31, 2022 -8.32%
Sep 30, 2022 -13.69%
Jun 30, 2022 -1.22%
Mar 31, 2022 -2.84%
Dec 31, 2021 1.58%
Sep 30, 2021 2.20%