Century Aluminum
CENX
36.03
-1.15
-3.09%
Century Aluminum
US · CENX
#2348 by market cap
Listed 1970
36.03
-1.15
-3.09%
Live - 5344 symbols - heartbeat 119s ago
· 2026-10-08 08:30
Pre-market
35.48
-1.53%
After-hours
36.56
+1.48%
Overnight
36.00
-0.08%
- Market cap
- 3.57B
- P/E (TTM)i
- 6.22
- P/Bi
- 2.54
- EPSi
- 0.42
- Div yieldi
- 0.00%
- 52W posi
- 24%
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✦ Quant Financial Health how this is computed
Fair
- Altman Z-Score is 2.21, in the 1.8-3.0 "grey zone".
- Most reliable for industrial/manufacturing companies; less meaningful for banks, insurers and other financials.
Revenue annual, last 8 years
Latest year +13.85% YoY
Margins
- Gross margin
- 10.14%
- Operating margin
- 6.25%
- Net margin
- 1.58%
Key ratios & quality
- Enterprise valuei
- 3.98B
- Altman Z-Scorei
- 2.21
Altman Z-Score below ~1.8 suggests financial distress risk, above ~3.0 suggests low risk; the model is most reliable for industrial/manufacturing companies and less meaningful for banks and other financial firms.
Income statement
| Line item | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 1.89B | 1.84B | 1.61B | 2.21B | 2.78B | 2.19B | 2.22B | 2.53B |
| Gross profit | -22.90M | -23.90M | -36.50M | 124.20M | 46.70M | 87.60M | 172.00M | 256.40M |
| Selling & admin expenses | 40.20M | 47.40M | 43.50M | 57.60M | 37.50M | 44.30M | 56.80M | 79.90M |
| Research & development | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Operating profit | -63.50M | -72.10M | -80.50M | 66.00M | 9.20M | 27.50M | 108.40M | 158.10M |
| Pretax profit | -70.60M | -85.50M | -126.30M | -197.60M | 33.40M | -71.10M | 309.80M | 2.70M |
| Tax | -200.00K | -8.40M | -3.10M | -30.60M | 47.40M | -14.60M | 3.20M | -13.10M |
| Net profit | -66.20M | -80.80M | -123.30M | -167.10M | -14.10M | -56.60M | 306.70M | 15.80M |
| Basic EPS | -1 | -1 | -1 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Diluted EPS | -0.76 | -0.91 | -1.38 | -1.85 | -0.15 | -0.47 | 3.27 | 0.42 |
| Line item | 2025-03 | 2025-06 | 2025-09 | 2025-12 | 2026-03 | 2026-06 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 633.90M | 628.10M | 632.20M | 633.70M | 649.20M | 752.10M |
| Gross profit | 57.30M | 33.60M | 77.30M | 82.30M | 118.80M | 227.90M |
| Selling & admin expenses | 12.50M | 14.00M | 17.90M | 35.50M | 25.80M | 15.90M |
| Research & development | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Operating profit | 42.80M | 18.10M | 58.30M | 33.00M | 86.10M | 211.60M |
| Pretax profit | 24.00M | -13.00M | 9.50M | -23.70M | 328.80M | 256.90M |
| Tax | 1.60M | -1.30M | -1.10M | -12.30M | 1.80M | 12.10M |
| Net profit | 22.40M | -11.70M | 10.60M | -11.40M | 327.00M | 243.80M |
| Basic EPS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Diluted EPS | 0.29 | -0.05 | 0.15 | 0.02 | 3.23 | 2.39 |
Balance sheet
| Line item | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total current assets | 506.70M | 487.30M | 456.00M | 618.20M | 677.80M | 767.10M | 810.90M | 1.03B |
| Cash & ST investments | 38.90M | 38.90M | 81.60M | 29.00M | 54.30M | 88.80M | 32.90M | 134.20M |
| Inventory | 343.80M | 320.60M | 291.10M | 425.60M | 398.80M | 477.00M | 539.00M | 519.60M |
| Total assets | 1.54B | 1.50B | 1.40B | 1.57B | 1.47B | 1.85B | 2.12B | 2.27B |
| Total current liabilities | 224.30M | 233.70M | 240.30M | 547.40M | 410.70M | 763.00M | 467.30M | 523.60M |
| Short-term debt | 7.80M | 31.80M | 27.80M | 121.40M | 146.10M | 48.30M | 70.80M | 68.80M |
| Long-term debt | 248.60M | 269.20M | 288.10M | 329.80M | 381.60M | 430.90M | 457.40M | 479.50M |
| Total liabilities | 775,300,000.00 | 824,700,000.00 | 853,500,000.00 | 1,148,900,000.00 | 1,072,700,000.00 | 1,502,400,000.00 | 1,314,600,000.00 | 1,339,400,000.00 |
| Total equity | 762.20M | 675.00M | 546.10M | 421.00M | 399.30M | 344.10M | 805.40M | 929.90M |
| Retained earnings | -1.58B | -1.66B | -1.78B | -1.95B | -1.96B | -2.00B | -1.67B | -1.63B |
| Line item | 2025-03 | 2025-06 | 2025-09 | 2025-12 | 2026-03 | 2026-06 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total current assets | 821.90M | 790.30M | 1.03B | 1.03B | 1.25B | 1.40B |
| Cash & ST investments | 44.90M | 40.70M | 151.40M | 134.20M | 244.10M | 343.40M |
| Inventory | 542.20M | 513.40M | 556.70M | 519.60M | 512.10M | 582.90M |
| Total assets | 1.95B | 1.95B | 2.13B | 2.27B | 2.65B | 2.88B |
| Total current liabilities | 447.40M | 451.10M | 599.10M | 523.60M | 544.70M | 509.40M |
| Short-term debt | 28.30M | 36.40M | 139.30M | 68.80M | 66.10M | -- |
| Long-term debt | 454.30M | 452.40M | 479.20M | 479.50M | 479.80M | 479.90M |
| Total liabilities | 1,263,800,000.00 | 1,264,700,000.00 | 1,436,800,000.00 | 1,339,400,000.00 | 1,370,400,000.00 | 1,340,600,000.00 |
| Total equity | 690.70M | 684.30M | 697.40M | 929.90M | 1.28B | 1.53B |
| Retained earnings | -1.64B | -1.64B | -1.63B | -1.63B | -1.29B | -1.04B |
Cash flow
| Line item | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | -69.10M | 17.70M | 42.90M | -64.70M | 25.90M | 105.60M | -24.60M | 185.00M |
| Depreciation & amortization | 90.10M | 83.20M | 83.00M | 82.60M | 73.40M | 79.00M | 86.70M | 91.80M |
| Free cash flow | -152.10M | -41.90M | 29.50M | -147.70M | -60.40M | 10.60M | -106.90M | 84.80M |
| Dividends paid | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Stock buybacks / issuance | 400.00K | 300.00K | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | -4.70M |
| Ending cash balance | 39.70M | 39.70M | 84.30M | 40.70M | 55.50M | 90.30M | 35.70M | 135.60M |
| Line item | 2025-03 | 2025-06 | 2025-09 | 2025-12 | 2026-03 | 2026-06 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | 72.30M | 7.90M | 2.00M | 102.80M | 68.40M | 167.60M |
| Depreciation & amortization | 24.00M | 23.30M | 14.30M | 30.20M | 22.70M | 16.90M |
| Free cash flow | 51.10M | -15.90M | -18.10M | 67.70M | -6.40M | 108.00M |
| Dividends paid | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Stock buybacks / issuance | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Ending cash balance | 47.70M | 43.50M | 152.80M | 135.60M | 333.60M | 389.70M |
Returns & efficiency
| Line item | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE %i | -8.32 | -11.24 | -20.19 | -34.56 | -3.44 | -11.42 | 60.74 | 5.33 |
| ROA %i | -4.24 | -5.32 | -8.51 | -11.25 | -0.93 | -2.60 | 16.85 | 1.90 |
| ROIC %i | -4.26 | -5.78 | -9.91 | -15.95 | 0.94 | -1.90 | 34.95 | 5.47 |
| 5-year avg ROE %i | -5.08 | -9.53 | -12.44 | -13.64 | -15.55 | -16.17 | -1.77 | 3.33 |
| EBIT margin %i | -2.55 | -3.29 | -5.90 | -7.56 | 2.26 | -1.43 | 16.52 | 1.99 |
| FCF / sales %i | -- | -- | 1.84 | -- | -- | 0.49 | -- | 3.35 |
| Current ratioi | 2.26 | 2.09 | 1.90 | 1.13 | 1.65 | 1.01 | 1.74 | 1.97 |
| Quick ratioi | 0.64 | 0.60 | 0.59 | 0.22 | 0.31 | 0.34 | 0.51 | 0.93 |
| Debt / assetsi | 16.68 | 21.59 | 24.31 | 30.20 | 35.85 | 25.95 | 24.92 | 24.16 |
| LT debt / equityi | 32.62 | 43.26 | 57.21 | 83.78 | 95.57 | 121.18 | 65.87 | 59.52 |
| Interest coveragei | -2.15 | -2.41 | -3.00 | -5.50 | 2.14 | -0.88 | 8.51 | 1.06 |
| Revenue CAGR (3Y) %i | -0.98 | 11.66 | 0.33 | 5.33 | 14.78 | 10.83 | 0.12 | -3.09 |
| Net income CAGR (3Y) %i | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| FCF CAGR (3Y) %i | -- | -- | 14.41 | -- | -- | -28.91 | -- | -- |
| Line item | 2025-03 | 2025-06 | 2025-09 | 2025-12 | 2026-03 | 2026-06 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE %i | 17.10 | 16.80 | 11.59 | 5.33 | 37.22 | 56.69 |
| ROA %i | 5.97 | 5.93 | 4.01 | 1.90 | 15.16 | 25.00 |
| ROIC %i | 13.19 | 13.33 | 9.08 | 5.47 | 25.53 | 41.49 |
| 5-year avg ROE %i | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| EBIT margin %i | 6.41 | 6.12 | 4.56 | 1.99 | 13.92 | 23.33 |
| FCF / sales %i | -- | -- | -- | 3.35 | 1.07 | 5.67 |
| Current ratioi | 1.84 | 1.75 | 1.71 | 1.97 | 2.30 | 2.75 |
| Quick ratioi | 0.54 | 0.54 | 0.74 | 0.93 | 1.14 | 1.44 |
| Debt / assetsi | 24.69 | 25.08 | 28.98 | 24.16 | 20.56 | 16.69 |
| LT debt / equityi | 62.55 | 62.45 | 64.60 | 59.52 | 41.69 | 34.20 |
| Interest coveragei | 3.32 | 3.16 | 2.39 | 1.06 | 7.63 | 13.89 |
| Revenue CAGR (3Y) %i | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Net income CAGR (3Y) %i | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| FCF CAGR (3Y) %i | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
✦ Quant Revenue Concentration how this is computed
Single-engine
- Aluminum is the largest reported line at 93.33% of revenue, across 2 reported segments.
- The next-largest line, Alumina, is a distant second at 6.67% - a sharp slowdown here would have little to offset it.
Revenue breakdown most recent period
Business
Aluminum93.33%
Alumina6.67%
Quote time 2026-10-08 08:30:55 · For reference only, not investment advice and not tailored to your situation.