Company profiles · Steel, Aluminum & Copper

Alcoa (AA): US–Canada Tariff Exposure, Government Contracts, and Risk

MIXEDWATCH TIER
Last close · Oct 30$39.19 −22.1% since report
Report price · Aug 28, 2026 close$50.32
Market cap$13.3B
52-wk range30–84
Dividend · quarterly$0.40/yr 1.02% · next Nov 13

Why it’s on the map

Captures the US aluminum premium but about 961kt of its smelting is in Canada vs about 291kt US — its own tons pay the 50% duty. Record Q2 revenue $4.0B.

Government money & contracts

None.

Customers & commercial

Global.

Catalysts

$4.1B South32 deal; Q3.

Risk

Guided about $10M/qtr 232 cost on Canada→US tons; no US restart planned.

Tariff durability

Mixed by geography.

Dividend · #34 of 47 payers by yield
1.02% yield
$0.40 a share a year · quarterly · pays Mar · Jun · Aug · Nov
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Per payment$0.10a share, 4× a year
Next payoutNov 13declared · $0.10 a share
Last ex-dateOct 27, 2026own it before the ex-date to collect
Last paidAug 27, 2026$0.10 a share
Payout ratio7%of earnings · well covered
Raised—streak not on record
Shares at the Oct 30 close of $39.1925.52
Each payment$2.55
Per year · 4 payments$10.21
Recent payments
Ex-datePaidPer share
Oct 27, 2026Nov 13, 2026$0.10declared, upcoming
Aug 11, 2026Aug 27, 2026$0.10
May 19, 2026Jun 5, 2026$0.10
Mar 10, 2026Mar 26, 2026$0.10
Nov 4, 2025Nov 21, 2025$0.10

Yield = $0.10 × 4 ÷ the Oct 30 close of $39.19. A dividend is a board decision, not a promise — it can be raised, cut or suspended any quarter. Dividend history source