Century Aluminum Company
CENX Basic Materials Aluminum
Century Aluminum Company’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $2.5 billion, up 13.9% from fiscal 2024.
- Revenue
- +19.7%
- EPS
- +5,140.0%
- Free cash flow
- +779.3%
- Total debt
- +4.05%
Quarter to June 2026, against a year earlier
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Century Aluminum Company (CENX) Gross margin
Century Aluminum Company's gross margin over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 19.2%, up 9.1 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (10.1%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from −2.27% (fiscal 2020) to 10.1% (fiscal 2025) — the current reading is the highest in ten years. That is below the Basic Materials sector median of 25.0%.
Gross margin, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Gross margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 10.1% | 2.39 |
| FY2024 | 7.75% | 3.74 |
| FY2023 | 4.01% | 2.33 |
| FY2022 | 1.68% | (3.93) |
| FY2021 | 5.61% | 7.88 |
| FY2020 | −2.27% | (0.97) |
| FY2019 | −1.30% | (0.09) |
| FY2018 | −1.21% | (9.47) |
| FY2017 | 8.26% | 8.72 |
| FY2016 | −0.46% | (2.58) |
Quarterly newest first
| Period | Gross margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | 30.3% | 12.00 |
| Mar 2026 | 18.3% | 4.38 |
| Dec 2025 | 13.9% | 1.69 |
| Sep 2025 | 12.2% | 6.88 |
| 42 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
Gross margin against peers
| Company | Gross margin |
|---|---|
| ARIS Aris Mining Corporation compare | 59.5% |
| WDFC WD-40 Company compare | 55.3% |
| ERO Ero Copper Corp. compare | 42.8% |
| ASH Ashland Inc. compare | 32.3% |
| HWKN Hawkins, Inc. compare | 22.4% |
| CENX Century Aluminum Company | 19.2% |
| KNF Knife River Corporation compare | 17.6% |
| CSTM Constellium SE compare | 16.1% |
| USAR USA Rare Earth Inc. compare | — |
| Basic Materials sector median | 25.0% |
| Market median | 45.1% |
What Gross margin is
Gross Margin tells an investor how much of each sale a company keeps after paying the direct costs of making or buying what it sells.
Gross Profit ÷ Revenue
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