CENTURY ALUMINUM COMPANY (CENX) Fundamental Analysis & Valuation
NASDAQ:CENX • US1564311082
53.43 USD
+0.51 (+0.96%)
At close: Mar 4, 2026
53.46 USD
+0.03 (+0.06%)
After Hours: 3/4/2026, 8:13:34 PM
This CENX fundamental analysis includes valuation metrics, fair value assessment, financial health analysis, profitability trends, growth metrics and dividend sustainability analysis.
Overall CENX gets a fundamental rating of 5 out of 10. We evaluated CENX against 157 industry peers in the Metals & Mining industry. CENX has a medium profitability rating, but doesn't score so well on its financial health evaluation. An interesting combination arises when we look at growth and value: CENX is growing strongly while it also seems undervalued.
1. CENX Profitability Analysis
1.1 Basic Checks
- CENX had positive earnings in the past year.
- CENX had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
- The reported net income has been mixed in the past 5 years: CENX reported negative net income in multiple years.
- In multiple years CENX reported negative operating cash flow during the last 5 years.
1.2 Ratios
- Looking at the Return On Assets, with a value of 1.73%, CENX is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 61.15% of the companies in the same industry.
- Looking at the Return On Equity, with a value of 4.78%, CENX is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 64.33% of the companies in the same industry.
- With a decent Return On Invested Capital value of 7.46%, CENX is doing good in the industry, outperforming 68.15% of the companies in the same industry.
- CENX had an Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years of 5.09%. This is significantly below the industry average of 11.01%.
- The last Return On Invested Capital (7.46%) for CENX is above the 3 year average (5.09%), which is a sign of increasing profitability.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | 1.73% | ||
| ROE | 4.78% | ||
| ROIC | 7.46% |
ROA(3y)4.8%
ROA(5y)0.56%
ROE(3y)12.89%
ROE(5y)-0.91%
ROIC(3y)5.09%
ROIC(5y)4.26%
1.3 Margins
- The Profit Margin of CENX (1.56%) is better than 60.51% of its industry peers.
- CENX has a Operating Margin (6.56%) which is comparable to the rest of the industry.
- In the last couple of years the Operating Margin of CENX has grown nicely.
- Looking at the Gross Margin, with a value of 10.45%, CENX is doing worse than 60.51% of the companies in the same industry.
- CENX's Gross Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| OM | 6.56% | ||
| PM (TTM) | 1.56% | ||
| GM | 10.45% |
OM growth 3Y166.28%
OM growth 5YN/A
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y82.03%
GM growth 5YN/A
2. CENX Health Analysis
2.1 Basic Checks
- CENX has a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC), which is below the Cost of Capital (WACC), which means it is destroying value.
- The number of shares outstanding for CENX has been increased compared to 1 year ago.
- The number of shares outstanding for CENX has been increased compared to 5 years ago.
- CENX has a worse debt/assets ratio than last year.
2.2 Solvency
- CENX has an Altman-Z score of 2.69. This is not the best score and indicates that CENX is in the grey zone with still only limited risk for bankruptcy at the moment.
- CENX has a Altman-Z score of 2.69. This is comparable to the rest of the industry: CENX outperforms 40.13% of its industry peers.
- The Debt to FCF ratio of CENX is 6.80, which is on the high side as it means it would take CENX, 6.80 years of fcf income to pay off all of its debts.
- The Debt to FCF ratio of CENX (6.80) is better than 68.15% of its industry peers.
- A Debt/Equity ratio of 0.58 indicates that CENX is somewhat dependend on debt financing.
- With a Debt to Equity ratio value of 0.58, CENX is not doing good in the industry: 75.16% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 0.58 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 6.8 | ||
| Altman-Z | 2.69 |
ROIC/WACC0.71
WACC10.55%
2.3 Liquidity
- A Current Ratio of 1.97 indicates that CENX should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.
- Looking at the Current ratio, with a value of 1.97, CENX is doing worse than 60.51% of the companies in the same industry.
- CENX has a Quick Ratio of 1.97. This is a bad value and indicates that CENX is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
- CENX has a worse Quick ratio (0.98) than 71.97% of its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 1.97 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 0.98 |
3. CENX Growth Analysis
3.1 Past
- CENX shows a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year, the EPS has been growing by 124.55%, which is quite impressive.
- Measured over the past years, CENX shows a very strong growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS has been growing by 117.52% on average per year.
- The Revenue has grown by 13.85% in the past year. This is quite good.
- Measured over the past years, CENX shows a quite strong growth in Revenue. The Revenue has been growing by 9.51% on average per year.
EPS 1Y (TTM)124.55%
EPS 3Y117.52%
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%155.1%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)13.85%
Revenue growth 3Y-3.09%
Revenue growth 5Y9.51%
Sales Q2Q%0.43%
3.2 Future
- CENX is expected to show a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the coming years, the EPS will grow by 32.89% yearly.
- The Revenue is expected to grow by 9.95% on average over the next years. This is quite good.
EPS Next Y96.36%
EPS Next 2Y32.89%
EPS Next 3YN/A
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next Year9.29%
Revenue Next 2Y9.95%
Revenue Next 3YN/A
Revenue Next 5YN/A
3.3 Evolution
- Although the future EPS growth is still strong, it is not able to hold up the even more excellent growth rate of the past years.
- When comparing the Revenue growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is stable.
4. CENX Valuation Analysis
4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio
- CENX is valuated rather expensively with a Price/Earnings ratio of 21.63.
- Based on the Price/Earnings ratio, CENX is valued cheaply inside the industry as 81.53% of the companies are valued more expensively.
- CENX is valuated at similar levels of the S&P average when we compare the Price/Earnings ratio to 27.03, which is the current average of the S&P500 Index.
- A Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 11.02 indicates a reasonable valuation of CENX.
- Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of CENX indicates a rather cheap valuation: CENX is cheaper than 82.17% of the companies listed in the same industry.
- The average S&P500 Price/Forward Earnings ratio is at 25.11. CENX is valued rather cheaply when compared to this.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 21.63 | ||
| Fwd PE | 11.02 |
4.2 Price Multiples
- Based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio, CENX is valued a bit cheaper than the industry average as 60.51% of the companies are valued more expensively.
- CENX's Price/Free Cash Flow ratio is a bit cheaper when compared to the industry. CENX is cheaper than 70.06% of the companies in the same industry.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| P/FCF | 58.81 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 21.08 |
4.3 Compensation for Growth
- CENX's low PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates a rather cheap valuation of the company.
- CENX's earnings are expected to grow with 32.89% in the coming years. This may justify a more expensive valuation.
PEG (NY)0.22
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y32.89%
EPS Next 3YN/A
5. CENX Dividend Analysis
5.1 Amount
- No dividends for CENX!.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 0% |
CENX Fundamentals: All Metrics, Ratios and Statistics
53.43
+0.51 (+0.96%)
Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorMaterials
GICS IndustryGroupMaterials
GICS IndustryMetals & Mining
Earnings (Last)02-19 2026-02-19/amc
Earnings (Next)05-05 2026-05-05/bmo
Inst Owners63.84%
Inst Owner Change21.91%
Ins Owners0.94%
Ins Owner Change-18.09%
Market Cap4.99B
Revenue(TTM)2.53B
Net Income(TTM)39.50M
Analysts81.82
Price Target63.31 (18.49%)
Short Float %14.26%
Short Ratio3.53
Dividend
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 0% |
Yearly DividendN/A
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
DPN/A
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)0
Avg EPS beat(2)-19.94%
Min EPS beat(2)-34.64%
Max EPS beat(2)-5.25%
EPS beat(4)0
Avg EPS beat(4)-21.79%
Min EPS beat(4)-36.41%
Max EPS beat(4)-5.25%
EPS beat(8)N/A
Avg EPS beat(8)N/A
EPS beat(12)N/A
Avg EPS beat(12)N/A
EPS beat(16)N/A
Avg EPS beat(16)N/A
Revenue beat(2)0
Avg Revenue beat(2)-2.34%
Min Revenue beat(2)-3.69%
Max Revenue beat(2)-0.99%
Revenue beat(4)2
Avg Revenue beat(4)0.9%
Min Revenue beat(4)-3.69%
Max Revenue beat(4)7.6%
Revenue beat(8)4
Avg Revenue beat(8)3.82%
Revenue beat(12)8
Avg Revenue beat(12)4.87%
Revenue beat(16)9
Avg Revenue beat(16)3.03%
PT rev (1m)56.15%
PT rev (3m)72.41%
EPS NQ rev (1m)17.69%
EPS NQ rev (3m)64.69%
EPS NY rev (1m)-13.39%
EPS NY rev (3m)19.77%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)-6.9%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)-7.13%
Revenue NY rev (1m)2.98%
Revenue NY rev (3m)0.32%
Valuation
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 21.63 | ||
| Fwd PE | 11.02 | ||
| P/S | 1.97 | ||
| P/FCF | 58.81 | ||
| P/OCF | 27.16 | ||
| P/B | 6.04 | ||
| P/tB | 6.04 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 21.08 |
EPS(TTM)2.47
EY4.62%
EPS(NY)4.85
Fwd EY9.08%
FCF(TTM)0.91
FCFY1.7%
OCF(TTM)1.97
OCFY3.68%
SpS27.08
BVpS8.85
TBVpS8.85
PEG (NY)0.22
PEG (5Y)N/A
Graham Number22.17
Profitability
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | 1.73% | ||
| ROE | 4.78% | ||
| ROCE | 9.44% | ||
| ROIC | 7.46% | ||
| ROICexc | 8.07% | ||
| ROICexgc | 8.07% | ||
| OM | 6.56% | ||
| PM (TTM) | 1.56% | ||
| GM | 10.45% | ||
| FCFM | 3.35% |
ROA(3y)4.8%
ROA(5y)0.56%
ROE(3y)12.89%
ROE(5y)-0.91%
ROIC(3y)5.09%
ROIC(5y)4.26%
ROICexc(3y)5.39%
ROICexc(5y)4.48%
ROICexgc(3y)5.39%
ROICexgc(5y)4.48%
ROCE(3y)6.46%
ROCE(5y)5.42%
ROICexgc growth 3Y120.69%
ROICexgc growth 5YN/A
ROICexc growth 3Y120.69%
ROICexc growth 5YN/A
OM growth 3Y166.28%
OM growth 5YN/A
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y82.03%
GM growth 5YN/A
F-Score7
Asset Turnover1.11
Health
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 0.58 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 6.8 | ||
| Debt/EBITDA | 1.86 | ||
| Cap/Depr | 107.63% | ||
| Cap/Sales | 3.91% | ||
| Interest Coverage | 250 | ||
| Cash Conversion | 71.27% | ||
| Profit Quality | 214.68% | ||
| Current Ratio | 1.97 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 0.98 | ||
| Altman-Z | 2.69 |
F-Score7
WACC10.55%
ROIC/WACC0.71
Cap/Depr(3y)111.8%
Cap/Depr(5y)110.69%
Cap/Sales(3y)3.99%
Cap/Sales(5y)3.76%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)124.55%
EPS 3Y117.52%
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%155.1%
EPS Next Y96.36%
EPS Next 2Y32.89%
EPS Next 3YN/A
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)13.85%
Revenue growth 3Y-3.09%
Revenue growth 5Y9.51%
Sales Q2Q%0.43%
Revenue Next Year9.29%
Revenue Next 2Y9.95%
Revenue Next 3YN/A
Revenue Next 5YN/A
EBIT growth 1Y36.69%
EBIT growth 3Y158.06%
EBIT growth 5YN/A
EBIT Next Year222.52%
EBIT Next 3YN/A
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y179.33%
FCF growth 3YN/A
FCF growth 5Y23.51%
OCF growth 1Y846.34%
OCF growth 3Y92.1%
OCF growth 5Y33.75%
CENTURY ALUMINUM COMPANY / CENX FAQ
Can you provide the ChartMill fundamental rating for CENTURY ALUMINUM COMPANY?
ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 5 / 10 to CENX.
What is the valuation status for CENX stock?
ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 7 / 10 to CENTURY ALUMINUM COMPANY (CENX). This can be considered as Undervalued.
What is the profitability of CENX stock?
CENTURY ALUMINUM COMPANY (CENX) has a profitability rating of 5 / 10.
Can you provide the PE and PB ratios for CENX stock?
The Price/Earnings (PE) ratio for CENTURY ALUMINUM COMPANY (CENX) is 21.63 and the Price/Book (PB) ratio is 6.04.