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CENX

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

7.68

Fwd P/E

4.64

Beta

1.99

Div Yield

0.00%

Avg Vol

2.0M

Shares Out

99.0M

Mkt Cap

$4.6B

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

Earnings track record

Recent earnings results

AI-summarized recap of last quarter, plus the surprise on every print.

Next: Nov 5, 2026

Q3 26 RECAP

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 beat +5.6%
Revenue miss

EPS surprise · last 4Q

1 of 1 beats

Estimate

Actual

Q3 26

+5.6%

Revenue trend · last 8Q

+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

3

100%

Hold

0%

Sell

0%

Median Price Target

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.