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

Kaiser Aluminum (KALU) reported Net Margin of 5.65% for Q1 2026, up 287.0% on a YoY basis from 1.46% in Q1 2025, and down 14.7% quarter-over-quarter from 6.62% in Q4 2025.

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

Kaiser Aluminum has reported Net Margin for 18 years, with the latest figure at 5.65% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Net Margin rose 287.0% year-over-year to 5.65%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 5.04% (up 271.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 4.32%, up 207.0% from the prior year.
  • Net Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 5.65%, down from 6.62% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Net Margin was 6.62% in Q4 2025, with the low at 6.6% in Q4 2023.
  • Historically, Net Margin has averaged 1.88% across 5 years, with a median of 2.25% in 2023.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Net Margin tumbled 879 bps — and 2024, when it jumped 950 bps.
  • Kaiser Aluminum's Net Margin stood at 2.19% in 2022, then tumbled by 401 bps to 6.6% in 2023, then jumped by 144 bps to 2.9% in 2024, then jumped by 128 bps to 6.62% in 2025, then retreated by 15 bps to 5.65% in 2026.
  • The last three Net Margin figures came in at 5.65% (Q1 2026), 6.62% (Q4 2025), and 4.68% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Net Margin (Qtr)
1 Alcoa 18.13 Bn 16.72 Bn 681.00 Mn 13.06%
2 Century Aluminum 6.04 Bn 5.93 Bn 118.80 Mn 51.99%
3 Constellium Se 4.83 Bn 4.56 Bn 420.00 Mn 7.96%
4 Kaiser Aluminum 3.08 Bn 3.05 Bn 944.60 Mn 5.65%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 5.65%
Dec 31, 2025 6.62%
Sep 30, 2025 4.68%
Jun 30, 2025 2.82%
Mar 31, 2025 2.78%
Dec 31, 2024 2.90%
Sep 30, 2024 1.18%
Jun 30, 2024 2.44%
Mar 31, 2024 2.47%
Dec 31, 2023 -6.60%
Sep 30, 2023 0.73%
Jun 30, 2023 2.25%
Mar 31, 2023 1.97%
Dec 31, 2022 2.19%
Sep 30, 2022 0.35%
Jun 30, 2022 -1.37%
Mar 31, 2022 0.85%
Dec 31, 2021 1.70%
Sep 30, 2021 -0.36%
Jun 30, 2021 -3.02%