Century Aluminum
CENX · Aluminum
$31.42
3.8%Kaiser Aluminum
KALU · Aluminum
$107.28
6.7%The short version
- Kaiser Aluminum is the larger business, with $3.4B of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $2.5B for Century Aluminum.
- Century Aluminum grew revenue faster (13.9%, against 11.5%).
- Century Aluminum kept more of each dollar of sales as operating profit (6.3% operating margin, against 5.6% operating margin).
- Century Aluminum turned more of its sales into free cash flow (3.4% FCF margin, against −0.8% FCF margin).
- Investors pay more for each dollar of Kaiser Aluminum’s earnings: a P/E of 8.3x against 5.4x for Century Aluminum.
| Latest fiscal year | CENX · FY25 | KALU · FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $3.3B | $1.8B |
| Revenue | $2.5B | $3.4B |
| Free cash flow | $84.8M | −$25.5M |
| Net income | $41.8M | $113M |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | 13.9% | 11.5% |
| 5-year growth | 9.5% | 23.5% |
| Share count change | −3.2% | 1.9% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 10.1% | 13.1% |
| Operating margin | 6.3% | 5.6% |
| Net margin | 1.7% | 3.3% |
| FCF margin | 3.4% | −0.8% |
| Return on capital | — | 7.7% |
| Return on equity | 5.6% | 14.3% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | — | $1.1B |
| Net debt / EBITDA | — | 3.4x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $0.0M | $51.3M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | 5.4x | 8.3x |
| Piotroski F-score | — | 7 |
FY16
CENX $1.3B
KALU $1.3B
FY17
CENX $1.6B
KALU $1.4B
FY18
CENX $1.9B
KALU $1.6B
FY19
CENX $1.8B
KALU $1.5B
FY20
CENX $1.6B
KALU $1.2B
FY21
CENX $2.2B
KALU $2.6B
FY22
CENX $2.8B
KALU $3.4B
FY23
CENX $2.2B
KALU $3.1B
FY24
CENX $2.2B
KALU $3.0B
FY25
CENX $2.5B
KALU $3.4B
CENX
KALU
FY16
CENX −17.3%
KALU 13.6%
FY17
CENX 6.1%
KALU 11.1%
FY18
CENX −3.1%
KALU 9.1%
FY19
CENX −3.9%
KALU 8.3%
FY20
CENX −5.0%
KALU 6.9%
FY21
CENX 3.0%
KALU 2.5%
FY22
CENX −5.4%
KALU 0.1%
FY23
CENX 1.3%
KALU 4.0%
FY24
CENX 4.9%
KALU 3.7%
FY25
CENX 6.3%
KALU 5.6%
CENX
KALU
FY16
CENX $16.3M
KALU $89.5M
FY17
CENX $19.7M
KALU $66.0M
FY18
CENX −$152M
KALU $76.1M
FY19
CENX −$41.9M
KALU $172M
FY20
CENX $29.5M
KALU $155M
FY21
CENX −$148M
KALU $21.4M
FY22
CENX −$60.4M
KALU −$206M
FY23
CENX $10.6M
KALU $68.7M
FY24
CENX −$107M
KALU −$13.7M
FY25
CENX $84.8M
KALU −$25.5M
CENX
KALU
FY16
CENX −17.9%
KALU 11.2%
FY17
CENX 9.4%
KALU 7.1%
FY18
CENX −5.0%
KALU 10.7%
FY19
CENX −6.1%
KALU 9.9%
FY20
CENX −9.4%
KALU 6.8%
FY21
CENX 11.1%
KALU 4.6%
FY22
CENX −12.5%
KALU 0.2%
FY23
CENX 2.8%
KALU 6.1%
FY24
CENX —
KALU 4.8%
FY25
CENX —
KALU 7.7%
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