Alcoa Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, produces and sells bauxite, alumina, and aluminum products in the United States, Spain, Australia, Iceland, Norway, Brazil, Canada, and internationally. The company operates through two segments, Alumina and Aluminum. It engages in bauxite mining operations; and processes bauxite into alumina and sells it to customers who process it into industrial chemical products, as well as aluminum smelting and casting businesses. The company offers primary aluminum in the form of alloy ingot or value-add ingot to customers that produce products for the transportation, building and construction, packaging, wire, and other industrial markets; and flat-rolled aluminum in the form of sheet, which is sold primarily to customers that produce beverage and food cans. In addition, it owns hydro power plants that generates and sells electricity in the wholesale market to traders, large industrial consumers, distribution companies, and other generation companies. The company was formerly known as Alcoa Upstream Corporation and changed its name to Alcoa Corporation in October 2016. The company was founded in 1886 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

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Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the SPDR S&P Metals & Mining ETF (Symbol: XME) where we have detected an approximate $184.6 million dollar inflow -- that's a 5.6% increase week over week in outstanding units (from 31,450,230 to 33,200,230). Among the largest underlying components of XME, in trading today Alcoa Corporation (Symbol: AA) is up about 1%, Hecla Mining Co (Symbol: HL) is up about 0.9%, and Coeur Mining Inc (Symbol: CDE) is lower by about 0.4%. For a complete list of holdings, visit the XME Holdings page » The chart below shows the one year price performance of XME, versus its 200 day moving average:
Looking at the chart above, XME's low point in its 52 week range is $45.89 per share, with $111.0871 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $105.29. Comparing the most recent share price to the 200 day moving average can also be a useful technical analysis technique -- learn more about the 200 day moving average ».
Exchange traded funds (ETFs) trade just like stocks, but instead of ''shares'' investors are actually buying and selling ''units''. These ''units'' can be traded back and forth just like stocks, but can also be created or destroyed to accommodate investor demand. Each week we monitor the week-over-week change in shares outstanding data, to keep a lookout for those ETFs experiencing notable inflows (many new units created) or outflows (many old units destroyed). Creation of new units will mean the underlying holdings of the ETF need to be purchased, while destruction of units involves selling underlying holdings, so large flows can also impact the individual components held within ETFs.
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Notable ETF Inflow Detected - XME, AA, HL, CDE

Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in First Horizon Corp (Symbol: FHN), where a total volume of 170,038 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 17.0 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 309.7% of FHN's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 5.5 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $26 strike call option expiring February 20, 2026, with 102,943 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 10.3 million underlying shares of FHN. Below is a chart showing FHN's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $26 strike highlighted in orange:
Alcoa Corporation (Symbol: AA) options are showing a volume of 106,467 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 10.6 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 176.2% of AA's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 6.0 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $45 strike put option expiring December 26, 2025, with 18,582 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.9 million underlying shares of AA. Below is a chart showing AA's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $45 strike highlighted in orange:
And Intuitive Machines Inc (Symbol: LUNR) saw options trading volume of 87,077 contracts, representing approximately 8.7 million underlying shares or approximately 154.6% of LUNR's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 5.6 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $12.50 strike call option expiring January 16, 2026, with 8,039 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 803,900 underlying shares of LUNR. Below is a chart showing LUNR's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $12.50 strike highlighted in orange:
For the various different available expirations for FHN options, AA options, or LUNR options, visit StockOptionsChannel.com.
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Noteworthy Friday Option Activity: FHN, AA, LUNR

Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Comstock Resources Inc (Symbol: CRK), where a total volume of 40,794 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 4.1 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 117.8% of CRK's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 3.5 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $35 strike call option expiring November 20, 2026, with 38,473 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 3.8 million underlying shares of CRK. Below is a chart showing CRK's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $35 strike highlighted in orange:
Alcoa Corporation (Symbol: AA) options are showing a volume of 57,161 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 5.7 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 97.3% of AA's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 5.9 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $37.50 strike put option expiring December 05, 2025, with 18,719 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.9 million underlying shares of AA. Below is a chart showing AA's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $37.50 strike highlighted in orange:
And UnitedHealth Group Inc (Symbol: UNH) options are showing a volume of 79,689 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 8.0 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 88.9% of UNH's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 9.0 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $330 strike call option expiring November 28, 2025, with 4,588 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 458,800 underlying shares of UNH. Below is a chart showing UNH's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $330 strike highlighted in orange:
For the various different available expirations for CRK options, AA options, or UNH options, visit StockOptionsChannel.com.
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Noteworthy Wednesday Option Activity: CRK, AA, UNH

(RTTNews) - Alcoa Corp. (AA; AAI.AX) announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Alcoa Nederland Holding B.V., has issued a notice to redeem all $141 million aggregate principal amount of its outstanding 5.500% notes due 2027.
The redemption is scheduled for December 15, 2025. Holders will receive 100% of the principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest up to, but not including, the redemption date.
The transaction will be funded with cash on hand. As of September 30, 2025, Alcoa reported a cash balance of $1.49 billion, underscoring the Company's strong liquidity position.
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Alcoa To Redeem $141 Mln Notes Due 2027

Investors in Alcoa Corporation (Symbol: AA) saw new options become available today, for the February 2026 expiration. One of the key data points that goes into the price an option buyer is willing to pay, is the time value, so with 94 days until expiration the newly available contracts represent a potential opportunity for sellers of puts or calls to achieve a higher premium than would be available for the contracts with a closer expiration. At Stock Options Channel, our YieldBoost formula has looked up and down the AA options chain for the new February 2026 contracts and identified one put and one call contract of particular interest.
The put contract at the $30.00 strike price has a current bid of 50 cents. If an investor was to sell-to-open that put contract, they are committing to purchase the stock at $30.00, but will also collect the premium, putting the cost basis of the shares at $29.50 (before broker commissions). To an investor already interested in purchasing shares of AA, that could represent an attractive alternative to paying $36.06/share today.
Because the $30.00 strike represents an approximate 17% discount to the current trading price of the stock (in other words it is out-of-the-money by that percentage), there is also the possibility that the put contract would expire worthless. The current analytical data (including greeks and implied greeks) suggest the current odds of that happening are 77%. Stock Options Channel will track those odds over time to see how they change, publishing a chart of those numbers on our website under the contract detail page for this contract. Should the contract expire worthless, the premium would represent a 1.67% return on the cash commitment, or 6.47% annualized — at Stock Options Channel we call this the YieldBoost.
Below is a chart showing the trailing twelve month trading history for Alcoa Corporation, and highlighting in green where the $30.00 strike is located relative to that history:
Turning to the calls side of the option chain, the call contract at the $50.00 strike price has a current bid of 55 cents. If an investor was to purchase shares of AA stock at the current price level of $36.06/share, and then sell-to-open that call contract as a "covered call," they are committing to sell the stock at $50.00. Considering the call seller will also collect the premium, that would drive a total return (excluding dividends, if any) of 40.18% if the stock gets called away at the February 2026 expiration (before broker commissions). Of course, a lot of upside could potentially be left on the table if AA shares really soar, which is why looking at the trailing twelve month trading history for Alcoa Corporation, as well as studying the business fundamentals becomes important. Below is a chart showing AA's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $50.00 strike highlighted in red:
Considering the fact that the $50.00 strike represents an approximate 39% premium to the current trading price of the stock (in other words it is out-of-the-money by that percentage), there is also the possibility that the covered call contract would expire worthless, in which case the investor would keep both their shares of stock and the premium collected. The current analytical data (including greeks and implied greeks) suggest the current odds of that happening are 85%. On our website under the contract detail page for this contract, Stock Options Channel will track those odds over time to see how they change and publish a chart of those numbers (the trading history of the option contract will also be charted). Should the covered call contract expire worthless, the premium would represent a 1.53% boost of extra return to the investor, or 5.92% annualized, which we refer to as the YieldBoost.
The implied volatility in the put contract example is 65%, while the implied volatility in the call contract example is 55%.
Meanwhile, we calculate the actual trailing twelve month volatility (considering the last 250 trading day closing values as well as today's price of $36.06) to be 52%. For more put and call options contract ideas worth looking at, visit StockOptionsChannel.com.
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Interesting AA Put And Call Options For February 2026

Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 11/4/25, 1st Source Corp (Symbol: SRCE), Byline Bancorp Inc (Symbol: BY), and Alcoa Corporation (Symbol: AA) will all trade ex-dividend for their respective upcoming dividends. 1st Source Corp will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.40 on 11/14/25, Byline Bancorp Inc will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.10 on 11/18/25, and Alcoa Corporation will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.10 on 11/21/25. As a percentage of SRCE's recent stock price of $59.56, this dividend works out to approximately 0.67%, so look for shares of 1st Source Corp to trade 0.67% lower — all else being equal — when SRCE shares open for trading on 11/4/25. Similarly, investors should look for BY to open 0.37% lower in price and for AA to open 0.27% lower, all else being equal.
Below are dividend history charts for SRCE, BY, and AA, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent ones declared.
1st Source Corp (Symbol: SRCE):
Byline Bancorp Inc (Symbol: BY):
Alcoa Corporation (Symbol: AA):
In general, dividends are not always predictable, following the ups and downs of company profits over time. Therefore, a good first due diligence step in forming an expectation of annual yield going forward, is looking at the history above, for a sense of stability over time. This can help in judging whether the most recent dividends from these companies are likely to continue. If they do continue, the current estimated yields on annualized basis would be 2.69% for 1st Source Corp, 1.49% for Byline Bancorp Inc, and 1.09% for Alcoa Corporation.
In Friday trading, 1st Source Corp shares are currently up about 0.8%, Byline Bancorp Inc shares are off about 0.5%, and Alcoa Corporation shares are off about 5.5% on the day.
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Ex-Dividend Reminder: 1st Source, Byline Bancorp and Alcoa

For Immediate Release
Chicago, IL – October 29, 2025 – Stocks in this week’s article are NatWest Group NWG, CBOE Global Markets CBOE, Alcoa Corp. AA, Safran SA SAFRY and Casey's General Stores CASY.
Buy These 4 Low-Leverage Stocks as Markets Hover at Record Highs
The U.S. stock market rallied yesterday, with all three major indices touching new record highs, reflecting investors’ optimism surrounding the upcoming meeting between Trump and Xi on Thursday, with widespread anticipation of a positive trade truce. The upbeat mood of Wall Street was also on account of the cooler-than-expected inflation data released last week and impressive quarterly results expected from the big tech stocks this week.
With optimism lifting market sentiment, stakeholders might be encouraged to invest more, expecting momentum to build as the U.S.-China meeting draws closer. However, since the share market has lately been on edge, we recommend choosing safe-bet stocks like NatWest Group, CBOE Global Markets, Alcoa Corp.,Safran SA and Casey's General Stores that are less leveraged and thus likely to provide a protective cushion against a sudden economic crisis.
Now, before selecting low-leverage stocks, let’s explore what leverage is and how choosing a low-leverage stock can help investors.
What’s the Significance of Low-Leverage Stocks?
In finance, leverage refers to the practice of borrowing capital to help companies run their operations smoothly and expand their business. Such borrowings are done through debt financing. But there remains an option for equity finance. This is probably due to the cheap and easy availability of debt over equity financing.
However, debt financing has its share of drawbacks. Particularly, it is desirable only as long as it successfully generates a higher rate of return compared to the interest rate. To avoid considerable losses in your portfolio, it is advisable to avoid companies that rely excessively on debt financing.
The crux of safe investment lies in choosing a company that is not burdened with debt, as a debt-free stock is almost impossible to find.
The equity market can be volatile at times, and, as an investor, if you don’t want to lose big time, we suggest you invest in stocks that bear low leverage and are, hence, less risky.
To identify such stocks, historically, several leverage ratios have been developed to measure the amount of debt a company bears. The debt-to-equity ratio is one such common ratio.
Analyzing Debt/Equity
Debt-to-Equity Ratio = Total Liabilities/Shareholders’ Equity
This metric is a liquidity ratio that indicates the amount of financial risk a company bears. A lower debt-to-equity ratio reflects improved solvency for a company.
With the ongoing third-quarter 2025 earnings season, investors should be eyeing stocks that have demonstrated solid earnings growth in recent periods.
But if a stock bears a high debt-to-equity ratio in times of economic downturn, its so-called booming earnings picture might turn into a nightmare.
The Winning Strategy
Considering the factors above, it is prudent to choose stocks with a low debt-to-equity ratio to ensure steady returns.
Yet, an investment strategy based solely on the debt-to-equity ratio might not fetch the desired outcome. To choose stocks that have the potential to give you steady returns, we have expanded our screening criteria to include some other factors.
Excluding stocks that have a negative or a zero debt-to-equity ratio, here we present our five picks out of the 17 stocks that made it through the screen.
Natwest Group: It operates as a banking and financial services company. On Oct. 7, 2025, Natwest Group announced its minority investment in JS Group to drive the adoption of its Aspire platform. This investment underscores NatWest’s commitment to supporting innovative solutions that enhance financial accessibility and efficient management for funders through the adoption of technology.
The Zacks Consensus Estimate for NWG’s 2025 earnings has improved 7.5% over the past seven days. The company boasts a long-term (three-to-five years) earnings growth rate of 12.2%. It currently has a Zacks Rank #2.
CBOE Global Markets: It is one of the largest stock exchange operators by volume in the United States and a leading market globally for ETP trading. On Oct. 3, 2025, CBOE reported September trading volume statistics across its global business lines. The statistics reflected that total volume across Cboe's four options exchanges set monthly and quarterly records, with an average daily volume of 20.5 million in September and 18.8 million in the third quarter.
The Zacks Consensus Estimate for CBOE’s 2025 sales suggests an improvement of 10.8% from the year-ago quarter’s level. The company boasts a long-term earnings growth rate of 14.8%. It currently has a Zacks Rank #2.
Alcoa Corp.: It is the world's largest third-party producer of alumina. On Oct. 22, 2025, the company reported its third-quarter 2025 results. Its revenues grew 3.1% year over year. AA’s Alumina production increased 4% sequentially to 2.5 million metric tons.
The Zacks Consensus Estimate for AA’s 2025 sales suggests a year-over-year improvement of 6.3%. The stock boasts a long-term earnings growth rate of 51.9%. It currently carries a Zacks Rank #2.
Safran: It is a high-technology company that produces aircraft, rocket engines, and propulsion systems. On Oct. 24, 2025, the company reported its third-quarter 2025 revenue results. Its third-quarter revenues improved 18.3% year over year, driven by growth witnessed across its business divisions.
The Zacks Consensus Estimate for SAFRY’s 2025 sales suggests a year-over-year improvement of 40.4%. The stock boasts a long-term earnings growth rate of 20.9%. It currently sports a Zacks Rank #1. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.
Casey's General Stores: It operates convenience stores under the Casey's and Casey's General Store names. On Sept. 8, 2025, the company announced financial results for first-quarter fiscal 2026, which ended on July 31, 2025. Its inside same-store sales increased 4.3% year over year, while earnings grew 19.5%.
The Zacks Consensus Estimate for CASY’s fiscal 2026 sales indicates an improvement of 9.6% from the fiscal 2025 reported actuals. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for CASY’s fiscal 2026 earnings indicates an improvement of 9.3% from the fiscal 2025 reported actuals. It currently carries a Zacks Rank #2.
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The U.S. stock market rallied yesterday, with all three major indices touching new record highs, reflecting investors’ optimism surrounding the upcoming meeting between Trump and Xi on Thursday, with widespread anticipation of a positive trade truce. The upbeat mood of Wall Street was also on account of the cooler-than-expected inflation data released last week and impressive quarterly results expected from the big tech stocks this week.
With optimism lifting market sentiment, stakeholders might be encouraged to invest more, expecting momentum to build as the U.S.-China meeting draws closer. However, since the share market has lately been on edge, we recommend choosing safe-bet stocks like NatWest Group (NWG), CBOE Global Markets (CBOE), Alcoa Corp. (AA), Safran SA (SAFRY) and Casey's General Stores (CASY) that are less leveraged and thus likely to provide a protective cushion against a sudden economic crisis.
Now, before selecting low-leverage stocks, let’s explore what leverage is and how choosing a low-leverage stock can help investors.
What’s the Significance of Low-Leverage Stocks?
In finance, leverage refers to the practice of borrowing capital to help companies run their operations smoothly and expand their business. Such borrowings are done through debt financing. But there remains an option for equity finance. This is probably due to the cheap and easy availability of debt over equity financing.
However, debt financing has its share of drawbacks. Particularly, it is desirable only as long as it successfully generates a higher rate of return compared to the interest rate. To avoid considerable losses in your portfolio, it is advisable to avoid companies that rely excessively on debt financing.
The crux of safe investment lies in choosing a company that is not burdened with debt, as a debt-free stock is almost impossible to find.
The equity market can be volatile at times, and, as an investor, if you don’t want to lose big time, we suggest you invest in stocks that bear low leverage and are, hence, less risky.
To identify such stocks, historically, several leverage ratios have been developed to measure the amount of debt a company bears. The debt-to-equity ratio is one such common ratio.
Analyzing Debt/Equity
This metric is a liquidity ratio that indicates the amount of financial risk a company bears. A lower debt-to-equity ratio reflects improved solvency for a company.
With the ongoing third-quarter 2025 earnings season, investors should be eyeing stocks that have demonstrated solid earnings growth in recent periods.
But if a stock bears a high debt-to-equity ratio in times of economic downturn, its so-called booming earnings picture might turn into a nightmare.
The Winning Strategy
Considering the factors above, it is prudent to choose stocks with a low debt-to-equity ratio to ensure steady returns.
Yet, an investment strategy based solely on the debt-to-equity ratio might not fetch the desired outcome. To choose stocks that have the potential to give you steady returns, we have expanded our screening criteria to include some other factors.
Here are the other parameters:
Debt/Equity less than X-Industry Median: Stocks that are less leveraged than their industry peers.
Current Price greater than or equal to 10: The stocks must be trading at a minimum of $10 or above.
Average 20-day Volume greater than or equal to 50000: A substantial trading volume ensures that the stock is easily tradable.
Percentage Change in EPS F(0)/F(-1) greater than X-Industry Median: Earnings growth adds to optimism, leading to a stock’s price appreciation.
VGM Score of A or B: Our research shows that stocks with a VGM Score of A or B, when combined with a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) or 2 (Buy), offer the best upside potential.
Estimated One-Year EPS Growth F(1)/F(0) greater than 5: This shows earnings growth expectation.
Zacks Rank #1 or 2: Irrespective of market conditions, stocks with a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) or 2 (Buy) have a proven history of success.
Excluding stocks that have a negative or a zero debt-to-equity ratio, here we present our five picks out of the 17 stocks that made it through the screen.
Natwest Group: It operates as a banking and financial services company. On Oct. 7, 2025, Natwest Group announced its minority investment in JS Group to drive the adoption of its Aspire platform. This investment underscores NatWest’s commitment to supporting innovative solutions that enhance financial accessibility and efficient management for funders through the adoption of technology.
The Zacks Consensus Estimate for NWG’s 2025 earnings has improved 7.5% over the past seven days. The company boasts a long-term (three-to-five years) earnings growth rate of 12.2%. It currently has a Zacks Rank #2.
CBOE Global Markets: It is one of the largest stock exchange operators by volume in the United States and a leading market globally for ETP trading. On Oct. 3, 2025, CBOE reported September trading volume statistics across its global business lines. The statistics reflected that total volume across Cboe's four options exchanges set monthly and quarterly records, with an average daily volume of 20.5 million in September and 18.8 million in the third quarter.
The Zacks Consensus Estimate for CBOE’s 2025 sales suggests an improvement of 10.8% from the year-ago quarter’s level. The company boasts a long-term earnings growth rate of 14.8%. It currently has a Zacks Rank #2.
Alcoa Corp.: It is the world's largest third-party producer of alumina. On Oct. 22, 2025, the company reported its third-quarter 2025 results. Its revenues grew 3.1% year over year. AA’s Alumina production increased 4% sequentially to 2.5 million metric tons.
The Zacks Consensus Estimate for AA’s 2025 sales suggests a year-over-year improvement of 6.3%. The stock boasts a long-term earnings growth rate of 51.9%. It currently carries a Zacks Rank #2.
Safran: It is a high-technology company that produces aircraft, rocket engines, and propulsion systems. On Oct. 24, 2025, the company reported its third-quarter 2025 revenue results. Its third-quarter revenues improved 18.3% year over year, driven by growth witnessed across its business divisions.
The Zacks Consensus Estimate for SAFRY’s 2025 sales suggests a year-over-year improvement of 40.4%. The stock boasts a long-term earnings growth rate of 20.9%. It currently sports a Zacks Rank #1. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.
Casey's General Stores: It operates convenience stores under the Casey's and Casey's General Store names. On Sept. 8, 2025, the company announced financial results for first-quarter fiscal 2026, which ended on July 31, 2025. Its inside same-store sales increased 4.3% year over year, while earnings grew 19.5%.
The Zacks Consensus Estimate for CASY’s fiscal 2026 sales indicates an improvement of 9.6% from the fiscal 2025 reported actuals. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for CASY’s fiscal 2026 earnings indicates an improvement of 9.3% from the fiscal 2025 reported actuals. It currently carries a Zacks Rank #2.
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Key Points
The aluminum producer has found an effective way to cope with tariffs.
Investors responded positively to this, especially because it positively affected third-quarter fundamentals.
A double miss on quarterly analyst estimates usually pushes a stock's price down, but that wasn't the case with Alcoa (NYSE: AA) on Thursday. Despite the twin whiffs the company posted in its third quarter, market players were encouraged by management's strategy to cope with a major challenge in the aluminum industry.
With that, Alcoa's shares closed the day nearly 13% higher in price. This compared very well to the 0.6% increase of the bellwether S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC).
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A dip into the red
Just after the market closed on Wednesday, Alcoa unveiled third-quarter financials. These showed that revenue inched up by 3% on a year-over-year basis to a shade under $3 billion. Net loss not in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP, was $6 million ($0.02 per share). That represented a flip from the $135 million profit of third quarter 2024.
Analysts were expecting Alcoa's adjusted bottom line to land in profit, to the tune of $0.02 per share. The company also missed the pundit consensus revenue estimate of over $3.1 billion.
Rolling with the punches
However, in its earnings release, Alcoa wrote that the Midwest premium it earned on U.S. aluminum production more than offset the negative effect of tariffs and other costs on aluminum imports. Specifically, it pointed to shipments from its smelters located in Canada to U.S. clientele.
Tariffs are a major concern across the broader metallurgy sector, so the company's apparent resilience in the face of them boosted investor sentiment. Those folks might not be so forgiving if Alcoa doesn't return to adjusted profitability before long, though.
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