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How Kaiser Aluminum Corporation stacks up
KALU · against 403 other Basic Materials companies of similar size
Valuation
84/ 100
Near the top of its peers.
Ranked #64 of 404 · scores higher than 83% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the valuation score41 peers with a valuation score of 80–89, including KALU · Click a bar to see the companies
Why valuation scores 84?
Weighted metrics compared with all Basic Materials companies.Mainly thanks to its earnings yield, EBITDA yield and free cash flow yield, which are stronger than most Basic Materials peers.
- more free cash flow for the price paid: stronger than 61% of peers. Free cash flow yield: 4.5% vs peer median 2.6%
- more operating profit (EBITDA) for the company's total value: stronger than 82% of peers. EBITDA yield: 15.9% vs peer median 8.5%
- higher earnings for the price paid: stronger than 90% of peers. Earnings yield: 11.8% vs peer median 3.6%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings yieldHigher is better · 400 reported | 11.4% | 4.5% | 89% | 30% | |
| EBITDA yieldHigher is better · 411 reported | 15.7% | 9.5% | 81% | 50% | |
| Free cash flow yieldHigher is better · 103 reported | 4.5% | 4.0% | 56% | 20% | |
| Book yieldHigher is better · 389 reported | 49.3% | 58.4% | 41% | Context only |
Ranking by valuation score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around KALU| Rank | Company | Market cap | Valuation | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1.39T ARS (≈$1.4B) | 100 | 53 | |
| 2 | 2.73T KRW (≈$2.0B) | 99 | 57 | |
| 2 | 2.6B USD | 99 | 81 | |
| 4 | 8.4B HKD (≈$1.1B) | 98 | 68 | |
| 4 | 19.9B ZAR (≈$1.1B) | 98 | 81 | |
| 59 | 45.1B THB (≈$1.3B) | 85 | 67 | |
| 64 | 20.0B CNY (≈$2.8B) | 84 | 58 | |
| 64 | 151.7B JPY (≈$1.0B) | 84 | 80 | |
| 64 | 2.0B USD | 84 | 89 | |
| 64 | 1.9B USD | 84 | 66 | |
| 64 | 1.0B EUR (≈$1.1B) | 84 | 60 | |
| 64 | 6.1B BRL (≈$1.1B) | 84 | 60 | |
| 64 | 2.8B EUR (≈$3.1B) | 84 | 58 | |
| 71 | 8.0B HKD (≈$1.0B) | 83 | 54 |
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