Kaiser Aluminum (KALU) Operating Income (2009 - 2026)
Kaiser Aluminum (KALU) recorded Operating Income of $133.7 million in Q2 2026, up 251.8% from $38 million a year earlier and up 36.7% from the prior quarter.
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Kaiser Aluminum (KALU) Operating Income (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Kaiser Aluminum's Operating Income came in at $340.9 million as of Jun 30, 2026, up 160.0% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $188.8 million, up 68.3% from FY2024.
- Annual Operating Income has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 18.4% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Operating Income came in at $112.2 million in FY2024 (-8.4%), $122.5 million in FY2023, $4 million in FY2022 (-93.8%) and $64.4 million in FY2021 (-20.6%).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Operating Income in data going back to Q2 2009.
- On a year-over-year basis, Operating Income has increased for six consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 92.4% over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Operating Income in the last five years was growth of 536.7% in Q3 2023, against a decline of 84.8% in Q3 2022 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $97.8 million (Q1 2026), $60.6 million (Q4 2025) and $48.8 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Op. Inc (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rio Tinto | 181.90 Bn | 148.03 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Southern Copper | 169.19 Bn | 148.06 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 2.62 Bn |
| 3 | Newmont | 121.55 Bn | 89.73 Bn | 4.03 Bn | 1.01 Bn |
| 4 | Ternium | 108.92 Bn | 73.97 Bn | 941.02 Mn | 528.41 Mn |
| 5 | Freeport-Mcmoran | 100.46 Bn | 96.62 Bn | 2.19 Bn | 2.00 Bn |
| 6 | Agnico Eagle Mines | 91.62 Bn | 91.62 Bn | 2.43 Bn | 3.80 Bn |
| 7 | Barrick Mining | 68.12 Bn | 52.86 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 2.73 Bn |
| 8 | Nucor | 53.04 Bn | 43.58 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 1.63 Bn |
| 9 | ArcelorMittal | 50.74 Bn | 31.77 Bn | - | 1.06 Bn |
| 10 | Kaiser Aluminum | 2.37 Bn | 2.25 Bn | 199.00 Mn | 133.70 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 133.70 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 97.80 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 60.60 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 48.80 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 38.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 41.40 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 38.50 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 13.20 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 36.20 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 24.30 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 48.40 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 19.10 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 35.90 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 19.10 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -22.20 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 3.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -2.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 25.20 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 16.60 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 19.80 Mn |
API Access
Kaiser Aluminum Operating Income API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-income&ticker=KALU&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-income", "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=operating-income&ticker=KALU&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();