Century Aluminum (CENX) Inventory (2010 - 2026)
Century Aluminum (CENX) reported Inventory of $582.9 million for Q2 2026, up 13.5% from $513.4 million a year earlier and up 13.8% from the prior quarter.
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Century Aluminum (CENX) Inventory (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Century Aluminum posted Inventory of $519.6 million, down 3.6% from FY2024.
- Inventory has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 12.3% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Inventory came in at $539 million in FY2024 (+13.0%), $477 million in FY2023 (+19.6%), $398.8 million in FY2022 (-6.3%) and $425.6 million in FY2021 (+46.2%).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Inventory in data going back to Q4 2010.
- Year over year, Inventory gained in four of the last six quarters, with growth averaging 6.5%.
- The high point for year-over-year Inventory in five years was Q4 2021 (growth of 46.2%); the low point was Q2 2024 (a decline of 8.5%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at $512.1 million (Q1 2026), $519.6 million (Q4 2025) and $556.7 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Inventory (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rio Tinto | 179.45 Bn | 145.58 Bn | - | 324.00 Mn |
| 2 | Southern Copper | 169.08 Bn | 147.94 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 1.06 Bn |
| 3 | Newmont | 122.31 Bn | 90.49 Bn | 4.03 Bn | 1.48 Bn |
| 4 | Ternium | 109.20 Bn | 74.25 Bn | 941.02 Mn | 4.40 Bn |
| 5 | Freeport-Mcmoran | 103.31 Bn | 99.46 Bn | 2.19 Bn | - |
| 6 | Agnico Eagle Mines | 92.04 Bn | 92.04 Bn | 2.43 Bn | 1.62 Bn |
| 7 | Barrick Mining | 68.84 Bn | 53.58 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 2.09 Bn |
| 8 | Nucor | 55.48 Bn | 46.02 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 6.02 Bn |
| 9 | ArcelorMittal | 53.16 Bn | 34.19 Bn | - | 19.28 Bn |
| 10 | Century Aluminum | 3.70 Bn | 2.96 Bn | 227.90 Mn | 582.90 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 582.90 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 512.10 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 519.60 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 556.70 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 513.40 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 542.20 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 539.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 467.50 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 484.20 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 477.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 465.90 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 510.80 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 434.80 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 398.80 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 383.20 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 415.90 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 426.50 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 425.60 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 343.30 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 331.50 Mn |
API Access
Century Aluminum Inventory API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=inventory&ticker=CENX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "inventory", "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=inventory&ticker=CENX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();