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KALU · Kaiser Aluminum Corp

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$181.73 -1.02 (-0.56%) At close · Aug 14
Market Cap
$2.99B
Shares
16.35M

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$181.73 Open$182.10 Day$180.29–185.33 52W close$73.93–195.63 Avg vol 30d260K Short int735K · 4.5% float · 2.6d Short vol63% Last earningsJul 23, 2026 DataJan 2020–Aug 2026 Filing10-Q · Jul 23

Up next

Next earnings call
Oct 22, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 10 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
      Buy
      SellHoldBuy
      Technical Strong Buy Momentum Very Strong Sentiment Bullish Fundamentals Strong Quant / Vol Very High
      Market backdrop VIX 14.3 · calm Equity put/call 0.52
      Technical
      price trend
      Strong Buy
      50 / 200-day cross No cross
      Price vs 200-day avg +29%
      above
      Price vs 50-day avg +4%
      above
      RSI (14) 55
      neutral
      MACD trend Positive
      52-week position 89%
      near high
      Momentum
      relative strength
      Very Strong
      1-month return +15%
      trailing
      6-month return +44%
      trailing
      YTD return +58%
      this year
      Relative strength +31%
      vs S&P · 6-mo
      Sentiment
      smart money
      Bullish
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $175 › 200d $141 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      +15% holders QoQ · +79 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
      330 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
      Squeeze score 57
      elevated · 0–100
      Fundamentals
      Strong
      Revenue growth +13%
      Y/Y
      EPS growth +68%
      Y/Y
      Valuation P/E 13.6
      rich
      Buyback $93.1M
      remaining
      Balance sheet $1.1B
      net debt
      Quant / Vol
      risk profile
      Very High
      Volatility 50%
      annualized · 1-yr
      Max drawdown −26%
      past year
      ATR 4.8%
      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 Earnings Call filed Jun 30, 2025
      Free cash flow · full year 2025 $50M – $70M

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

      Technicals

      trend & momentum for long-term holders Strong Buy
      0 · 2 · 4
      50 / 200-day cross
      No cross Neutral
      Price vs 200-day avg
      +29% Bullish
      Price vs 50-day avg
      +4% Bullish
      RSI (14)
      55 Neutral
      MACD trend
      Positive Bullish
      52-week position
      89% Bullish
      Market signals — smart money & positioning
      Bullish · 3 of 6
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $175 › 200d $141 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      +15% holders QoQ · +79 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
      330 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
      Price context
      position in its 52-week range
      Range low $74 Now $182 · 89% Range high $196
      vs 200-day avg +29% vs 50-day avg +4%

      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
      Conversion Revenue $404M First Quarter 2026
      Total liquidity $596M 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
      $2.99B +58.2% +13.5% 13.6 4.5%
      ALMMF
      Aluminum Corp Of China Ltd
      $19.73B -40.4% 0.0%
      AA
      Alcoa Corp
      $13.23B -5.9% +7.9% 10.4 3.5%
      CENX
      Century Aluminum Co
      $4.62B +19.2% +19.1% 8.1 10.0%
      CSTM
      Constellium SE
      $4.03B +57.0% +15.2% 9.6 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
      330
      % held
      100.5%
      Net QoQ
      +383.1K sh
      Top holder
      BlackRock, Inc.
      Held Float
      View
      Held by Funds
      Fund positions
      475
      View
      Short & Settlement
      Short Interest Falling
      Shares short
      734.5K
      Days to cover
      2.6d
      Change
      -51.8K sh
      View
      Short Volume
      Short vol %
      63%
      As of
      Aug 14, 2026
      Short Total
      View
      Fails to Deliver
      FTD shares
      20
      Value
      $3.2K
      As of
      Jul 14, 2026
      View
      Off-Exchange
      Off-exchange %
      41.5%
      Week of
      Jul 6, 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
      10-Q
      Filed
      Jul 23, 2026
      This year
      12
      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 -1.6% +15.2% +44.4% +13.8% +58.2%
      SPY +0.4% +4.5% +13.8% +3.9% +13.9%
      vs SPY -2.0% +10.7% +30.7% +9.9% +44.4%

      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)
      1.69%
      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) 313 filings 306 filers Visit website Investor relations