Century Aluminum Company
CENX
NASDAQ·Basic Materials·Aluminum·Mkt cap $4.6B
$46.78
▼ -1.55%
P/E
7.68
Mkt Cap
$4.6B
52-Wk Range
$21.48–$70.43
52-Week Range
$21.48 - $70.43
P/E
Fwd P/E
Beta
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Avg Vol
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Price action
Price chart
Up 115.3% over the trailing year
Total returns
Price performance
Total return across standard periods - splits & dividends adjusted by FMP. Periods longer than 1Y show annualized in the tooltip.
Why we rate it this way
The thesis at a glance
Bull and bear case · plain-English context across the five lenses we evaluate.
Bull Case
4 reasons
- Vertically integrated operations including carbon anode production reducing input costs
- Access to low-cost hydroelectric power in Iceland providing energy cost advantage
- Domestic U.S. production capacity supporting supply chain security and customer proximity
- Established market position serving aerospace, automotive, and packaging industries
Bear Case
1 risk
- Above-average volatility (beta 2.0).
Growth
Moderate growth ahead
Rising aluminum demand from electric vehicle lightweighting and battery enclosures
Value
Deep value opportunity - significant discount to Steel & Aluminum peers
Momentum
Falling
-26.1% over 3m
Quality
Thin
Excellent business quality
Dividend
None
No dividend
Smart-money signal
Who's buying CENX right now
Insider Form 4s, 13F institutional filings, and Congressional disclosures - at a glance.
Earnings track record
Recent earnings results
AI-summarized recap of last quarter, plus the surprise on every print.
Next: Nov 5, 2026
AUG 6, 2026
Reported EPS of $2.46 vs $2.33 consensus (+5.6% surprise). Revenue of $752.1M vs $817.1M expected (-8.0%).
EPS surprise · last 4Q
1 of 1 beats
Estimate
Actual
Q3 26
+5.6%
Revenue trend · last 8Q
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+23%
+29%
+12%
+17%
+0%
+2%
+20%
Q3 24
Q4 24
Q1 25
Q2 25
Q3 25
Q4 25
Q1 26
Q2 26
$539.1M
$630.9M
$633.9M
$628.1M
$632.2M
$633.7M
$649.2M
$752.1M
Margins · last 8Q
Gross
30.3%
Operating
28.1%
Profit
33.1%
Wall Street consensus
3 analysts · 100% Buy
Live ratings and price targets aggregated across covering analysts.
Buy
100%
Hold
0%
Sell
0%
Median Price Target
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Latest: UBS · Aug 10, 2026
vs Industry
How CENX stacks vs Aluminum
Stock metrics vs industry averages. Green = better than industry.
Industry comparison data unavailable for this stock.
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