Century Aluminum (CENX) Gross Margin (2010 - 2026)
Century Aluminum's Gross Margin was 30.30% in Q2 2026, up 24.95 percentage points from 5.35% a year earlier and up 12.00 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Century Aluminum (CENX) Gross Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Century Aluminum's Gross Margin was 18.89% through Jun 30, 2026, up 9.80 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 10.14%, up 2.40 percentage points from FY2024.
- Gross Margin has now increased for three consecutive years, with a five-year change of +12.42 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Gross Margin was 7.75% in FY2024 (+3.74 pp), 4.01% in FY2023 (+2.33 pp), 1.68% in FY2022 (-3.93 pp) and 5.61% in FY2021 (+7.89 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Gross Margin in data going back to Q1 2010.
- Compared with a year earlier, Gross Margin has increased for three straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +7.91 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Gross Margin over five years was Q2 2026 (a gain of 24.95 percentage points); the worst was Q3 2022 (a drop of 16.14 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, CENX's Gross Margin in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 18.30% (Q1 2026), 12.99% (Q4 2025) and 11.85% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rio Tinto | 179.45 Bn | 145.58 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Southern Copper | 169.08 Bn | 147.94 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 67.60% |
| 3 | Newmont | 122.31 Bn | 90.49 Bn | 4.03 Bn | 65.87% |
| 4 | Ternium | 109.20 Bn | 74.25 Bn | 941.02 Mn | 21.68% |
| 5 | Freeport-Mcmoran | 103.31 Bn | 99.46 Bn | 2.19 Bn | 31.10% |
| 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 | 54.74% |
| 8 | Nucor | 55.48 Bn | 46.02 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 19.56% |
| 9 | ArcelorMittal | 53.16 Bn | 34.19 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Century Aluminum | 3.70 Bn | 2.96 Bn | 227.90 Mn | 30.30% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 30.30% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 18.30% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 12.99% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 11.85% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 5.35% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 9.04% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 8.45% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 14.26% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.76% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.66% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 6.85% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -2.11% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.76% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 8.71% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -3.66% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -6.75% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.86% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 12.37% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 10.53% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 9.39% |
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Century Aluminum Gross Margin API
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params = {"slug": "gross-margin", "ticker": "CENX", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
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const data = await res.json();