Century Aluminum (CENX) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026)

Century Aluminum has reported Operating Expenses for 17 years, with the latest figure at $25.8 million in Q1 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Expenses rose 106.4% year-over-year to $25.8 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $93.2 million (up 68.84% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $79.9 million, up 40.67% from the prior year.
• Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 stood at $25.8 million, down from $35.5 million in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Operating Expenses was $35.5 million in Q4 2025, with the low at $5.8 million in Q2 2022.
• Historically, Operating Expenses has averaged $14.4 million across 5 years, with a median of $12.5 million in 2025.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Operating Expenses slumped 39.25% — and 2025, when it surged 139.86%.
• Century Aluminum's Operating Expenses 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.