Growth Metrics

Kaiser Aluminum (KALU) Operating Expenses (2016 - 2025)

Kaiser Aluminum's Operating Expenses history spans 17 years, with the latest figure at $868.4 million for Q4 2025.

  • For Q4 2025, Operating Expenses rose 19.47% year-over-year to $868.4 million; the TTM value through Dec 2025 reached $3.2 billion, up 9.36%, while the annual FY2025 figure was $3.2 billion, 9.36% up from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses reached $868.4 million in Q4 2025 per KALU's latest filing, up from $794.7 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $956.2 million in Q2 2022 to a low of $307.1 million in Q1 2021.
  • Average Operating Expenses over 5 years is $752.1 million, with a median of $741.6 million recorded in 2022.
  • Peak YoY movement for Operating Expenses: surged 211.56% in 2021, then dropped 18.62% in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it stood at $789.8 million in 2021, then increased by 1.06% to $798.2 million in 2022, then decreased by 15.65% to $673.3 million in 2023, then increased by 7.96% to $726.9 million in 2024, then rose by 19.47% to $868.4 million in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for KALU's Operating Expenses are $868.4 million (Q4 2025), $794.7 million (Q3 2025), and $785.1 million (Q2 2025).