CENX Add to watchlist $65.97 1.56 (-2.31%) Last updated: May 31, 2026 04:00
52-Week Range
$65.97
$16.59 $65.97 $68.80

Fundamentals Overview

Century Aluminum Company is near the high of its 52-week range with attractive valuation, trending downward today.

Valuation attractive

P/E 19.7 PEG 0.1 P/B 5.67 P/S 2.57

Profitability

Net margin 13.7%

Risk (Beta)

1.92 — higher vol

Earnings & growth

EPS $3.34 Rev +2.4% Profit +18650% vs prior qtr

BullzEye Analysis

Our composite tilts Hold on technicals (e.g. RSI, ADX, trend), fundamentals, sentiment, sector and index context, and risk.

Composite Signal

Sell
Buy
Hold — 59% confidence Risk: High Volatility — Beta 1.92. Consider smaller position size due to higher beta.

Supporting (Buy):

Analyst grade: B · Sentiment improving (4 upgrades) · 3M vs S&P 500: +15.3% · 3M vs Basic Materials sector: +28%

Pressures (Sell):

Beta 1.92 (elevated)

Not financial advice. For education and research only; do your own research and consider a financial advisor before investing.

Key Stats

Market Cap
$6.53B
P/E (TTM)
19.74
EPS (TTM)
$3.34
Dividend Yield
N/A
52-Week Range
$16.59 - $68.80
Volume vs Avg
N/A
Beta
1.92

About

Century Aluminum Company, together with its subsidiaries, produces standard-grade and value-added primary aluminum products in the United States and Iceland. It also owns and operates a carbon anode production facility in the Netherlands. The company was incorporated in 1981 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.
Sector: Basic Materials
Headquarters: US
Employees: 2,971
IPO Date: Mar 1996
Beta: 1.92 (More volatile than market)

Ratings & Grades at a Glance

Overall rating: B. Recent institutional grades: majority upgrades. Current institutional positions: Buy: 8, Market Perform: 5, Neutral: 3, Outperform: 4, Overweight: 7, Peer Perform: 1, Underperform: 2.

Financial story & AI narrative

Open this tab to load the financial story.

Valuation & Ratios

Valuation, liquidity, and profitability metrics are consolidated here (including ratios that previously appeared in the Financials story). Trailing (TTM) vs forward-looking (e.g. DCF) is noted on each line where it matters.

DCF vs price: DCF estimate is $-1.30; current price is $65.97. That’s a -102% gap. When the gap is large (e.g. >20%), that’s divergence; when they’re close, that’s convergence. Differences can reflect growth expectations, sector premiums, or conservative vs. optimistic assumptions. Use DCF as one input alongside technicals and sentiment.

Metric Value
Valuation
P/E (TTM) 19.74
PEG (TTM) 0.1
P/B (TTM) 5.67
P/S (TTM) 2.57
P/FCF (TTM) 239.17
Liquidity & enterprise
Current Ratio (TTM) 2.3
Quick Ratio (TTM) 1.36
Cash Ratio (TTM) 0.45
Profitability
ROE (TTM) N/A
ROA (TTM) N/A
Revenue growth (YoY) N/A
Net margin (TTM) 13.75%
Gross margin (TTM) 12.67%
Operating margin (TTM) 8.09%
Debt to equity (TTM) N/A

Latest News

News loads when you open this tab.

Price Target, Ratings & Grades

Analyst price targets, consensus, rating snapshot, and institutional grades for CENX.

Analyst Sentiment at a Glance

B Sentiment Improving
Buy 8Market Perform 5Neutral 3Outperform 4Overweight 7Peer Perform 1Underperform 2
4 upgrades, 3 downgrades
Price Target Consensus
Current $65.97
Median $76.00
Consensus $76.00
Low consensus $75.00
High consensus $77.00

Stock Grades (Institutions)

Institution Action Previous Grade New Grade Date
Wells Fargo maintain Overweight Overweight 2026-05-08
Wells Fargo maintain Overweight Overweight 2026-04-16
B. Riley Securities maintain Buy Buy 2026-04-07
Wells Fargo maintain Overweight Overweight 2026-03-12
B. Riley Securities maintain Buy Buy 2026-02-24
B. Riley Securities maintain Buy Buy 2026-02-03
Wells Fargo maintain Overweight Overweight 2026-01-13
Wells Fargo maintain Overweight Overweight 2025-12-23
BMO Capital maintain Outperform Outperform 2025-11-07
Wells Fargo maintain Overweight Overweight 2025-11-07
Wells Fargo maintain Overweight Overweight 2025-10-23
B. Riley Securities maintain Buy Buy 2025-09-09
B. Riley Securities maintain Buy Buy 2025-08-08
BMO Capital maintain Outperform Outperform 2025-08-08
BMO Capital upgrade Market Perform Outperform 2025-02-24
Wolfe Research upgrade Peer Perform Outperform 2024-12-03
BMO Capital maintain Market Perform Market Perform 2024-11-05
B. Riley Securities maintain Buy Buy 2024-11-05
B. Riley Securities maintain Buy Buy 2024-08-09
BMO Capital maintain Market Perform Market Perform 2024-08-09
BMO Capital maintain Market Perform Market Perform 2024-05-02
B. Riley Securities upgrade Neutral Buy 2024-01-09
BMO Capital maintain Market Perform Market Perform 2023-12-20
B. Riley Securities maintain Neutral Neutral 2023-08-14
B. Riley Securities maintain Neutral Neutral 2023-07-25
Wolfe Research downgrade Peer Perform Underperform 2023-07-11
B. Riley Securities downgrade Buy Neutral 2023-03-01
Wolfe Research upgrade Underperform Peer Perform 2023-02-24
Wolfe Research downgrade Peer Perform Underperform 2022-09-30
BMO Capital maintain Market Perform Market Perform 2022-06-23