Kaiser Aluminum (KALU) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)

Kaiser Aluminum has reported Return on Capital Employed for 17 years, with the latest figure at 4.24% in Q1 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 247.0% year-over-year to 4.24%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 4.24% (up 247.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 1.53%, up 58.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 4.24%, up from 1.46% in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 4.24% in Q1 2026, with the low at 0.74% in Q1 2023.
• Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 1.71% across 5 years, with a median of 1.46% in 2025.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Return on Capital Employed slumped 451 bps — and 2025, when it soared 268 bps.
• Kaiser Aluminum's Return on Capital Employed stood at 0.42% in 2022, then surged by 318 bps to 0.91% in 2023, then rose by 3 bps to 0.94% in 2024, then jumped by 56 bps to 1.46% in 2025, then soared by 189 bps to 4.24% in 2026.
• The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 4.24% (Q1 2026), 1.46% (Q4 2025), and 3.55% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.