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

30.22 2.58 −7.87%
Market cap
$3.0B
P/E
5.0×
Fwd P/E
2.9×
Dividend yield
—
F-score
7/9
Altman Z
2.26
Beneish M
−2.65
Dividend safety
n/a

Century Aluminum Company (CENX) Return on equity

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Century Aluminum Company's return on equity over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 54.4%, up 49.8 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (4.61%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from −34.6% (fiscal 2021) to 55.5% (fiscal 2024); the current reading is higher than 82% of that period. That is above the Basic Materials sector median of 0.00%.

Return on equity, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Return on equity Change (points)
FY2025 4.61% (50.87)
FY2024 55.5% 67.08
FY2023 −11.6% (8.16)
FY2022 −3.44% 31.12
FY2021 −34.6% (14.37)
FY2020 −20.2% (8.95)
FY2019 −11.2% (2.92)
FY2018 −8.32% (14.45)
FY2017 6.13% 34.72
FY2016 −28.6% (22.98)

Against its own ten years

Low −34.6% High 55.5%
Ten-year median −8.32%
Current reading's percentile 82

Return on equity against peers

Company Return on equity
CENX Century Aluminum Company 54.4%
CSTM Constellium SE compare 52.1%
ERO Ero Copper Corp. compare 32.1%
WDFC WD-40 Company compare 30.4%
ARIS Aris Mining Corporation compare 19.1%
HWKN Hawkins, Inc. compare 16.0%
KNF Knife River Corporation compare 8.03%
ASH Ashland Inc. compare 0.00%
USAR USA Rare Earth Inc. compare −23.6%
Basic Materials sector median 0.00%
Market median 0.51%

What Return on equity is

ROE shows how much profit a company earns for its shareholders on the equity they have in the business.

Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity (latest quarter)

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