Century Aluminum vs Kaiser Aluminum
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KIRA’s take AI analyst
I put Century Aluminum and Kaiser Aluminum side by side, using each one’s latest annual report. Here is what stands out:
- 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%).
- Century Aluminum turned more of its sales into free cash flow (3.4% FCF margin, against −0.8%).
- Investors pay more for each dollar of Kaiser Aluminum’s earnings: a P/E of 8.2x 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
4/8
Revenue growthOperating marginFCF marginShare count change
Kaiser Aluminum
KALU
4/8
5-year growthGross marginNet marginReturn on equity
Side by side
Best in the row
| 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 | 5.5x | 8.2x |
| Piotroski F-score | — | 7 |
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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.