Century Aluminum (CENX) Net Margin (2010 - 2026)

Century Aluminum (CENX) reported Net Margin of 51.99% for Q1 2026, up 4754.0% on a YoY basis from 1.07% in Q1 2025, and up 16372.1% quarter-over-quarter from 0.32% in Q4 2025.

Century Aluminum (CENX) Net Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Century Aluminum has reported Net Margin for 17 years, with the latest figure at 51.99% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Net Margin rose 4754.0% year-over-year to 51.99%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 13.72% (up 893.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 1.58%, down 1278.0% from the prior year.
  • Net Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 51.99%, up from 0.32% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Net Margin was 51.99% in Q1 2026, with the low at 20.29% in Q4 2022.
  • Historically, Net Margin has averaged 6.21% across 5 years, with a median of 2.23% in 2025.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Net Margin jumped 5471 bps — and 2025, when it sank 4327 bps.
  • Century Aluminum's Net Margin stood at 20.29% in 2022, then jumped by 129 bps to 5.86% in 2023, then advanced by 16 bps to 6.78% in 2024, then tumbled by 95 bps to 0.32% in 2025, then soared by 16372 bps to 51.99% in 2026.
  • The last three Net Margin figures came in at 51.99% (Q1 2026), 0.32% (Q4 2025), and 2.23% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Net Margin (Qtr)
1 Alcoa 18.13 Bn 16.72 Bn 681.00 Mn 13.06%
2 Century Aluminum 6.04 Bn 5.93 Bn 118.80 Mn 51.99%
3 Constellium Se 4.83 Bn 4.56 Bn 420.00 Mn 7.96%
4 Kaiser Aluminum 3.08 Bn 3.05 Bn 944.60 Mn 5.65%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 51.99%
Dec 31, 2025 0.32%
Sep 30, 2025 2.23%
Jun 30, 2025 -0.73%
Mar 31, 2025 4.45%
Dec 31, 2024 6.78%
Sep 30, 2024 8.31%
Jun 30, 2024 -0.45%
Mar 31, 2024 47.72%
Dec 31, 2023 5.86%
Sep 30, 2023 -7.70%
Jun 30, 2023 1.23%
Mar 31, 2023 -6.99%
Dec 31, 2022 -20.29%
Sep 30, 2022 6.53%
Jun 30, 2022 4.10%
Mar 31, 2022 2.20%
Dec 31, 2021 9.16%
Sep 30, 2021 -9.01%
Jun 30, 2021 -6.65%