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CENTURY ALUMINUM CO CENX

Nasdaq · stock · Primary Production of Aluminum · website · IPO 1996-03-28 · LEI

CENTURY ALUMINUM CO statistics & valuation

Market cap$4.6B
P / E109.7×
P / S1.8×
P / B4.9×
P / FCF54.1×
Net margin1.7%
Return on equity4.5%
FCF margin3.4%
Return on capital9.1%
Graham number -80.4%$9.42

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($9.42); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
-19.10% 3.10% -3.50% -4.40% -7.70% -7.60% -0.50% -2.00% 15.20% 1.70% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
-0.50% 8.30% -1.20% -1.30% -2.30% 5.60% 1.70% 4.00% 7.70% 10.10% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
-17.30% 6.10% -3.10% -3.90% -5.00% 3.00% -5.40% 1.30% 4.90% 6.30% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
-33.40% 5.90% -8.70% -12.00% -22.60% -39.70% -3.50% -8.60% 41.80% 4.50% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
87.3M 88.0M 88.1M 89.2M 90.1M 91.2M 92.3M 92.7M 98.4M 99.0M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
$327.3M $342.1M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
-16.40% 3.10% -4.30% -5.40% -8.80% -10.60% -1.00% -2.10% 15.90% 1.80% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
1.20% 1.20% -8.00% -2.30% 1.80% -6.70% -2.20% 0.50% -4.80% 3.40% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
0.96× 0.86× 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
-$2.90 $0.51 -$0.76 -$0.91 -$1.38 -$1.85 -$0.15 -$0.47 $3.27 $0.42 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

CENTURY ALUMINUM CO trades at about 114.7× earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 5.6×–107.9×, median 43.6×).

5.6× 114.7×

Shaded band = 10-year range (5.6×–107.9×); dot = today's 114.7×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Gross margin10.1%7.7%4.0%1.7%5.6%-2.3%-1.3%-1.2%8.3%-0.5%
Operating margin6.3%4.9%1.3%-5.4%3.0%-5.0%-3.9%-3.1%6.1%-17.3%
Net margin1.7%15.2%-2.0%-0.5%-7.6%-7.7%-4.4%-3.5%3.1%-19.1%
FCF margin3.4%-4.8%0.5%-2.2%-6.7%1.8%-2.3%-8.0%1.2%1.2%
Return on assets1.8%15.9%-2.1%-1.0%-10.6%-8.8%-5.4%-4.3%3.1%-16.4%
Return on equity4.5%41.8%-8.6%-3.5%-39.7%-22.6%-12.0%-8.7%5.9%-33.4%
Debt / equity——0.86×0.96×——————
Current ratio1.971.741.001.651.131.902.092.262.912.46

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.