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KALU Kaiser Aluminum (KALU) Insider Trading, Ownership & Congress Trades

Mining & Metals · Rolling drawing & extruding of nonferrous metals · CIK 0000811596
SEC filings
Insider buyers, 180 days
0
House members buying, 1 year
0
STOCK Act, US House only, disclosed up to 45 days after the trade
Funds added, last quarter
0
13F, latest reported quarter

Kaiser Aluminum insider trades (Form 4)

Form 4 buys and sells (codes P and S). Grants, option exercises and conversions excluded.

No insider purchases or sales are on record for KAISER ALUMINUM CORP in the period covered. Source: SEC Form 4 filings, as of 2026-10-28.

Insider
Filed
Shares
Value
Since filing
SELL
2026-05-01 SECtraded 2026-04-29
1,524
$261.4K
-37.5%
Context
  • First Form 4 purchase or sale (code P or S) here by this insider on our record.
  • The trade is 33.3% of the 4,578 shares held after it.
  • 5 other insiders sold within 30 days.
Insider activity: Director Grimley Richard P. sold about $261.4K of KALU on Apr 29, 2026; 5 other insiders sold within 30 days.
President & CEO
SELL
2026-05-01 SECtraded 2026-04-29
3,031
$524.8K
-37.5%
Context
  • 9 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (2 buys, 7 sales), the last on Apr 27, 2026.
  • The trade is 3.2% of the 94,308 shares held after it.
  • 5 other insiders sold within 30 days.
Insider activity: President & CEO Harvey Keith sold about $524.8K of KALU on Apr 29, 2026; 5 other insiders sold within 30 days.
EVP & CFO
SELL
2026-04-29 SECtraded 2026-04-28
5,000
$866.5K
-37.9%
Context
  • 18 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (18 sales), the last on Feb 23, 2026.
  • The trade is 26.2% of the 19,091 shares held after it.
  • 5 other insiders sold within 30 days.
Insider activity: EVP & CFO West Neal E sold about $866.5K of KALU on Apr 28, 2026; 5 other insiders sold within 30 days.
Director
SELL
2026-04-29 SECtraded 2026-04-27
15,000
$2.6M
-37.9%
Context
  • First Form 4 purchase or sale (code P or S) here by this insider on our record.
  • The trade is 151.7% of the 9,887 shares held after it.
  • 5 other insiders sold within 30 days.
Insider activity: Director Wilcox Brett sold about $2.6M of KALU on Apr 27, 2026, the largest insider sale at the company on our record; 5 other insiders sold within 30 days.
EVP, CAO and GC
SELL
2026-04-29 SECtraded 2026-04-27
2,743
$488.8K
-37.9%
Context
  • 1 earlier Form 4 trade (code P or S) here by this insider (1 sale), the last on Feb 23, 2026.
  • The trade is 9.2% of the 29,700 shares held after it.
  • 5 other insiders sold within 30 days.
Insider activity: EVP, CAO and GC DONNAN JOHN MALCOLM sold about $488.8K of KALU on Apr 27, 2026; 5 other insiders sold within 30 days.
46 transactions on record
Since filing: total return from the first close after the filing to the latest close, dividend-adjusted. Not a forecast.
Context lines are counts over the filings above and returns from our own price history, never a price level. Not investment advice.
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Seven facts, ranked against the sector · Rank is not a forecast
Insiders
no insider buys or sells on file
Congress
no House purchase disclosed in the last 12 months
Funds
under five funds report holding it
Revenue
+11.5% year over year
more than 64% of Mining & Metals
Margin
3.3% net margin
more than 53% of Mining & Metals
Buybacks
no share repurchases reported
Short interest
6.2% of the float short (float per yahoo 2026-10-27) · 6.1 days to cover · settled 2026-10-15
more than 77% of Mining & Metals
What changed in the last 30 days
Nothing new filed in the last 30 days

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The year, with the filings on it
Total return over 12 months. Each marker is a filing; hover or tap one for the detail.
+15.9%12M
-4%+35%+75%+114%2025-102025-122026-022026-042026-062026-082026-10 2026-04-27 · Harvey Keith sold $8.2M2026-04-27 · Wilcox Brett sold $2.6M2026-02-23 · DONNAN JOHN MALCOLM sold $2.3M2026-04-28 · West Neal E sold $866.5K2025-11-07 · Tiffany Blain sold $813.0K2026-02-23 · West Neal E sold $608.6K2026-04-29 · Harvey Keith sold $524.8K2026-04-27 · DONNAN JOHN MALCOLM sold $488.8K2026-04-29 · Grimley Richard P. sold $261.4K2026-04-27 · Gheorghe Iulian sold $30.5K
Insider sell
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Who owns KALU: institutional holders (13F)

13F holdings, latest reported quarter
SEC 13F
No reported 13F holders

No fund above the reporting threshold listed this stock last quarter. That is a fact, not missing data.

Congress trades in KALU

No Congress trades reported
No House member has disclosed a trade in this stock. See what Congress is buying.

Activist and 5% holders (13D/13G)

No 5%+ ownership filings
Nobody has filed for crossing 5%. That is a fact, not missing data.

KALU planned insider sales (Form 144)

No planned-sale notices
No insider has filed to sell. Watch this after a run-up.
Executive pay vs shareholder return
CEO pay, headline and as actually paid, against the company's return and its chosen peers' (DEF 14A).
FY
CEO total
Actually paid
Other execs, avg
TSR
Peer TSR
2025
$7.9M
$20.9M
$2.3M
+40%
+54%
2024
$6.6M
$6.4M
$1.9M
-18%
+35%
2023
$6.2M
$4.6M
$1.9M
-20%
+33%
2022
$5.1M
$1.6M
$1.5M
-18%
+11%
2021
$5.5M
$2.5M
$2.1M
-2%
+18%
Tagged by the company under SEC Item 402(v). Returns are cumulative from the start of the disclosure period. Green where the company beat its own peer group.
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Why this name is on the desk
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KALU financials

Revenue growth
+11.5%
XBRL, annual
Net margin
3.3%
Ratios from the company's XBRL filings, latest filings
Revenue, TTM
$4.5B
four quarters, 2025-10-01 to 2026-09-30
Net margin, TTM
+4.9%
net income over revenue, 2025-10-01 to 2026-09-30
Free cash flow, TTM
$124.8M
operating cash flow minus capex, 2025-10-01 to 2026-09-30
Debt to equity
1.06x
long-term debt only, 2026-09-30; equity 2026-09-30
Cash flow to debt
0.22x
TTM operating cash flow over long-term debt only, 2026-09-30
Return on equity
+24.6%
TTM net income over average of 2025-09-30 and 2026-09-30
Return on assets
+7.9%
TTM net income over average of 2025-09-30 and 2026-09-30
Return on invested capital
+13.9%
operating income after a 25.3% effective tax rate, over long-term debt only, 2026-09-30 plus average of 2025-09-30 and 2026-09-30 minus cash
Return on capital employed
+15.8%
operating income (EBIT proxy) over average of 2025-09-30 and 2026-09-30 minus current liabilities
P/E, trailing
8.15x
close 2026-10-26 over four quarters of diluted EPS, 2025-10-01 to 2026-09-30
Enterprise value
$2.6B
market value at close 2026-10-26 on 2026-10-19 shares, plus long-term debt only, 2026-09-30, minus cash 2026-09-30
FCF yield
+7.2%
TTM free cash flow over market value at close 2026-10-26
PEG, trailing
0.08x
P/E over trailing EPS growth of 105%: four quarters to 2026-09-30 against the four to 2025-09-30
Price as of 2026-10-26. Hover or tap a tile for its yearly and quarterly history.
Method
TTM is four consecutive fiscal quarters; Q4 is the year minus nine months when not filed. Returns use the average of opening and closing balances. EBIT is approximated by operating income. PEG uses trailing EPS growth.
Fundamentals
Annual figures from XBRL filings. Pick a past date to see them as known then.
2025-122024-122023-122022-12
Revenue$3.4B$3.0B$3.1B$3.4B
Operating income$188.8M$112.2M$122.5M$4.0M
Net income$113.0M$47.0M$47.0M-$30.0M
EPS (diluted)6.774.024.21-1.86
Operating cash flow$111.4M$167.1M$211.9M-$63.1M
Cash$7.0M$18.4M$82.4M$57.4M
Long-term debt$1.1B$1.0B$1.0B$1.0B
Dividends paid$51.3M$50.7M$50.4M$50.1M
SEC XBRL, fiscal years, as known on 2026-10-28

KALU Stock Sonar score 4/7 axes

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KALU ranks highest on profitability (78th percentile) and growth (64th), and lowest on financial health (39th), among Mining & Metals peers.

Profitability
78
Inputs
  • Return on equity+24.6% · 89 pct, sector of 89
  • Return on assets+7.9% · 81 pct, sector of 114
  • Return on invested capital+13.9% · 58 pct, universe of 1,069
  • Return on capital employed+15.8% · 87 pct, sector of 69
Financial health
39
Inputs
  • Debt to equity1.06x · 15 pct, sector of 80
  • Cash flow to debt0.22x · 64 pct, sector of 75
Growth
64
Inputs
  • Revenue growth, YoY+11.5% · 64 pct, sector of 81
  • Backlog growth, YoYno backlog line filed, or no year-earlier backlog
Risk and compliance
63
Inputs
  • Short interest, % of float+6.2% · 25 pct, sector of 252
  • Recalls per $1B revenue, 3ynot measured for this sector, almost no peer has an event
  • EPA cases per $1B revenue, 5y0.00 per $1B · 100 pct, sector of 47
  • New text in Risk Factors, latest 10-K+12.2% · 63 pct, sector of 76
3 not measured: Insider conviction, Institutional and government, US patents
  • Insider conviction needs 1 of 2 inputs, 0 present: no Form 4 purchase or sale (code P or S) in 180 days; no insider trades in 180 days
  • Institutional and government needs 1 of 4 inputs, 0 present: fewer than five funds report holding it; no Congress trades in 365 days; no federal contracts in 180 days; no lobbying filings in the last four quarters
  • US patents needs 1 of 2 inputs, 0 present: patent data not loaded yet

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