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Century Aluminum

CENX Nasdaq Aluminum Financials FY2016–FY2025

Century Aluminum's revenue rose 13.8% to $2.5 billion in fiscal 2025. Its operating margin was 6.2%, up from 4.9% a year earlier. Free cash flow was $85 million. The diluted share count fell 3.1%.

Last close · Oct 23, 2026

$31.42

3.8%
Value it Compare
Revenue Total sales reported in the income statement.
$2.5B
13.9% vs prior year
Operating margin Operating income as a share of revenue.
6.3%
1.4 pts
Net income Profit after all expenses, interest and tax.
$41.8M
87.6%
Free cash flow Cash from operations minus capital spending.
$84.8M
Return on capital After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
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Market cap Last close times the latest diluted share count, so it is approximate.
$3.3B
Oct 23 close
P/E Last close divided by diluted earnings per share over the last four quarters.
5.4x
On $5.79 EPS (TTM)

What Century Aluminum does

No business description yet.

Legal name
Century Aluminum Company
Fiscal year ends
December 31, 2025
Latest annual report
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0001628280-26-013788
0000949157

Revenue and margins

Century Aluminum had $2.5B of revenue in fiscal 2025, up 13.9% on the year before.

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Net income and earnings per share

Loss periods are shown in red.

Net income
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Returns on capital

After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.

Return on capital, equity and assets (annual)
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Cash flow

Free cash flow was $84.8M in fiscal 2025, 3.4% of revenue. Cash from operations minus capital spending.

Free cash flow
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Cash from operations vs capital spending
Cash from operations Capital spending
Cash from operations vs capital spending
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Dividends, buybacks and share count

Century Aluminum returned $0.0M to shareholders in fiscal 2025, 0% of free cash flow. The diluted share count fell 3.2%.

Dividends and buybacks
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Diluted shares outstanding (annual)

Value Century Aluminum yourself

Change the assumptions and see what they imply per share. These are models, not forecasts or price targets — the answer depends entirely on what you put in.

Discounted cash flow

Value per share

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Adds net cash of — and divides by 95.3M diluted shares. Ten years of cash flows plus a terminal value, discounted to today.

Earnings multiple

Value per share

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Reference multiples: today 5.4x · peers 13.5x · sector 20.6x.

Balance sheet

Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably Century Aluminum can carry it.

Cash vs debt (incl. leases)
Cash Debt
Fiscal year endFY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
Cash and short-term investments $29.0M$54.3M$88.8M$32.9M$134M
Debt incl. finance leases $84.0M$382M$431M——
Net debt / EBITDA 0.4x—3.2x——
Debt / equity 0.2x1.0x1.2x——
Interest coverage 2.3x−5.1x0.8x3.0x4.3x
Current ratio 1.1x1.7x1.0x1.7x2.0x
Quick ratio 0.4x0.7x0.4x0.6x1.0x
Total assets $1.6B$1.5B$2.0B$2.1B$2.3B
Total liabilities $1.1B$1.1B$1.5B$1.3B$1.3B
Shareholders' equity $421M$399M$356M$694M$806M
Net debt (− = net cash) $55.0M$327M$342M——

Insider trades

Open-market purchases and sales by officers, directors and 10% owners, from Form 4 filings. 'Plan' marks trades under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan.

Bought, 12 months

$0.0M

0 insiders

Sold, 12 months

$353M

9 insiders

Of sales under plans

4%

$15.5M

DateInsiderTradeSharesPriceValueFiling
Mar 25, 2026 Peter A TrpkovskiEVP, CFO Sold 16,739 $50.51 $0.8M Form 4
Mar 16, 2026 Jesse E GaryPresident and CEO, Director Sold plan 150,000 $55.47 $8.3M Form 4
Mar 12, 2026 Kenneth L CallowaySVP, Human Resources Sold 18,000 $58.00 $1.0M Form 4
Mar 11, 2026 Robert F HoffmanSVP, IT and CAO Sold 10,529 $56.51 $0.6M Form 4
Mar 4, 2026 Glencore AG10% owner Sold 6,315,245 $51.75 $327M Form 4
Mar 4, 2026 Robert F HoffmanSVP, IT and CAO Sold 10,000 $56.33 $0.6M Form 4
Mar 3, 2026 Matt AboudSVP, Strategy & Business Dev't Sold 2,971 $52.67 $0.2M Form 4
Mar 2, 2026 Matt AboudSVP, Strategy & Business Dev't Sold 12,126 $52.50 $0.6M Form 4
Feb 27, 2026 Agust F HafbergSVP & Chief Commercial Officer Sold 22,884 $51.24 $1.2M Form 4
Feb 25, 2026 Gunnar GudlaugssonEVP - Global Operations Sold 43,000 $54.10 $2.3M Form 4
Feb 23, 2026 John DeZeeEVP, GC and Secretary Sold 66,000 $50.72 $3.3M Form 4
Jan 23, 2026 Jesse E GaryPresident and CEO, Director Sold plan 150,000 $48.19 $7.2M Form 4

Piotroski F-score

Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, funding and efficiency. 8–9 is strong, 0–2 weak.

TestFY23FY24FY25
Net income is positive ✕ ✓ ✓
Cash from operations is positive ✓ ✕ ✓
Return on assets rose ✕ ✓ ✕
Cash from operations exceeds net income ✓ ✕ ✓
Debt fell relative to assets ✓ — —
Current ratio rose ✕ ✓ ✓
Share count didn't rise ✕ ✕ ✓
Gross margin rose ✓ ✓ ✓
Revenue rose relative to assets ✕ ✕ ✓
F-score 4 / 9— / 9— / 9
Accruals ratio −8.5%17.4%−6.5%
Altman Z'' −2.77−0.510.33

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10 years of figures

US$ millions unless stated. Hover a ratio's name for its definition.

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Fiscal yearFY16FY17FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
Income statement
Revenue $1.3B $1.6B $1.9B $1.8B $1.6B $2.2B $2.8B $2.2B $2.2B $2.5B
Gross profit −$6.1M $131M −$22.9M −$23.9M −$36.5M $124M $46.7M $87.6M $172M $256M
Operating income −$228M $97.2M −$59.0M −$72.1M −$80.5M $66.0M −$150M $27.5M $108M $158M
Interest expense $22.2M $22.2M $22.4M $23.0M $29.7M $28.8M $29.3M $35.2M $36.0M $36.6M
Pretax income −$251M $55.4M −$70.6M −$85.5M −$126M −$198M $33.4M −$71.1M $310M $2.7M
Income tax $2.8M $7.6M −$0.2M −$8.4M −$3.1M −$30.6M $47.4M −$14.6M $3.2M −$13.1M
Net income −$252M $48.6M −$66.2M −$80.8M −$123M −$167M −$14.1M −$43.1M $337M $41.8M
Diluted EPS −$2.90 $0.51 −$0.76 −$0.91 −$1.38 −$1.85 −$0.15 −$0.47 $3.27 $0.42
Diluted shares 0.09B 0.09B 0.09B 0.09B 0.09B 0.09B 0.09B 0.09B 0.10B 0.10B
Cash flow
Cash from operations $38.2M $51.5M −$69.1M $17.7M $42.9M −$64.7M $25.9M $106M −$24.6M $185M
Capital expenditure $21.9M $31.8M $83.0M $59.6M $13.4M $83.0M $86.3M $95.0M $82.3M $100M
Free cash flow $16.3M $19.7M −$152M −$41.9M $29.5M −$148M −$60.4M $10.6M −$107M $84.8M
Depreciation and amortization $84.8M $84.2M $90.1M $83.2M $83.0M $82.6M $73.4M $79.0M $86.7M $91.8M
Stock-based compensation $1.5M $1.9M $3.7M $6.5M $9.6M $20.8M −$0.6M $6.6M $15.4M $47.0M
Acquisitions $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $11.5M $0.0M $0.0M
Share buybacks $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M
Dividends paid $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M
Dividends and buybacks $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M
Balance sheet
Cash and short-term investments $132M $167M $38.9M $38.9M $81.6M $29.0M $54.3M $88.8M $32.9M $134M
Total debt $248M $248M $249M $249M $0.0M $84.0M $382M $431M — —
Finance lease liabilities $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M
Current assets $441M $554M $507M $487M $456M $618M $678M $767M $811M $1.0B
Current liabilities $179M $191M $224M $234M $240M $547M $411M $764M $467M $524M
Inventory $234M $318M $344M $321M $291M $426M $399M $477M $539M $520M
Property and equipment, net $1.0B $972M $967M $949M $880M $893M $744M $1.2B $1.1B $1.2B
Total assets $1.5B $1.6B $1.5B $1.5B $1.4B $1.6B $1.5B $2.0B $2.1B $2.3B
Total liabilities $784M $752M $775M $825M $854M $1.1B $1.1B $1.5B $1.3B $1.3B
Shareholders' equity $757M $830M $762M $675M $546M $421M $399M $356M $694M $806M
Margins
Gross margin −0.5% 8.3% −1.2% −1.3% −2.3% 5.6% 1.7% 4.0% 7.8% 10.1%
Operating margin −17.3% 6.1% −3.1% −3.9% −5.0% 3.0% −5.4% 1.3% 4.9% 6.3%
EBITDA margin −10.9% 11.4% 1.6% 0.6% 0.2% 6.7% −2.8% 4.9% 8.8% 9.9%
Net margin −19.1% 3.1% −3.5% −4.4% −7.7% −7.6% −0.5% −2.0% 15.2% 1.7%
FCF margin 1.2% 1.2% −8.0% −2.3% 1.8% −6.7% −2.2% 0.5% −4.8% 3.4%
Returns
Return on capital −17.9% 9.4% −5.0% −6.1% −9.4% 11.1% −12.5% 2.8% — —
Return on capital employed −15.5% 7.1% −4.4% −5.6% −6.6% 6.1% −14.4% 2.4% 7.4% 9.3%
Return on equity −28.6% 6.1% −8.3% −11.2% −20.2% −34.6% −3.4% −11.4% 64.2% 5.6%
Return on assets −15.3% 3.1% −4.2% −5.3% −8.5% −11.3% −0.9% −2.5% 16.2% 1.9%
Growth
Revenue growth −32.4% 20.5% 19.1% −3.0% −12.6% 37.8% 25.5% −21.3% 1.6% 13.9%
Net income growth — — −236.2% — — — — — — −87.6%
EPS growth — — −249.0% — — — — — — −87.2%
FCF growth — 20.9% −872.1% — — −600.7% — — −1,108.5% —
Share count change −0.3% 1.0% −0.5% 1.4% 0.8% 0.8% 1.3% 1.1% 6.5% −3.2%
Financial health
Net debt / EBITDA — 0.5x 6.7x 19.0x −32.6x 0.4x — 3.2x — —
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.3x 0.3x 0.4x 0.0x 0.2x 1.0x 1.2x — —
Interest coverage −10.3x 4.4x −2.6x −3.1x −2.7x 2.3x −5.1x 0.8x 3.0x 4.3x
Current ratio 2.5x 2.9x 2.3x 2.1x 1.9x 1.1x 1.7x 1.0x 1.7x 2.0x
Quick ratio 1.2x 1.2x 0.7x 0.7x 0.7x 0.4x 0.7x 0.4x 0.6x 1.0x
Capital allocation
Capex / revenue 1.7% 2.0% 4.4% 3.3% 0.8% 3.8% 3.1% 4.4% 3.7% 4.0%
Stock comp / revenue 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 0.4% 0.6% 0.9% −0.0% 0.3% 0.7% 1.9%
Payouts / FCF 0.0% 0.0% — — 0.0% — — 0.0% — 0.0%
Quality scores
Piotroski F-score 3.0 7.0 2.0 2.0 3.0 3.0 5.0 4.0 — —
Altman Z'' −2.2 −0.0 −1.4 −2.0 −2.9 −3.1 −3.5 −2.8 −0.5 0.3
Accruals ratio −17.7% −0.2% 0.2% −6.5% −11.5% −6.9% −2.6% −8.5% 17.4% −6.5%

Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0000949157). Data updated October 21, 2026. Quarterly fourth quarters are the full year minus the first nine months. For information only — not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.

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