KALU P/E ratio: current value, 10-year range and year-by-year history
Cash & Leverage
KALU's p/e ratio is lower than 83% of the last 10 years.
P/E ratio History
KALU P/E ratio by year
Yearly range of KALU’s p/e ratio from 2016 to 2026. Over the full period it ranged from -1,056.7 to 546.8, averaging -4.1.
| Year | Low | Average | High | Year-end |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 11.2 | 16.7 | 21.3 | 11.7 |
| 2025 | 13.8 | 19.1 | 23.8 | 16.9 |
| 2024 | 19.3 | 25.3 | 33.1 | 20.4 |
| 2023 | -54.2 | 28.3 | 131.9 | 89.0 |
| 2022 | -1,056.7 | -317.7 | -74.5 | -844.0 |
| 2021 | -177.1 | 66.6 | 546.8 | -80.3 |
| 2020 | 14.6 | 43.7 | 133.3 | 55.4 |
| 2019 | 15.2 | 17.6 | 29.3 | 29.3 |
| 2018 | 16.3 | 40.4 | 56.0 | 16.3 |
| 2017 | 13.5 | 18.0 | 22.7 | 21.9 |
| 2016 | 16.1 | 18.0 | 19.5 | 17.5 |
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How much the market pays for each dollar of annual profit. P/E = Stock Price / EPS. The raw number means little — what matters is whether it's high or low relative to the company's own history.
Price / Earnings Per ShareThe chart shows five color-coded historical zones: green (below 10th percentile) means historically very cheap, fading through lime and gray (the normal 25th–75th range) to orange and red (historically expensive). When the line sits in a green or lime zone, the stock is trading at an unusually low P/E relative to its own history.
- Cyclical businesses look cheapest on P/E at peak earnings — the "earnings trap." Use EV/EBITDA or normalised earnings for energy, materials, and financials.
- A falling P/E trend may signal a business in structural decline, not a buying opportunity.
Is KALU P/E ratio High or Low Right Now?
Kaiser Aluminum Corporation's P/E ratio is currently 11.7, which is historically cheap relative to its 10-year historical range. The 10-year median P/E ratio for KALU is approximately 19.5. See all KALU valuation metrics →
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