CENTURY ALUMINUM COMPANY (CENX) Stock Fundamental Analysis

NASDAQ:CENX • US1564311082

52.64 USD
+0.14 (+0.27%)
At close: Feb 20, 2026
52.9 USD
+0.26 (+0.49%)
After Hours: 2/20/2026, 8:21:58 PM
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Fundamental Rating

4

Overall CENX gets a fundamental rating of 4 out of 10. We evaluated CENX against 156 industry peers in the Metals & Mining industry. CENX has a medium profitability rating, but doesn't score so well on its financial health evaluation. CENX has a decent growth rate and is not valued too expensively.


Dividend Valuation Growth Profitability Health

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

  • In the past year CENX was profitable.
  • CENX had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
  • In the past 5 years CENX reported 4 times negative net income.
  • The reported operating cash flow has been mixed in the past 5 years: CENX reported negative operating cash flow in multiple years.
CENX Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFCENX Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFYearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 100M -100M 200M -200M 300M

1.2 Ratios

  • The Return On Assets of CENX (3.78%) is better than 71.15% of its industry peers.
  • CENX has a better Return On Equity (10.88%) than 76.92% of its industry peers.
  • Looking at the Return On Invested Capital, with a value of 8.91%, CENX is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 74.36% of the companies in the same industry.
  • Measured over the past 3 years, the Average Return On Invested Capital for CENX is significantly below the industry average of 10.67%.
  • The 3 year average ROIC (3.18%) for CENX is below the current ROIC(8.91%), indicating increased profibility in the last year.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA 3.78%
ROE 10.88%
ROIC 8.91%
ROA(3y)4.38%
ROA(5y)-1.26%
ROE(3y)10.09%
ROE(5y)-6.4%
ROIC(3y)3.18%
ROIC(5y)N/A
CENX Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICCENX Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 20 -20 40

1.3 Margins

  • CENX has a Profit Margin of 3.20%. This is in the better half of the industry: CENX outperforms 62.82% of its industry peers.
  • The Operating Margin of CENX (6.89%) is comparable to the rest of the industry.
  • In the last couple of years the Operating Margin of CENX has grown nicely.
  • CENX's Gross Margin of 9.52% is in line compared to the rest of the industry. CENX outperforms 40.38% of its industry peers.
  • In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of CENX has grown nicely.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM 6.89%
PM (TTM) 3.2%
GM 9.52%
OM growth 3Y20%
OM growth 5YN/A
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y12.87%
GM growth 5YN/A
CENX Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsCENX Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 10 -10

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2. Health

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.
  • There is no outstanding debt for CENX. This means it has a Debt/Equity and Debt/FCF ratio of 0 and it is amongst the best of the sector and industry.
CENX Yearly Shares OutstandingCENX Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 20M 40M 60M 80M
CENX Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsCENX Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 500M 1B 1.5B

2.2 Solvency

  • An Altman-Z score of 2.74 indicates that CENX is not a great score, but indicates only limited risk for bankruptcy at the moment.
  • CENX's Altman-Z score of 2.74 is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. CENX is outperformed by 60.90% of its industry peers.
  • CENX has a Debt/Equity ratio of 0.66. This is a neutral value indicating CENX is somewhat dependend on debt financing.
  • The Debt to Equity ratio of CENX (0.66) is worse than 80.13% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0.66
Debt/FCF N/A
Altman-Z 2.74
ROIC/WACC0.81
WACC11.06%
CENX Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFCENX Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 200M 400M 600M 800M

2.3 Liquidity

  • CENX has a Current Ratio of 1.71. This is a normal value and indicates that CENX is financially healthy and should not expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
  • CENX's Current ratio of 1.71 is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. CENX is outperformed by 64.74% of its industry peers.
  • CENX has a Quick Ratio of 1.71. 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 (0.79) than 78.85% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 1.71
Quick Ratio 0.79
CENX Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesCENX Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 200M 400M 600M 800M

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

  • The Earnings Per Share has grown by an nice 12.73% over the past year.
  • The Earnings Per Share has been growing by 72.88% on average over the past years. This is a very strong growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)12.73%
EPS 3Y72.88%
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%-95.92%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)N/A
Revenue growth 3YN/A
Revenue growth 5YN/A
Sales Q2Q%0.43%

3.2 Future

  • Based on estimates for the next years, CENX will show a very strong growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS will grow by 87.56% on average per year.
  • Based on estimates for the next years, CENX will show a quite strong growth in Revenue. The Revenue will grow by 9.95% on average per year.
EPS Next Y291.14%
EPS Next 2Y87.56%
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

  • When comparing the EPS growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is accelerating.
CENX Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesCENX Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 1B 2B 3B
CENX Yearly EPS VS EstimatesCENX Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 0 2 4

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

  • CENX is valuated quite expensively with a Price/Earnings ratio of 42.45.
  • 63.46% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than CENX, based on the Price/Earnings ratio.
  • The average S&P500 Price/Earnings ratio is at 26.99. CENX is valued rather expensively when compared to this.
  • Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 10.85, the valuation of CENX can be described as reasonable.
  • Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of CENX indicates a rather cheap valuation: CENX is cheaper than 84.62% of the companies listed in the same industry.
  • When comparing the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of CENX to the average of the S&P500 Index (28.02), we can say CENX is valued rather cheaply.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 42.45
Fwd PE 10.85
CENX Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsCENX Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 50 100 150 200

4.2 Price Multiples

  • Based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio, CENX is valued a bit cheaper than the industry average as 60.90% of the companies are valued more expensively.
Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF N/A
EV/EBITDA 21.26
CENX Per share dataCENX EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 0 5 10 15 20 25

4.3 Compensation for Growth

  • The 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 87.56% in the coming years. This may justify a more expensive valuation.
PEG (NY)0.15
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y87.56%
EPS Next 3YN/A

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

  • CENX does not give a dividend.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%

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CENTURY ALUMINUM COMPANY

NASDAQ:CENX (2/20/2026, 8:21:58 PM)

After market: 52.9 +0.26 (+0.49%)

52.64

+0.14 (+0.27%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorMaterials
GICS IndustryGroupMaterials
GICS IndustryMetals & Mining
Earnings (Last)02-19
Earnings (Next)05-05
Inst Owners63.84%
Inst Owner Change21.88%
Ins Owners0.94%
Ins Owner Change-17.83%
Market Cap4.91B
Revenue(TTM)N/A
Net Income(TTM)80.70M
Analysts81.82
Price Target51.89 (-1.42%)
Short Float %14.89%
Short Ratio3.95
Dividend
Industry RankSector 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)-22.76%
Min EPS beat(2)-34.64%
Max EPS beat(2)-10.87%
EPS beat(4)1
Avg EPS beat(4)-18.49%
Min EPS beat(4)-36.41%
Max EPS beat(4)7.95%
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)1
Avg Revenue beat(2)-0.15%
Min Revenue beat(2)-0.99%
Max Revenue beat(2)0.68%
Revenue beat(4)3
Avg Revenue beat(4)6.84%
Min Revenue beat(4)-0.99%
Max Revenue beat(4)20.06%
Revenue beat(8)5
Avg Revenue beat(8)4.94%
Revenue beat(12)8
Avg Revenue beat(12)4.87%
Revenue beat(16)9
Avg Revenue beat(16)2.83%
PT rev (1m)27.97%
PT rev (3m)65.87%
EPS NQ rev (1m)-0.51%
EPS NQ rev (3m)13.45%
EPS NY rev (1m)-0.4%
EPS NY rev (3m)-2.57%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)-0.15%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)4.31%
Revenue NY rev (1m)0.12%
Revenue NY rev (3m)0.08%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 42.45
Fwd PE 10.85
P/S 1.95
P/FCF N/A
P/OCF 122.22
P/B 6.62
P/tB 6.62
EV/EBITDA 21.26
EPS(TTM)1.24
EY2.36%
EPS(NY)4.85
Fwd EY9.21%
FCF(TTM)-0.41
FCFYN/A
OCF(TTM)0.43
OCFY0.82%
SpS27.05
BVpS7.95
TBVpS7.95
PEG (NY)0.15
PEG (5Y)N/A
Graham Number14.89
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA 3.78%
ROE 10.88%
ROCE 11.34%
ROIC 8.91%
ROICexc 9.88%
ROICexgc 9.88%
OM 6.89%
PM (TTM) 3.2%
GM 9.52%
FCFM N/A
ROA(3y)4.38%
ROA(5y)-1.26%
ROE(3y)10.09%
ROE(5y)-6.4%
ROIC(3y)3.18%
ROIC(5y)N/A
ROICexc(3y)3.31%
ROICexc(5y)N/A
ROICexgc(3y)3.31%
ROICexgc(5y)N/A
ROCE(3y)4.05%
ROCE(5y)N/A
ROICexgc growth 3Y6.18%
ROICexgc growth 5YN/A
ROICexc growth 3Y6.18%
ROICexc growth 5YN/A
OM growth 3Y20%
OM growth 5YN/A
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y12.87%
GM growth 5YN/A
F-Score6
Asset Turnover1.18
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0.66
Debt/FCF N/A
Debt/EBITDA 1.93
Cap/Depr 99.36%
Cap/Sales 3.09%
Interest Coverage 3.88
Cash Conversion 15.91%
Profit Quality N/A
Current Ratio 1.71
Quick Ratio 0.79
Altman-Z 2.74
F-Score6
WACC11.06%
ROIC/WACC0.81
Cap/Depr(3y)115.12%
Cap/Depr(5y)92.4%
Cap/Sales(3y)3.72%
Cap/Sales(5y)3.15%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)12.73%
EPS 3Y72.88%
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%-95.92%
EPS Next Y291.14%
EPS Next 2Y87.56%
EPS Next 3YN/A
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)N/A
Revenue growth 3YN/A
Revenue growth 5YN/A
Sales Q2Q%0.43%
Revenue Next Year9.29%
Revenue Next 2Y9.95%
Revenue Next 3YN/A
Revenue Next 5YN/A
EBIT growth 1Y72.38%
EBIT growth 3Y20.15%
EBIT growth 5YN/A
EBIT Next Year245.29%
EBIT Next 3Y75.06%
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y46.24%
FCF growth 3YN/A
FCF growth 5YN/A
OCF growth 1Y384.34%
OCF growth 3YN/A
OCF growth 5YN/A

CENTURY ALUMINUM COMPANY / CENX FAQ

Can you provide the ChartMill fundamental rating for CENTURY ALUMINUM COMPANY?

ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 4 / 10 to CENX.


What is the valuation status for CENX stock?

ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 5 / 10 to CENTURY ALUMINUM COMPANY (CENX). This can be considered as Fairly Valued.


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 42.45 and the Price/Book (PB) ratio is 6.62.