Kaiser Aluminum Corporation (KALU) — Cash Flow Reinvestment Rate

Latest as of March 2026: 0.22x

Kaiser Aluminum Corporation (KALU) has a Cash Flow Reinvestment Rate of 0.22x as of March 2026, reinvesting $19.40 Million (capex $19.40 Million ) from operating cash flow of $87.90 Million. See Kaiser Aluminum Corporation (KALU) FCF generation index to measure how efficiently the company converts operating cash flow to free cash.

Reinvestment Rate

0.22x
(Capex + Investments) / Operating CF

Total Reinvested

$19.40 Million
Capex + Investments

Operating Cash Flow

$87.90 Million
USD

Capital Expenditures

$19.40 Million
USD

Kaiser Aluminum Corporation Cash Flow Reinvestment Rate (1989–2025)

Historical reinvestment intensity for Kaiser Aluminum Corporation across 31 annual periods. For the full cash flow conversion analysis, see Kaiser Aluminum Corporation (KALU) cash flow conversion.

Annual Cash Flow Reinvestment Rate for Kaiser Aluminum Corporation (1989–2025)

Year-by-year capital reinvestment analysis for Kaiser Aluminum Corporation. See financial flexibility index of Kaiser Aluminum Corporation to measure the company's free cash flow as a share of total liabilities.

Year Reinvestment Rate Total Reinvested (USD) Operating CF Capex YoY Change
2025 1.28x $142.90 Million $111.40 Million $136.90 Million ▼ -39.7%
2024 2.13x $355.40 Million $167.10 Million $180.80 Million ▲ +49.1%
2023 1.43x $302.30 Million $211.90 Million $143.20 Million ▲ +94.0%
2021 0.74x $58.40 Million $79.40 Million $58.00 Million ▲ +16.7%
2020 0.63x $130.40 Million $206.90 Million $51.90 Million ▲ +43.5%
2019 0.44x $102.00 Million $232.30 Million $60.20 Million ▼ -68.5%
2018 1.39x $209.30 Million $150.20 Million $74.10 Million ▼ -39.0%
2017 2.28x $323.00 Million $141.50 Million $75.50 Million ▲ +13.2%
2016 2.02x $331.40 Million $164.30 Million $76.10 Million ▲ +118.5%
2015 0.92x $146.60 Million $158.80 Million $63.10 Million ▲ +54.6%
2014 0.60x $74.10 Million $124.10 Million $59.40 Million ▼ -77.6%
2013 2.67x $298.20 Million $111.70 Million $70.40 Million ▲ +215.1%
2012 0.85x $129.10 Million $152.40 Million $44.10 Million ▲ +62.2%
2011 0.52x $32.80 Million $62.80 Million $32.50 Million ▼ -20.0%
2010 0.65x $43.30 Million $66.30 Million $38.90 Million ▲ +40.9%
2009 0.46x $59.20 Million $127.70 Million $59.20 Million ▼ -76.7%
2008 1.99x $93.20 Million $46.90 Million $93.20 Million ▲ +316.7%
2007 0.48x $61.80 Million $129.60 Million $61.80 Million ▼ -70.1%
2006 1.60x $30.00 Million $18.80 Million $30.00 Million ▼ -13.0%
2005 1.83x $31.00 Million $16.90 Million $31.00 Million ▲ +208.1%
2001 0.60x $148.70 Million $249.80 Million $148.70 Million ▼ -80.8%
2000 3.10x $261.90 Million $84.60 Million $261.90 Million ▲ +581.0%
1998 0.45x $77.60 Million $170.70 Million $77.60 Million ▼ -84.1%
1997 2.86x $128.50 Million $45.00 Million $128.50 Million ▼ -61.0%
1996 7.32x $160.30 Million $21.90 Million $160.30 Million ▲ +994.3%
1995 0.67x $79.40 Million $118.70 Million $79.40 Million ▼ -76.1%
1993 2.80x $67.70 Million $24.20 Million $67.70 Million ▼ -35.7%
1992 4.35x $114.40 Million $26.30 Million $114.40 Million ▲ +397.2%
1991 0.87x $118.10 Million $135.00 Million $118.10 Million ▲ +46.4%
1990 0.60x $115.10 Million $192.60 Million $115.10 Million ▲ +57.2%
1989 0.38x $116.60 Million $306.80 Million $116.60 Million
Cash Flow Reinvestment Rate = (ABS(Capex) + ABS(Investments)) / Operating Cash Flow