Kaiser Aluminum (KALU) Payables (2009 - 2026)
Kaiser Aluminum (KALU) recorded Payables of $507.7 million in Q2 2026, up 57.6% from $322.1 million a year earlier and up 2.5% from the prior quarter.
Kaiser Aluminum (KALU) Payables (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Kaiser Aluminum reported Payables of $320.4 million, up 10.0% from FY2024.
- Annual Payables has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 29.4% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Payables came in at $291.4 million in FY2024 (+8.6%), $268.4 million in FY2023 (-15.8%), $318.7 million in FY2022 (-12.0%) and $362.3 million in FY2021 (+310.8%).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Payables in data going back to Q4 2009.
- On a year-over-year basis, Payables has increased for nine consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 24.5% over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Payables in the last five years was growth of 428.6% in Q3 2021, against a decline of 41.9% in Q2 2023 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $495.3 million (Q1 2026), $320.4 million (Q4 2025) and $394.2 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Payables (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rio Tinto | 182.38 Bn | 151.41 Bn | - | 10.93 Bn |
| 2 | Southern Copper | 152.17 Bn | 130.96 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 871.90 Mn |
| 3 | Rio Tinto | 136.50 Bn | 97.00 Bn | - | 10.87 Bn |
| 4 | Newmont | 121.22 Bn | 89.23 Bn | 4.03 Bn | 906.00 Mn |
| 5 | Freeport-Mcmoran | 92.90 Bn | 76.94 Bn | 2.19 Bn | 4.80 Bn |
| 6 | Agnico Eagle Mines | 88.76 Bn | 78.39 Bn | 2.43 Bn | 1.28 Bn |
| 7 | Barrick Mining | 66.12 Bn | 41.32 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 2.08 Bn |
| 8 | Nucor | 58.75 Bn | 48.13 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 2.49 Bn |
| 9 | ArcelorMittal | 45.93 Bn | 24.95 Bn | - | 12.93 Bn |
| 10 | Kaiser Aluminum | 1.87 Bn | 1.75 Bn | 199.00 Mn | 507.70 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 507.70 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 495.30 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 320.40 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 394.20 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 322.10 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 301.30 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 291.40 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 285.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 301.80 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 290.60 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 268.40 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 266.50 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 249.60 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 307.40 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 318.70 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 357.10 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 429.90 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 459.50 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 362.30 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 347.80 Mn |
Kaiser Aluminum Payables API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=payables&ticker=KALU&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "payables", "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=payables&ticker=KALU&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();