Kaiser Aluminum (KALU) Return on Equity [ROE] (2010 - 2026)
Kaiser Aluminum's Return on Equity [ROE] came in at 24.93% for Q2 2026, up 15.35 percentage points from 9.58% a year earlier and up 6.92 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Kaiser Aluminum (KALU) Return on Equity [ROE] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Kaiser Aluminum's Return on Equity [ROE] was 14.34%, up 5.29 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Equity [ROE] carries a five-year change of +10.41 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Equity [ROE] was 9.05% in FY2024 (-1.07 pp), 10.12% in FY2023 (+14.59 pp), -4.47% in FY2022 (-1.88 pp) and -2.60% in FY2021 (-6.52 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] in data going back to Q3 2010.
- Year-over-year, Return on Equity [ROE] has increased for four consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +4.76 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Equity [ROE] over five years came in Q2 2026 (a gain of 15.35 percentage points), and the weakest in Q4 2021 (a drop of 6.59 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows KALU's Return on Equity [ROE] at 18.01% (Q1 2026), 13.79% (Q4 2025) and 13.16% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rio Tinto | 181.90 Bn | 148.03 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Southern Copper | 169.19 Bn | 148.06 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 46.23% |
| 3 | Newmont | 121.55 Bn | 89.73 Bn | 4.03 Bn | 24.87% |
| 4 | Ternium | 108.92 Bn | 73.97 Bn | 941.02 Mn | 4.44% |
| 5 | Freeport-Mcmoran | 100.46 Bn | 96.62 Bn | 2.19 Bn | 14.40% |
| 6 | Agnico Eagle Mines | 91.62 Bn | 91.62 Bn | 2.43 Bn | 21.41% |
| 7 | Barrick Mining | 68.12 Bn | 52.86 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 34.97% |
| 8 | Nucor | 53.04 Bn | 43.58 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 14.21% |
| 9 | ArcelorMittal | 50.74 Bn | 31.77 Bn | - | 3.26% |
| 10 | Kaiser Aluminum | 2.37 Bn | 2.25 Bn | 199.00 Mn | 24.93% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 24.93% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 18.01% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 13.79% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 13.16% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 9.58% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 9.21% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 8.92% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 10.17% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 9.80% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 9.85% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 10.05% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.06% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.62% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -3.44% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -4.65% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -0.23% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -0.93% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -2.13% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -2.62% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -1.98% |
API Access
Kaiser Aluminum Return on Equity [ROE] 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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=KALU&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=KALU&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();