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Century Aluminum Company

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33.70 USD -0.95 -2.74%
As of Oct 30, 2026 Extended hours 33.70 0.00%
Bid
33.68 × 1
Ask
33.70 × 1
33.01 Day range 34.48
26.19 52-week range 68.77
YTD
-13.99%
1 year
+13.70%
Open
33.56
Prev close
34.65
Mkt cap
3.34B
Vol
1.10M
Avg vol
2.04M
EPS
5.79
P/E
5.82
Div yield
0.00%
More statistics
Low
33.01
High
34.48
Forward P/E
2.92
Beta
2.08
Short ratio
4.91
Inst. own
77.77%
Dividend
0.00
Ex-div date
Sep 17, 2002
Earnings
Nov 5, 2026
50-d avg
39.24
200-d avg
49.98
1y target
60.20

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Financial health

Altman Z-Score

3.01 Safe zone

Bankruptcy-risk model: below 1.81 distress, above 2.99 safe.

Piotroski F-Score

5 / 9 Average

Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, leverage and efficiency.

FMP rating

B+3 / 5 overall

  • DCF 1
  • Return on Equity 5
  • Return on Assets 5
  • Debt / Equity 2
  • P/E 3
  • P/B 2

Valuation

P/E 93.3×
FY 2016: -3.0×FY 2017: 38.5×FY 2018: -9.6×FY 2019: -8.6×FY 2020: -8.0×FY 2021: -9.0×FY 2022: -54.5×FY 2023: -25.8×FY 2024: 5.3×FY 2025: 93.3×
FY 2016 5y median -9.0× FY 2025
P/S 1.5×
FY 2016: 0.6×FY 2017: 1.1×FY 2018: 0.3×FY 2019: 0.4×FY 2020: 0.6×FY 2021: 0.7×FY 2022: 0.3×FY 2023: 0.5×FY 2024: 0.8×FY 2025: 1.5×
FY 2016 5y median 0.7× FY 2025
P/B 4.5×
FY 2016: 1.0×FY 2017: 2.1×FY 2018: 0.8×FY 2019: 1.0×FY 2020: 1.8×FY 2021: 3.5×FY 2022: 1.9×FY 2023: 3.2×FY 2024: 2.4×FY 2025: 4.5×
FY 2016 5y median 3.2× FY 2025
P/FCF 43.5×
FY 2016: 45.9×FY 2017: 107×FY 2018: -4.2×FY 2019: -15.9×FY 2020: 33.5×FY 2021: -10.1×FY 2022: -12.4×FY 2023: 106×FY 2024: -15.8×FY 2025: 43.5×
FY 2016 5y median -10.1× FY 2025
EV/EBITDA 28.9×
FY 2016: -6.0×FY 2017: 10.7×FY 2018: 21.0×FY 2019: 40.9×FY 2020: -106×FY 2021: -22.9×FY 2022: 9.1×FY 2023: 34.7×FY 2024: 4.9×FY 2025: 28.9×
FY 2016 5y median 9.1× FY 2025
EV/Sales 1.6×
FY 2016: 0.7×FY 2017: 1.1×FY 2018: 0.5×FY 2019: 0.5×FY 2020: 0.8×FY 2021: 0.9×FY 2022: 0.4×FY 2023: 0.7×FY 2024: 1.0×FY 2025: 1.6×
FY 2016 5y median 0.9× FY 2025
FCF Yield 2.3%
FY 2016: 2.2%FY 2017: 0.9%FY 2018: -23.8%FY 2019: -6.3%FY 2020: 3.0%FY 2021: -9.9%FY 2022: -8.1%FY 2023: 0.9%FY 2024: -6.3%FY 2025: 2.3%
FY 2016 5y median -6.3% FY 2025

Profitability

Gross Margin 10.1%
FY 2016: -0.8%FY 2017: 8.1%FY 2018: -1.2%FY 2019: -1.3%FY 2020: -2.3%FY 2021: 5.6%FY 2022: 1.7%FY 2023: 4.2%FY 2024: 8.3%FY 2025: 10.1%
FY 2016 5y median 5.6% FY 2025
Operating Margin 6.3%
FY 2016: -17.8%FY 2017: 5.9%FY 2018: -3.1%FY 2019: -3.9%FY 2020: -5.0%FY 2021: 3.0%FY 2022: -5.4%FY 2023: 1.5%FY 2024: 5.5%FY 2025: 6.3%
FY 2016 5y median 3.0% FY 2025
Net Margin 1.7%
FY 2016: -19.1%FY 2017: 3.1%FY 2018: -3.5%FY 2019: -4.4%FY 2020: -7.7%FY 2021: -7.6%FY 2022: -0.5%FY 2023: -2.0%FY 2024: 15.2%FY 2025: 1.7%
FY 2016 5y median -0.5% FY 2025
ROE 5.1%
FY 2016: -33.4%FY 2017: 5.9%FY 2018: -8.7%FY 2019: -12.0%FY 2020: -22.6%FY 2021: -39.7%FY 2022: -3.5%FY 2023: -12.1%FY 2024: 48.5%FY 2025: 5.1%
FY 2016 5y median -3.5% FY 2025
ROIC 8.7%
FY 2016: -17.1%FY 2017: 5.8%FY 2018: -4.4%FY 2019: -5.1%FY 2020: -6.6%FY 2021: 4.9%FY 2022: 5.3%FY 2023: 2.2%FY 2024: 7.8%FY 2025: 8.7%
FY 2016 5y median 5.3% FY 2025
ROA 1.8%
FY 2016: -16.4%FY 2017: 3.1%FY 2018: -4.3%FY 2019: -5.4%FY 2020: -8.8%FY 2021: -10.6%FY 2022: -1.0%FY 2023: -2.3%FY 2024: 17.4%FY 2025: 1.8%
FY 2016 5y median -1.0% FY 2025

Growth (YoY)

Revenue 13.9%
FY 2016: -32.3%FY 2017: 20.5%FY 2018: 19.1%FY 2019: -3.0%FY 2020: -12.6%FY 2021: 37.8%FY 2022: 25.5%FY 2023: -21.3%FY 2024: 1.6%FY 2025: 13.9%
FY 2016 FY 2025
Operating Income 30.2%
FY 2016: -499.2%FY 2017: 140.1%FY 2018: -162.9%FY 2019: -22.7%FY 2020: -11.2%FY 2021: 182.0%FY 2022: -327.6%FY 2023: 121.2%FY 2024: 281.8%FY 2025: 30.2%
FY 2016 FY 2025
EPS (diluted) -87.2%
FY 2016: -427.3%FY 2017: 117.6%FY 2018: -249.0%FY 2019: -14.5%FY 2020: -58.6%FY 2021: -34.1%FY 2022: 91.9%FY 2023: -213.3%FY 2024: 800.0%FY 2025: -87.2%
FY 2016 FY 2025
Free Cash Flow 179.3%
FY 2016: 171.1%FY 2017: -1.6%FY 2018: -1052.4%FY 2019: 72.5%FY 2020: 170.4%FY 2021: -600.7%FY 2022: 59.1%FY 2023: 117.5%FY 2024: -1108.5%FY 2025: 179.3%
FY 2016 FY 2025

Financial Health

Current Ratio 2.0×
FY 2016: 2.5×FY 2017: 2.9×FY 2018: 2.3×FY 2019: 2.1×FY 2020: 1.9×FY 2021: 1.1×FY 2022: 1.7×FY 2023: 1.0×FY 2024: 1.7×FY 2025: 2.0×
FY 2016 5y median 1.7× FY 2025
Quick Ratio 1.0×
FY 2016: 1.2×FY 2017: 1.2×FY 2018: 0.7×FY 2019: 0.7×FY 2020: 0.7×FY 2021: 0.4×FY 2022: 0.7×FY 2023: 0.4×FY 2024: 0.6×FY 2025: 1.0×
FY 2016 5y median 0.6× FY 2025
Debt / Equity 0.7×
FY 2016: 0.3×FY 2017: 0.3×FY 2018: 0.4×FY 2019: 0.5×FY 2020: 0.6×FY 2021: 1.1×FY 2022: 1.4×FY 2023: 1.3×FY 2024: 0.7×FY 2025: 0.7×
FY 2016 5y median 1.1× FY 2025
Net Debt / EBITDA 2.9×
FY 2016: -0.9×FY 2017: 0.5×FY 2018: 5.7×FY 2019: 11.6×FY 2020: -22.1×FY 2021: -5.3×FY 2022: 3.6×FY 2023: 8.9×FY 2024: 1.1×FY 2025: 2.9×
FY 2016 5y median 2.9× FY 2025
Interest Coverage 3.3×
FY 2016: -10.5×FY 2017: 4.2×FY 2018: -2.6×FY 2019: -2.9×FY 2020: -2.5×FY 2021: 2.2×FY 2022: -5.1×FY 2023: 0.9×FY 2024: 2.8×FY 2025: 3.3×
FY 2016 5y median 2.2× FY 2025

Dividends

Dividend Yield 0.0%
FY 2016: 0.0%FY 2017: 0.0%FY 2018: 0.0%FY 2019: 0.0%FY 2020: 0.0%FY 2021: 0.0%FY 2022: 0.0%FY 2023: 0.0%FY 2024: 0.0%FY 2025: 0.0%
FY 2016 5y median 0.0% FY 2025
Payout Ratio 0.0%
FY 2016: 0.0%FY 2017: 0.0%FY 2018: 0.0%FY 2019: 0.0%FY 2020: 0.0%FY 2021: 0.0%FY 2022: 0.0%FY 2023: 0.0%FY 2024: 0.0%FY 2025: 0.0%
FY 2016 5y median 0.0% FY 2025

Annual · latest fiscal year ends 2025-12-31