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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 +28.50% 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:

Alcoa (NYSE:AA) is the #1 top aluminum stock out of 4 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +17.17% per year. Learn more.

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

Alcoa (NYSE:AA) has a Due Diligence Score of 41, which is -14 points lower than the aluminum industry average of 55. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates AA as a "B".

AA passed 14 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Alcoa has seen its stock return 0.08% over the past year, underperforming other aluminum stocks by -19 percentage points.

Alcoa has an average 1 year price target of $57.00, an upside of 42.75% from Alcoa's current stock price of $39.93.

Alcoa stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 11 analysts covering Alcoa, 54.55% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 36.36% have issued a hold, while 9.09% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Constellium Se (NYSE:CSTM) is the #2 top aluminum stock out of 4 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +17.17% per year. Learn more.

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

Constellium Se (NYSE:CSTM) has a Due Diligence Score of 44, which is -11 points lower than the aluminum industry average of 55. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates CSTM as a "B".

CSTM passed 14 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Constellium Se has seen its stock return 45.76% over the past year, overperforming other aluminum stocks by 27 percentage points.

Constellium Se has an average 1 year price target of $33.60, an upside of 36.81% from Constellium Se's current stock price of $24.56.

Constellium Se stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 5 analysts covering Constellium Se, 60% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 40% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Century Aluminum Co (NASDAQ:CENX) is the #3 top aluminum stock out of 4 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +17.17% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Century Aluminum Co (NASDAQ:CENX) is: Value: A, Growth: A, Momentum: D, Sentiment: C, Safety: D, Financials: A, and AI: C.

Century Aluminum Co (NASDAQ:CENX) has a Due Diligence Score of 78, which is 23 points higher than the aluminum industry average of 55.

CENX passed 26 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Century Aluminum Co has seen its stock return 8.66% over the past year, underperforming other aluminum stocks by -10 percentage points.

Century Aluminum Co has an average 1 year price target of $64.33, an upside of 92.84% from Century Aluminum Co's current stock price of $33.36.

Century Aluminum Co stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Century Aluminum Co, 66.67% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 33.33% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% 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 2.65%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the aluminum industry average of 1.95%. 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 23% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Alcoa (NYSE:AA) has an annual dividend yield of 1.25%, which is -1 percentage points lower than the aluminum industry average of 1.95%. 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 8.3% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Aluminum stocks were up 7.38% in the last day, and down -15.24% over the last week. Kaiser Aluminum was the among the top gainers in the aluminum industry, gaining 10.22% yesterday.

Shares of rare earth element and critical metal-related companies are trading higher as investor interest in the resources grows due to U.S. supply and demand for alternatives to China's dominance in the commodity market. Brazil holds the world's second-largest rare earth reserves, and Brazilian President Lula election victory reinforces Brazil's critical metal strategy and attracts foreign investors as a Chinese alternative.

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:

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

Century Aluminum Co has a valuation score of 57, which is 25 points higher than the aluminum industry average of 32. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Century Aluminum Co's stock has gained 8.66% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the aluminum industry by -10 percentage points.

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

Constellium Se has a valuation score of 29, which is -3 points higher than the aluminum industry average of 32. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates CSTM a Valuation Rating of "A".

Constellium Se's stock has gained 45.76% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the aluminum industry by 27 percentage points.

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

Alcoa has a valuation score of 29, which is -3 points higher than the aluminum industry average of 32. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates AA a Valuation Rating of "A".

Alcoa's stock has gained 0.08% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the aluminum industry by -19 percentage points.

50% of aluminum stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect aluminum stocks to rise by 41.34% over the next year.

0% of aluminum stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 75% of aluminum stocks are rated B (Buy), 25% are rated C (Hold), 0% are rated D (Sell), and 0% are rated F (Strong Sell).