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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: B, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Constellium Se (NYSE:CSTM) has a Due Diligence Score of 49, which is -1 points lower than the aluminum industry average of 50. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates CSTM as a "A".

CSTM passed 16 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Constellium Se has seen its stock return 164.16% over the past year, overperforming other aluminum stocks by 16 percentage points.

Constellium Se has an average 1 year price target of $33.80, an upside of 5.92% from Constellium Se's current stock price of $31.91.

Constellium Se stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 5 analysts covering Constellium Se, 60% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 20% have issued a Buy, 20% 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: C, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Kaiser Aluminum (NASDAQ:KALU) has a Due Diligence Score of 44, which is -6 points lower than the aluminum industry average of 50. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates KALU as a "A".

KALU passed 16 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Kaiser Aluminum has seen its stock return 136.14% over the past year, underperforming other aluminum stocks by -12 percentage points.

Kaiser Aluminum has an average 1 year price target of $159.50, a downside of -5.78% from Kaiser Aluminum's current stock price of $169.29.

Kaiser Aluminum stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 4 analysts covering Kaiser Aluminum, 25% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 50% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 25% 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 +19.88% per year. Learn more.

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

Century Aluminum Co (NASDAQ:CENX) has a Due Diligence Score of 70, which is 20 points higher than the aluminum industry average of 50.

CENX passed 23 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Century Aluminum Co has seen its stock return 243.95% over the past year, overperforming other aluminum stocks by 95 percentage points.

Century Aluminum Co has an average 1 year price target of $82.50, an upside of 45.2% from Century Aluminum Co's current stock price of $56.82.

Century Aluminum Co stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Century Aluminum Co, 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.

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 1.82%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the aluminum industry average of 1.23%. 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 32.5% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Alcoa (NYSE:AA) has an annual dividend yield of 0.64%, which is -1 percentage points lower than the aluminum industry average of 1.23%. 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 10.2% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Aluminum stocks were down -5.39% in the last day, and down -4.68% over the last week. Century Aluminum Co was the among the top losers in the aluminum industry, dropping -7.52% yesterday.

Shares of precious-metals related companies are trading lower as rising Treasury yields and a stronger dollar pressure gold prices, sending the metal to a more than one-week low. Inflation concerns tied to the conflict in the Middle East also reinforce expectations that interest rates will remain elevated for longer.

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 B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Century Aluminum Co has a valuation score of 43, which is 11 points higher than the aluminum industry average of 32. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Century Aluminum Co's stock has gained 243.95% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the aluminum industry by 95 percentage points.

Constellium Se (NYSE:CSTM) is the second 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.

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 "B".

Constellium Se's stock has gained 164.16% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the aluminum industry by 16 percentage points.

Alcoa (NYSE:AA) is the third 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 11 points higher than the aluminum industry average of 32. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Alcoa's stock has gained 118.1% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the aluminum industry by -30 percentage points.

75% of aluminum stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect aluminum stocks to rise by 9.98% over the next year.

50% of aluminum stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 25% of aluminum stocks are rated B (Buy), 25% are rated C (Hold), 0% are rated D (Sell), and 0% are rated F (Strong Sell).