Kaiser Aluminum (KALU) Inventory (2009 - 2026)
Kaiser Aluminum (KALU) posted Inventory of $848.1 million for Q2 2026, up 42.4% from $595.6 million a year earlier and up 6.1% from the prior quarter.
Kaiser Aluminum (KALU) Inventory (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Kaiser Aluminum's Inventory came in at $725.2 million, up 20.5% from FY2024.
- Annual Inventory has increased for five consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 36.7% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Kaiser Aluminum's Inventory was $601.9 million in FY2024 (+9.3%), $550.7 million in FY2023 (+4.8%), $525.4 million in FY2022 (+29.9%) and $404.6 million in FY2021 (+166.2%).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Inventory in data going back to Q4 2009.
- On a year-over-year basis, Inventory has increased in each of the last nine quarters, with growth averaging 21.3% over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Inventory in the past five years was Q4 2021, with growth of 166.2%; the weakest was Q3 2023, with a decline of 9.2%.
- According to Business Quant data, Inventory for the three prior quarters was $799 million (Q1 2026), $725.2 million (Q4 2025) and $702.3 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Inventory (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rio Tinto | 179.45 Bn | 145.58 Bn | - | 324.00 Mn |
| 2 | Southern Copper | 168.96 Bn | 147.82 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 1.06 Bn |
| 3 | Newmont | 123.37 Bn | 91.54 Bn | 4.03 Bn | 1.48 Bn |
| 4 | Ternium | 107.07 Bn | 72.12 Bn | 941.02 Mn | 4.40 Bn |
| 5 | Freeport-Mcmoran | 101.67 Bn | 97.82 Bn | 2.19 Bn | - |
| 6 | Agnico Eagle Mines | 92.92 Bn | 92.92 Bn | 2.43 Bn | 1.62 Bn |
| 7 | Barrick Mining | 69.09 Bn | 53.83 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 2.09 Bn |
| 8 | Nucor | 53.61 Bn | 44.15 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 6.02 Bn |
| 9 | ArcelorMittal | 51.72 Bn | 32.74 Bn | - | 19.28 Bn |
| 10 | Kaiser Aluminum | 2.47 Bn | 2.36 Bn | 199.00 Mn | 848.10 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 848.10 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 799.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 725.20 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 702.30 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 595.60 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 572.40 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 601.90 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 555.50 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 532.70 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 536.40 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 550.70 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 488.60 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 497.90 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 537.70 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 525.40 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 538.10 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 468.60 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 431.50 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 404.60 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 413.60 Mn |
Kaiser Aluminum Inventory API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=inventory&ticker=KALU&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "inventory", "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=inventory&ticker=KALU&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();