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Century Aluminum

CENX · NASDAQ

$33.50−$0.86 (−2.50%)TodayMarket closed ·
Prev close $34.36

About CENX

Century Aluminum Co. is a producer of aluminum and operates aluminum reduction facilities, or smelters, in the United States and Iceland. The company is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois and currently employs 2,906 full-time employees. The firm also owns a carbon anode production facility located in the Netherlands (Vlissingen). Carbon anodes are consumed in the production of primary aluminum. Vlissingen supplies carbon anodes to its aluminum smelter in Iceland. Its bauxite mining and alumina refinery in Clarendon, Jamaica (Jamalco) produces smelter grade alumina for consumption around the world. The company also owns and operates aluminum reduction facilities in the United States and Iceland. The company operates a United States aluminum smelter in Goose Creek, South Carolina and one smelter in Grundartangi, Iceland (Noroural, commonly referred to as Grundartangi). Its primary aluminum facilities produce standard grade and value-added primary aluminum products, including low-carbon aluminum products, Natur-Al, produced in Iceland.

Employees
2,906
Headquarters
Chicago, Illinois
Listed
Mar 28, 1996
Sector
Materials
Industry
Metals & Mining
Website
centuryaluminum.com

CENX key statistics

Market cap
3.32B
Price-earnings ratio
5.93
Dividend yield
—
Average volume
1.80M
Volume
2.09M
Open price
$33.61
High today
$34.43
Low today
$33.21
52 Week high
$70.43
52 Week low
$25.40

Century Aluminum (CENX) at a glance

As of Oct 20, 2026, Century Aluminum (CENX) shares are priced at $33.50, giving the company a market cap of 3.32B and a price-to-earnings ratio of 5.93.

Today the stock has traded between $33.21 and $34.43. The current price is 0.9% above the day's low and 2.7% below its high.

Volume so far is 2.09M shares, in line with the average of 1.80M shares a day.

Over the past year Century Aluminum has ranged from $25.40 to $70.43, and now sits 18% of the way up that range.

Century Aluminum met or beat analyst EPS estimates in 3 of the last 8 quarters. In Q2 FY26 it reported $2.46 per share against an estimate of $2.35.

The average analyst price target is $70.76, 111.2% above the current price, from 6 recent ratings.

Analyst ratings

Latest rating from each analyst over the past 12 months

83%of 6 analyst ratings say Buy
  • Buy83.3%
  • Hold16.7%
  • Sell0.0%
Price target · 8 analystsAvg $70.76
Low
$60.60
Now
$33.50
High
$82.95

CENX earnings

Earnings per share, reported against the analyst estimate

Beat the estimate in 3 of the last 8 quarters, by 45.8% on average.

  1. Q3 FY24: reported $0.63 per share against an estimate of $0.2805
  2. Q4 FY24: reported $0.49 per share against an estimate of $0.4539
  3. Q1 FY25: reported $0.36 per share against an estimate of $0.5661
  4. Q2 FY25: reported $0.30 per share against an estimate of $0.3366
  5. Q3 FY25: reported $0.56 per share against an estimate of $0.8568
  6. Q4 FY25: reported $1.25 per share against an estimate of $1.32
  7. Q1 FY26: reported $1.63 per share against an estimate of $1.84
  8. Q2 FY26: reported $2.46 per share against an estimate of $2.35

CENX news

  • Badar Shaikh

    Trump Could Reportedly Cut Canadian Auto Tariffs to 15%, Aluminum and Steel to 25%: NUE, STLD, CENX in Focus (UPDATED)

  • 'Pentagon War Game Exposed a Critical US Aluminum Risk Months Before Iran Attacks' - Bloomberg

  • Press releaseGlobe Newswire

    Century Aluminum Sets Date for Second Quarter 2026 Earnings Announcement

  • Stjepan Kalinic

    Trump’s $4 Billion Oklahoma Project Paused, ‘Build It in Mar-A-Lago’ Community Says

  • Press releaseGlobe Newswire

    Century Aluminum Sets Date for First Quarter 2026 Earnings Announcement

  • 'Top Aluminum Makers Hike US Surcharge As War Disrupts Supply' - Bloomberg

  • Stjepan Kalinic

    Copper-Aluminum Divergence Unveils The Complex Iran War Impact

  • Press releaseGlobe Newswire

    Critical Resource Race: The Multi-Billion Dollar Move Toward Secure Supply Chains

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