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Best Aluminum Stocks to Buy Now (2026)

Top aluminum stocks in 2026 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +32.52% per year, and are the best aluminum stocks to buy now. Learn More.

According to Zen Ratings, our proprietary rating system that evaluates 115 factors proven to drive growth in stocks and assigns each stock in our system an overall letter grade as well as 7 individual Component Grades for Value, Growth, Momentum, Sentiment, Safety, Financials, and proprietary AI algorithms, the 3 best aluminum stocks to buy right now are:

Constellium Se (NYSE:CSTM) is the #1 top aluminum stock out of 4 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +32.52% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Constellium Se (NYSE:CSTM) is: Value: C, Growth: A, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: B.

Constellium Se (NYSE:CSTM) has a Due Diligence Score of 32, which is -10 points lower than the aluminum industry average of 42. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates CSTM as a "A".

CSTM passed 10 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Constellium Se has seen its stock return 147.39% over the past year, overperforming other aluminum stocks by 48 percentage points.

Constellium Se has an average 1 year price target of $23.50, a downside of -0.84% from Constellium Se's current stock price of $23.70.

Constellium Se stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Constellium Se, 100% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Kaiser Aluminum (NASDAQ:KALU) is the #2 top aluminum stock out of 4 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +32.52% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Kaiser Aluminum (NASDAQ:KALU) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Kaiser Aluminum (NASDAQ:KALU) has a Due Diligence Score of 55, which is 13 points higher than the aluminum industry average of 42.

KALU passed 20 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Kaiser Aluminum has seen its stock return 90.59% over the past year, underperforming other aluminum stocks by -9 percentage points.

Kaiser Aluminum has an average 1 year price target of $112.50, a downside of -14.69% from Kaiser Aluminum's current stock price of $131.87.

Kaiser Aluminum stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Kaiser Aluminum, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 100% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Alcoa (NYSE:AA) is the #3 top aluminum stock out of 4 with a Zen Rating of C. Stocks with a rating of C have had an average return of +7.53% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Alcoa (NYSE:AA) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Alcoa (NYSE:AA) has a Due Diligence Score of 39, which is -3 points lower than the aluminum industry average of 42.

AA passed 14 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Alcoa has seen its stock return 70.65% over the past year, underperforming other aluminum stocks by -29 percentage points.

Alcoa has an average 1 year price target of $51.00, a downside of -12.39% from Alcoa's current stock price of $58.21.

Alcoa stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 7 analysts covering Alcoa, 28.57% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 57.14% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 14.29% have issued a Strong Sell.

Out of 2 aluminum stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 2 aluminum stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

Kaiser Aluminum (NASDAQ:KALU) has an annual dividend yield of 2.34%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the aluminum industry average of 1.51%. Kaiser Aluminum's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Kaiser Aluminum's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Kaiser Aluminum's dividend payout ratio of 54.4% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Alcoa (NYSE:AA) has an annual dividend yield of 0.69%, which is -1 percentage points lower than the aluminum industry average of 1.51%. Alcoa's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Alcoa's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Alcoa's dividend payout ratio of 8.8% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Aluminum stocks were up 5.61% in the last day, and up 4.54% over the last week. Century Aluminum Co was the among the top gainers in the aluminum industry, gaining 4.39% yesterday.

Base metal stocks are trading higher amid growing supply constraints for copper, tin and aluminum. Reports indicate that China is expanding its copper inventories to secure supply.

Based on the Valuation rating, one of the 7 components of a stocks overall Zen Ratings grade, which evaluates factors including estimated earnings yield, earnings before interest and taxes/enterprise value, cash flow yield, free cash flow to price, and price-to-earnings growth (PEG ratio), the 3 most undervalued aluminum stocks right now are:

Alcoa (NYSE:AA) is the most undervalued aluminum stock based on its Valuation Rating of B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Alcoa has a valuation score of 43, which is 0 points higher than the aluminum industry average of 43. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Alcoa's stock has gained 70.65% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the aluminum industry by -29 percentage points.

Constellium Se (NYSE:CSTM) is the second most undervalued aluminum stock based on its Valuation Rating of C. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Constellium Se has a valuation score of 29, which is -14 points higher than the aluminum industry average of 43. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Constellium Se's stock has gained 147.39% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the aluminum industry by 48 percentage points.

Century Aluminum Co (NASDAQ:CENX) is the third most undervalued aluminum stock based on its Valuation Rating of C. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Century Aluminum Co has a valuation score of 29, which is -14 points higher than the aluminum industry average of 43. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Century Aluminum Co's stock has gained 160.43% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the aluminum industry by 61 percentage points.

50% of aluminum stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect aluminum stocks to fall by -12.68% over the next year.

50% of aluminum stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 0% of aluminum stocks are rated B (Buy), 50% are rated C (Hold), 0% are rated D (Sell), and 0% are rated F (Strong Sell).