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Kaiser Aluminum (KALU) Ratios
Kaiser Aluminum Ratios
KALU's free cash flow for Q3 2026 was $72.30M. For the 2026 fiscal year, KALU's free cash flow was decreased by $-28.40M and operating cash flow was $100.70M. See a summary of the company’s cash flow.
| Ratios | Dec 25 | Dec 24 | Dec 23 | Dec 22 | Dec 21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liquidity Ratios | |||||
| Current Ratio | 2.95 | 2.44 | 2.68 | 2.49 | 2.64 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.26 | 1.18 | 1.39 | 1.24 | 1.75 |
| Cash Ratio | 0.02 | 0.05 | 0.22 | 0.14 | 0.66 |
| Solvency Ratio | 0.14 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.05 | 0.04 |
| Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 0.26 | 0.42 | 0.57 | -0.15 | 0.17 |
| Short-Term Operating Cash Flow Coverage | 15.69 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -5.63 | 7.15 |
| Net Current Asset Value | $ -477.20M | $ -670.50M | $ -625.00M | $ -615.00M | $ -524.50M |
| Leverage Ratios | |||||
| Debt-to-Assets Ratio | 0.44 | 0.47 | 0.48 | 0.48 | 0.45 |
| Debt-to-Equity Ratio | 1.36 | 1.63 | 1.65 | 1.73 | 1.58 |
| Debt-to-Capital Ratio | 0.58 | 0.62 | 0.62 | 0.63 | 0.61 |
| Long-Term Debt-to-Capital Ratio | 0.57 | 0.61 | 0.61 | 0.62 | 0.60 |
| Financial Leverage Ratio | 3.10 | 3.47 | 3.48 | 3.63 | 3.50 |
| Debt Service Coverage Ratio | 4.98 | 4.73 | 4.32 | 2.11 | 2.02 |
| Interest Coverage Ratio | 3.81 | 2.01 | 2.04 | 0.08 | 1.30 |
| Debt to Market Cap | 0.59 | 0.92 | 0.91 | 0.87 | 0.70 |
| Interest Debt Per Share | 72.52 | 70.46 | 70.41 | 71.55 | 72.23 |
| Net Debt to EBITDA | 3.46 | 4.79 | 4.71 | 8.80 | 6.76 |
| Profitability Margins | |||||
| Gross Profit Margin | 9.48% | 11.01% | 10.76% | 7.23% | 10.45% |
| EBIT Margin | 5.93% | 3.54% | 3.34% | 0.30% | 0.97% |
| EBITDA Margin | 9.56% | 7.39% | 6.86% | 3.42% | 4.46% |
| Operating Profit Margin | 5.65% | 2.90% | 3.10% | 0.12% | 2.46% |
| Pretax Profit Margin | 4.45% | 2.10% | 1.82% | -1.11% | -0.92% |
| Net Profit Margin | 3.34% | 1.55% | 1.53% | -0.86% | -0.71% |
| Continuous Operations Profit Margin | 3.34% | 1.55% | 1.53% | -0.86% | -0.71% |
| Net Income Per EBT | 75.00% | 73.70% | 83.84% | 78.10% | 77.08% |
| EBT Per EBIT | 78.66% | 72.41% | 58.77% | -947.50% | -37.27% |
| Return on Assets (ROA) | 4.39% | 2.02% | 2.08% | -1.29% | -0.76% |
| Return on Equity (ROE) | 13.62% | 7.01% | 7.24% | -4.69% | -2.67% |
| Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) | 8.92% | 4.58% | 5.05% | 0.21% | 3.28% |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 6.67% | 3.36% | 4.21% | 0.17% | 2.51% |
| Return on Tangible Assets | 4.49% | 2.08% | 2.15% | -1.34% | -0.80% |
| Earnings Yield | 6.06% | 4.14% | 4.15% | -2.45% | -1.24% |
| Efficiency Ratios | |||||
| Receivables Turnover | 6.93 | 7.28 | 7.79 | 7.98 | 5.84 |
| Payables Turnover | 11.12 | 10.08 | 10.90 | 10.42 | 6.68 |
| Inventory Turnover | 4.21 | 5.34 | 5.77 | 6.05 | 5.80 |
| Fixed Asset Turnover | 2.89 | 2.54 | 2.85 | 3.26 | 2.62 |
| Asset Turnover | 1.32 | 1.31 | 1.36 | 1.50 | 1.08 |
| Working Capital Turnover Ratio | 4.78 | 5.06 | 4.96 | 4.99 | 3.06 |
| Cash Conversion Cycle | 106.54 | 82.25 | 76.58 | 71.00 | 70.76 |
| Days of Sales Outstanding | 52.67 | 50.10 | 46.83 | 45.71 | 62.49 |
| Days of Inventory Outstanding | 86.70 | 68.35 | 63.22 | 60.30 | 62.89 |
| Days of Payables Outstanding | 32.83 | 36.20 | 33.48 | 35.02 | 54.62 |
| Operating Cycle | 139.37 | 118.45 | 110.06 | 106.01 | 125.38 |
| Cash Flow Ratios | |||||
| Operating Cash Flow Per Share | 6.89 | 10.40 | 13.25 | -3.97 | 5.01 |
| Free Cash Flow Per Share | -1.58 | -0.85 | 4.30 | -12.93 | 1.35 |
| Dividend Paid and CapEx Coverage Ratio | 0.59 | 0.72 | 1.09 | -0.33 | 0.76 |
| Capital Expenditure Coverage Ratio | 0.81 | 0.92 | 1.48 | -0.44 | 1.37 |
| Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio | 0.10 | 0.15 | 0.20 | -0.06 | 0.07 |
| Operating Cash Flow to Sales Ratio | 0.03 | 0.06 | 0.07 | -0.02 | 0.03 |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | -1.37% | -1.21% | 6.03% | -17.02% | 1.44% |
| Valuation Ratios | |||||
| Price-to-Earnings (P/E) Ratio | 16.50 | 24.15 | 24.12 | -40.82 | -80.41 |
| Price-to-Sales (P/S) Ratio | 0.55 | 0.37 | 0.37 | 0.35 | 0.57 |
| Price-to-Book (P/B) Ratio | 2.25 | 1.69 | 1.75 | 1.91 | 2.15 |
| Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) Ratio | -72.83 | -82.42 | 16.57 | -5.88 | 69.52 |
| Price-to-Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 16.67 | 6.76 | 5.37 | -19.15 | 18.74 |
| Price-to-Earnings Growth (PEG) Ratio | 0.12 | -17.81 | -0.09 | -0.69 | 0.49 |
| Enterprise Value Multiple | 9.21 | 9.84 | 10.08 | 19.10 | 19.48 |
| Enterprise Value | 2.97B | 2.20B | 2.14B | 2.24B | 2.28B |
| EV to EBITDA | 9.21 | 9.84 | 10.08 | 19.10 | 19.48 |
| EV to Sales | 0.88 | 0.73 | 0.69 | 0.65 | 0.87 |
| EV to Free Cash Flow | -116.58 | -160.53 | 31.08 | -10.90 | 106.48 |
| EV to Operating Cash Flow | 26.68 | 13.16 | 10.08 | -35.51 | 28.70 |
| Tangible Book Value Per Share | 47.39 | 37.57 | 36.48 | 35.02 | 36.97 |
| Shareholders’ Equity Per Share | 51.09 | 41.57 | 40.79 | 39.68 | 43.73 |
| Tax and Other Ratios | |||||
| Effective Tax Rate | 0.25 | 0.26 | 0.16 | 0.22 | 0.23 |
| Revenue Per Share | 208.61 | 188.19 | 193.05 | 215.51 | 165.57 |
| Net Income Per Share | 6.96 | 2.91 | 2.95 | -1.86 | -1.17 |
| Tax Burden | 0.75 | 0.74 | 0.84 | 0.78 | 0.77 |
| Interest Burden | 0.75 | 0.59 | 0.55 | -3.64 | -0.94 |
| Research & Development to Revenue | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| SG&A to Revenue | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Stock-Based Compensation to Revenue | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Income Quality | 0.99 | 3.57 | 4.49 | 2.13 | -4.29 |
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