Kaiser Aluminum (KALU) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Kaiser Aluminum's (KALU) quarterly FCF Payout Ratio came in at 0.36 in Q2 2026, up 178.92% YoY from 0.13 in Q2 2025, and up 83.68% on a QoQ basis from 0.2 in Q1 2026.
Kaiser Aluminum (KALU) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Kaiser Aluminum (KALU) has 18 years of FCF Payout Ratio data on file, last reported at 0.36 in Q2 2026.
- Quarterly FCF Payout Ratio rose 178.92% year-over-year to 0.36 in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was 0.6 (up 145.03% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 2.01, up 45.64% from the prior year.
- FCF Payout Ratio advanced to 0.36 in Q2 2026, from 0.2 in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, FCF Payout Ratio ranged from a high of 0.69 in Q1 2025 to a low of 1.09 in Q2 2022.
- A 5-year average of 0.13 and a median of 0.16 in 2022 frame the typical range for FCF Payout Ratio.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — FCF Payout Ratio surged 297.18% — and 2024, when it sank 505.56%.
- Tracing KALU's FCF Payout Ratio over 5 years: stood at 0.19 in 2022, then soared by 228.44% to 0.25 in 2023, then slumped by 505.56% to 1.01 in 2024, then jumped by 75.15% to 0.25 in 2025, then soared by 245.58% to 0.36 in 2026.
- The last three FCF Payout Ratio figures came in at 0.36 (Q2 2026), 0.2 (Q1 2026), and 0.25 (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alcoa | 14.17 Bn | 12.74 Bn | 999.00 Mn | 0.06 |
| 2 | Century Aluminum | 5.18 Bn | 4.83 Bn | 227.90 Mn | - |
| 3 | Constellium Se | 4.07 Bn | 3.90 Bn | 480.00 Mn | - |
| 4 | Kaiser Aluminum | 3.15 Bn | 3.10 Bn | 199.00 Mn | 0.36 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.36 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.20 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -0.25 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.37 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -0.46 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.69 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -1.01 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -0.75 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -0.73 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.38 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.25 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.24 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.47 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -0.20 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -0.19 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -0.12 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -1.09 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -0.46 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.65 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 1.58 |