Century Aluminum vs NewMarket
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I put Century Aluminum and NewMarket side by side, using each one’s latest annual report. Here is what stands out:
- NewMarket is the larger business, with $2.7B of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $2.5B for Century Aluminum.
- Century Aluminum grew revenue faster (13.9%, against −2.2%).
- NewMarket kept more of each dollar of sales as operating profit (20.0% operating margin, against 6.3%).
- NewMarket turned more of its sales into free cash flow (18.0% FCF margin, against 3.4%).
- Investors pay more for each dollar of NewMarket’s earnings: a P/E of 18.9x against 5.5x for Century Aluminum.
Who comes out ahead
Of the 8 measures where higher (or lower) is clearly better, how many each company leads.
Century Aluminum
CENX
3/8
Revenue growth5-year growthShare count change
NewMarket
NEU
5/8
Gross marginOperating marginNet marginFCF marginReturn on equity
Side by side
Best in the row
| Latest fiscal year | CENX FY25 | NEU FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $3.3B | $8.1B |
| Revenue | $2.5B | $2.7B |
| Free cash flow | $84.8M | $491M |
| Net income | $41.8M | $419M |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | 13.9% | −2.2% |
| 5-year growth | 9.5% | 6.3% |
| Share count change | −3.2% | −1.8% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 10.1% | 31.5% |
| Operating margin | 6.3% | 20.0% |
| Net margin | 1.7% | 15.4% |
| FCF margin | 3.4% | 18.0% |
| Return on capital | — | 16.3% |
| Return on equity | 5.6% | 25.9% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | — | $824M |
| Net debt / EBITDA | — | 1.2x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $0.0M | $183M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | 5.5x | 18.9x |
| Piotroski F-score | — | 5 |
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Each company's latest fiscal year; fiscal years end in different months. The best value in each row is highlighted where higher (or lower) is clearly better. Not investment advice.