Century Aluminum CENX
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As of: Sep 3, 2026 · 9:41 AM EDT

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

Century Aluminum's (CENX) quarterly FCF Margin came in at 8.76% in Q1 2026, down 199.0% YoY from 8.85% in Q1 2025, and down 35.42% on a QoQ basis from 13.57% in Q4 2025.

Analysis

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

Century Aluminum (CENX) has 17 years of FCF Margin data on file, last reported at 8.76% in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly FCF Margin fell 199.0% year-over-year to 8.76% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 6.06% (up 679.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 6.55%, up 1136.0% from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin fell to 8.76% in Q1 2026, from 13.57% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, FCF Margin ranged from a high of 23.03% in Q4 2023 to a low of 21.99% in Q4 2022.
  • A 5-year average of 1.37% and a median of 0.9% in 2025 frame the typical range for FCF Margin.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — FCF Margin soared 4502 bps — and 2024, when it slumped 4216 bps.
  • Tracing CENX's FCF Margin over 5 years: stood at 21.99% in 2022, then jumped by 205 bps to 23.03% in 2023, then slumped by 183 bps to 19.13% in 2024, then soared by 171 bps to 13.57% in 2025, then plunged by 35 bps to 8.76% in 2026.
  • The last three FCF Margin figures came in at 8.76% (Q1 2026), 13.57% (Q4 2025), and 0.9% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Margin (Qtr)
1 Alcoa 13.69 Bn 12.25 Bn 999.00 Mn 10.64%
2 Century Aluminum 4.75 Bn 4.40 Bn 227.90 Mn 14.36%
3 Constellium Se 3.61 Bn 3.45 Bn 480.00 Mn 3.06%
4 Kaiser Aluminum 2.71 Bn 2.65 Bn 199.00 Mn 2.79%
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 14.36%
Mar 31, 2026 -0.99%
Dec 31, 2025 10.68%
Sep 30, 2025 -2.86%
Jun 30, 2025 -2.53%
Mar 31, 2025 8.06%
Dec 31, 2024 -8.65%
Sep 30, 2024 -0.45%
Jun 30, 2024 -0.96%
Mar 31, 2024 -9.09%
Dec 31, 2023 6.58%
Sep 30, 2023 2.82%
Jun 30, 2023 -4.17%
Mar 31, 2023 -2.62%
Dec 31, 2022 -8.95%
Sep 30, 2022 -4.68%
Jun 30, 2022 0.63%
Mar 31, 2022 1.51%
Dec 31, 2021 -13.64%
Sep 30, 2021 9.63%