KALU (Kaiser Aluminum) Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share: $3.77 (As of Jun. 2026)

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KALU Kaiser Aluminum Corp KALU
70 GF Score
Price $149.45
GF Value $103.20
Valuation Significantly Overvalued
! 2 Warning Signs
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What is Kaiser Aluminum Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share?

Kaiser Aluminum KALU -4.80% 70 Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is $3.77 as of Jun. 2026. GuruFocus rates KALU with a GF Score™ of 70/100 and a GF Value™ of $103.20 (Significantly Overvalued). The stock has 2 warning signs investors should review.

E10 is a concept invented by Prof. Robert Shiller, who uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share and the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF. The Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share of a company over the past 10 years.

Kaiser Aluminum's adjusted free cash flow per share for the three months ended in Jun. 2026 was $2.075. Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share for the past 10 years together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share, which is $3.77 for the trailing ten years ended in Jun. 2026.

During the past 12 months, Kaiser Aluminum's average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate was -3.30% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate was -7.80% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate was -8.60% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate was 6.30% per year. Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate using Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share data.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate of Kaiser Aluminum was 69.40% per year. The lowest was -11.40% per year. And the median was 17.90% per year.

As of today (2026-08-20), Kaiser Aluminum's current stock price is $149.45. Kaiser Aluminum's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was $3.77. Kaiser Aluminum's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of today is 39.64.

During the past 13 years, the highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of Kaiser Aluminum was 50.43. The lowest was 11.38. And the median was 21.68.


Kaiser Aluminum  (NAS:KALU) Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Explanation

If a company grows much fast than inflation, Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share may underestimate the company's free cash flow. Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF can seem to be too high even the actual Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is low.

For the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF, the free cash flow per share of the past 10 years are inflation-adjusted and averaged. The result is used for P/FCF calculation. Since it looks at the average over the last 10 years, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF is also called CAPFCF Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller. He uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings per share of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF. The Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted free cash flow per share of a company over the past 10 years.

Kaiser Aluminum's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF=Share Price/Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
=149.45/3.77
=39.64

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

During the past 13 years, the highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of Kaiser Aluminum was 50.43. The lowest was 11.38. And the median was 21.68.


Be Aware

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF works better for cyclical companies. It gives you a better idea on the company's real free cash flow value.


Kaiser Aluminum Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Related Terms


Kaiser Aluminum Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Kaiser Aluminum's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Kaiser Aluminum Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Chart

Kaiser Aluminum Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
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Kaiser Aluminum Quarterly Data
Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26 Jun26
Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3.90 3.79 3.28 3.78 3.77

KALU vs CSTM, CENX, AA: Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Comparison

For the Aluminum subindustry, Kaiser Aluminum's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Kaiser Aluminum Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF vs Metals & Mining Industry

For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, Kaiser Aluminum's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Kaiser Aluminum's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF falls into.


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Kaiser Aluminum Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Calculation

E10 is a concept invented by Prof. Robert Shiller, who uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share and the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF. The Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share of a company over the past 10 years.

What is Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share? How do we calculate Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share?

Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share of a company over the past 10 years. Let's use an example to explain.

If we want to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share of Wal-Mart (WMT) for Dec. 31, 2010, we need to have the inflation data and the free cash flow per share from 2001 through 2010.

We adjusted the 2001 free cash flow per share data with the total inflation from 2001 through 2010 to the equivalent free cash flow in 2010. If the total inflation from 2001 to 2010 is 40%, and Wal-Mart's free cash flow is $1 a share in 2001, then the 2001's equivalent free cash flow in 2010 is $1.4 a share. If Wal-Mart's free cash flow is $1 again in 2002, and the total inflation from 2002 through 2010 is 35%, then the equivalent 2002 free cash flow in 2010 is $1.35. So on and so forth, you get the equivalent free cash flow per share of past 10 years. Then you add them together and divided the sum by the count to get Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.

For example, Kaiser Aluminum's adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share data for the three months ended in Jun. 2026 was:

Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare= Free Cash Flow per Share /CPI of Jun. 2026 (Change)*Current CPI (Jun. 2026)
=2.075/333.9520*333.9520
=2.075

Current CPI (Jun. 2026) = 333.9520.

Kaiser Aluminum Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201609 1.106 241.428 1.530
201612 2.234 241.432 3.090
201703 -0.608 243.801 -0.833
201706 2.564 244.955 3.496
201709 2.448 246.819 3.312
201712 -0.555 246.524 -0.752
201803 0.376 249.554 0.503
201806 2.473 251.989 3.277
201809 0.667 252.439 0.882
201812 0.991 251.233 1.317
201903 0.562 254.202 0.738
201906 1.933 256.143 2.520
201909 4.502 256.759 5.855
201912 3.657 256.974 4.752
202003 1.955 258.115 2.529
202006 2.015 257.797 2.610
202009 3.177 260.280 4.076
202012 2.604 260.474 3.339
202103 -1.282 264.877 -1.616
202106 0.467 271.696 0.574
202109 1.041 274.310 1.267
202112 1.136 278.802 1.361
202203 -1.677 287.504 -1.948
202206 -0.730 296.311 -0.823
202209 -6.395 296.808 -7.195
202212 -4.054 296.797 -4.562
202303 -3.815 301.836 -4.221
202306 1.654 305.109 1.810
202309 3.244 307.789 3.520
202312 3.155 306.746 3.435
202403 2.052 312.332 2.194
202406 -1.061 314.175 -1.128
202409 -1.041 315.301 -1.103
202412 -0.768 315.605 -0.813
202503 1.146 319.799 1.197
202506 -1.681 322.561 -1.740
202509 2.077 324.800 2.136
202512 -3.014 324.054 -3.106
202603 4.067 330.213 4.113
202606 2.075 333.952 2.075

Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share.

What does a Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share of $3.77 mean?
Kaiser Aluminum (KALU) has a Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share of $3.77 as of Jun. 2026. Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share represents the company's inflation-adjusted FCF per share over a 10-year period. View historical data on Kaiser Aluminum and its competitors.
Is Kaiser Aluminum's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share too high?
Kaiser Aluminum's current Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is $3.77. Overall, Kaiser Aluminum has a GF Score™ of 70/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Kaiser Aluminum's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share compare to CSTM and CENX?
Kaiser Aluminum's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share of $3.77 can be compared against companies in the Metals & Mining industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for a Metals & Mining company?
A good Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share depends on the Metals & Mining industry context. However, Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share mean?
A high Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share represents the company's inflation-adjusted FCF per share over a 10-year period. View historical data on Kaiser Aluminum and its competitors. Kaiser Aluminum's current Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is $3.77. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Kaiser Aluminum stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Kaiser Aluminum (KALU) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is $103.20, compared to a current price of $149.45 — trading 44.8% above its estimated fair value. The current Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is $3.77. Kaiser Aluminum's overall GF Score™ is 70/100 with 2 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share calculated?
Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Kaiser Aluminum (KALU), the current Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is $3.77 as of Jun. 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is Kaiser Aluminum (KALU) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Kaiser Aluminum stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of $149.45 is trading 44.8% above its estimated GF Value™ of $103.20. GuruFocus considers Kaiser Aluminum to be Significantly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for KALU:

  • Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share: $3.77
  • GF Value™: $103.20 vs. price of $149.45 (44.8% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 70/100 with 2 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the KALU stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Kaiser Aluminum Business Description

Other Exchanges KLU1:Germany
Address 1550 West McEwen Drive, Suite 500, Franklin, TN, USA, 37067
Kaiser Aluminum Corp specializes in the production of semi-fabricated specialty aluminum mill products, such as aluminum plate and sheet, bare and coated coil and extruded and drawn products, for the end market applications: Aero/HS Products; Packaging; GE Products; and Automotive Extrusions. Its products include fabricated aluminum mill products such as flat-rolled (plate, sheet, and coil), extruded (rod, bar, hollows, and shapes), drawn (rod, bar, pipe, tube and wire) and certain cast aluminum products. Geographically, the company generates majority of its revenue from the United States.
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