CENX · Nasdaq · Basic Materials
Century Aluminum Company (CENX) — Rank #426 by gross profitability (GP/assets 0.09) · ROE 3.0% · Piotroski F-Score N/A.
As-of 2026-10-30 · CIK 0000949157 · all metrics point-in-time as of the filing date.
About
Century Aluminum Company, together with its subsidiaries, produces primary aluminum and alumina in the United States and Iceland.
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The company engages in the production of standard-grade and value-added primary aluminum products. It also owns and operates a carbon anode production facility in Vlissingen, the Netherlands; and operates aluminum reduction facilities or smelters; and bauxite mining and alumina refining in Jamaica.
The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.
- Industry
- Aluminum
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- State
- DE
- Filer Category
- Large accelerated filer
- Fiscal Year End
- December 31
- Website
- centuryaluminum.com
Company Snapshot
P/E and reverse DCF are the primary valuation lenses at this stage.
Market Cap
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P/E (annual)
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P/S (annual)
—
P/B
—
P/OCF (annual)
—
Shareholder Yield
—
Employees
2,906
Industry
Aluminum
Exchange
Nasdaq
11/11
Flags passed
CENX passes 11/11 quality flags
- PASSGross margin holding
- PASSDilution within 2%
- PASSFCF not negative from investment
- PASSDisclosure consistent
- PASSRevenue not declining
- PASSOperating margin holding
- PASSFree cash flow intact
- PASSPasses safety gate
- PASSNo competitive retreat
- PASSSBC not compressing margin
- PASSNo valuation convergence
Strengths Revenue growth accelerating · Operating leverage expanding · Sequential beat (rev + EPS)
No data Balance sheet — not counted as a pass.
A count of the 12 warning flags that could be evaluated. Unweighted: colour follows the worst flag.
Quality Profile
Profitability
1/1 passSafety
1/1 passCash Flow
3/3 passGrowth
2/2 passFCF yield, shareholder yield, and buyback activity are the primary reads at this stage.
Profitability
Does it make money well?
No warning flags · GP/assets 0.09
Gross profitability (GP / assets)
0.09
Primary signal (Novy-Marx).
6th of 6 SIC 33 peers
Return on equity
3.0%
Gross margin
10.1%
6th of 6 SIC 33 peers
Revenue growth (YoY)
13.9%
Gross margin improving
Margin trend vs prior year.
Operating Leverage
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
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| Revenue vs OpEx | ||||
| Op. Income vs Revenue |
Growth
Revenue CAGR (3Y)
-3.1%
Revenue CAGR (5Y)
9.5%
Earnings CAGR (3Y)
—
FCF CAGR (3Y)
—
Cash Flow Health
Is the cash real?
No warning flags · FCF 103% above net income
Free cash flow
$84.80M
Operating cash flow minus capex.
Positive free cash flow
FCF vs net income
102.9%
(FCF − net income) ÷ |net income|. Positive: cash above earnings. Negative: below.
FCF not below net income
Fails when free cash flow is below net income (yellow flag).
Accruals healthy
Cash-backed earnings.
SBC / revenue
1.9%
Stock-based comp intensity.
Balance Sheet Strength
Can it survive a storm?
No warning flags · net cash $343.40M
Balance-sheet safety
Composite anti-fragile check.
Debt / equity
0.87
3rd of 6 SIC 33 peers (best = lowest)
Current ratio
2.75×
2nd of 6 SIC 33 peers
Quick ratio
0.94×
Net cash
$343.40M
Cash & equivalents minus total debt.
Piotroski F-Score
N/A
Only 8/9 components determinable.
Valuation
Is the price reasonable?
No warning flags
Capital allocation quality
Composite score
2.3 / 5
Lifecycle Phase History
Price History
Source filings on SEC EDGAR: 10-K annual reports · 10-Q quarterly reports