Seasonality
KALU seasonality — Kaiser Aluminum Corporation
Over the last 11 years, KALU's strongest month on average has been November (+5.4%) and its weakest September (-4.0%).
Average return by month
Month-by-month statistics
| Month | Avg | Median | Up % | Best | Worst | Yrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | +0.92% | +1.46% | 60% | +15.2% | -12.3% | 10 |
| Feb | +3.70% | +0.93% | 70% | +31.6% | -9.4% | 10 |
| Mar | -3.92% | -3.75% | 30% | +23.2% | -26.7% | 10 |
| Apr | +5.01% | +3.37% | 70% | +41.4% | -11.9% | 10 |
| May | +3.21% | +6.34% | 60% | +12.6% | -9.4% | 10 |
| Jun | +1.29% | +5.04% | 60% | +18.6% | -22.6% | 10 |
| Jul | -2.45% | -2.35% | 30% | +13.3% | -18.4% | 10 |
| Aug | -2.03% | -1.41% | 30% | +3.8% | -8.1% | 10 |
| Sep | -3.96% | -1.82% | 20% | +11.9% | -16.6% | 10 |
| Oct | +0.56% | -0.72% | 50% | +31.7% | -24.5% | 10 |
| Nov | +5.41% | +2.96% | 78% | +23.9% | -8.1% | 9 |
| Dec | +4.11% | +3.24% | 60% | +26.8% | -16.0% | 10 |
Monthly returns heat map — KALU
price return, %| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6.8 | 6.1 | -7.4 | 41.4 | 6.8 | 7.5 | -18.4 | -0.6 | -8.8 | -19.7 | -8.1 | -7.0% | |
| 2025 | -0.4 | 1.1 | -14.3 | 6.3 | 12.6 | 10.1 | -3.2 | 0.7 | -0.9 | 17.3 | 6.1 | 19.6 | +63.5% |
| 2024 | -8.8 | 11.7 | 23.2 | 1.3 | 8.1 | -10.1 | -10.5 | -5.3 | -2.7 | 2.4 | 9.4 | -13.6 | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 15.2 | -9.4 | -5.9 | -11.9 | -8.1 | 18.6 | 13.3 | -6.5 | -0.9 | -24.5 | 3.0 | 21.7 | -6.3% |
| 2022 | 1.9 | 0.8 | -2.4 | 2.5 | 5.9 | -22.6 | -4.2 | -5.3 | -14.5 | 31.7 | 11.9 | -16.0 | -19.1% |
| 2021 | -12.3 | 31.6 | -3.2 | 9.0 | 7.4 | -4.6 | -1.5 | 3.8 | -13.7 | -10.8 | -8.1 | 5.3 | -5.0% |
| 2020 | -9.7 | -5.6 | -26.7 | 4.3 | -0.7 | 2.6 | -15.8 | 3.8 | -16.6 | 17.4 | 23.9 | 26.8 | -10.8% |
| 2019 | 12.4 | 9.1 | -4.3 | -6.0 | -9.4 | 9.5 | -1.4 | -8.1 | 11.9 | 8.2 | 2.3 | 1.2 | +24.2% |
| 2018 | 3.2 | -8.9 | 0.5 | -2.3 | 11.9 | -5.6 | 7.2 | -1.8 | -0.5 | -12.6 | 2.5 | -8.6 | -16.4% |
| 2017 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 5.6 | -2.4 | 7.5 | 9.9 | -1.0 | 7.1 | -3.8 | -2.3 | 10.3 | +37.5% |
| 2016 | -5.7 |