Kaiser Aluminum (KALU) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Keith A. Harvey, President and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $7.9M in 2025, up 19% from $6.6M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 84:1, on median employee pay of $94,754.

Filed
April 28, 2026
Annual meeting
June 4, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
6
CEO total pay
$7.9M+19% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
84:1median $94,754
CEO pay in equity
53%$4.2M in awards
CEO Base Salary
$1,000,000Unchanged from prior year
Net Sales
$3.37BFor fiscal 2025
Adjusted EBITDA
$310MRecord adjusted EBITDA
Net Leverage
3.4xReduced from 4.3x in 2024
CEO Pay Ratio
84:1Based on median employee pay of $94,754

How Harvey was paid

$7.9M in total for 2025, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary13%Stock awards53%Non-equity incentive27%Pension and deferred comp0%All other compensation7%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Keith A. HarveyPresident and Chief Executive Officer$7,914,836
Neal E. WestExecutive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer$2,642,477
John M. DonnanExecutive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer and General Counsel$2,669,122
Thomas H. RobbSenior Vice President - Manufacturing$2,505,957
Blain A. TiffanyAdvisor to the CEO; Former Executive Vice President - Sales and Marketing$1,847,323
Jason D. WalshFormer Executive Vice President - Manufacturing$2,040,330

What changed and why

  • $7.9MCEO Keith A. Harvey received total compensation of $7,914,836 for 2025.
  • $3.37BThe company delivered net sales of $3.37 billion and record adjusted EBITDA of $310 million.
  • 21.3%Adjusted EBITDA margin improved to 21.3% from 16.6% in 2024.
  • The CEO to median employee pay ratio was 84 to 1.
  • 17%Base salary represented 17% of total target compensation for the CEO.

About this page

Figures are automated and can be wrong; check the filing for the exact numbers. Totals follow SEC rules, which value stock and option awards at grant. Read the DEF 14A proxy statement for footnotes and the compensation committee's full reasoning.