Kaiser Aluminum (KALU) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026)
Kaiser Aluminum's Retained Earnings was $275.4 million in Q2 2026, up 174.3% from $100.4 million a year earlier and up 43.9% from the prior quarter.
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Kaiser Aluminum (KALU) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Retained Earnings at Kaiser Aluminum came in at $142.5 million, up 75.3% from FY2024.
- Retained Earnings has now increased for three consecutive years, though with a five-year compound annual growth rate of -2.1% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Retained Earnings was $81.3 million in FY2024 (+22.6%), $66.3 million in FY2023 (+398.5%), $13.3 million in FY2022 (-85.7%) and $93 million in FY2021 (-41.2%).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Retained Earnings since Q4 2014.
- Compared with a year earlier, Retained Earnings has increased for 11 straight quarters, with growth averaging 112.3% over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Retained Earnings over five years was Q4 2023 (growth of 398.5%); the worst was Q4 2022 (a decline of 85.7%).
- Per Business Quant data, KALU's Retained Earnings in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was $191.4 million (Q1 2026), $142.5 million (Q4 2025) and $127.1 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Retained Earnings (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rio Tinto | 181.90 Bn | 148.03 Bn | - | 49.29 Bn |
| 2 | Southern Copper | 169.19 Bn | 148.06 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 4.59 Bn |
| 3 | Newmont | 121.55 Bn | 89.73 Bn | 4.03 Bn | 5.72 Bn |
| 4 | Ternium | 108.92 Bn | 73.97 Bn | 941.02 Mn | - |
| 5 | Freeport-Mcmoran | 100.46 Bn | 96.62 Bn | 2.19 Bn | 2.82 Bn |
| 6 | Agnico Eagle Mines | 91.62 Bn | 91.62 Bn | 2.43 Bn | 8.13 Bn |
| 7 | Barrick Mining | 68.12 Bn | 52.86 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 582.00 Mn |
| 8 | Nucor | 53.04 Bn | 43.58 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 33.15 Bn |
| 9 | ArcelorMittal | 50.74 Bn | 31.77 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Kaiser Aluminum | 2.37 Bn | 2.25 Bn | 199.00 Mn | 275.40 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 275.40 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 191.40 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 142.50 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 127.10 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 100.40 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 90.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 81.30 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 74.20 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 78.10 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 71.90 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 66.30 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 15.20 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 22.40 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 16.70 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 13.30 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 52.20 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 62.20 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 88.60 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 93.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 103.00 Mn |
API Access
Kaiser Aluminum Retained Earnings 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=retained-earnings&ticker=KALU&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "retained-earnings", "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=retained-earnings&ticker=KALU&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();