Century Aluminum Company
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Price history
Chart
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52-week range: 25.90 $ to 68.80 $ · Last price: 40.80 $ (As of: September 17, 2026)
Key figures
Key figures at a glance
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Basics
Performance
Technical Indicators
Calculated from the price history · as of 09/18/2026
Valuation
Profitability
Balance Sheet & Safety
Growth
Dividend
This stock currently pays no dividend.
Quality & Screener
Highlighted are things our editorial team noticed: green = stands out as strong, red = deserves a closer look. No single metric is a verdict on its own — always read it in context.
Comparison
Industry comparison
The stock alongside the largest companies in the same group. The median row is the middle value of the companies shown above — not of the whole industry.
Industry: Aluminum
| Company | Market cap ($B) | P/E | EV/EBITDA | Gross Margin % | EBIT Margin % | Sales Growth (Year) % | Perf. 1Y % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Century Aluminum Company CENX | 4.0 | – | 5.8 | 18.9 | 13.3 | 13.9 | 54.4 |
| Alcoa Corp AA | 12.4 | 11.9 | 6.7 | 19.8 | 13.9 | 7.9 | 44.1 |
| Constellium Nv CSTM | 3.6 | 7.8 | 4.3 | 16.6 | 9.3 | 19.3 | 71.9 |
| Kaiser Aluminum Corporation KALU | 2.6 | 17.3 | 7.2 | 14.5 | 8.8 | 11.5 | 106.4 |
| Median of companies shown | 3.8 | 11.9 | 6.2 | 17.7 | 11.3 | 12.7 | 63.1 |
Based on the most recently reported figures. Only stocks from the same trading venue are lined up, so the market caps are counted in one currency. Compare in a chart →
Fiscal years
Annual Figures
Fiscal years from the audited annual reports, oldest first. EBIT is the operating profit before interest and taxes; total assets are everything the company owns.
Revenue, operating income and net income per fiscal year $M
Revenue Operating income Net income
| Fiscal Year | Revenue ($M) | EBIT ($M) | Net Income ($M) | EPS ($) | Operating Cash Flow ($M) | Equity ($M) | Total Assets ($M) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1,319 | -234 | -252 | -2.90 | 38 | 757 | 1,540 |
| 2017 | 1,589 | 94 | 49 | 0.55 | 38 | 830 | 1,582 |
| 2018 | 1,893 | -59 | -66 | -0.76 | -69 | 762 | 1,538 |
| 2019 | 1,837 | -72 | -81 | -0.91 | 18 | 675 | 1,500 |
| 2020 | 1,605 | -81 | -123 | -1.38 | 43 | 546 | 1,400 |
| 2021 | 2,213 | 66 | -167 | -1.85 | -65 | 421 | 1,570 |
| 2022 | 2,777 | -150 | -14 | -0.15 | 26 | 399 | 1,472 |
| 2023 | 2,185 | 32 | -43 | -0.47 | 106 | 356 | 1,847 |
| 2024 | 2,220 | 121 | 337 | 3.42 | -25 | 694 | 1,939 |
| 2025 | 2,528 | 158 | 42 | 0.44 | 184 | 826 | 2,280 |
Quarters
Quarterly Figures
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Revenue & Profit
Cash Flow
Balance Sheet
Margins
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| Quarter | EPS (Earnings Per Share) | EPS YoY (%) | Sales ($M) | Sales YoY (%) | Net Margin (%) | OCF ($M) | FCF ($M) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024: Q4 | 0.46 | 57.70 | 631 | 23.20 | 7.20 | -41 | -55 |
| 2025: Q1 | 0.30 | -88.00 | 634 | 29.50 | 4.70 | 72 | 51 |
| 2025: Q2 | -0.05 | – | 628 | 12.00 | -0.70 | 8 | -16 |
| 2025: Q3 | 0.15 | -68.80 | 632 | 17.30 | 2.40 | 2 | -18 |
| 2025: Q4 | 0.02 | -96.00 | 634 | 0.40 | 0.30 | 101 | 68 |
| 2026: Q1 | 3.23 | 977.70 | 649 | 2.40 | 52.00 | 68 | -6 |
| 2026: Q2 | 2.39 | 4,880.00 | 752 | 19.70 | 33.10 | 168 | 108 |
What Do These Terms Mean?
- EPS (Earnings Per Share):
- Quarterly profit divided by the total share count — how much of the profit works out to a single share.
- YoY (Year over Year):
- Change versus the same quarter a year ago — this is how you compare without seasonal distortion (e.g. the holiday shopping season).
- Sales:
- All revenue for the quarter, before any costs are deducted — the top line of the income statement.
- Net Margin:
- What percentage of sales is left over as profit in the end. Negative means the company is posting a loss.
- OCF (Operating Cash Flow):
- The cash that actually flows into the till from the core business during the quarter — harder to dress up than book profit.
- FCF (Free Cash Flow):
- Operating cash flow minus capital expenditures — the money that's genuinely free to use, say for paying down debt, buybacks, or dividends.
Screening
Appears in These Scanners
This stock currently matches 8 of our scanner strategies — each hit links to the scanner.
Growth
Quality & Balance Sheet
Momentum & Trend
- Gary Antonacci: Dual Momentum (Stock Adaptation)
- High ADR (≥5%)
- Mike Webster: Swing Trading List
- Oliver Kell: Strength on Down Day
- Stan Weinstein: Stage 1
- Strength on Stress Days
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Outlook
Analysts & Price Target
Combined picture of the price targets and recommendations of every analyst covering the stock. Price targets are expectations for the next 12 months, not promises — and they often follow the price rather than predict it.
Distribution of Recommendations
Estimates by Fiscal Year
| Fiscal Year | EPS Estimate ($) | EPS Range ($) | Revenue Estimate ($M) | Expected Growth | Analysts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/31/2026 | 9.93 | 8.52 – 10.95 | 3,371 | 303.7% | 3 |
| 12/31/2027 | 12.08 | 8.28 – 16.00 | 4,136 | 21.6% | 3 |
Average of the analyst estimates for the coming fiscal years. The range shows how far the most optimistic and the most cautious estimate sit apart — the wider it is, the less certain the expectation.
Valuation
What is priced in?
Instead of guessing what the stock is worth, we turn the question around: what free cash flow growth has to happen for today’s market value to add up? The assumptions behind it can be moved.
Today’s market value implies roughly 11.6% growth in free cash flow per year over ten years (assumptions: discount rate 10.0%, terminal growth 2.5%).
| Free cash flow (last twelve months) | $151.2M |
|---|---|
| Market cap | $4.04B |
| Free cash flow in year ten | $454.8M |
| Terminal value as a share of market value | 59.3% |
For comparison: over the past five years free cash flow grew by 23.5% per year.
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A simplified model calculation — not a forecast and not a recommendation.
AI classification
AI Rating
Geprüft am 10.07.2026 gegen den Geschäftsbericht (10-K) 2025 (Comprehensive 10-K mit Neudarstellung 2023/2024, eingereicht 03.03.2026), das Vorjahres-10-K (2024) und die vier jüngsten Quartalsberichte (10-Q). Century Aluminum ist der größte US-Hersteller von Primäraluminium — KI ist weder Umsatzquelle noch als operatives Werkzeug hervorgehoben, und es gibt kein belegtes KI-Risiko für das Kerngeschäft. Im 10-K 2024 und den 10-Qs des Jahres 2025 finden sich keine KI-Treffer; im 10-K 2025 und im 10-Q per 31.03.2026 betreffen sämtliche Treffer ausschließlich den Verkauf der stillgelegten Hütte Hawesville an eine Terawulf-Tochter, die auf dem Gelände ein Hochleistungsrechen-/KI-Rechenzentrum entwickeln will: Century erhielt 200,0 Mio. US-Dollar in bar plus einen nicht verwässerbaren Minderheitsanteil von 6,8 % an dieser Gesellschaft (Raylan Data Holdings; Equity-Beteiligung 97,0 Mio. US-Dollar per 31.03.2026) und hält eine Put-Option über 300,0 Mio. US-Dollar, einlösbar ab dem ersten Jahrestag des Rechenzentrumsbetriebs (mindestens 375 MW IT-Last). Der KI-Bezug ist damit rein vermögensseitig (Beteiligung an einem fremdbetriebenen KI-Rechenzentrums-Projekt), nicht geschäftsmodellprägend. Nach der Vorrang-Regel (verkauft > bedroht > nutzt > neutral) bleibt es bei „neutral" — eine Finanzbeteiligung begründet weder „verkauft" noch „nutzt".
View the full file — quotes, sources, reviewed filings
„On February 2, 2026, we completed the sale of our Hawesville, Kentucky facility to an affiliate of Terawulf, Inc. for $200.0 million in cash and a 6.8% non-dilutive minority equity interest in the Terawulf affiliate that intends to develop and own a high-performance computing/artificial intelligence data center on the site (the "Data Center Minority Interest")."
Am 2. Februar 2026 haben wir den Verkauf unseres Werks in Hawesville, Kentucky, an eine Tochter von Terawulf, Inc. abgeschlossen — für 200,0 Mio. US-Dollar in bar und einen nicht verwässerbaren 6,8-%-Minderheitsanteil an der Terawulf-Tochter, die auf dem Gelände ein Hochleistungsrechen-/KI-Rechenzentrum entwickeln und besitzen will („Data Center Minority Interest").
10-K · 2026-03-03 · View SEC filing
„We also have the right to require the majority holder to purchase the Minority Interest for $300.0 million starting on the first anniversary of the data center's commencement of the data center's operations—defined as delivering at least 375 MW of critical IT load to data center customers (the "Put Option"). […] We recognized a gain of $287.9 million in connection with the sale."
Wir haben zudem das Recht, vom Mehrheitseigner den Kauf des Minderheitsanteils für 300,0 Mio. US-Dollar zu verlangen — beginnend mit dem ersten Jahrestag der Betriebsaufnahme des Rechenzentrums, definiert als Lieferung von mindestens 375 MW kritischer IT-Last an Rechenzentrumskunden („Put-Option"). […] Im Zusammenhang mit dem Verkauf haben wir einen Gewinn von 287,9 Mio. US-Dollar erfasst.
10-Q · 2026-05-07 · View SEC filing
Filings Reviewed: 10-K 2026-03-03 · 10-K 2025-03-03 · 10-Q 2026-05-07 · 10-Q 2025-11-06 · 10-Q 2025-08-07 · 10-Q 2025-05-08
Rated on July 10, 2026 · How the Rating Is Built
Growth
Growth Score
Ten checks against the annual reports — each one passed counts a point.
- Revenue grows by more than 15% a year over three years -3.1%
- More than 10% revenue growth is expected for the coming year 26.9%
- Share count grows by less than 3% a year 1.4%
- Revenue growth plus cash-flow margin add up to at least 40 ("Rule of 40") 17.2%
- Gross margin at 40% or higher and without meaningful erosion 10.1%
- Goodwill from acquisitions does not grow faster than revenue 0.0%
- Net debt below twice EBITDA 2.9 x EBITDA
- Operating cash flow covers the profits of the last three years -71 m
- Return on capital at 15% or higher, or up versus two years ago 9.0%
- Insiders hold at least 10% or are net buyers 30.9%
A criterion without figures counts neither as passed nor as failed; a score is only produced from 7 judgeable criteria upwards. Source: fundamental data. All ten criteria in detail
Quality check
AAQS
5/10The AAQS (AlleAktien Quality Score) checks 10 quality criteria on growth, profitability, and balance-sheet strength — per the methodology developed and published by AlleAktien, calculated by us from our own fundamental data. A stock counts as a quality stock from 9 out of 10 points. Where a company has a shorter listing history, we calculate over the fiscal years available (at least five).
- Sales growth 10Y > 5% 7.5%
- Exp. sales growth 3Y > 5% 27.9%
- EBIT growth 10Y > 5% –
- Exp. EBIT growth 3Y > 5% 424.7%
- Net debt < 4x EBIT 2.6x
- EBIT positive, 10Y straight 5
- Max. EBIT decline < 50% 100.0%
- Return on equity > 15% 5.1%
- ROCE > 15% 9.0%
- Expected return > 10% 435.7%
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Source: fundamental data
The company
About the Company
Century Aluminum Company produziert gemeinsam mit ihren Tochtergesellschaften Primäraluminium und Tonerde in den USA und Island. Das Unternehmen befasst sich mit der Produktion von Standard- und Mehrwert-Primäraluminiumprodukten.
- CEO Insider Trades (12 Mo.)
- selling own stock
- Employees
- 2,906
- Headquarters
- Chicago, IL
- Address
- One South Wacker Drive, 60606 Chicago, United States
- Phone
- 312 696 3101
- Website
- centuryaluminum.com
- IPO Date
- 03/28/1996
- ISIN
- US1564311082
Management
| Name | Title | Birth Year |
|---|---|---|
| Jesse E. Gary J.D. | President, CEO & Director | 1980 |
| Peter A. Trpkovski | Executive VP & CFO | 1982 |
| Gunnar Gudlaugsson | Executive Vice President of Global Operations | 1960 |
| Robert F. Hoffman | Senior VP, Chief Information Officer & Chief Accounting Officer | 1969 |
| John DeZee J.D. | Executive VP, General Counsel & Secretary | 1964 |
| Ryan Crawford | Financial Planning & Analysis and Investor Relations Manager | – |
| Kenneth L. Calloway | Senior Vice President of Human Resources | 1976 |
| Levi Chaffin | Senior Vice President of Operations - Americas | – |
| Matthew F. Aboud | Senior Vice President of Strategy & Business Development | 1976 |
| Agust Hafberg | Senior VP & Chief Commercial Officer | 1966 |
Executives per the latest required filings; titles kept in their original language. Source: fundamental data.
Filings
Company Filings (8-K)
An 8-K is the filing a US company must use to disclose material events immediately — takeovers, changes at the top, major contracts or payment troubles, for instance. The links open the original document at the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
- 08/06/2026 CENTURY ALUMINUM CO (CENX): Results of Operations and Financial Condition; Financial Statements and Exhibits SEC ↗
Data as of: September 17, 2026 · Source: fundamental data & SEC filings (annual and quarterly reports, 10-K/10-Q)
Note: pure fact-based analysis, not investment advice and not a solicitation to buy or sell. All figures without guarantee.