Kaiser Aluminum (KALU) Operating Leases (2019 - 2026)
Kaiser Aluminum (KALU) posted Operating Leases of $21.4 million for Q2 2026, down 8.9% from $23.5 million a year earlier and down 4.9% from the prior quarter.
Kaiser Aluminum (KALU) Operating Leases (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Kaiser Aluminum's Operating Leases came in at $21.7 million, down 13.9% from FY2024.
- Annual Operating Leases has declined for four consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of -3.3% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Kaiser Aluminum's Operating Leases was $25.2 million in FY2024 (-13.7%), $29.2 million in FY2023 (-17.5%), $35.4 million in FY2022 (-13.2%) and $40.8 million in FY2021 (+59.4%).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the lowest quarterly Operating Leases in data going back to Q1 2019.
- On a year-over-year basis, Operating Leases has declined in each of the last 16 quarters, with an average decline of 11.8% over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Operating Leases in the past five years was Q4 2021, with growth of 59.4%; the weakest was Q1 2024, with a decline of 22.2%.
- According to Business Quant data, Operating Leases for the three prior quarters was $22.5 million (Q1 2026), $21.7 million (Q4 2025) and $22.8 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rio Tinto | 179.45 Bn | 145.58 Bn | - |
| 2 | Southern Copper | 168.96 Bn | 147.82 Bn | 2.90 Bn |
| 3 | Newmont | 123.37 Bn | 91.54 Bn | 4.03 Bn |
| 4 | Ternium | 107.07 Bn | 72.12 Bn | 941.02 Mn |
| 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 |
| 7 | Barrick Mining | 69.09 Bn | 53.83 Bn | 2.90 Bn |
| 8 | Nucor | 53.61 Bn | 44.15 Bn | 2.03 Bn |
| 9 | ArcelorMittal | 51.72 Bn | 32.74 Bn | - |
| 10 | Kaiser Aluminum | 2.47 Bn | 2.36 Bn | 199.00 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 21.40 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 22.50 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 21.70 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 22.80 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 23.50 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 24.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 25.20 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 25.20 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 26.30 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 27.40 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 29.20 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 31.10 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 33.30 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 35.20 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 35.40 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 37.30 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 39.10 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 40.50 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 40.80 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 40.20 Mn |
Kaiser Aluminum Operating Leases API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-leases", "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-leases&ticker=KALU&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();