Century Aluminum (CENX) Inventory Average (2011 - 2026)
Century Aluminum's (CENX) quarterly Inventory Average came in at $515.8 million in Q1 2026, down 4.58% YoY from $540.6 million in Q1 2025, and down 4.14% on a QoQ basis from $538.2 million in Q4 2025.
Century Aluminum (CENX) Inventory Average (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Century Aluminum (CENX) has 16 years of Inventory Average data on file, last reported at $515.8 million in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Inventory Average fell 4.58% year-over-year to $515.8 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $515.8 million (down 4.58% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $529.3 million, up 4.19% from the prior year.
- Inventory Average retreated to $515.8 million in Q1 2026, from $538.2 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Inventory Average ranged from a high of $540.6 million in Q1 2025 to a low of $391.0 million in Q4 2022.
- A 5-year average of $473.4 million and a median of $475.8 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Inventory Average.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Inventory Average surged 43.43% — and 2026, when it dropped 4.58%.
- Tracing CENX's Inventory Average over 5 years: stood at $391.0 million in 2022, then advanced by 20.58% to $471.4 million in 2023, then grew by 0.93% to $475.8 million in 2024, then increased by 13.09% to $538.2 million in 2025, then dropped by 4.14% to $515.8 million in 2026.
- The last three Inventory Average figures came in at $515.8 million (Q1 2026), $538.2 million (Q4 2025), and $535.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Inventory Avg. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alcoa | 14.06 Bn | 12.63 Bn | 999.00 Mn | 2.32 Bn |
| 2 | Century Aluminum | 5.22 Bn | 4.87 Bn | 227.90 Mn | 547.50 Mn |
| 3 | Constellium Se | 4.04 Bn | 3.88 Bn | 480.00 Mn | 1.77 Bn |
| 4 | Kaiser Aluminum | 3.15 Bn | 3.09 Bn | 199.00 Mn | 823.55 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 547.50 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 515.85 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 538.15 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 535.05 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 527.80 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 540.60 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 475.85 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 480.60 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 471.45 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 488.35 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 472.80 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 416.80 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 391.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 399.55 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 421.20 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 426.05 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 384.45 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 337.40 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 317.25 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 297.05 Mn |