Century Aluminum (CENX) EBITDA Margin (2010 - 2026)
Century Aluminum's EBITDA Margin came in at 30.38% for Q2 2026, up 23.79 percentage points from 6.59% a year earlier but down 30.72 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Century Aluminum (CENX) EBITDA Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Century Aluminum reported EBITDA Margin of 28.44%, up 18.23 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 9.89%, up 1.10 percentage points from FY2024.
- EBITDA Margin has increased in each of the last three years, with a five-year change of +9.73 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, EBITDA Margin was 8.79% in FY2024 (+3.91 pp), 4.87% in FY2023 (+7.64 pp), -2.77% in FY2022 (-9.48 pp) and 6.72% in FY2021 (+6.56 pp).
- The five-year range for quarterly EBITDA Margin is -14.80% (Q2 2022) to 61.11% (Q1 2026).
- Year-over-year, EBITDA Margin has increased for three consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +11.91 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in EBITDA Margin over five years came in Q1 2026 (a gain of 50.57 percentage points), and the weakest in Q2 2022 (a drop of 21.05 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows CENX's EBITDA Margin at 61.11% (Q1 2026), 9.97% (Q4 2025) and 11.10% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBITDA Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rio Tinto | 179.45 Bn | 145.58 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Southern Copper | 169.08 Bn | 147.94 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 66.43% |
| 3 | Newmont | 122.31 Bn | 90.49 Bn | 4.03 Bn | 26.35% |
| 4 | Ternium | 109.20 Bn | 74.25 Bn | 941.02 Mn | 16.64% |
| 5 | Freeport-Mcmoran | 103.31 Bn | 99.46 Bn | 2.19 Bn | 35.94% |
| 6 | Agnico Eagle Mines | 92.04 Bn | 92.04 Bn | 2.43 Bn | - |
| 7 | Barrick Mining | 68.84 Bn | 53.58 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 62.11% |
| 8 | Nucor | 55.48 Bn | 46.02 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 19.35% |
| 9 | ArcelorMittal | 53.16 Bn | 34.19 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Century Aluminum | 3.70 Bn | 2.96 Bn | 227.90 Mn | 30.38% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 30.38% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 61.11% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 9.97% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 11.10% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 6.59% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 10.54% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 9.22% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 15.21% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 4.15% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 3.74% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 9.49% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -0.07% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.59% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 7.86% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -2.76% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -5.67% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -14.80% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 13.36% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 10.73% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 10.47% |
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Century Aluminum EBITDA Margin API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebitda-margin&ticker=CENX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebitda-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=ebitda-margin&ticker=CENX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();