Century Aluminum (CENX) Debt Ratio (2010 - 2026)
Century Aluminum's Debt Ratio came in at 0.17 for Q2 2026, down 26.8% from 0.23 a year earlier and down 27.6% from the prior quarter.
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Century Aluminum (CENX) Debt Ratio (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Century Aluminum's Debt Ratio was 0.24, down 3.0% from FY2024.
- Going back by year, Debt Ratio was 0.25 in FY2024 (+5.5%), 0.24 in FY2023 (-35.1%), 0.36 in FY2022 (+125.2%) and 0.16 in FY2021 (-14.1%).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly Debt Ratio since Q2 2023.
- Year-over-year, Debt Ratio increased in two of the last six quarters, with an average decline of 8.8%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Debt Ratio over five years came in Q4 2022 (growth of 125.2%), and the weakest in Q4 2023 (a decline of 35.1%).
- Business Quant data shows CENX's Debt Ratio at 0.23 (Q1 2026), 0.24 (Q4 2025) and 0.27 (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Debt Ratio (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rio Tinto | 182.38 Bn | 151.41 Bn | - | 0.16 |
| 2 | Southern Copper | 163.97 Bn | 142.76 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 0.33 |
| 3 | Rio Tinto | 141.19 Bn | 101.70 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | Newmont | 124.53 Bn | 92.53 Bn | 4.03 Bn | 0.09 |
| 5 | Freeport-Mcmoran | 98.93 Bn | 82.97 Bn | 2.19 Bn | 0.16 |
| 6 | Agnico Eagle Mines | 93.96 Bn | 83.59 Bn | 2.43 Bn | 0.01 |
| 7 | Barrick Mining | 69.55 Bn | 44.75 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 0.09 |
| 8 | Nucor | 60.45 Bn | 49.83 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 0.19 |
| 9 | ArcelorMittal | 48.41 Bn | 27.44 Bn | - | 0.16 |
| 10 | Century Aluminum | 3.43 Bn | 2.56 Bn | 227.90 Mn | 0.17 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.17 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.23 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.24 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.27 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.23 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.23 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.25 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.25 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.30 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.24 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.29 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.19 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.22 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.36 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.19 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.19 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.17 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.16 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.17 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 0.18 |
API Access
Century Aluminum Debt Ratio API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=debt-ratio&ticker=CENX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "debt-ratio", "ticker": "CENX", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=debt-ratio&ticker=CENX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();