Kaiser Aluminum (KALU) Return on Assets [ROA] (2010 - 2026)
Kaiser Aluminum (KALU) reported Return on Assets [ROA] of 7.97% for Q2 2026, up 5.00 percentage points from 2.96% a year earlier and up 2.24 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Kaiser Aluminum (KALU) Return on Assets [ROA] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Kaiser Aluminum posted Return on Assets [ROA] of 4.52%, up 1.71 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Assets [ROA] has a five-year change of +2.82 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Assets [ROA] came in at 2.81% in FY2024 (-0.17 pp), 2.98% in FY2023 (+4.23 pp), -1.26% in FY2022 (-0.39 pp) and -0.86% in FY2021 (-2.56 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] in data going back to Q3 2010.
- Year over year, Return on Assets [ROA] has now increased in each of the last four quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.55 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Assets [ROA] in five years was Q2 2026 (a gain of 5.00 percentage points); the low point was Q4 2021 (a drop of 2.31 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 5.73% (Q1 2026), 4.36% (Q4 2025) and 4.08% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rio Tinto | 182.38 Bn | 151.41 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Southern Copper | 152.27 Bn | 131.06 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 24.66% |
| 3 | Rio Tinto | 135.14 Bn | 95.64 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | Newmont | 114.88 Bn | 80.02 Bn | 4.22 Bn | 16.30% |
| 5 | Freeport-Mcmoran | 93.79 Bn | 77.83 Bn | 2.19 Bn | 7.74% |
| 6 | Agnico Eagle Mines | 87.05 Bn | 76.68 Bn | 2.43 Bn | 16.10% |
| 7 | Barrick Mining | 65.16 Bn | 40.36 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 18.09% |
| 8 | Nucor | 59.38 Bn | 48.76 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 8.97% |
| 9 | ArcelorMittal | 45.30 Bn | 24.32 Bn | - | 1.88% |
| 10 | Kaiser Aluminum | 1.73 Bn | 1.52 Bn | 115.70 Mn | 7.50% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 7.50% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 7.97% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 5.73% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 4.36% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 4.08% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.96% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.85% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.78% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 3.20% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 3.06% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 3.07% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.99% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.58% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.45% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -0.94% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -1.27% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -0.06% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -0.25% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -0.60% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -0.76% |
API Access
Kaiser Aluminum Return on Assets [ROA] 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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=KALU&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=KALU&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();