Kaiser Aluminum (KALU) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)

Kaiser Aluminum (KALU) reported FCF Payout Ratio of 0.2 for Q1 2026, down 71.07% on a YoY basis from 0.69 in Q1 2025, and up 179.26% quarter-over-quarter from 0.25 in Q4 2025.

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

Kaiser Aluminum has reported FCF Payout Ratio for 18 years, with the latest figure at 0.2 in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, FCF Payout Ratio fell 71.07% year-over-year to 0.2; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 2.15 (up 218.81% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 2.01, up 45.64% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio for Q1 2026 stood at 0.2, up from 0.25 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for FCF Payout Ratio was 0.69 in Q1 2025, with the low at 1.09 in Q2 2022.
  • Historically, FCF Payout Ratio has averaged 0.16 across 5 years, with a median of 0.19 in 2022.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — FCF Payout Ratio surged 297.18% — and 2024, when it sank 505.56%.
  • Kaiser Aluminum's FCF Payout Ratio 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 179.26% to 0.2 in 2026.
  • The last three FCF Payout Ratio figures came in at 0.2 (Q1 2026), 0.25 (Q4 2025), and 0.37 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 Alcoa 18.13 Bn 16.72 Bn 681.00 Mn -0.09
2 Century Aluminum 6.04 Bn 5.93 Bn 118.80 Mn -
3 Constellium Se 4.83 Bn 4.56 Bn 420.00 Mn -
4 Kaiser Aluminum 3.08 Bn 3.05 Bn 944.60 Mn 0.20

Historic Data

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DateValue
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
Mar 31, 2021 -0.57