Reading the tape
NASDAQ: CENX
Century Aluminum Company
Basic Materials · Aluminum
Market Cap
$6.19B
52w High
$68.69
52w Low
$14.77
P/E
145.06
Volume
504.23K
Outstanding Shares
98.97M
Price vs Fundamentals
Why The Stock Is Moving
Optimism is getting priced inModerate confidence
Note: The most recent financial data is over 3 months old. Metrics shown may not reflect the latest reporting period.
1Y Price: 265.02%Revenue (TTM): 13.85%FCF (TTM): 179.33%P/FCF: 78th pct
What changed
The stock rose 265.02% over the last year. Revenue grew 13.85% over the trailing twelve months. Operating margin moved from 5.47% to 6.56%. Free cash flow grew 179.33% over the trailing twelve months.
What the market seems to be pricing
The stock is trading toward the richer end of its historical P/FCF range (78th percentile) while business metrics are improving. More of the upside is already embedded in the multiple now.
What would invalidate this read
Operating margin is at 6.56% — continued expansion would be needed to justify the premium. Revenue growth of 13.85% is encouraging, but any deceleration puts the stretched multiple at risk. This read changes if revenue, margins, and cash flow continue to improve faster than expected — in that case the richer multiple could still prove conservative.
Company profile
Century Aluminum Company, together with its subsidiaries, produces standard-grade and value-added primary aluminum products in the United States and Iceland.
CEOJesse E. Gary
SectorBasic Materials
IndustryAluminum
Employees2,971
IPO dateMar 29, 1996
Valuation
Forward P/E—
EV/EBITDA28.86
Enterprise value$4.1B
Stock splits
No stock splits recorded for this ticker.
Profitability & growth
Revenue growth0.44%
Gross margin10.45%▲21.73%vs FY2024
Operating margin6.56%▲14.38%vs FY2024
ROE5.06%▼89.56%vs FY2024
Analyst consensus
RatingHold
Target price$76.00▲21.46%
9
Buy
11
Hold
2
Sell
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Earnings
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Next report
May 7, 2026
Q2 FY26 · EPS est $1.57 · Revenue est $636.35M
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