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October 9, 2007

Alcoa Reports Third Quarter 2007 Income from Continuing Operations of $0.64 Per Share

Board Increases Share Buyback Program to 25% of Outstanding Shares

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Alcoa (NYSE:AA):

Highlights:

Income from continuing operations of $558 million, or $0.64 per share, a three percent increase from a year ago.
Revenues of $7.4 billion.
Board increases authorization to repurchase shares to 25 percent of outstanding shares, up from previously authorized 10 percent.
Chalco sale and upcoming packaging and automotive castings sales to provide cash and flexibility to enhance shareholder value.
Debt-to-capital stands at 29 percent.
Trailing 12-month ROC stands at 11.8 percent including significant growth investments; excluding investments in growth, ROC is 14.6 percent.
Quarterly results impacted by Chalco gain, restructuring and impairment charges, currency, seasonality, metal prices, higher energy costs and softening markets.

Alcoa (NYSE:AA) today reported third quarter income from continuing operations of $558 million, or $0.64 per diluted share. Third quarter income from continuing operations increased three percent from $540 million, or $0.62, in the third quarter of 2006. Income from continuing operations was $716 million, or $0.81, in the second quarter of 2007.

As a result of the Company’s strong capital structure and healthy cash flows, Alcoa’s Board of Directors has authorized the repurchase of up to 25 percent of the company’s outstanding common stock, or approximately 217 million shares. Under the earlier repurchase program, 43 million shares, or approximately five percent, had already been repurchased by the end of the third quarter, leaving the company with authorization to buy back approximately 174 million shares.

“The Chalco sale, combined with proceeds from the upcoming sales of our packaging and auto castings businesses, give us a strong balance sheet, increased flexibility to ramp-up share repurchases, and deliver greater shareholder value,” said Alcoa Chairman and CEO Alain Belda.

Net income for the third quarter of 2007 was $555 million, or $0.63, compared to $537 million, or $0.61, in the third quarter of 2006 and $715 million, or $0.81, in the 2007 second quarter. Third quarter results were impacted by the Chalco sale, charges associated with planned asset sales and restructuring, higher petroleum and energy costs, seasonality, lower metal prices and softness in the North American economy.

In the first nine months of 2007, net income was $1.93 billion, or $2.20, compared with $1.89 billion, or $2.16, in 2006. Year-to-date income from continuing operations was $1.95 billion compared with $1.90 billion in 2006.

Revenues for the quarter were $7.4 billion, compared with $7.6 billion in 2006 and $8.1 billion in the 2007 second quarter. This quarter’s results were primarily impacted by the exclusion of the company’s soft alloy extrusion business as a result of forming a joint venture with Sapa in June, lower metal prices, seasonality and softness in the North American markets.

“Macroeconomic drivers such as the weakening US dollar, higher petroleum costs, and market softness in North America impacted the quarter,” said Belda. “Despite these challenges, we have established all-time records for revenue, net income, earnings per share and cash from operations in the first nine months of the year,” added Belda.

Cash from operations for the quarter was $592 million, including the impact of approximately $200 million in contributions to the company’s pension plans. Year-to-date, cash from operations was $2.47 billion, including pension contributions.

Capital expenditures for the quarter were $941 million, with 66 percent dedicated to growth projects. Year-to-date, the company has invested $1.74 billion in growth projects, or 67 percent of capital expenditures.

The company’s debt-to-capital ratio at the end of the third quarter of 2007 stood at 29 percent, the lowest since 1999.

The Company’s trailing 12-month return on capital (ROC) stands at 11.8 percent including significant investments in growth projects and construction work in progress; excluding investments in growth and construction work in progress, ROC is 14.6 percent.

Segment and Other Results

Alumina – After tax operating income (ATOI) was $215 million, a decrease of $61 million, or 22 percent, from the prior quarter. System production decreased by a net of 24 kmt as production increases throughout the system offset much of the loss in Jamaica due to Hurricane Dean. Higher energy costs, the weakening US dollar and hurricane damages also impacted the quarter.

Primary Metals – ATOI was $283 million, down $179 million, or 39 percent, compared to the prior quarter. The ATOI decrease resulted from lower LME prices and premiums, unfavorable energy and currency, Iceland start-up costs and continued curtailment costs at Rockdale and Tennessee. Third-party realized metal prices decreased $145 per metric ton, or 5 percent, to $2,734 per ton. Primary metal production for the quarter increased 33 kmt to 934 kmt. The Company purchased approximately 58 kmt of primary metal for internal use as part of its strategy to sell value-added products.

Flat-Rolled Products – ATOI was $61 million, down $32 million, or 34 percent, from the prior quarter and up $13 million, or 27 percent, from the year ago quarter. The decrease in ATOI from the prior quarter was primarily due to seasonally lower volumes and unfavorable product mix.

Extruded and End Products – ATOI was $13 million, down $33 million from the prior quarter and down $3 million from the year ago quarter. The decrease from the prior quarter is primarily related to the soft alloy extrusion businesses for which no depreciation was recorded in the second quarter while the assets were held for sale. Additionally, these businesses were impacted by normal seasonality. The majority of the Company’s soft alloy extrusions business became part of the Sapa joint venture on June 1, 2007. The global hard alloy extrusions and building and construction systems business remained strong.

Engineered Solutions – ATOI was $60 million, down $45 million, or 43 percent, from the prior quarter and down $15 million, or 20 percent, from the year ago quarter. The 2007 third quarter results were impacted by normal seasonality and increased weakness in the automotive industry. In addition, a one-time inventory charge as part of restructuring our automotive business and a German tax rate change impacted the segment.

Packaging and Consumer – ATOI was $36 million, up $12 million, or 50 percent, from the year ago quarter and down one million, or three percent, from the prior quarter. On a sequential basis, productivity improvements offset most of the expected seasonal decline. The significant improvement over the prior year quarter was due to productivity gains across all businesses.

Alcoa will hold its quarterly conference call at 5:00 PM Eastern Time on October 9th to present the quarter's results. The meeting will be webcast via alcoa.com. Call information and related details are available at www.alcoa.com under "Invest."

Alcoa is the world's leading producer and manager of primary aluminum, fabricated aluminum and alumina facilities, and is active in all major aspects of the industry. Alcoa serves the aerospace, automotive, packaging, building and construction, commercial transportation and industrial markets, bringing design, engineering, production and other capabilities of Alcoa's businesses to customers. In addition to aluminum products and components including flat-rolled products, hard alloy extrusions, and forgings, Alcoa also markets Alcoa® wheels, fastening systems, precision and investment castings, structures and building systems. The company has 116,000 employees in 44 countries and has been named one of the top most sustainable corporations in the world at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. More information can be found at www.alcoa.com

Forward Looking Statement

Certain statements in this release relate to future events and expectations, and as such constitute forward-looking statements involving known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results, performance or achievements of Alcoa to be different from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements. Alcoa disclaims any intention or obligation, other than as required by law, to update or revise any forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements include: (a) material adverse changes in global economic or aluminum industry conditions generally, including global supply and demand conditions and fluctuations in London Metal Exchange-based prices for primary aluminum and other products; (b) material adverse changes in the markets served by Alcoa, including the packaging, transportation, distribution, building and construction, aerospace, industrial gas turbine and other markets; (c) Alcoa’s inability to implement successfully its strategy for growth or its productivity, cost-reduction or capital structure enhancement initiatives; (d) Alcoa’s inability to realize the full extent of the expected savings or benefits from its restructuring activities, to complete such activities in accordance with its planned timetable, or to assure that subsequent developments do not cause the actual charges to exceed the estimated charges; (e) changes in laws, governmental regulations or policies, currency exchange rates or competitive factors in the countries in which Alcoa operates; (f) significant legal proceedings or investigations adverse to Alcoa, including environmental, product liability, safety and health and other claims; and (g) the other risk factors summarized in Alcoa's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006, Forms 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2007 and June 30, 2007, and other reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Alcoa and subsidiaries
Condensed Statement of Consolidated Income (unaudited)
(in millions, except per-share, share, and metric ton amounts)

	Quarter ended
	September 30,			June 30,			September 30,
		2006			2007			2007
Sales	$	7,631		$	8,066		$	7,387

Cost of goods sold (exclusive of expenses below)		6,015			6,178			5,910
Selling, general administrative, and other expenses		326			367			365
Research and development expenses		53			55			64
Provision for depreciation, depletion, and amortization		325			317			338
Goodwill impairment charge		–			–			133
Restructuring and other charges		(3	)		(57	)		444
Interest expense		101			86			151
Other income, net		(48	)		(60	)		(1,731	)
Total costs and expenses		6,769			6,886			5,674

Income from continuing operations before taxes on income		862			1,180			1,713
Provision for taxes on income		213			354			1,079
Income from continuing operations before minority interests’ share		649			826			634
Less: Minority interests’ share		109			110			76

Income from continuing operations		540			716			558

Loss from discontinued operations		(3	)		(1	)		(3	)

NET INCOME	$	537		$	715		$	555

Earnings (loss) per common share:
Basic:
Income from continuing operations	$	.62		$	.82		$	.64
Loss from discontinued operations		–			–			–
Net income	$	.62		$	.82		$	.64

Diluted:
Income from continuing operations	$	.62		$	.81		$	.64
Loss from discontinued operations		(.01	)		–			(.01	)
Net income	$	.61		$	.81		$	.63

Average number of shares used to compute:
Basic earnings per common share		867,589,707			872,978,729			867,664,875
Diluted earnings per common share		873,494,404			882,742,445			877,700,035

Shipments of aluminum products (metric tons)		1,396,000			1,364,000			1,328,000

Alcoa and subsidiaries
Condensed Statement of Consolidated Income (unaudited), continued
(in millions, except per-share, share, and metric ton amounts)

	Nine months ended
	September 30,
		2006			2007
Sales	$	22,539		$	23,361

Cost of goods sold (exclusive of expenses below)		17,186			18,095
Selling, general administrative, and other expenses		1,035			1,089
Research and development expenses		150			171
Provision for depreciation, depletion, and amortization		955			959
Goodwill impairment charge		–			133
Restructuring and other charges		(11	)		413
Interest expense		291			320
Other income, net		(144	)		(1,835	)
Total costs and expenses		19,462			19,345

Income from continuing operations before taxes on income		3,077			4,016
Provision for taxes on income		836			1,768
Income from continuing operations before minority interests’ share		2,241			2,248
Less: Minority interests’ share		338			301

Income from continuing operations		1,903			1,947

Loss from discontinued operations		(14	)		(15	)

NET INCOME	$	1,889		$	1,932

Earnings (loss) per common share:
Basic:
Income from continuing operations	$	2.19		$	2.24
Loss from discontinued operations		(.02	)		(.02	)
Net income	$	2.17		$	2.22

Diluted:
Income from continuing operations	$	2.17		$	2.22
Loss from discontinued operations		(.01	)		(.02	)
Net income	$	2.16		$	2.20

Average number of shares used to compute:
Basic earnings per common share		869,241,174			869,245,090
Diluted earnings per common share		875,472,002			877,964,737

Common stock outstanding at the end of the period		867,077,839			852,046,355

Shipments of aluminum products (metric tons)		4,146,000			4,057,000

Alcoa and subsidiaries Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet (unaudited) (in millions)

	December 31, 2006 (a)			September 30, 2007
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	506		$	1,314
Receivables from customers, less allowances of $68 in 2006 and $72 in 2007		2,788			2,976
Other receivables		301			364
Inventories		3,380			3,311
Fair value of derivative contracts		295			140
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		1,083			1,289
Total current assets		8,353			9,394

Properties, plants, and equipment		27,689			30,660
Less: accumulated depreciation, depletion, and amortization		13,682			14,527
Properties, plants, and equipment, net		14,007			16,133
Goodwill		4,885			4,793
Investments		1,718			1,981
Other assets		3,939			3,853
Assets held for sale		4,281			3,044
Total assets	$	37,183		$	39,198

LIABILITIES
Current liabilities:
Short-term borrowings	$	462		$	575
Commercial paper		340			356
Accounts payable, trade		2,407			2,649
Accrued compensation and retirement costs		949			977
Taxes, including taxes on income		851			1,524
Other current liabilities		1,360			1,268
Long-term debt due within one year		510			198
Total current liabilities		6,879			7,547
Commercial paper		1,132			–
Long-term debt, less amount due within one year		4,777			6,332
Accrued pension benefits		1,566			1,311
Accrued postretirement benefits		2,956			2,840
Other noncurrent liabilities and deferred credits		2,002			1,959
Deferred income taxes		762			534
Liabilities of operations held for sale		678			437
Total liabilities		20,752			20,960

MINORITY INTERESTS		1,800			2,324

SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Preferred stock		55			55
Common stock		925			925
Additional capital		5,817			5,760
Retained earnings		11,066			12,405
Treasury stock, at cost		(1,999	)		(2,510	)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(1,233	)		(721	)
Total shareholders' equity		14,631			15,914
Total liabilities and equity	$	37,183		$	39,198

(a) The Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2006 has been reclassified to reflect the movement of the automotive castings and packaging and consumer businesses to held for sale in the third quarter of 2007.

Alcoa and subsidiaries Condensed Statement of Consolidated Cash Flows (unaudited) (in millions)

	Nine months ended September 30,
		2006 (b	)		2007
CASH FROM OPERATIONS
Net income	$	1,889		$	1,932
Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash from operations:
Depreciation, depletion, and amortization		955			959
Deferred income taxes		(78	)		518
Equity income, net of dividends		(65	)		(79	)
Goodwill impairment charge		–			133
Restructuring and other charges		(11	)		413
Gains from investing activities – asset sales		(11	)		(1,772	)
Provision for doubtful accounts		16			13
Loss from discontinued operations		14			15
Minority interests		338			301
Stock-based compensation		57			83
Excess tax benefits from stock-based payment arrangements		(16	)		(77	)
Other (c)		(181	)		(33	)
Changes in assets and liabilities, excluding effects of acquisitions, divestitures, and foreign currency translation adjustments:
(Increase) decrease in receivables		(287	)		224
(Increase) decrease in inventories		(518	)		184
(Increase) in prepaid expenses and other current assets		(200	)		(100	)
(Decrease) in accounts payable and accrued expenses		(460	)		(145	)
Increase in taxes, including taxes on income (c)		270			341
Cash received on long-term aluminum supply contract		–			93
Pension contributions		(344	)		(297	)
Net change in noncurrent assets and liabilities		(28	)		(188	)
(Increase) in net assets held for sale		(106	)		(49	)
CASH PROVIDED FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS		1,234			2,469
CASH USED FOR DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS		–			(1	)
CASH PROVIDED FROM OPERATIONS		1,234			2,468

FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Net change in short-term borrowings		86			102
Net change in commercial paper		1,281			(1,116	)
Additions to long-term debt		20			2,049
Debt issuance costs		–			(126	)
Payments on long-term debt		(32	)		(848	)
Common stock issued for stock compensation plans		141			819
Excess tax benefits from stock-based payment arrangements		16			77
Repurchase of common stock		(290	)		(1,548	)
Dividends paid to shareholders		(392	)		(447	)
Dividends paid to minority interests		(281	)		(310	)
Contributions from minority interests		64			369
CASH PROVIDED FROM (USED FOR) FINANCING ACTIVITIES		613			(979	)

INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital expenditures		(2,054	)		(2,615	)
Capital expenditures of discontinued operations		(4	)		–
Proceeds from the sale of assets		19			87
Additions to investments		(52	)		(123	)
Sales of investments		7			1,981
Net change in short-term investments and restricted cash		(3	)		(23	)
Other		15			(13	)
CASH USED FOR INVESTING ACTIVITIES		(2,072	)		(706	)

EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS		25			25
Net change in cash and cash equivalents		(200	)		808
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year		762			506
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD	$	562		$	1,314

(b) The Condensed Statement of Consolidated Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 has been reclassified to reflect the movement of the soft alloy extrusions business to held for sale in the fourth quarter of 2006, and the automotive castings and packaging and consumer businesses to held for sale in the third quarter of 2007.

(c) A reclassification of $53 related to income taxes was made in the September 30, 2006 period to conform to the current period presentation.

Alcoa and subsidiaries
Segment Information (unaudited)
(dollars in millions, except realized prices; production and shipments in thousands of metric tons (kmt))

	1Q06			2Q06			3Q06			4Q06				2006		1Q07		2Q07		3Q07
Alumina:
Alumina production (kmt)		3,702			3,746			3,890			3,790			15,128			3,655		3,799		3,775
Third-party alumina shipments (kmt)		2,023			2,108			2,205			2,084			8,420			1,877		1,990		1,937
Third-party sales	$	628		$	713		$	733		$	711		$	2,785		$	645	$	712	$	664
Intersegment sales	$	555		$	515		$	524		$	550		$	2,144		$	579	$	587	$	631
Equity (loss) income	$	(1	)	$	–		$	(2	)	$	1		$	(2	)	$	1	$	–	$	(1	)
Depreciation, depletion, and amortization	$	43		$	46		$	47		$	56		$	192		$	56	$	62	$	76
Income taxes	$	93		$	112		$	108		$	115		$	428		$	100	$	102	$	89
After-tax operating income (ATOI)	$	242		$	278		$	271		$	259		$	1,050		$	260	$	276	$	215

Primary Metals:
Aluminum production (kmt)		867			882			895			908			3,552			899		901		934
Third-party aluminum shipments (kmt)		488			508			535			556			2,087			518		565		584
Alcoa’s average realized price per metric ton of aluminum	$	2,534		$	2,728		$	2,620		$	2,766		$	2,665		$	2,902	$	2,879	$	2,734
Third-party sales	$	1,408		$	1,589		$	1,476		$	1,698		$	6,171		$	1,633	$	1,746	$	1,600
Intersegment sales	$	1,521		$	1,696		$	1,467		$	1,524		$	6,208		$	1,477	$	1,283	$	1,171
Equity income	$	20		$	28		$	16		$	18		$	82		$	22	$	18	$	11
Depreciation, depletion, and amortization	$	96		$	102		$	100		$	97		$	395		$	95	$	102	$	102
Income taxes	$	197		$	209		$	140		$	180		$	726		$	214	$	196	$	80
ATOI	$	445		$	489		$	346		$	480		$	1,760		$	504	$	462	$	283

Flat-Rolled Products:
Third-party aluminum shipments (kmt)		562			579			568			564			2,273			568		583		602
Third-party sales	$	1,940		$	2,115		$	2,115		$	2,127		$	8,297		$	2,275	$	2,344	$	2,309
Intersegment sales	$	49		$	66		$	65		$	66		$	246		$	60	$	63	$	59
Equity loss	$	–		$	(1	)	$	–		$	(1	)	$	(2	)	$	–	$	–	$	–
Depreciation, depletion, and amortization	$	50		$	57		$	57		$	55		$	219		$	55	$	55	$	58
Income taxes	$	26		$	25		$	19		$	(2	)	$	68		$	26	$	33	$	31
ATOI	$	66		$	79		$	48		$	62		$	255		$	62	$	93	$	61

Extruded and End Products:
Third-party aluminum shipments (kmt)		223			231			220			203			877			213		146		78
Third-party sales	$	1,038		$	1,165		$	1,146		$	1,070		$	4,419		$	1,175	$	965	$	563
Intersegment sales	$	23		$	31		$	20		$	25		$	99		$	42	$	26	$	13
Equity income (loss)	$	–		$	–		$	–		$	–		$	–		$	–	$	9	$	(2	)
Depreciation, depletion, and amortization	$	28		$	30		$	29		$	31		$	118		$	9	$	10	$	11
Income taxes	$	1		$	8		$	7		$	2		$	18		$	11	$	29	$	5
ATOI	$	–		$	17		$	16		$	27		$	60		$	34	$	46	$	13

Engineered Solutions:
Third-party aluminum shipments (kmt)		37			38			34			30			139			31		30		27
Third-party sales	$	1,360		$	1,405		$	1,345		$	1,346		$	5,456		$	1,449	$	1,478	$	1,407
Equity income (loss)	$	–		$	–		$	1		$	(5	)	$	(4	)	$	–	$	–	$	–
Depreciation, depletion, and amortization	$	40		$	42		$	43		$	44		$	169		$	41	$	42	$	46
Income taxes	$	37		$	44		$	35		$	(15	)	$	101		$	44	$	47	$	38
ATOI	$	83		$	100		$	75		$	73		$	331		$	93	$	105	$	60

Packaging and Consumer:
Third-party aluminum shipments (kmt)		40			44			39			46			169			35		40		37
Third-party sales	$	749		$	834		$	815		$	837		$	3,235		$	736	$	837	$	828
Equity income	$	–		$	–		$	–		$	1		$	1		$	–	$	–	$	–
Depreciation, depletion, and amortization	$	31		$	31		$	30		$	32		$	124		$	30	$	30	$	29
Income taxes	$	5		$	9		$	8		$	11		$	33		$	7	$	17	$	17
ATOI	$	8		$	37		$	24		$	26		$	95		$	19	$	37	$	36

Alcoa and subsidiaries
Segment Information (unaudited), continued
(in millions)

Reconciliation of ATOI to consolidated net income:	1Q06			2Q06			3Q06			4Q06				2006		1Q07			2Q07			3Q07
Total segment ATOI	$	844		$	1,000		$	780		$	927		$	3,551		$	972		$	1,019		$	668
Unallocated amounts (net of tax):
Impact of LIFO(1)		(36	)		(49	)		(19	)		(66	)		(170	)		(27	)		(16	)		10
Interest income		11			10			23			14			58			11			9			10
Interest expense		(60	)		(63	)		(66	)		(61	)		(250	)		(54	)		(56	)		(98	)
Minority interests		(105	)		(124	)		(109	)		(98	)		(436	)		(115	)		(110	)		(76	)
Corporate expense		(89	)		(82	)		(64	)		(82	)		(317	)		(86	)		(101	)		(101	)
Restructuring and other charges		(1	)		6			2			(386	)		(379	)		(18	)		21			(311	)
Discontinued operations		(6	)		(5	)		(3	)		101			87			(11	)		(1	)		(3	)
Other		50			51			(7	)		10			104			(10	)		(50	)		456
Consolidated net income	$	608		$	744		$	537		$	359		$	2,248		$	662		$	715		$	555


(1) Certain amounts for the first and second quarter of 2006 have been reclassified to Other so that this line reflects only the impact of LIFO. Presenting the Impact of LIFO as a separate line in the Reconciliation of ATOI started in the third quarter of 2006.

Certain amounts for the first and second quarter of 2006 included in the Extruded and End Products segment and the Reconciliation of ATOI have been reclassified to reflect the movement of the home exteriors business to discontinued operations in the third quarter of 2006.

The difference between certain segment financial information totals and consolidated financial information is in Corporate.

Alcoa and subsidiaries Calculation of Financial Measures (unaudited) (in millions)

Bloomberg Return on Capital(1)							Bloomberg Return on Capital, Excluding Growth Investments(1)

	Twelve months ended							Twelve months ended
	September 30,							September 30,
	2006			2007				2006			2007

Net income	$	2,113		$	2,291		Net income	$	2,113		$	2,291

Minority interests		418			399		Minority interests		418			399

Interest expense							Interest expense
(after tax)		272			246		(after tax)		272			246

Numerator	$	2,803		$	2,936		Numerator		2,803			2,936

							Net losses of growth investments(2)		85			57

							Adjusted numerator	$	2,888		$	2,993

Average Balances							Average Balances
Short-term borrowings	$	349		$	497		Short-term borrowings	$	349		$	497
Short-term debt		449			525		Short-term debt		449			525
Commercial paper		1,678			1,275		Commercial paper		1,678			1,275
Long-term debt		4,915			5,390		Long-term debt		4,915			5,390
Preferred stock		55			55		Preferred stock		55			55
Minority interests		1,416			1,927		Minority interests		1,416			1,927
Common equity(3)		14,120			15,255		Common equity(3)		14,120			15,255

Denominator	$	22,982		$	24,924		Denominator		22,982			24,924

							Capital projects in progress and capital base of growth investments(2)		(2,540	)		(4,430	)

							Adjusted denominator	$	20,442		$	20,494

Return on capital		12.2	%		11.8	%	Return on capital, excluding growth investments		14.1	%		14.6	%


Return on capital, excluding growth investments is a non-GAAP financial measure. Management believes that this measure is meaningful to investors because it provides greater insight with respect to the underlying operating performance of the company's productive assets. The company has significant growth investments underway in its upstream and downstream businesses, as previously noted, with expected completion dates over the next several years. As these investments generally require a period of time before they are productive, management believes that a return on capital measure excluding these growth investments is more representative of current operating performance.

(1) The Bloomberg Methodology calculates ROC based on the trailing four quarters. Average balances are calculated as (September 2007 ending balance + September 2006 ending balance) divided by 2 for the twelve-month period ending September 30, 2007, and (September 2006 ending balance + September 2005 ending balance) divided by 2 for the twelve-month period ending September 30, 2006.
(2) For all periods presented, growth investments include Russia and Bohai. Kunshan is also included as a growth investment for the twelve-month period ending September 30, 2007.
(3) Calculated as total shareholders' equity less preferred stock.

Alcoa and subsidiaries
Calculation of Financial Measures (unaudited), continued
(in millions)

Days of Working Capital	Quarter ended
	September 30, 2006 (a)		June 30, 2007 (a)		September 30, 2007

Receivables from customers, less allowances	$	2,802	$	2,991	$	2,976
Add: Inventories		3,363		3,216		3,311
Less: Accounts payable, trade		2,209		2,388		2,649
Working Capital	$	3,956	$	3,819	$	3,638

Sales	$	7,631	$	8,066	$	7,387

Days of Working Capital		47.7		43.1		45.3

Days of Working Capital = Working Capital divided by (Sales/number of days in the quarter)

(a) Certain financial information for the quarters ended September 30, 2006 and June 30, 2007 has been reclassified to reflect the movement of the automotive castings and packaging and consumer businesses to held for sale in the third quarter of 2007. Also, certain financial information for the quarter ended September 30, 2006 has been reclassified to reflect the movement of the soft alloy extrusions business to held for sale in the fourth quarter of 2006.