Century Aluminum Company

NasdaqGS:CENX Stock Report

Market Cap: US$5.3b

Century Aluminum Past Earnings Performance

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Century Aluminum has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 54.7%, while the Metals and Mining industry saw earnings declining at 2.2% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 3.8% per year. Century Aluminum's return on equity is 1.5%, and it has net margins of 1.6%.

Key information

54.74%

Earnings growth rate

54.91%

EPS growth rate

Metals and Mining Industry Growth26.40%
Revenue growth rate3.81%
Return on equity1.51%
Net Margin1.58%
Last Earnings Update31 Dec 2025

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Bullish View Expects New U.S. Greenfield Smelter To Transform Long Term Outlook

Catalysts About Century Aluminum Century Aluminum produces primary aluminum and related products for customers in the U.S. and Europe. What are the underlying business or industry changes driving this perspective?

Earnings Tell The Story For Century Aluminum Company (NASDAQ:CENX) As Its Stock Soars 26%

Jan 29
Earnings Tell The Story For Century Aluminum Company (NASDAQ:CENX) As Its Stock Soars 26%

Century Aluminum Sees Rising Profits With Expanded Smelting Capacity And Higher Prices

Oct 21

Investors Appear Satisfied With Century Aluminum Company's (NASDAQ:CENX) Prospects As Shares Rocket 26%

Sep 20
Investors Appear Satisfied With Century Aluminum Company's (NASDAQ:CENX) Prospects As Shares Rocket 26%

The Return Trends At Century Aluminum (NASDAQ:CENX) Look Promising

Aug 06
The Return Trends At Century Aluminum (NASDAQ:CENX) Look Promising

Century Aluminum Company (NASDAQ:CENX) Soars 27% But It's A Story Of Risk Vs Reward

Jun 10
Century Aluminum Company (NASDAQ:CENX) Soars 27% But It's A Story Of Risk Vs Reward

Century Aluminum (NASDAQ:CENX) Has A Somewhat Strained Balance Sheet

May 16
Century Aluminum (NASDAQ:CENX) Has A Somewhat Strained Balance Sheet

Century Aluminum (NASDAQ:CENX) Is Doing The Right Things To Multiply Its Share Price

Apr 28
Century Aluminum (NASDAQ:CENX) Is Doing The Right Things To Multiply Its Share Price

Century Aluminum's Long-Term Strategy Is Solid But Economic Uncertainty Weighs

Apr 24

Century Aluminum (NASDAQ:CENX) Is Posting Healthy Earnings, But It Is Not All Good News

Mar 10
Century Aluminum (NASDAQ:CENX) Is Posting Healthy Earnings, But It Is Not All Good News

Century Aluminum: A Value-Oriented Trump Trade

Mar 02
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Green Economy And Debt Reduction Fuel Growth, Yet Shrinking Margins And Market Challenges Loom Ahead

Strategic government actions and a favorable market for aluminum due to electrification and lightweighting trends are expected to positively impact Century Aluminum's revenue.

Century Aluminum Remains Sensitive To Highly Competitive Market

Sep 03

Century Aluminum: Looming Capex Requirements And Weak Fundamentals

Jun 10

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Century Aluminum makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.

Earnings and Revenue History

NasdaqGS:CENX Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
31 Dec 252,52840800
30 Sep 252,52581590
30 Jun 252,432111570
31 Mar 252,365114550
31 Dec 242,220319570
30 Sep 242,102306490
30 Jun 242,108219440
31 Mar 242,123229440
31 Dec 232,185-43430
30 Sep 232,203-175390
30 Jun 232,295-94360
31 Mar 232,576-69300
31 Dec 222,777-14380
30 Sep 222,907148450
30 Jun 222,85157500
31 Mar 222,522-10530
31 Dec 212,213-167650
30 Sep 211,943-263510
30 Jun 211,754-269480
31 Mar 211,628-261510
31 Dec 201,605-123440
30 Sep 201,651-93410
30 Jun 201,697-55420
31 Mar 201,768-49420
31 Dec 191,837-81470
30 Sep 191,888-141470
30 Jun 191,932-141440
31 Mar 191,929-100440
31 Dec 181,893-66400
30 Sep 181,84032460
30 Jun 181,75972510
31 Mar 181,67860480
31 Dec 171,58945450
30 Sep 171,495-157450
30 Jun 171,428-235410
31 Mar 171,366-251410
31 Dec 161,319-252450
30 Sep 161,363-127380
30 Jun 161,484-125400
31 Mar 161,681-146400
31 Dec 151,950-59420
30 Sep 152,11753460
30 Jun 152,163156470
31 Mar 152,098205470

Quality Earnings: CENX has a large one-off loss of $7.7M impacting its last 12 months of financial results to 31st December, 2025.

Growing Profit Margin: CENX's current net profit margins (1.6%) are lower than last year (14.4%).

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: CENX has become profitable over the past 5 years, growing earnings by 54.7% per year.

Accelerating Growth: CENX's has had negative earnings growth over the past year, so it can't be compared to its 5-year average.

Earnings vs Industry: CENX had negative earnings growth (-87.5%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Metals and Mining industry average (91.6%).

Return on Equity

High ROE: CENX's Return on Equity (1.5%) is considered low.

Return on Assets

Return on Capital Employed

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/03/09 05:52
End of Day Share Price 2026/03/06 00:00
Earnings2025/12/31
Annual Earnings2025/12/31

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Management10 years
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Analyst Sources

Century Aluminum Company is covered by 18 analysts. 3 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
David GaglianoBarclays
Paretosh MisraBerenberg
Alexander Robert PearceBMO Capital Markets Equity Research