Century Aluminum (CENX) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026)
Century Aluminum's (CENX) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $25.8 million in Q1 2026, up 106.4% YoY from $12.5 million in Q1 2025, and down 27.32% on a QoQ basis from $35.5 million in Q4 2025.
Century Aluminum (CENX) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Century Aluminum (CENX) has 17 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $25.8 million in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Operating Expenses rose 106.4% year-over-year to $25.8 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $93.2 million (up 68.84% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $79.9 million, up 40.67% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses retreated to $25.8 million in Q1 2026, from $35.5 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $35.5 million in Q4 2025 to a low of $5.8 million in Q2 2022.
- A 5-year average of $14.4 million and a median of $12.5 million in 2025 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Operating Expenses slumped 39.25% — and 2025, when it surged 139.86%.
- Tracing CENX's Operating Expenses over 5 years: stood at $11.3 million in 2022, then decreased by 28.32% to $8.1 million in 2023, then soared by 82.72% to $14.8 million in 2024, then surged by 139.86% to $35.5 million in 2025, then retreated by 27.32% to $25.8 million in 2026.
- The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $25.8 million (Q1 2026), $35.5 million (Q4 2025), and $17.9 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alcoa | 14.30 Bn | 12.86 Bn | 999.00 Mn | 108.00 Mn |
| 2 | Century Aluminum | 5.18 Bn | 4.83 Bn | 227.90 Mn | 15.90 Mn |
| 3 | Constellium Se | 4.07 Bn | 3.91 Bn | 480.00 Mn | 115.00 Mn |
| 4 | Kaiser Aluminum | 3.16 Bn | 3.10 Bn | 199.00 Mn | 1.12 Bn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 15.90 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 25.80 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 35.50 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 17.90 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 14.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 12.50 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 14.80 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 15.60 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 12.30 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 14.10 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 8.10 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 10.80 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 12.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 13.40 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 11.30 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 8.70 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 5.80 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 11.70 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 18.60 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 14.20 Mn |