Kaiser Aluminum KALU
NASDAQ KALU
$162.27 -0.32 (-0.20%)
As of: Sep 3, 2026 · 9:45 AM EDT

Kaiser Aluminum (KALU) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)

Kaiser Aluminum's (KALU) quarterly Free Cash Flow came in at $35.1 million in Q2 2026, up 226.71% YoY from $10.7 million in Q2 2025, and down 48.76% on a QoQ basis from $68.5 million in Q1 2026.

Analysis

Kaiser Aluminum (KALU) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Kaiser Aluminum (KALU) has 18 years of Free Cash Flow data on file, last reported at $35.1 million in Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly Free Cash Flow rose 226.71% year-over-year to $35.1 million in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was $87.0 million (up 325.97% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at -$25.5 million, down 86.13% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow declined to $35.1 million in Q2 2026, from $68.5 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Free Cash Flow ranged from a high of $68.5 million in Q1 2026 to a low of -$102.5 million in Q3 2022.
  • A 5-year average of -$4.0 million and a median of -$12.1 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Free Cash Flow.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Free Cash Flow tumbled 721.21% — and 2023, when it jumped 329.31%.
  • Tracing KALU's Free Cash Flow over 5 years: stood at -$64.6 million in 2022, then surged by 179.1% to $51.1 million in 2023, then slumped by 124.66% to -$12.6 million in 2024, then sank by 305.56% to -$51.1 million in 2025, then surged by 168.69% to $35.1 million in 2026.
  • The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at $35.1 million (Q2 2026), $68.5 million (Q1 2026), and -$51.1 million (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Alcoa 13.55 Bn 12.12 Bn 999.00 Mn 422.00 Mn
2 Century Aluminum 4.77 Bn 4.42 Bn 227.90 Mn 108.00 Mn
3 Constellium Se 3.60 Bn 3.43 Bn 480.00 Mn 84.00 Mn
4 Kaiser Aluminum 2.65 Bn 2.59 Bn 199.00 Mn 35.10 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 35.10 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 68.50 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -51.10 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 34.50 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -27.70 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 18.80 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -12.60 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -17.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -17.40 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 33.30 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 51.10 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 52.40 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 26.60 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 -61.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -64.60 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -102.50 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 -11.60 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -26.90 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 18.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 16.50 Mn