SuperworthKaiser Aluminum profit margin KALU
Gross, operating and net profit as a share of revenue over the last twelve months, from 2010.
- Net margin, 12 months
- 4.8%
- Operating margin, 12 months
- 7.7%
- Net margin on a year earlier
- +1.6 pts
- Peer median
- 5.4%
Over the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, Kaiser Aluminum kept 4.8% of its revenue as net profit, with an operating margin of 7.7% and a gross margin of 13.4%.
Five years earlier its net margin was −0.7%.
The median for 10 manufacturing metal fabrication stocks of a similar size is 5.4%.
Profit margin over time
Fiscal year by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Net margin | Operating margin | Gross margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 3.3% | 5.6% | 13.1% |
| FY2024 | 2.2% | 3.7% | 11.8% |
| FY2023 | 1.5% | 3.1% | 10.8% |
| FY2022 | −0.9% | 0.1% | 7.2% |
| FY2021 | −0.7% | 2.5% | 10.4% |
| FY2020 | 2.5% | 6.9% | 19.7% |
| FY2019 | 4.1% | 8.3% | 19.7% |
| FY2018 | 5.8% | 9.1% | 18.0% |
| FY2017 | 3.2% | 11.1% | 22.3% |
| FY2016 | 6.9% | 13.4% | 21.6% |
| FY2015 | −17.0% | −24.9% | 19.9% |
| FY2014 | 5.3% | 10.2% | 18.4% |
| FY2013 | 8.1% | 13.4% | 19.9% |
| FY2012 | 6.3% | 12.2% | 16.8% |
| FY2011 | 1.9% | 4.2% | 15.6% |
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Ended | Net margin, 12 months | Change on a year | Operating margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 FY26 | 4.8% | +1.6 pts | 7.7% | |
| Q2 FY26 | 5.5% | +3.1 pts | 8.2% | |
| Q1 FY26 | 4.1% | +1.9 pts | 6.6% | |
| Q4 FY25 | 3.3% | +1.2 pts | 5.6% | |
| Q3 FY25 | 3.2% | +1.4 pts | 5.2% | |
| Q2 FY25 | 2.4% | +0.7 pts | 4.2% | |
| Q1 FY25 | 2.3% | +0.6 pts | 4.2% | |
| Q4 FY24 | 2.2% | +0.6 pts | 3.7% | |
| Q3 FY24 | 1.8% | +1.4 pts | 3.2% | |
| Q2 FY24 | 1.7% | +1.4 pts | 3.4% | |
| Q1 FY24 | 1.6% | +2.3 pts | 3.3% | |
| Q4 FY23 | 1.5% | +2.4 pts | 3.1% |
Against its peers
Companies in Manufacturing - Metal Fabrication nearest Kaiser Aluminum's size, closest first, today.
| Company | Profit margin |
|---|---|
| KALUKaiser Aluminum | 4.8% |
| PRLBProto Labs | 5.4% |
| HLMNHillman Solutions | 2.6% |
| XPELXPEL | 10.8% |
| NWPXNWPX Infrastructure | 8.5% |
| NXQuanex Building Products CORP | 2.4% |
| GEFGreif | n/m |
| AZZAZZ | 9.6% |
| SLGNSilgan | 4.0% |
| GFFGriffon | 8.1% |
| MTRNMATERION | 4.3% |
| Peer median | 5.4% |
Where Kaiser Aluminum ranks
What the profit margin tells you
Profit as a share of revenue at three levels: gross (after making the product), operating (after running the business) and net (after everything, including tax and interest).
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