Kaiser Aluminum (KALU) Times Interest Earned (2009 - 2026)
Kaiser Aluminum's Times Interest Earned came in at 9.22 for Q2 2026, up 203.3% from 3.04 a year earlier and up 35.8% from the prior quarter.
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Kaiser Aluminum (KALU) Times Interest Earned (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Kaiser Aluminum reported Times Interest Earned of 6.16, up 110.7% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 3.77, up 46.8% from FY2024.
- Going back by year, Times Interest Earned was 2.57 in FY2024 (-1.7%), 2.61 in FY2023, 0.08 in FY2022 (-93.6%) and 1.30 in FY2021 (-34.4%).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Times Interest Earned since Q1 2017.
- Year-over-year, Times Interest Earned has increased for four consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 69.1% over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Times Interest Earned over five years came in Q3 2023 (growth of 575.8%), and the weakest in Q3 2022 (a decline of 84.3%).
- Business Quant data shows KALU's Times Interest Earned at 6.79 (Q1 2026), 4.33 (Q4 2025) and 3.94 (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Times Interest Earned (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rio Tinto | 181.90 Bn | 148.03 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Southern Copper | 169.19 Bn | 148.06 Bn | 2.90 Bn | - |
| 3 | Newmont | 121.55 Bn | 89.73 Bn | 4.03 Bn | - |
| 4 | Ternium | 108.92 Bn | 73.97 Bn | 941.02 Mn | 10.48 |
| 5 | Freeport-Mcmoran | 100.46 Bn | 96.62 Bn | 2.19 Bn | - |
| 6 | Agnico Eagle Mines | 91.62 Bn | 91.62 Bn | 2.43 Bn | 237.10 |
| 7 | Barrick Mining | 68.12 Bn | 52.86 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 105.08 |
| 8 | Nucor | 53.04 Bn | 43.58 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 45.25 |
| 9 | ArcelorMittal | 50.74 Bn | 31.77 Bn | - | 7.76 |
| 10 | Kaiser Aluminum | 2.37 Bn | 2.25 Bn | 199.00 Mn | 9.22 |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 9.22 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 6.79 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 4.33 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 3.94 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 3.04 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 3.70 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 3.70 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.23 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 3.26 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.11 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 4.21 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.68 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.97 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.61 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -1.88 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.25 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -0.16 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 2.07 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.35 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 1.58 |
API Access
Kaiser Aluminum Times Interest Earned 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=times-interest-earned&ticker=KALU&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "times-interest-earned", "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=times-interest-earned&ticker=KALU&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();