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Century Aluminum

NSQ:CENX · US1564311082
Metals & MiningLarge

360

44
EV / EBIT89
Price / Owner Earnings46
Owner Earnings Yield73
Dividend Yield1
Price/Sales68
EV / Gross Profit13
Price/Book36
Return on Capital47
Cash Return on Capital87
Return on Equity84
EBIT Margin39
Gross Profitability25
Cash Conversion1
Accruals32
Owner Earnings Margin61
Sales growth49
Profit Growth66
Long-Term EPS Growth16
Owner Earnings Growth81
Reinvestment81
Price momentum98
Debt load38
Refinancing75
Debt Payback31
Liquidity42
Analyst ratings100
Opinion Changes50
Price Target Upside54
Market mood67
Value Creation16/20strong value creator
  • Creates more value than its capital costs
  • Owner earnings growing
  • Owner earnings per share growing
  • Reinvests at strong returns
  • Solid earnings base

What this means

Century Aluminum generates returns well above its cost of capital, the foundation of durable shareholder value.

Profile

CountryUSA
IndustryMetals & Mining
SizeLarge
TypePublic Company
ExchangeNASDAQGS
Founded1996
Employees388
ISINUS1564311082
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Themes
Clean EnergyCleanTechMining TechnologyMiningPrecious Metals

Description

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
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.

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Make Sense of the Ranks

Every rank runs 1–100 against true peers. Higher is always better.

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1 · Watch OutGood· 100
Value
1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100
Quality
1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100
Growth
1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100
Safety
1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100
Sentiment
1 · SkepticismPositive· 100
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