Century Aluminum CENX
NASDAQ CENX
$47.63 +0.35 (+0.73%)
As of: Sep 3, 2026 · 9:50 AM EDT

Century Aluminum (CENX) Free Cash Flow (2010 - 2026)

Century Aluminum's (CENX) quarterly Free Cash Flow came in at $56.9 million in Q1 2026, down 16.57% YoY from $68.2 million in Q1 2025, and down 33.84% on a QoQ basis from $86.0 million in Q4 2025.

Analysis

Century Aluminum (CENX) Free Cash Flow (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Century Aluminum (CENX) has 17 years of Free Cash Flow data on file, last reported at $56.9 million in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Free Cash Flow fell 16.57% year-over-year to $56.9 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $154.2 million (up 996.51% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $165.5 million, up 254.82% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow slipped to $56.9 million in Q1 2026, from $86.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Free Cash Flow ranged from a high of $118.0 million in Q4 2023 to a low of -$120.7 million in Q4 2024.
  • A 5-year average of $8.8 million and a median of $5.7 million in 2025 frame the typical range for Free Cash Flow.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Free Cash Flow tumbled 732.14% — and 2025, when it surged 417.21%.
  • Tracing CENX's Free Cash Flow over 5 years: stood at -$116.5 million in 2022, then surged by 201.29% to $118.0 million in 2023, then slumped by 202.29% to -$120.7 million in 2024, then surged by 171.25% to $86.0 million in 2025, then slumped by 33.84% to $56.9 million in 2026.
  • The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at $56.9 million (Q1 2026), $86.0 million (Q4 2025), and $5.7 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Alcoa 13.57 Bn 12.13 Bn 999.00 Mn 422.00 Mn
2 Century Aluminum 4.73 Bn 4.38 Bn 227.90 Mn 108.00 Mn
3 Constellium Se 3.60 Bn 3.44 Bn 480.00 Mn 84.00 Mn
4 Kaiser Aluminum 2.65 Bn 2.59 Bn 199.00 Mn 35.10 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

Download Data
DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 108.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -6.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 67.70 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -18.10 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -15.90 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 51.10 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -54.60 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -2.40 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -5.40 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -44.50 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 33.70 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 15.40 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 -24.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 -14.50 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -47.40 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -29.80 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 5.40 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 11.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -89.90 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 56.00 Mn