Century Aluminum (CENX) EBITDA Margin (2010 - 2026)

Century Aluminum (CENX) reported EBITDA Margin of 57.61% for Q1 2026, up 5086.0% on a YoY basis from 1.11% in Q1 2025, and up 1006.27% quarter-over-quarter from 5.21% in Q4 2025.

Century Aluminum (CENX) EBITDA Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Century Aluminum has reported EBITDA Margin for 17 years, with the latest figure at 57.61% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, EBITDA Margin rose 5086.0% year-over-year to 57.61%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 18.91% (up 1301.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 6.25%, up 137.0% from the prior year.
  • EBITDA Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 57.61%, up from 5.21% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for EBITDA Margin was 57.61% in Q1 2026, with the low at 17.45% in Q2 2022.
  • Historically, EBITDA Margin has averaged 4.86% across 5 years, with a median of 4.86% in 2023.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — EBITDA Margin plunged 1974 bps — and 2026, when it surged 5086 bps.
  • Century Aluminum's EBITDA Margin stood at 5.76% in 2022, then surged by 184 bps to 4.86% in 2023, then rose by 18 bps to 5.75% in 2024, then slipped by 9 bps to 5.21% in 2025, then surged by 1006 bps to 57.61% in 2026.
  • The last three EBITDA Margin figures came in at 57.61% (Q1 2026), 5.21% (Q4 2025), and 8.84% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBITDA Margin (Qtr)
1 Alcoa 18.13 Bn 16.72 Bn 681.00 Mn 20.48%
2 Century Aluminum 6.04 Bn 5.93 Bn 118.80 Mn 57.61%
3 Constellium Se 4.83 Bn 4.56 Bn 420.00 Mn 12.60%
4 Kaiser Aluminum 3.08 Bn 3.05 Bn 944.60 Mn 8.84%

Historic Data

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DateValue
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%
Jun 30, 2021 2.29%