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Alcoa (AA) is back in focus after a recent share price move, with the stock closing at $51.85 on 19 August 2026. Investors are reassessing the aluminum producer's performance and current valuation.
See our latest analysis for Alcoa.
The recent 1 month share price return of 17.20% follows a period where the 3 month share price return declined 27.36%. The 1 year total shareholder return of 64.96% shows Alcoa's longer term performance has been much stronger than its recent pullback.
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After Alcoa's sharp swing higher, the stock now trades at a sizeable gap to both analyst targets and intrinsic estimates. Does that spread signal undervaluation, or a market that has already priced in a lot of optimism?
Alcoa closed at $51.85 compared with a narrative fair value of $62.98. The gap rests on a detailed earnings and margin story built into that narrative.
Analysts are assuming Alcoa's revenue will grow by 1.8% annually over the next 3 years. Analysts assume that profit margins will increase from 9.4% today to 14.1% in 3 years time.
Read the complete narrative. Read the complete narrative.
Want to see what drives that higher fair value for Alcoa? The narrative leans on a specific mix of modest revenue growth, stronger margins and a future earnings multiple that needs to hold. The exact combination of those inputs might surprise you.
Result: Fair Value of $62.98 (UNDERVALUED)
Have a read of the narrative in full and understand what's behind the forecasts.
However, there are clear risks that could unsettle this Alcoa narrative, including ongoing tariff volatility and potential delays or higher costs linked to mine approvals in Western Australia.
Find out about the key risks to this Alcoa narrative.
There is also a simpler price based check on Alcoa. The stock trades on a P/E of 10.8x, while the US Metals and Mining industry average is 21.1x and the fair ratio is 18.2x. That gap points to a very different risk reward picture. Which reference point do you trust more?
See what the numbers say about this price in the valuation breakdown, then compare Alcoa against peers using the industry and fair ratio context in more detail. See what the numbers say about this price — find out in our valuation breakdown.
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Companies discussed in this article include AA.
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