Century Aluminum (CENX) Invested Capital (2010 - 2026)
Century Aluminum (CENX) recorded Invested Capital of $2.01 billion in Q2 2026, up 50.8% from $1.34 billion a year earlier and up 6.2% from the prior quarter.
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Century Aluminum (CENX) Invested Capital (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Century Aluminum reported Invested Capital of $1.48 billion, up 10.9% from FY2024.
- Annual Invested Capital has increased for four straight years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 12.8% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Invested Capital came in at $1.33 billion in FY2024 (+35.7%), $982.4 million in FY2023 (+5.1%), $934.8 million in FY2022 (+38.6%) and $674.6 million in FY2021 (-16.6%).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Invested Capital in data going back to Q4 2010.
- On a year-over-year basis, Invested Capital has increased for three consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 25.6% over the last six quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Invested Capital in the last five years was growth of 111.3% in Q1 2024, against a decline of 32.9% in Q3 2021 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $1.9 billion (Q1 2026), $1.48 billion (Q4 2025) and $1.48 billion (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Invested Cap. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rio Tinto | 193.68 Bn | 159.81 Bn | - | 71.30 Bn |
| 2 | Southern Copper | 166.32 Bn | 145.19 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 20.70 Bn |
| 3 | Newmont | 120.84 Bn | 89.01 Bn | 4.03 Bn | 40.50 Bn |
| 4 | Ternium | 110.94 Bn | 75.99 Bn | 941.02 Mn | 24.55 Bn |
| 5 | Freeport-Mcmoran | 99.52 Bn | 95.67 Bn | 2.19 Bn | 41.61 Bn |
| 6 | Agnico Eagle Mines | 90.25 Bn | 90.25 Bn | 2.43 Bn | 28.80 Bn |
| 7 | Barrick Mining | 67.10 Bn | 51.84 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 36.87 Bn |
| 8 | Nucor | 53.52 Bn | 44.06 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 30.37 Bn |
| 9 | ArcelorMittal | 49.13 Bn | 30.16 Bn | - | 80.28 Bn |
| 10 | Century Aluminum | 3.56 Bn | 2.82 Bn | 227.90 Mn | 2.01 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 2.01 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.90 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.48 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.48 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.34 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.32 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.33 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.19 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.31 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 982.40 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 898.70 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 659.60 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 621.50 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 934.80 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 770.80 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 733.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 693.60 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 674.60 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 573.60 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 625.80 Mn |
API Access
Century Aluminum Invested Capital API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=invested-capital&ticker=CENX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "invested-capital", "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=invested-capital&ticker=CENX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();