Century Aluminum (CENX) EBIT Margin (2010 - 2026)
Century Aluminum's EBIT Margin came in at 28.13% for Q2 2026, up 25.25 percentage points from 2.88% a year earlier but down 29.47 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Century Aluminum (CENX) EBIT Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Century Aluminum reported EBIT Margin of 25.29%, up 18.87 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 6.25%, up 1.37 percentage points from FY2024.
- EBIT Margin has increased in each of the last three years, with a five-year change of +11.27 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, EBIT Margin was 4.88% in FY2024 (+3.62 pp), 1.26% in FY2023 (+6.67 pp), -5.41% in FY2022 (-8.39 pp) and 2.98% in FY2021 (+8.00 pp).
- The five-year range for quarterly EBIT Margin is -17.45% (Q2 2022) to 57.61% (Q1 2026).
- Year-over-year, EBIT Margin increased in six of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +12.43 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in EBIT Margin over five years came in Q1 2026 (a gain of 50.86 percentage points), and the weakest in Q2 2022 (a drop of 19.74 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows CENX's EBIT Margin at 57.61% (Q1 2026), 5.21% (Q4 2025) and 8.84% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBIT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rio Tinto | 179.45 Bn | 145.58 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Southern Copper | 168.96 Bn | 147.82 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 61.16% |
| 3 | Newmont | 123.37 Bn | 91.54 Bn | 4.03 Bn | 16.48% |
| 4 | Ternium | 107.07 Bn | 72.12 Bn | 941.02 Mn | 12.17% |
| 5 | Freeport-Mcmoran | 101.67 Bn | 97.82 Bn | 2.19 Bn | 28.50% |
| 6 | Agnico Eagle Mines | 92.92 Bn | 92.92 Bn | 2.43 Bn | - |
| 7 | Barrick Mining | 69.09 Bn | 53.83 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 51.63% |
| 8 | Nucor | 53.61 Bn | 44.15 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 15.67% |
| 9 | ArcelorMittal | 51.72 Bn | 32.74 Bn | - | 6.29% |
| 10 | Century Aluminum | 3.58 Bn | 2.84 Bn | 227.90 Mn | 28.13% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 28.13% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 57.61% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 5.21% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 8.84% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.88% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 6.75% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 5.75% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 10.93% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.27% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -0.33% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 4.86% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -4.44% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -0.12% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 4.98% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -5.76% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -8.08% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -17.45% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 10.79% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 7.66% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 6.93% |
API Access
Century Aluminum EBIT Margin API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebit-margin&ticker=CENX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebit-margin", "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=ebit-margin&ticker=CENX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();