Price as of close on Nov 3, 2026 · Financials updated Oct 6, 2026
Basics
Sector
Basic Materials
Industry
Aluminum
Country
United States
Market cap
3.3B USD
Enterprise value
3.6B USD
Full-time employees
2,906
Overall health
Strength:growing faster than most peersgrowing faster than peers
Strength:its shares are priced lower than most peers relative to what it earnspriced lower than peers for its earnings
Drawback:higher risk than most peers: its share price swings more than most peers’ (beta 2.08 vs a peer median of 0.69)higher risk: bigger price swings (beta 2.08 vs peers 0.69)
Ranks #105 of 1,217 basic materials companies (top 9%)
Profit isn't fully turning into cash. Free cash flow is only 25% of reported profit.
Free cash flow is only 25% of reported profit. That usually means heavy spending on facilities and equipment, or cash tied up in inventory and unpaid bills. Worth checking whether it's a phase of investment or a lasting pattern.
Operating margin at a 6-year high.6.3% in 2025, the best of the last 6 years.
Century Aluminum kept 6.3% of revenue as operating profit in 2025, its highest in the 6 years of filings we have.
Wide margins.Operating margin 26% (12 months to Jun 2026) vs a peer median of 7.6%.Operating margin 26% vs peers 7.6%.
Century Aluminum keeps 26% of revenue as operating profit, more than 89% of peers (median 7.6%).
More volatile share price. Beta 2.08: tends to move more than the market.
Century Aluminum's shares have swung more with the market than most peers' (beta 2.08, above the market's 1.0).
StockQuotient Score
76/ 100▼ 1 since Oct 27 closeOct 5 77 → Nov 4 76 (-1)
Since last quarter: No major changeValuation also moves with the share price every day.
Why it changed since the Oct 27, 2026 close: Score 92 → 91
Peer companies moved-1
Each step re-scores the company against its peers as they were on Oct 28, 2026; the parts add up to the change. Price effects on EBITDA yield are approximate.
Why it changed since the Oct 27, 2026 close: Safety percentile 26 → 27
Peer companies moved+1
Each step re-scores the company against its peers as they were on Oct 28, 2026; the parts add up to the change. Price effects on EBITDA yield are approximate.
Valuation, growth and profitability scores: higher is better. Risk: 0 is lower, 2 is higher. Risk is a relative proxy, not a bankruptcy probability. Scores depend on available sector peers.
Questions investors ask about Century Aluminum
Is Century Aluminum getting weaker?
Its latest SEC filing (Aug 6, 2026) got stronger: operating margin rose 6.4 points to 25.6%. Its overall score is 76/100, down 1 since Oct 28, 2026.
How is Century Aluminum valued vs its peers?
Priced lower than most peers relative to what it earns. Valuation scores 91/100 against 1,371 basic materials peers.Earnings yield 18.2% vs a peer median of 3.6% (stronger than 95% of peers).Earnings yield 18.2% vs peers 3.6% (stronger than 95% of peers).
Is Century Aluminum growing?
Yes, faster than most of its peers. Growth scores 93/100 against 1,371 basic materials peers.Earnings per share growth 468.5% vs a peer median of 9.4% (stronger than 95% of peers).Earnings per share growth 468.5% vs peers 9.4% (stronger than 95% of peers).
How profitable is Century Aluminum?
More profitable than most of its peers. Profitability scores 95/100 against 1,371 basic materials peers.Return on assets 20.9% vs a peer median of 2.5% (stronger than 95% of peers).Return on assets 20.9% vs peers 2.5% (stronger than 95% of peers).
How risky is Century Aluminum?
Higher risk relative to 1,371 basic materials peers, judged on debt, liquidity and share-price swings.Current ratio 2.75× vs a peer median of 1.76× (stronger than 75% of peers).Current ratio 2.75× vs peers 1.76× (stronger than 75% of peers).Beta 2.08 vs a peer median of 0.69 (weaker than 100% of peers).Beta 2.08 vs peers 0.69 (weaker than 100% of peers). A relative measure, not a bankruptcy probability.
Latest filing: what changed
Quarter ended Jun 30, 2026 · filed Aug 6, 2026 · compared with the quarter ended Mar 31, 2026
Got stronger
Operating margin rose 6.4 points to 25.6%
Previous quarter
Latest quarter
Change
Revenue (12 months)
2.5B USD
2.7B USD
+4.9%
Net income (12 months)
347.8M USD
601.7M USD
+73.0%
Operating margin
19.2%
25.6%
+6.4 pts
Free cash flow (12 months)
27.3M USD
151.2M USD
+453.8%
Debt
545.9M USD
480.0M USD
−12.1%
Cash
244.1M USD
343.4M USD
+40.7%
Shares outstanding
99.0M
99.0M
+0.0%
From the company’s own SEC filings, as filed. Twelve-month figures roll forward one quarter at a time.
Industry valuation context
Sector: Basic Materials · 121 companies
Valuations in Basic Materials are near the top of their range since 2016.
84% of months since 2016 were valued lower than now.
43% of companies are in the most expensive fifth of their own price-to-sales history.
Over 24 months, company values +23% and earnings +13% (medians): prices and earnings moved broadly together.
Median price-to-sales is −9% vs the whole market, against a usual −27%.
2016Shaded: most expensive fifth of its range2026
Century Aluminum looks cheaper than most of its peers on our valuation measures, while the Basic Materials sector as a whole is valued high by its own standards since 2016. Both can be true at once.
Shown for Basic Materials: too few Aluminum companies have a long enough history of their own.
This is a cyclical group: after a downturn, trailing earnings and sales fall faster than prices, which can make valuations look high near a cycle's low.
Describes valuations since 2016; it does not predict prices. US companies worth $1B+, from SEC filings and month-end prices, as of Aug 2026. Today's companies and industry labels are used throughout. Measured on earnings, EBITDA, sales and free cash flow yields. How this works
Financials
Fiscal years from SEC annual filings · change vs the prior year
Key ratios
FY 2021
FY 2022
FY 2023
FY 2024
FY 2025
Change
Gross margin
5.6%
1.7%
4.0%
7.7%
10.1%
▲ 2.4 pts
Operating margin
3.0%
-5.4%
1.3%
4.9%
6.3%
▲ 1.4 pts
Net margin
-7.6%
-0.5%
-2.0%
15.2%
1.7%
▼ 14 pts
Return on assets (ROA)
-10.6%
-1.0%
-2.1%
15.9%
1.8%
▼ 14 pts
Return on equity (ROE)
-39.7%
-3.5%
-12.1%
48.5%
5.2%
▼ 43 pts
Free cash flow margin
-6.7%
-2.2%
0.5%
-4.8%
3.4%
▲ 8.2 pts
Current ratio
1.13×
1.65×
1.00×
1.74×
1.97×
▲ 14%
Quick ratio
0.35×
0.68×
0.38×
0.58×
0.98×
▲ 68%
Debt to equity
1.07×
1.32×
1.35×
0.76×
0.68×
▼ 11%
Interest coverage
2.29×
-5.13×
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