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KALU · Kaiser Aluminum Corp

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$156.95 -4.29 (-2.66%) At close · Aug 19
Market Cap
$2.57B
Shares
16.35M

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$156.95 Open$163.66 Day$154.55–164.80 52W close$73.93–195.63 Avg vol 30d268K Short int735K · 4.5% float · 2.6d Short vol60% Last earningsJul 23, 2026 DataJan 2020–Aug 2026 Filing10-Q · Jul 23

Up next

Next earnings call
Oct 22, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 9 wks
FQ3-26 quarter ends
~Sep 30, 2026 Est
filed Jul 23, 2026

AI Brief

TL;DR.

Bullish
    Bearish

      AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice

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      Equibles Rating

      blended score · not investment advice
      Overall
      Neutral
      SellHoldBuy
      Technical Sell Momentum Strong Sentiment Bullish Fundamentals Strong Quant / Vol Very High
      Market backdrop VIX 14.9 · calm Equity put/call 0.52
      Technical
      price trend
      Sell
      50 / 200-day cross No cross
      Price vs 200-day avg +10%
      above
      Price vs 50-day avg −10%
      below
      RSI (14) 40
      neutral
      MACD trend Negative
      52-week position 68%
      mid-range
      Momentum
      relative strength
      Strong
      1-month return −4%
      trailing
      6-month return +20%
      trailing
      YTD return +37%
      this year
      Relative strength +8%
      vs S&P · 6-mo
      Sentiment
      smart money
      Bullish
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $174 › 200d $142 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      +16% holders QoQ · +81 funds added
      Insider flow Flat
      No net insider activity over 90 days
      Short interest Falling
      4.49% of float · ▼ -6.6% MoM · 2.6 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Multi-yr high
      335 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
      Squeeze score 49
      elevated · 0–100
      Fundamentals
      Strong
      Revenue growth +13%
      Y/Y
      EPS growth +68%
      Y/Y
      Valuation P/E 13.8
      rich
      Buyback $93.1M
      remaining
      Balance sheet $1.1B
      net debt
      Quant / Vol
      risk profile
      Very High
      Volatility 52%
      annualized · 1-yr
      Max drawdown −26%
      past year
      ATR 6.3%
      of price · 14-day

      Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.

      Guidance & track record

      Latest guidance · from the 8-K filed Jul 22, 2026
      Conversion Revenue · full year 2026 10% – 15%
      Adjusted EBITDA · full year 2026 Non-GAAP 45% – 55%
      Prior guidance period ended · from the 8-K filed Oct 22, 2025
      Adjusted EBITDA · full year 2025 20% – 25%

      Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.

      Technicals

      trend & momentum for long-term holders Sell
      2 · 3 · 1
      50 / 200-day cross
      No cross Neutral
      Price vs 200-day avg
      +10% Bullish
      Price vs 50-day avg
      −10% Bearish
      RSI (14)
      40 Neutral
      MACD trend
      Negative Bearish
      52-week position
      68% Neutral
      Market signals — smart money & positioning
      Bullish · 3 of 6
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $174 › 200d $142 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      +16% holders QoQ · +81 funds added
      Insider flow Flat
      No net insider activity over 90 days
      Short interest Falling
      4.49% of float · ▼ -6.6% MoM · 2.6 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Multi-yr high
      335 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
      Price context
      position in its 52-week range
      Range low $74 Now $157 · 68% Range high $196
      vs 200-day avg +10% vs 50-day avg -10%

      Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

      Key metrics

      the company's own KPIs, from written earnings releases and filings
      Metric Latest Period YoY
      Total liquidity $628M As of June 30, 2026
      Net Debt Leverage Ratio 2.8 First Quarter 2026
      Realized price per pound - Conversion revenue $1.31 Full Year 2025
      Realized price per pound - Net sales $3.04 Full Year 2025

      Figures exactly as the company stated them in writing · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "filing" marks figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs an exactly comparable prior-year period

      Versus peers

      Aluminum — same industry group
      Open screener →
      Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
      KALU
      Kaiser Aluminum Corp
      this stock
      $2.57B +36.6% +13.5% 13.8 4.5%
      ALMMF
      Aluminum Corp Of China Ltd
      $16.13B -35.9% 0.0%
      AA
      Alcoa Corp
      $13.20B -3.0% +7.9% 10.4 3.5%
      CENX
      Century Aluminum Co
      $4.52B +11.2% +19.1% 7.9 10.0%
      CSTM
      Constellium SE
      $3.74B +40.8% +15.2% 8.9 4.5%

      Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

      At a glance

      key data from every section
      Ownership
      Institutional Holders Accumulating
      Holders
      335
      % held
      100.8%
      Net QoQ
      +440.2K sh
      Top holder
      BlackRock, Inc.
      Held Float
      View
      Held by Funds
      Fund positions
      346
      View
      Short & Settlement
      Short Interest Falling
      Shares short
      734.5K
      Days to cover
      2.6d
      Change
      -51.8K sh
      View
      Short Volume
      Short vol %
      60%
      As of
      Aug 19, 2026
      Short Total
      View
      Fails to Deliver
      FTD shares
      2
      Value
      $303
      As of
      Jul 30, 2026
      View
      Off-Exchange
      Off-exchange %
      42.4%
      Week of
      Jul 13, 2026
      Off-exch Lit
      View
      Financials
      Financials
      Revenue (FY)
      $3.4B
      Net income (FY)
      $112.5M
      EPS diluted
      $6.77
      View
      Buybacks
      Authorized
      shares 100.0M
      Remaining
      $93.1M
      View
      Filings
      SEC Filings
      Latest
      8-K
      Filed
      Aug 17, 2026
      This year
      13
      View
      Proposed Sales
      Value
      $262.6K
      Shares
      1.5K
      Filed
      Apr 29, 2026
      View
      Earnings & Events
      Earnings Calls
      Last call
      Jul 23, 2026
      View
      Investor Relations
      Latest news
      Kaiser Aluminum Corporation Repor…
      Published
      Jul 22, 2026
      View

      Performance

      5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
      KALU -17.2% -4.5% +19.8% -1.7% +36.6%
      SPY -0.4% +2.9% +11.6% +3.0% +12.8%
      vs SPY -16.7% -7.4% +8.2% -4.7% +23.9%

      Capital returns

      Latest dividend
      $0.77 / share · ex Jul 24, 2026
      Raised 6.9%
      Paid (TTM)
      $3.08 / share · 4 payouts
      Dividend yield (TTM, derived)
      1.96%
      Buyback program · as of Jun 30, 2026
      Authorized
      shares 100.00M
      Spent (derived)
      Remaining
      $93.10M

      Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.

      Key facts CIK 811596 CUSIP 483007704 13F (30d) 301 filings 296 filers Visit website Investor relations