Kaiser Aluminum (KALU) Times Interest Earned (2009 - 2026)

Kaiser Aluminum (KALU) reported Times Interest Earned of $6.79 for Q1 2026, up 83.74% on a YoY basis from $3.7 in Q1 2025, and up 198.33% quarter-over-quarter from -$6.91 in Q4 2025.

Kaiser Aluminum (KALU) Times Interest Earned (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Kaiser Aluminum has reported Times Interest Earned for 18 years, with the latest figure at $6.79 in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Times Interest Earned rose 83.74% year-over-year to $6.79; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $1.65 (up 101.62% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $0.63, up 49.33% from the prior year.
  • Times Interest Earned for Q1 2026 stood at $6.79, up from -$6.91 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Times Interest Earned was $6.79 in Q1 2026, with the low at -$6.91 in Q4 2025.
  • Historically, Times Interest Earned has averaged $0.73 across 5 years, with a median of $1.68 in 2023.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Times Interest Earned slumped 314.75% — and 2023, when it surged 1909.83%.
  • Kaiser Aluminum's Times Interest Earned stood at -$2.9 in 2022, then plunged by 70.41% to -$4.94 in 2023, then dropped by 7.66% to -$5.32 in 2024, then declined by 29.9% to -$6.91 in 2025, then jumped by 198.33% to $6.79 in 2026.
  • The last three Times Interest Earned figures came in at $6.79 (Q1 2026), -$6.91 (Q4 2025), and $3.94 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Times Interest Earned (Qtr)
1 Alcoa 18.13 Bn 16.72 Bn 681.00 Mn 16.29
2 Century Aluminum 6.04 Bn 5.93 Bn 118.80 Mn 37.78
3 Constellium Se 4.83 Bn 4.56 Bn 420.00 Mn 11.07
4 Kaiser Aluminum 3.08 Bn 3.05 Bn 944.60 Mn 6.79

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 6.79
Dec 31, 2025 -6.91
Sep 30, 2025 3.94
Jun 30, 2025 3.04
Mar 31, 2025 3.70
Dec 31, 2024 -5.32
Sep 30, 2024 1.23
Jun 30, 2024 3.26
Mar 31, 2024 2.11
Dec 31, 2023 -4.94
Sep 30, 2023 1.68
Jun 30, 2023 2.97
Mar 31, 2023 1.61
Dec 31, 2022 -2.90
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
Jun 30, 2021 0.90