
Here is how Kaiser Aluminum (KALU) and UniFirst (UNF) have performed compared to their sector so far this year.
Kaiser Aluminum Corporation manufactures and sells specialty semi-finished aluminum mill products. The company is headquartered in Foothill Ranch, California.
| Revenue (TTM) | $4.14B |
| Gross Profit (TTM) | $600.70M |
| EBITDA | $459.20M |
| Operating Margin | 10.60% |
| Return on Equity | 26.40% |
| Return on Assets | 7.75% |
| Revenue/Share (TTM) | $254.55 |
| Book Value | $58.26 |
| Price-to-Book | 3.15 |
| Price-to-Sales (TTM) | 0.73 |
| EV/Revenue | 0.962 |
| EV/EBITDA | 8.32 |
| Quarterly Earnings Growth (YoY) | 305.70% |
| Quarterly Revenue Growth (YoY) | 52.70% |
| Shares Outstanding | $16.35M |
| Float | $15.99M |
| % Insiders | 1.45% |
| % Institutions | 103.14% |
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Here is how Kaiser Aluminum (KALU) and UniFirst (UNF) have performed compared to their sector so far this year.

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Kaiser Aluminum Corporation (KALU) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript

Kaiser Aluminum NASDAQ: KALU reported a sharply stronger second quarter of 2026, with management citing broad-based demand improvement across most end markets, record conversion revenue and significant metal-related tailwinds.

FRANKLIN, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Kaiser Aluminum Corporation (NASDAQ: KALU) (the "Company" or "Kaiser"), a leading producer of semi-fabricated specialty aluminum products serving customers worldwide with highly-engineered solutions for aerospace and high strength, packaging, general engineering, and automotive extrusions end market applications, today announced second quarter 2026 results. Management Commentary “Our record second quarter results reflect the continued strength of our end-market.
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