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How Kaiser Aluminum Corporation stacks up
KALU · against 407 other Basic Materials companies of similar size
Profitability
74/ 100
Above the middle of the pack.
Ranked #119 of 408 · scores higher than 70% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score47 peers with a profitability score of 70–79, including KALU · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 74?
Weighted metrics compared with all Basic Materials companies.Mainly thanks to its return on assets and return on invested capital, which are stronger than most Basic Materials peers.
- Operating margin is close to the peer norm. Operating margin: 8.2% vs peer median 7.6%
- a higher return on invested capital: stronger than 75% of peers. Return on invested capital: 14.0% vs peer median 6.7%
- a higher return on assets: stronger than 83% of peers. Return on assets: 7.8% vs peer median 2.5%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = KALU, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | KALU | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 388 reported | 14.0% | 7.6% | 71% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 400 reported | 8.2% | 8.7% | 48% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 386 reported | 7.8% | 3.0% | 81% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 381 reported | 26.4% | 7.4% | 91% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 415 reported | 14.5% | 23.1% | 29% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around KALU| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2.0B USD | 98 | 89 | |
| 1 | 2.0B AUD (≈$1.3B) | 98 | 74 | |
| 1 | 4.0B AUD (≈$2.7B) | 98 | 84 | |
| 1 | 2.4B AUD (≈$1.6B) | 98 | 74 | |
| 1 | 3.5B USD | 98 | 76 | |
| 119 | 25.3B CNY (≈$3.5B) | 74 | 60 | |
| 119 | 1.95T KRW (≈$1.4B) | 74 | 48 | |
| 119 | 207.4B INR (≈$2.5B) | 74 | 54 | |
| 119 | 3.2B USD | 74 | 57 | |
| 119 | 1.9B USD | 74 | 66 | |
| 119 | 1.5B USD | 74 | 63 | |
| 125 | 438.5B JPY (≈$3.0B) | 73 | 68 | |
| 125 | 3.7B USD | 73 | 49 | |
| 125 | 166.8B INR (≈$2.0B) | 73 | 53 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score