# Century Aluminum share price today (Century Aluminum Company, CENX)

> Century Aluminum Company's results are improving, while its P/E is near the low end of its own history over 4.3 years, higher than only 9% of past readings. CENX · Materials · Aluminum · data as of 3 November 2026. Page: https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/cenx

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## Key numbers

- Price: $33.33 (+12.5% in a year)
- P/E: 5.5× (lower than 91% of the last 4.3 years)
- Revenue (Jun 2026): $752 M (+19.7% on a year ago)
- Profit (Jun 2026): $249 M
- Operating margin: 28.1% (+25.2 points on a year ago)
- ROE: 4%, FY25
- ROIC: 24.2%, against a 15.4% cost of capital: +8.8 points
- Profit that came in as cash: 45%, last 2 years

The main question: profits are rising, but only 45% of the last 2 years' profit came in as cash from operations. The gap between reported profit and actual cash is the thing to watch. ## What is the Century Aluminum share price today? Century Aluminum Company's share price was $33.33 at the close on 3 November 2026. It has been moving sideways for 13 weeks. That is 33.0% below its average price over the last 200 trading days. In the last 52 weeks it traded between $27 and $67, and at that close it sat 16% of the way up from that low. Over the past 13 weeks it has done worse than the S&P 500, and it has been behind for 22 weeks running. Over the last 10 years the share price moved +381% while the S&P 500 moved +255%, so it is ahead of the index over that whole period. It was last ahead over 13 weeks in the week of 5 June 2026. The chart above shows the 13-week comparison for every week. This page treats a rise as over when the price closes below its 200-day average on two Fridays in a row. ## What dividend does Century Aluminum pay? Century Aluminum Company pays no dividend. In the last 12 reported quarters it declared no dividend per share, so there is no payout history to chart and no yield to show. Companies like this usually keep their earnings in the business, so the cash-flow sections show where that cash goes. ## Which stock lists is Century Aluminum on? Century Aluminum is not in the Nasdaq 100, the S&P 500 or the Dow Jones 30, and is not on the US tech stocks list. ## Is Century Aluminum profitable? Century Aluminum Company earned $249 M of net profit in the Jun 2026 quarter. Full-year FY25 profit was $40.0 M. That is 33.1% of the quarter's revenue. The same quarter a year earlier lost $4.6 M. 3 of the last 12 reported quarters were loss-making. For the full year, FY25 profit was $40.0 M (−87.5% on the year before). On average over the last four quarters, profit changed +311.0% and revenue +9.9%. Profit is growing faster than sales: fixed costs are spread over more sales, so each extra dollar of revenue adds more to profit. ## How much revenue does Century Aluminum make, and is it growing? Century Aluminum Company reported $752 M of revenue in the Jun 2026 quarter, +19.7% on the same quarter a year earlier. That is the 7th quarter in a row with growth on the year before. Over 4 years it has grown 3.4% a year on average. The last full year, FY25, came in at $2.5 B. The last four reported quarters add to $2.7 B. FY25 revenue was $2.5 B, +13.9% on the year before. Recent pace: the last four quarters grew +9.9% on average, against 3.4% a year over the longer run, so this year is growing faster than its own long-run rate. Is growth speeding up? Revenue over the last 12 months grew +9.7%, against +12.5% a year over the last 8 quarters (stabilising); profit over the last 12 months grew +442.2%, against +65.8% a year (accelerating). ## How much of every $100 of sales does Century Aluminum keep? Century Aluminum Company's operating margin was 28.1% in the Jun 2026 quarter, 25.2 percentage points higher than the same quarter a year ago. Its latest full-year margin is the highest it has ever reported. Across 5 years it has been between 0.3% and 6.3%. The latest quarter is above every full year in that period. Across 5 years it has been between 0.3% and 6.3%, and FY25's 6.3% is the highest of them. Why the margin moved: operating margin changed +25.2 percentage points on the year while gross margin changed +25.0 points. So the gain came mostly from the gross margin, which means input costs and prices charged. As noted under valuation: when margins are at a record, every ratio built on profit looks better than usual, so a low multiple can mislead. ## Is Century Aluminum's profit turning into cash? Over the last 2 years, 45% of Century Aluminum Company's reported profit came in as cash from its operations, a gap worth watching. In FY25 it brought in $185 M of operating cash against $40.0 M of profit. After $100 M of spending on assets, $84.8 M was left over as free cash. Cash-flow figures here are yearly, because quarterly cash statements are not published, so this section changes once a year. Why: the cash figure is clear, but the day counts behind it are not in our data, so we show it without guessing the reason. What to look at next: the main use of cash is spending on assets. The next section checks what that spending is building. ## Where does Century Aluminum's cash go? Century Aluminum Company does not report the customer, stock and supplier day counts a cash cycle needs, so this section looks at its spending on assets instead. It spent $278 M on assets over the last 3 years. Averaged over those years that is 3.7% of FY25 revenue a year. Nothing is estimated in place of the missing day counts, so no cash-cycle chart is drawn. Spending on assets: $278 M over the last 3 years. In short: the cash is going into new capacity, not getting stuck in the daily cycle. The question is whether the new capacity earns. ## What is Century Aluminum's P/E ratio, and how does it compare with its own history? Century Aluminum Company's P/E is 5.5×, near the low end of its own history: it has been lower only 9% of the time. Its usual P/E (the middle reading) is 8.2×, over 4.3 years of weekly prices. This compares the share price with the company’s own past. It does not say what the business is worth. Keep one thing in mind: margins are the best this company has ever reported. A multiple that looks low against its own past can mislead when profit is at a record. If margins fall back, today's multiple is higher than it looks. Why the multiple is where it is: over the past year earnings per share moved −87.1% while the price moved +12.5%. The price did better than earnings, which pushed the multiple up within its own range. In short: the multiple is low against its own past, so the earnings trend underneath matters more than the multiple. ## Is the Century Aluminum business getting better or worse? Century Aluminum Company's business trend cannot be read yet. There are fewer than eight usable quarters of growth figures, so there is not enough history to read the trend. This is based on 12 quarters of 2 measures, with some gaps. Why it matters: with too little history, we say so rather than guess a direction. The latest quarter’s profit includes a one-off item bigger than the normal business, so the profit line is shown but does not count in this reading. There are fewer than eight usable quarters, so this page does not guess a direction from so little history. ## How much does Century Aluminum earn on its capital? Century Aluminum Company earned a ROE of 4% in FY25. That is up from a low of −40% in FY21. Its return on capital used (ROIC) is 8.8 percentage points above its cost of capital, so growth here adds value, not just size. It comes from a 1.6% net margin and 1.11× asset turnover (sales divided by assets). Why the return is what it is (FY25): a 1.6% net margin × 1.11× asset turnover × 2.44× leverage (assets divided by equity) ≈ 4.3% on equity. The margin does its share; borrowing is a big part of it. The key test, return on capital used minus the cost of capital: 24.2% − 15.4% = +8.8 percentage points. The 15.4% is an estimate of this company's own cost of capital. Read the sign and size of the gap, not the decimals. A gap this wide means each dollar put back into the business creates more than a dollar of value. The 24.2% ROIC above is the latest reading, as reported. The yearly chart below shows FY25 at 11.8%, and the quarterly chart works out each 12-month window from the quarterly figures, so the readings differ by date, not by method. ## Does Century Aluminum have too much debt? Century Aluminum Company has total debt of $480 M against shareholder equity of $1.5 B as of Jun 2026, so its debt is 0.31× its equity. Year by year, that ratio went from 1.13 in FY21 to 0.62 in FY25. Keep that borrowing in mind when reading the returns on this page. ## What is the Century Aluminum shareholding pattern? 13.7% of Century Aluminum Company's tradable shares are in short positions, which are bets that the price will fall, so a large group of traders is betting against it. At normal trading volumes, closing those positions would take about 4.9 days. US companies do not publish a quarter-by-quarter list of owners, so this page uses short interest instead. It is a single reading at one point in time; we do not have its history. Why it is at this level: the figure does not say who holds the short positions or why, so we show the level without guessing the story. ## How far is Century Aluminum from balance-sheet trouble? For Century Aluminum Company, the Z-score is 3.00. A Z-score above about 3 is safe and below about 1.8 signals danger, so this is well clear of danger. It estimates how far the balance sheet is from trouble; it is not a forecast of failure. Why it matters: a Z-score of 3.00 is well clear of the danger zone, so the balance sheet is not the risk here. ## How does Century Aluminum rank in its industry? 49.4 out of 100, rank 4 of 4 in Aluminum, with 61% of the evidence available. Century Aluminum Company scores 49.4 out of 100 against the 4 companies it is compared with in Aluminum, ranking 4. Earnings are strong; relative strength in its sector is -10.7% and the one-year return is 0.8%. The four parts add up to the total exactly: 24 + 15.4 + 10 + 0 = 49.4. This is the same number shown on the industry page; it is worked out once for the whole group and read here. What would change it: The score would fall if profit growth turns negative or margins stop improving while the share price lags its sector. ## Which companies is Century Aluminum compared with? Century Aluminum ranks 4 of 4 Aluminum companies on the 4-Factor Sector Score, with 49.4 out of 100. 1. [Constellium SE](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/cstm) CSTM · quiet · Most evidence points up · 78% evidence 78.7 out of 100 Growth Capital Valuation Relative How the score adds up Growth & earnings 31.5/35 · Revenue 25.9% · Profit 100% · Operating margin change 6 points · 83% evidence Capital efficiency 17.2/25 · ROCE 20.5% · Operating margin 8.9% · 76% evidence Valuation 15.0/20 · P/E 8× · PEG 0.2 · 50% evidence Relative strength 15.0/20 · Lead over its industry 10.5% · Lead over S&P 500 -14.9% · 1 year 45.5% · 100% evidence · 0 of 12 weeks ahead Exact sum: 31.5 + 17.2 + 15 + 15 = 78.7 · What this means: Earnings, capital efficiency and relative strength all agree. The open questions are about management, upcoming events and risks. 2. [Kaiser Aluminum Corporation](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/kalu) KALU · quiet · Evidence leans up · 82% evidence 60.9 out of 100 Growth Capital Valuation Relative How the score adds up Growth & earnings 28.1/35 · Revenue 40.5% · Profit 100% · Operating margin change -1.1 points · 95% evidence Capital efficiency 11.7/25 · ROCE 14.9% · Operating margin 4.5% · 76% evidence Valuation 15.0/20 · P/E 10.7× · PEG 0.38 · 50% evidence Relative strength 6.1/20 · Lead over its industry 1.7% · Lead over S&P 500 -21.2% · 1 year 24.9% · 100% evidence · 0 of 12 weeks ahead Exact sum: 28.1 + 11.7 + 15 + 6.1 = 60.9 · What this means: Earnings are strong; relative strength in its sector is 1.7% and the one-year return is 24.9%. 3. [Alcoa Corporation](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/aa) AA · quiet · Evidence leans up · 82% evidence 58.6 out of 100 Growth Capital Valuation Relative How the score adds up Growth & earnings 26.3/35 · Revenue 11.2% · Profit 35.2% · Operating margin change 13.4 points · 95% evidence Capital efficiency 11.3/25 · ROCE 13.7% · Operating margin 16.2% · 76% evidence Valuation 15.0/20 · P/E 7.3× · PEG 0.22 · 50% evidence Relative strength 6.0/20 · Lead over its industry -10.1% · Lead over S&P 500 -30.9% · 1 year 5.8% · 100% evidence · 0 of 12 weeks ahead Exact sum: 26.3 + 11.3 + 15 + 6 = 58.6 · What this means: Earnings are strong; relative strength in its sector is -10.1% and the one-year return is 5.8%. 4. Century Aluminum Company this page CENX · quiet · Evidence leans down · 61% evidence 49.4 out of 100 Growth Capital Valuation Relative How the score adds up Growth & earnings 24.0/35 · Revenue 9.7% · Profit 100% · Operating margin change 25.2 points · 62% evidence Capital efficiency 15.4/25 · ROCE 16.4% · Operating margin 28.1% · 76% evidence Valuation 10.0/20 · P/E 7.6× · PEG n/a · 0% evidence Relative strength 0.0/20 · Lead over its industry -10.7% · Lead over S&P 500 -32% · 1 year 0.8% · 100% evidence · 0 of 12 weeks ahead Exact sum: 24 + 15.4 + 10 + 0 = 49.4 · What this means: Earnings are strong; relative strength in its sector is -10.7% and the one-year return is 0.8%. Missing figures are not scored as bad. They lower the confidence and pull the final score toward the middle. Relative strength counts only when the company has a reading for this week; with no reading, that factor is left out and its 20 points are shared across the other three in proportion. PEG is not shown when the ratio cannot mean anything: the company must be making a profit, its price-to-earnings must be positive, and its three-year earnings growth must fall between 5% and 60%. Dividing a price multiple by a loss, or by growth measured off a tiny base, produces a number that looks precise and tells you nothing. Under relative strength, one mark per week shows the last 12 weeks: a mark is filled where the company led S&P 500 by 5% or more over the 13 weeks ending that week, which is the same test used everywhere on this site. Price stage places the company on the same six-step path the industry is placed on (basing, turning, breaking out, leader, fading, asleep), read from how many weeks running it has led S&P 500 and whether that lead is growing or shrinking. It describes where the share price stands, not the direction of earnings, and it is not a recommendation; it is left blank for a company whose weekly history is too short or too stale to read. The figures in this ranking come from the industry comparison: results through the Sep 2026 quarter, and the P/E at that quarter's end. The sections above use the latest weekly price, so a P/E or return there can differ a little from the one here. The stage words in this ranking (such as losing its lead or breaking out) describe the lead over the index, not the price phase in the price section. Related companies: [Aluminum](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/sectors/aluminum), all 4 compared on one page. ## Which companies are close to Century Aluminum in size? Century Aluminum is the 2nd largest of 4 Aluminum companies on Sector Alpha by market value (scores of 3 November 2026). Just above it: Alcoa Corporation. Just below it: Constellium SE and Kaiser Aluminum Corporation. ### Aluminum companies close in size

1. [Alcoa Corporation](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/aa) $10.4 billion
2. Century Aluminum Company $3.3 billion
3. [Constellium SE](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/cstm) $3.1 billion
4. [Kaiser Aluminum Corporation](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/kalu) $1.9 billion

[All 4 Aluminum companies, largest first](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/sectors/aluminum#all-companies)

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## What else do people ask about Century Aluminum? ### What were Century Aluminum's latest quarterly results? Century Aluminum Company reported revenue of $752 M and net profit of $249 M for the Jun 2026 quarter. Earnings per share were $2.39. The operating margin was 28.1%, 25.2 percentage points higher than a year earlier (as of 3 November 2026). ### What is Century Aluminum's market cap? Century Aluminum Company's market capitalisation is $3.3 B at a stock price of $33.33. Market cap is the share price times the number of shares, so it changes whenever the price moves (as of 3 November 2026). ### How is Century Aluminum performing? Century Aluminum Company's share price has been moving sideways for 13 weeks. Over the past 13 weeks it has done worse than the S&P 500, for 22 weeks running. This describes what the data did, not a rating (as of 3 November 2026). ### Will Century Aluminum's stock price go up? This page does not forecast Century Aluminum Company's stock price. What it shows instead: the stock price is $33.33, and it has been moving sideways for 13 weeks. Its P/E of 5.5× is higher than 9% of its own last 4 years (as of 3 November 2026). ### Where is Century Aluminum in its business cycle? Century Aluminum Company's FY25 operating margin was 6.3%, against a 5-year range of 0.3% to 6.3%: the top of its range, a record year. When profit is at a record, every ratio looks better than usual, and the story depends on margins staying high. The latest quarter was 28.1%. Comparing margins with a company's own long history is a good way to see where it is in its cycle (as of 3 November 2026). ### What could break the Century Aluminum story? The main question: profits are rising, but only 45% of the last 2 years' profit came in as cash from operations. The gap between reported profit and actual cash is the thing to watch. On price, this page treats a rise as over when the share price closes below its 200-day average on two Fridays in a row (as of 3 November 2026). ### Is Century Aluminum a stock worth studying right now? What the numbers show: Century Aluminum Company's results are improving, while its P/E is near the low end of its own history over 4.3 years, higher than only 9% of past readings. The main open question: whether the cash starts to follow the profit. Every number on this page is worked out by code from the published figures, with no forecasts and no price opinions (as of 3 November 2026). This is research, not advice. We’re not SEBI-registered.