Century Aluminum (CENX) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2011 - 2026)
Century Aluminum (CENX) recorded Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 29.90% in Q2 2026, up 20.67 percentage points from 9.24% a year earlier and up 4.82 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Century Aluminum (CENX) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Century Aluminum reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 9.46%, up 2.72 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has increased for three straight years, with a five-year change of +16.12 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 6.75% in FY2024 (+3.96 pp), 2.79% in FY2023 (+16.32 pp), -13.53% in FY2022 (-20.57 pp) and 7.04% in FY2021 (+13.70 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in data going back to Q2 2011.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has increased for three consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +10.18 percentage points over the last six quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the last five years was a gain of 28.56 percentage points in Q1 2022, against a drop of 36.58 percentage points in Q1 2023 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 25.09% (Q1 2026), 8.45% (Q4 2025) and 9.33% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rio Tinto | 193.68 Bn | 159.81 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Southern Copper | 171.36 Bn | 150.22 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 42.99% |
| 3 | Newmont | 121.76 Bn | 89.94 Bn | 4.03 Bn | 9.92% |
| 4 | Ternium | 113.51 Bn | 78.56 Bn | 941.02 Mn | 7.19% |
| 5 | Freeport-Mcmoran | 103.45 Bn | 99.60 Bn | 2.19 Bn | 13.20% |
| 6 | Agnico Eagle Mines | 91.92 Bn | 91.92 Bn | 2.43 Bn | 42.05% |
| 7 | Barrick Mining | 67.42 Bn | 52.16 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 23.46% |
| 8 | Nucor | 54.54 Bn | 45.08 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 13.42% |
| 9 | ArcelorMittal | 49.09 Bn | 30.12 Bn | - | 3.51% |
| 10 | Century Aluminum | 3.53 Bn | 2.78 Bn | 227.90 Mn | 29.90% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 29.90% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 25.09% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 8.45% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 9.33% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 9.24% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 8.29% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 5.86% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.04% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -0.10% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.43% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -2.49% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -5.52% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -19.13% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -13.45% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -5.87% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.90% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 17.45% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 6.72% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.25% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -7.67% |
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Century Aluminum Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=CENX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "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=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=CENX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();