Last 48 quarters of trend data · Basic Materials · Steel & Aluminum
Quarterly valuation ratios — annualised for comparability. YoY Δ shows same-quarter-prior-year change.
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E Ratio → | 8.26 | 19.68 | 8.55 | 8.12 | 17.09 | 8.11 | 14.17 | 11.57 | 40.85 | 24.50 | 19.11 | 19.95 | 37.87 | 57.02 | 15.71 | 18.85 | — | 95.86 | — | 46.16 | 213.50 |
| — | +142.8% | -39.6% | -29.8% | -58.2% | -66.9% | -25.9% | -42.0% | +7.9% | -57.0% | +21.6% | +5.8% | — | -40.5% | — | -59.2% | — | — | — | -53.2% | +219.5% | |
| P/S Ratio | 0.39 | 0.50 | 0.66 | 0.46 | 0.52 | 0.38 | 0.40 | 0.32 | 0.37 | 0.40 | 0.47 | 0.49 | 0.39 | 0.41 | 0.35 | 0.37 | 0.39 | 0.33 | 0.33 | 0.40 | 0.46 |
| — | +32.5% | +64.6% | +43.4% | +38.3% | -4.1% | -14.3% | -35.0% | -5.2% | -3.1% | +31.7% | +32.2% | +1.2% | +24.5% | +7.4% | -6.5% | -15.5% | -42.9% | -50.1% | -70.8% | -67.8% | |
| P/B Ratio | 2.15 | 2.51 | 3.50 | 2.31 | 2.33 | 1.59 | 1.69 | 1.31 | 1.72 | 1.78 | 2.18 | 2.18 | 1.75 | 1.90 | 1.81 | 1.89 | 1.92 | 1.53 | 1.93 | 2.13 | 2.15 |
| — | +57.7% | +106.6% | +76.1% | +35.7% | -10.5% | -22.2% | -39.8% | -1.8% | -6.4% | +20.6% | +15.4% | -8.9% | +23.9% | -6.7% | -11.4% | -10.8% | -36.1% | -28.7% | -11.3% | +0.8% | |
| P/FCF | 14.00 | 8.46 | 23.53 | 7.41 | — | 9.29 | — | 13.22 | — | — | — | 10.89 | 5.58 | 5.80 | 10.83 | — | — | — | — | — | 20.68 |
| — | -9.0% | — | -44.0% | — | — | — | +21.4% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | +119.8% | |
| EV / EBITDA | 6.14 | 10.19 | 6.60 | 5.99 | 8.31 | 7.23 | 8.91 | 7.17 | 10.85 | 11.70 | 9.39 | 11.42 | 10.60 | 12.11 | 8.91 | 12.51 | 18.95 | 16.83 | 20.90 | 11.04 | 12.99 |
| — | +40.9% | -25.8% | -16.5% | -23.4% | -38.2% | -5.1% | -37.3% | +2.3% | -3.3% | +5.3% | -8.7% | -44.1% | -28.0% | -57.4% | +13.4% | +45.9% | +19.2% | +11.8% | -46.9% | -1.0% | |
| EV / EBIT | 15.01 | 15.57 | 8.01 | 7.93 | 13.22 | 9.71 | 14.20 | 12.79 | 24.49 | 21.21 | 17.14 | 17.23 | 26.45 | 33.31 | 16.70 | 17.52 | — | 30.86 | — | 24.64 | 13.10 |
| — | +60.3% | -43.6% | -38.0% | -46.0% | -54.2% | -17.2% | -25.8% | -7.4% | -36.3% | +2.6% | -1.7% | — | +7.9% | — | -28.9% | — | -9.0% | — | -35.7% | -39.3% |
Quarterly margins and returns. Watch for margin compression across consecutive quarters.
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 9.5% | 7.2% | 13.5% | 12.0% | 10.0% | 9.8% | 8.6% | 13.4% | 10.4% | 10.2% | 13.4% | 11.7% | 11.3% | 10.5% | 11.8% | 9.5% | 3.9% | 7.2% | 3.0% | 8.7% | 8.9% |
| — | -26.3% | +56.7% | -10.0% | -4.1% | -3.4% | -35.9% | +14.5% | -8.0% | -3.7% | +14.0% | +23.4% | +189.2% | +46.2% | +290.8% | +8.4% | -56.2% | -25.7% | -67.1% | -54.0% | -51.7% | |
| Operating Margin | 5.7% | 4.5% | 10.6% | 8.8% | 6.5% | 5.8% | 4.6% | 5.3% | 2.9% | 2.3% | 4.7% | 3.3% | 3.0% | 2.6% | 4.4% | 2.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | -0.2% | 2.7% | 2.1% |
| — | -21.4% | +130.5% | +65.9% | +125.9% | +148.6% | -1.4% | +61.6% | -4.0% | -9.4% | +6.1% | +39.3% | +652.6% | +541.2% | +2203.9% | -11.0% | -80.6% | -84.8% | -114.0% | -49.1% | -69.7% | |
| Net Margin | 3.3% | 2.6% | 7.7% | 5.6% | 3.0% | 4.7% | 2.8% | 2.8% | 0.9% | 1.6% | 2.4% | 2.5% | 1.1% | 0.7% | 2.2% | 2.0% | -3.4% | 0.3% | -1.4% | 0.9% | 0.2% |
| — | -45.5% | +173.3% | +103.2% | +227.2% | +191.8% | +15.3% | +12.6% | -11.9% | +121.0% | +8.7% | +25.3% | +131.0% | +117.6% | +255.4% | +130.6% | -1713.9% | +208.9% | +52.2% | -38.5% | -90.3% |
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE | 15.1% | 3.2% | 10.6% | 7.3% | 3.5% | 5.0% | 3.0% | 3.0% | 1.1% | 1.8% | 2.8% | 2.8% | 1.2% | 0.8% | 2.9% | 2.5% | -4.1% | 0.4% | -2.0% | 1.2% | 0.2% |
| — | -35.3% | +251.2% | +142.0% | +224.9% | +176.5% | +6.3% | +9.7% | -9.5% | +113.8% | -0.9% | +10.1% | +128.4% | +118.2% | +241.4% | +117.0% | -1824.3% | +221.3% | +34.0% | +88.6% | -70.4% | |
| ROA | 4.6% | 1.1% | 3.4% | 2.3% | 1.1% | 1.5% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.8% | 0.7% | -1.1% | 0.1% | -0.6% | 0.3% | 0.1% |
| — | -31.3% | +262.6% | +156.9% | +256.4% | +198.3% | +14.4% | +14.0% | -8.4% | +117.8% | +2.9% | +15.8% | +129.6% | +130.3% | +244.3% | +110.9% | -1717.9% | +209.1% | +43.8% | +45.7% | -78.0% | |
| ROIC | 7.8% | 2.1% | 5.2% | 3.8% | 2.4% | 2.0% | 1.5% | 1.8% | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.6% | 1.1% | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.6% | 0.8% | 0.1% | 0.1% | -0.1% | 1.3% | 0.8% |
| — | +9.0% | +234.3% | +116.4% | +146.7% | +152.9% | -5.6% | +58.6% | -1.0% | -8.1% | +4.9% | +31.1% | +586.3% | +479.4% | +1671.9% | -32.7% | -82.8% | -85.1% | -118.1% | +15.3% | -50.0% |
Quarterly solvency trend — watch for debt spikes or covenant pressure.
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt / Equity | 1.36 | 1.09 | 1.13 | 1.22 | 1.36 | 1.33 | 1.43 | 1.42 | 1.61 | 1.61 | 1.63 | 1.62 | 1.65 | 1.69 | 1.72 | 1.77 | 1.73 | 1.69 | 1.66 | 1.52 | 1.58 |
| — | -18.5% | -20.6% | -14.1% | -15.6% | -17.4% | -12.3% | -12.5% | -2.7% | -4.4% | -5.5% | -8.2% | -4.2% | -0.1% | +4.0% | +16.1% | +9.3% | +11.4% | +9.8% | +25.6% | +32.1% | |
| Debt / EBITDA | 3.58 | 12.74 | 6.55 | 8.34 | 12.27 | 13.28 | 16.37 | 15.04 | 21.17 | 22.74 | 16.51 | 20.30 | 21.41 | 23.24 | 17.55 | 24.50 | 36.81 | 37.65 | 42.88 | 20.44 | 24.93 |
| — | -4.1% | -60.0% | -44.5% | -42.1% | -41.6% | -0.9% | -25.9% | -1.1% | -2.2% | -5.9% | -17.2% | -41.8% | -38.3% | -59.1% | +19.9% | +47.7% | +53.9% | +45.5% | -30.2% | -10.1% | |
| Current Ratio | 2.95 | 2.63 | 2.50 | 2.47 | 2.95 | 2.48 | 2.70 | 2.67 | 2.44 | 2.60 | 2.55 | 2.66 | 2.68 | 2.68 | 2.81 | 2.61 | 2.49 | 2.41 | 2.28 | 2.38 | 2.64 |
| — | +5.7% | -7.6% | -7.4% | +21.2% | -4.5% | +5.9% | +0.3% | -8.9% | -3.0% | -9.3% | +1.8% | +7.5% | +11.4% | +23.5% | +9.6% | -5.7% | -12.4% | -16.7% | -10.3% | -62.7% | |
| Quick Ratio | 1.26 | 1.25 | 1.17 | 1.14 | 1.26 | 1.08 | 1.30 | 1.27 | 1.18 | 1.36 | 1.42 | 1.43 | 1.39 | 1.35 | 1.41 | 1.29 | 1.24 | 1.26 | 1.42 | 1.60 | 1.75 |
| — | +15.3% | -9.8% | -10.1% | +6.4% | -20.6% | -8.4% | -11.3% | -14.9% | +0.9% | +1.1% | +11.5% | +12.2% | +7.3% | -1.0% | -19.8% | -29.6% | -30.8% | -23.7% | +3.1% | -71.4% | |
| Interest Coverage | 3.99 | 3.83 | 9.29 | 6.72 | 4.11 | 4.85 | 3.39 | 3.57 | 2.16 | 2.44 | 3.22 | 3.06 | 1.76 | 1.48 | 2.76 | 2.75 | -1.97 | 1.30 | -0.47 | 1.93 | 3.54 |
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Kaiser Aluminum Corporation's current P/E is 8.3x. The average P/E over the last 4 quarters is 13.4x. Quarterly P/E ratios can vary due to seasonal revenue patterns and one-time charges.
Kaiser Aluminum Corporation's current operating margin is 5.7%. Margins have been compressing over recent quarters. Quarterly margins are particularly useful for identifying trend inflections that annual data smooths over.
Quarterly financial ratios reveal short-term trend shifts — margin compression, debt spikes, or valuation re-ratings — that annual figures smooth over. They're essential for active investors tracking Kaiser Aluminum Corporation's business trajectory between earnings reports.