---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-26-170615"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "KALU"
cik: "0000811596"
company_name: "KAISER ALUMINUM CORP"
filed_at: "2026-04-22T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T04:59:27.223008+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.85
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Kaiser Aluminum Q1: record net sales $1.1B, adj. EPS $3.74, raises FY outlook

## Summary
- Net sales $1.1B (+42% YoY); Conversion Revenue $404M (+11% YoY).
- Adjusted net income $63M; diluted adj. EPS $3.74 vs $1.44 YoY.
- Adjusted EBITDA $129M (31.8% margin); net debt leverage improved to 2.8x.
- Raises FY outlook: Conversion Revenue +10-15% and Adj. EBITDA +20-30% YoY.
- Declared quarterly dividend $0.77/share payable May 15, 2026.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-26-170615
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: KALU
- cik: 0000811596
- company_name: KAISER ALUMINUM CORP
- filed_at: 2026-04-22T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.85
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/811596/000119312526170615/0001193125-26-170615-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/811596/000119312526170615/kalu-20260422.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  KAISER ALUMINUM CORP reported the quarter ended March 31, 2026 results: revenue $1.1 Billion, net income $63 Million, EPS $3.71. Guidance raised.
  - Period: the quarter ended March 31, 2026
  - Revenue: $1.1 Billion
  - Net income: $63 Million
  - EPS: $3.71
  - Guidance: raised
  - Result: preliminary results
  source text: 99.1 Kaiser Aluminum Corporation Reports Record First Quarter 2026 Financial Results First Quarter 2026 Highlights: o Established Record Results in the Following: o Net Sales $1.1 Billion; Conversion Revenue $404 Million o Net Income $63 Million; Net Income per Diluted Share $3.71 o Adjusted Net Income $63 Million; Adjusted Net Income per Diluted Share $3.74 o
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/811596/000119312526170615/0001193125-26-170615-index.htm

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