Kaiser Aluminum (KALU) is a Basic Materials company in the Aluminum industry. It has a market capitalization of $1.75B, a trailing price-to-earnings ratio of 8.4 and a free-cash-flow yield of -1.4%. Over the most recent reported fiscal year, revenue grew 11.5%. Nama's AI scorecard rates it Sell, 4.0 out of 10. On 12-month momentum it ranks in the leading band of its market.
AI scorecard
Sell · 4.0/10
Negative, at the mild end of Sell. As of Nov 7, 2026.
Momentum
Leading · +66.0% over 12 months ex. last
Top 20% of its market on the past year's steady rise.
Shariah screen
Not Shariah Compliant
At least one of the three ratios or the industry test failed.
Off its high
-46.5%
How far the last close sits under the highest price of the past five years.
Market cap
$1.75B
Trailing P/E
8.4
Price / book
1.8
Price / sales
0.4
FCF yield
-1.4%
Dividend yield
2.9%
Gross margin
13.3%
Operating margin
7.7%
Net margin
4.8%
Revenue growth (YoY)
+11.5%
Revenue growth (3-yr annual)
-0.5%
EPS growth (YoY)
+140.6%
FCF/share growth (YoY)
—
Beta
1.6
Exchange
NASDAQ
Sector
Basic Materials
Industry
Aluminum
KALU earnings
Next report: Feb 17, 2027 (Q4 2026, EPS estimate $1.54).
Beat the EPS estimate in 2 of 4 recent quarters.
Quarter
Reported
EPS
Estimate
Surprise
Revenue
Q3 2026
Oct 21, 2026
$1.89
$2.37
-20.2%
$1.21B
Q2 2026
Jul 22, 2026
$5.53
$2.66
+107.9%
$1.26B
Q1 2026
Apr 22, 2026
$3.74
$1.96
+90.8%
$1.11B
Q4 2025
Feb 18, 2026
$1.53
$1.56
-1.9%
$929.00M
KALU analyst price target
Median target $140.00 from 5 analysts, ranging $125.00 – $158.00.
Nama's AI scorecard currently rates Kaiser Aluminum Sell (4.0 out of 10), a call computed from its profitability, cash generation, growth, valuation and balance sheet. It is a research reading, not investment advice.
What is KALU's P/E ratio?
Kaiser Aluminum trades at a trailing price-to-earnings ratio of 8.4.
When does KALU report earnings?
Kaiser Aluminum's next scheduled report is on Feb 17, 2027. Analysts expect EPS of $1.54.
What is the KALU price target?
The median analyst price target from 5 analysts is $140.00, with a range of $125.00 – $158.00.
Is KALU Shariah compliant?
Nama's AAOIFI-style screen reads Kaiser Aluminum as Not Shariah Compliant. At least one of the three ratios or the industry test failed.