CENX
Century Aluminum Company
Basic Materials · Aluminum · NMS
$60.12
Data: 2026-05-28
✓ ETHICAL PASS

Unknown MOAT
HIGH
Data Confidence: 100.0%
Key Metrics

How this company measures up on the fundamentals that matter

Market Cap
$6.5B
Total market value of the company
19.56
Reasonably valued
6.27
Based on estimated future earnings — lower means cheaper
Rev Growth
+2.4%
Year-over-year revenue change
Profit Margin
13.7%
How much profit the company keeps from each dollar of revenue
32.3%
Return on equity — how efficiently it uses shareholder money
Analyst Target
$79.00
+31% from current price — median analyst estimate
Recommendation
NONE
Consensus view from 3 analysts covering this stock
About Century Aluminum Company

Century Aluminum Company, together with its subsidiaries, produces primary aluminum and alumina in the United States and Iceland. The company engages in the production of standard-grade and value-added primary aluminum products. It also owns and operates a carbon anode production facility in Vlissingen, the Netherlands; and operates aluminum reduction facilities or smelters; and bauxite mining and alumina refining in Jamaica. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

https://centuryaluminum.com

Country: United States Employees: 2,906 Industry: Aluminum
Ethical Screening

Five compliance checks based on AAOIFI standards — all must pass for ethical clearance

Business Activity
PASS
Core business does not involve prohibited activities
Debt Ratio
0.0% N/A
Debt must be below 33% of total assets
Cash Ratio
0.0% N/A
Interest-bearing cash below 33% of assets
Receivables
0.0% N/A
Receivables below 49% of assets
Revenue Purity
0.0% PASS
Non-compliant revenue below 5% — any excess requires purification
Quantitative Intelligence

Statistical analysis of price behaviour, risk, and market regime — independent of fundamental data

ACCUMULATION
Smart money appears to be building positions quietly
1.284
Excellent risk-adjusted returns
0.0929
Suggested allocation is meaningful — the edge justifies a position
2.108
Returns exceed worst-case losses — strong risk profile
Annual Return
90.2%
Historical annualised return based on price data
-42.8%
Largest peak-to-trough decline — the worst it has been
SIDEWAYS
Price consolidating — no clear directional bias
Days in State
8
How long the current regime has persisted — longer means more stable
Market Data

Trading characteristics and market positioning

1.92
Significantly more volatile than the market
52W High
$68.69
12% below the year high
52W Low
$15.13
297% above the year low
Avg Volume
1,983,485
Average daily shares traded — higher means easier to buy and sell
5.7
Days it would take all short sellers to cover — higher means more crowded
Short % Float
11.9%
Elevated short interest — bears are positioned against this
N/A
Annual dividend as a percentage of the share price
$3.36
Earnings per share over the last 12 months
Financial Health

Balance sheet strength and cash generation — the foundation of long-term value

42.50
Heavy leverage — higher financial risk if revenues decline
2.30
Strong balance sheet — comfortably covers short-term obligations
Quick Ratio
1.14
Like current ratio but excludes inventory — stricter test
Gross Margin
12.2%
Revenue left after cost of goods — higher means pricing power
Operating Margin
13.3%
Profit from core operations before interest and tax
$-85,825,000
Negative — the business is spending more than it generates
Revenue (TTM)
$2.5B
Total revenue over the last 12 months
Net Income
$349M
Profitable — the bottom line is positive
Analyst Coverage
Analysts
3
Target High
$86.00
Target Median
$79.00
Target Low
$75.00
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Data sourced from public filings and market feeds. Not financial advice. Updated: 2026-05-28

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