Kaiser Aluminum (KALU) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)
Kaiser Aluminum's (KALU) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $1.1 billion in Q2 2026, up 43.03% YoY from $785.1 million in Q2 2025, and up 11.29% on a QoQ basis from $1.0 billion in Q1 2026.
Kaiser Aluminum (KALU) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Kaiser Aluminum (KALU) has 18 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $1.1 billion in Q2 2026.
- Quarterly Operating Expenses rose 43.03% year-over-year to $1.1 billion in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was $3.8 billion (up 27.24% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $3.2 billion, up 9.36% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses grew to $1.1 billion in Q2 2026, from $1.0 billion in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $1.1 billion in Q2 2026 to a low of $673.3 million in Q4 2023.
- A 5-year average of $812.0 million and a median of $781.6 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Operating Expenses soared 200.75% — and 2023, when it slipped 18.62%.
- Tracing KALU's Operating Expenses over 5 years: stood at $798.2 million in 2022, then slipped by 15.65% to $673.3 million in 2023, then rose by 7.96% to $726.9 million in 2024, then grew by 19.47% to $868.4 million in 2025, then increased by 29.31% to $1.1 billion in 2026.
- The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $1.1 billion (Q2 2026), $1.0 billion (Q1 2026), and $868.4 million (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
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Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alcoa | 14.06 Bn | 12.63 Bn | 999.00 Mn | 108.00 Mn |
| 2 | Century Aluminum | 5.22 Bn | 4.87 Bn | 227.90 Mn | 15.90 Mn |
| 3 | Constellium Se | 4.04 Bn | 3.88 Bn | 480.00 Mn | 115.00 Mn |
| 4 | Kaiser Aluminum | 3.15 Bn | 3.09 Bn | 199.00 Mn | 1.12 Bn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.12 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.01 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 868.40 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 794.70 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 785.10 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 736.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 726.90 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 734.50 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 737.20 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 713.20 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 673.30 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 724.50 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 778.20 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 788.50 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 798.20 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 745.90 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 956.20 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 923.60 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 789.80 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 730.80 Mn |