Ashland Inc. (ASH) vs Century Aluminum Company (CENX)

• Ashland Inc. ASH 71.15 ▼ −0.61%
• Century Aluminum Company CENX 35.03 ▲ +2.43%

Ashland Inc. and Century Aluminum Company are both in the Basic Materials sector (Specialty Chemicals and Aluminum). Ashland Inc. and Century Aluminum Company are of similar size ($3.4B and $3.3B). Century Aluminum Company trades at the lower P/E: 5.7× against 62.4×. Century Aluminum Company grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 9.67% against −1.39%. Century Aluminum Company has the higher net margin (22.6% vs 2.77%) and the higher return on invested capital (25.8% vs 3.05%). Across the 21 metrics below, Century Aluminum Company leads on 17 and Ashland Inc. on 4.