Century Aluminum (CENX) EBT Margin (2010 - 2026)
Century Aluminum's EBT Margin came in at 34.16% for Q2 2026, up 36.23 percentage points from -2.07% a year earlier but down 16.49 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Century Aluminum (CENX) EBT Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Century Aluminum reported EBT Margin of 21.34%, up 18.17 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 0.11%, down 13.85 percentage points from FY2024.
- EBT Margin carries a five-year change of +7.98 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, EBT Margin was 13.95% in FY2024 (+17.21 pp), -3.25% in FY2023 (-4.46 pp), 1.20% in FY2022 (+10.13 pp) and -8.93% in FY2021 (-1.06 pp).
- The five-year range for quarterly EBT Margin is -24.65% (Q4 2022) to 50.65% (Q1 2026).
- Year-over-year, EBT Margin increased in three of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +4.97 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in EBT Margin over five years came in Q1 2024 (a gain of 56.40 percentage points), and the weakest in Q1 2025 (a drop of 45.59 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows CENX's EBT Margin at 50.65% (Q1 2026), -3.74% (Q4 2025) and 1.12% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rio Tinto | 179.45 Bn | 145.58 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Southern Copper | 169.08 Bn | 147.94 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 60.61% |
| 3 | Newmont | 122.31 Bn | 90.49 Bn | 4.03 Bn | 49.02% |
| 4 | Ternium | 109.20 Bn | 74.25 Bn | 941.02 Mn | 11.23% |
| 5 | Freeport-Mcmoran | 103.31 Bn | 99.46 Bn | 2.19 Bn | 27.46% |
| 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 | 52.34% |
| 8 | Nucor | 55.48 Bn | 46.02 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 15.63% |
| 9 | ArcelorMittal | 53.16 Bn | 34.19 Bn | - | 5.14% |
| 10 | Century Aluminum | 3.70 Bn | 2.96 Bn | 227.90 Mn | 34.16% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 34.16% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 50.65% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -3.74% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.12% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -2.07% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 3.79% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 4.20% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 7.31% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -1.98% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 49.38% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 5.47% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -10.44% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -0.59% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -7.02% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -24.65% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 10.19% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 9.30% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 2.57% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 11.18% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -7.84% |
API Access
Century Aluminum EBT Margin API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebt-margin&ticker=CENX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebt-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=ebt-margin&ticker=CENX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();