Kaiser Aluminum Corporation (KALU) vs Quaker Houghton (KWR)

• Kaiser Aluminum Corporation KALU 147.25 ▼ −0.79%
• Quaker Houghton KWR 156.96 ▼ −1.00%

Kaiser Aluminum Corporation and Quaker Houghton are both in the Basic Materials sector (Aluminum and Specialty Chemicals). Quaker Houghton is the larger, with a market value of $2.7B against $2.4B — 1.1× the size. Kaiser Aluminum Corporation trades at the lower P/E: 10.6× against 27.9×. Kaiser Aluminum Corporation grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 32.8% against 7.79%. Kaiser Aluminum Corporation has the higher net margin (5.49% vs 4.94%) and the higher return on invested capital (11.1% vs 4.53%). Both pay a dividend; Kaiser Aluminum Corporation yields more (2.09% vs 1.63%). Across the 23 metrics below, Kaiser Aluminum Corporation leads on 19 and Quaker Houghton on 4.