Kaiser Aluminum Return on Equity (ROE) Growth & History (KALU)
Kaiser Aluminum's return on equity was 14.34% for fiscal 2025.
View full Kaiser Aluminum company overviewKaiser Aluminum annual return on equity history
| Fiscal year | Period ended | Return on equity | Change (percentage points) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025-12-31 | 14.34% | +5.29 pp |
| 2024 | 2024-12-31 | 9.05% | −1.07 pp |
| 2023 | 2023-12-31 | 10.12% | +14.59 pp |
| 2022 | 2022-12-31 | −4.47% | −1.88 pp |
| 2021 | 2021-12-31 | −2.60% | −6.52 pp |
| 2020 | 2020-12-31 | 3.93% | −4.48 pp |
| 2019 | 2019-12-31 | 8.41% | −3.93 pp |
| 2018 | 2018-12-31 | 12.34% | +6.48 pp |
| 2017 | 2017-12-31 | 5.85% | −5.76 pp |
| 2016 | 2016-12-31 | 11.61% | +38.05 pp |
| 2015 | 2015-12-31 | −26.43% | −33.27 pp |
| 2014 | 2014-12-31 | 6.84% | −2.89 pp |
| 2013 | 2013-12-31 | 9.73% | +0.90 pp |
| 2012 | 2012-12-31 | 8.83% | +5.98 pp |
| 2011 | 2011-12-31 | 2.85% | +1.49 pp |
| 2010 | 2010-12-31 | 1.36% | −7.14 pp |
| 2009 | 2009-12-31 | 8.50% | — |
Kaiser Aluminum quarterly return on equity
| Fiscal quarter | Period ended | Return on equity | Change (percentage points) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 2026-06-30 | 10.63% | +7.60 pp |
| Q1 2026 | 2026-03-31 | 7.34% | +4.46 pp |
| Q4 2025 | 2025-12-31 | 3.46% | +0.77 pp |
| Q3 2025 | 2025-09-30 | 4.99% | +3.79 pp |
| Q2 2025 | 2025-06-30 | 3.03% | +0.41 pp |
| Q1 2025 | 2025-03-31 | 2.88% | +0.32 pp |
| Q4 2024 | 2024-12-31 | 2.69% | −1.50 pp |
| Q3 2024 | 2024-09-30 | 1.21% | — |
| Q2 2024 | 2024-06-30 | 2.62% | −0.25 pp |
| Q1 2024 | 2024-03-31 | 2.56% | +0.05 pp |
| Q4 2023 | 2023-12-31 | 4.19% | +8.34 pp |
| Q2 2023 | 2023-06-30 | 2.87% | +4.91 pp |
| Q1 2023 | 2023-03-31 | 2.51% | +1.35 pp |
| Q4 2022 | 2022-12-31 | −4.15% | −4.39 pp |
| Q3 2022 | 2022-09-30 | 0.39% | +0.71 pp |
| Q2 2022 | 2022-06-30 | −2.03% | +1.05 pp |
| Q1 2022 | 2022-03-31 | 1.16% | +0.54 pp |
| Q4 2021 | 2021-12-31 | 0.24% | −0.57 pp |
| Q3 2021 | 2021-09-30 | −0.32% | −0.37 pp |
| Q2 2021 | 2021-06-30 | −3.08% | −2.16 pp |
| Q1 2021 | 2021-03-31 | 0.61% | −3.39 pp |
| Q4 2020 | 2020-12-31 | 0.81% | +2.24 pp |
| Q3 2020 | 2020-09-30 | 0.06% | −3.34 pp |
| Q2 2020 | 2020-06-30 | −0.92% | −3.49 pp |
| Q1 2020 | 2020-03-31 | 4.00% | +0.24 pp |
| Q4 2019 | 2019-12-31 | −1.43% | −4.57 pp |
| Q3 2019 | 2019-09-30 | 3.39% | +0.54 pp |
| Q2 2019 | 2019-06-30 | 2.57% | −0.16 pp |
| Q1 2019 | 2019-03-31 | 3.76% | +0.34 pp |
| Q4 2018 | 2018-12-31 | 3.14% | +5.13 pp |
| Q3 2018 | 2018-09-30 | 2.85% | +0.28 pp |
| Q2 2018 | 2018-06-30 | 2.73% | +2.13 pp |
| Q1 2018 | 2018-03-31 | 3.43% | −1.06 pp |
| Q4 2017 | 2017-12-31 | −1.99% | −5.01 pp |
| Q3 2017 | 2017-09-30 | 2.56% | +0.73 pp |
| Q2 2017 | 2017-06-30 | 0.60% | −2.66 pp |
| Q1 2017 | 2017-03-31 | 4.49% | +1.12 pp |
| Q4 2016 | 2016-12-31 | 3.03% | +1.31 pp |
| Q3 2016 | 2016-09-30 | 1.84% | −1.05 pp |
| Q2 2016 | 2016-06-30 | 3.26% | +0.59 pp |
| Q1 2016 | 2016-03-31 | 3.37% | +36.38 pp |
| Q4 2015 | 2015-12-31 | 1.72% | +0.25 pp |
| Q3 2015 | 2015-09-30 | 2.89% | +1.44 pp |
| Q2 2015 | 2015-06-30 | 2.67% | +0.42 pp |
| Q1 2015 | 2015-03-31 | −33.01% | −34.47 pp |
| Q4 2014 | 2014-12-31 | 1.47% | −1.03 pp |
| Q3 2014 | 2014-09-30 | 1.45% | −0.88 pp |
| Q2 2014 | 2014-06-30 | 2.25% | — |
| Q1 2014 | 2014-03-31 | 1.46% | −1.65 pp |
| Q4 2013 | 2013-12-31 | 2.51% | +1.57 pp |
| Q3 2013 | 2013-09-30 | 2.33% | — |
| Q1 2013 | 2013-03-31 | 3.11% | — |
| Q4 2012 | 2012-12-31 | 0.94% | +0.26 pp |
| Q4 2011 | 2011-12-31 | 0.68% | +0.95 pp |
| Q1 2011 | 2011-03-31 | 1.19% | — |
| Q4 2010 | 2010-12-31 | −0.27% | — |
| Q3 2010 | 2010-09-30 | 0.61% | — |
| Q2 2010 | 2010-06-30 | 0.01% | — |
Kaiser Aluminum return on equity trends
Over the last five fiscal years, Kaiser Aluminum's return on equity increased from 3.93% to 14.34%, a change of +10.41 percentage points. The latest reported quarter, Q2 2026, shows 10.63%.
What return on equity (ROE) means
Return on equity (ROE) measures how much net income a company generates relative to shareholders’ equity. It can help evaluate how efficiently equity capital is used, but unusually high or negative values may reflect leverage, losses, or a small equity base.
How return on equity is calculated
TickerStat calculates ROE as SEC-reported net income divided by average stockholders’ equity at the beginning and end of the fiscal period. Periods with missing or non-positive average equity are omitted. Quarterly ROE uses quarterly net income and is not annualized. Fiscal periods can differ from calendar years, so exact period-end dates are included.
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