Century Aluminum Company, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a global producer of primary aluminum and manages aluminum reduction facilities, referred to as smelters, in the United States and Iceland.
The company's smelters produce standard…
Analysis
Middle-of-the-road
Century Aluminum Company sits in the middle of our grid: average quality, average price, no obvious signal in either direction. Worth noting: the cash the business generates has lagged behind what the income statement shows.
On valuation, the picture is fair. The owner-earnings multiple stands at 21.1×; owner earnings: the cash an owner could take out each year.
Growth is moderate; the safety picture is stretched. The company scores 16/20 on our value-creation score: strong value creator.
Flags to be aware of: Some accounting patterns deserve a closer look. Reported profits have run ahead of actual cash for several periods. As always: this describes the company's numbers; it is not a recommendation.
360° rank · history
1007550250
Jan 20235
80
2023202420252026
All-time high
80
Jun 2026
All-time low
5
Jan 2023
Average rank
33
across all years
Detailed & Historical Ranks
Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.
Current202520242023
Price/Sales
68
69
89
77
Price/Earnings
54
75
1
89
Price/Book
36
22
5
10
Dividend Yield
1
1
1
1
Value (overall)
33
30
10
37
Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.