# Century Aluminum Company (CENX) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NASDAQ, United States. Sector: Basic Materials / Metals & Mining. Price $46.77, market value $4.6 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 8.1×** (5-yr avg 49.4×, 3-yr avg 49.4×). Century Aluminum Company trades at 8.1× trailing earnings, well below its own five-year average of 49.4×: cheap by its own standards. The Basic Materials median in the September 2026 study was 19.0×. Forward P/E is 3.9×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **Price / sales: 1.7×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 1.7×.
- **Price / book: 3.3×**. The shares trade at 3.3× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **EV / EBITDA: 6.5×**. Enterprise value is 6.5× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed; below 8× is inexpensive for most sectors.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 3.3%** (5-yr avg -4.1%). Free cash flow equals 3.3% of the market value, above its five-year average of -4.1%, so the shares are cheaper on cash than they have usually been.
- **Earnings yield: 12.4%**. The inverse of the P/E: 12.4% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 19.1%**. Century Aluminum Company keeps 19.1% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells, a thin margin typical of retail, distribution and commodity businesses.
- **Operating margin: 25.5%**. 25.5% of revenue is left after running the business, an exceptional level.
- **Net margin: 1.7%**. 1.7% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 5.2%**. 5.2% on shareholders' equity is weak; the business earns little on the capital its owners have in it.
- **Return on invested capital: 44.1%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 44.1%: comfortably above what that capital costs.
- **Return on assets: 26.6%**. Each dollar of assets produces 26.6% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 13.9%** (3-yr -3.1%/yr, 5-yr 9.5%/yr). Revenue grew 13.9% over the last year, against 9.5% a year compounded over five years: growth is accelerating.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): -87.2%**. Earnings per share fell 87.2%, slower than revenue, so margins compressed.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.68**. Debt is 0.68 times equity, moderate leverage.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 0.5×**. It would take 0.5 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, within the comfortable range.
- **Piotroski F-score: 6/9**. 6 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend: none**. Century Aluminum Company does not currently pay a dividend.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: strong_buy** (4 analysts). 4 analysts cover Century Aluminum Company; the consensus is strong_buy, with an average price target of $70.00 (+50% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 112.3%** (YTD 19.4%, 3-mo -22.2%). The shares are up 112.3% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -33.6%** (117.0% above the low). Trading 34% below its 52-week high, deep in a drawdown.
- **200-day average: below**. The price sits below its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of a downtrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 52**. An RSI of 52 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 1.65** (volatility 66%). Beta of 1.65 against the S&P 500: the shares move much more than the market.

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