Century Aluminum (CENX) Return on Equity [ROE] (2011 - 2026)
Century Aluminum (CENX) posted Return on Equity [ROE] of 40.27% for Q2 2026, up 31.43 percentage points from 8.84% a year earlier and up 12.08 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Century Aluminum (CENX) Return on Equity [ROE] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Century Aluminum's Return on Equity [ROE] came in at 1.82%, down 45.06 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Equity [ROE] shows a five-year change of +22.00 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Century Aluminum's Return on Equity [ROE] was 46.88% in FY2024 (+59.42 pp), -12.54% in FY2023 (-9.11 pp), -3.44% in FY2022 (+31.12 pp) and -34.56% in FY2021 (-14.38 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] in data going back to Q1 2011.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Equity [ROE] increased in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +8.82 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Equity [ROE] in the past five years was Q3 2022, with a gain of 108.26 percentage points; the weakest was Q3 2023, with a drop of 80.49 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Equity [ROE] for the three prior quarters was 28.19% (Q1 2026), 0.84% (Q4 2025) and 5.31% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rio Tinto | 181.90 Bn | 148.03 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Southern Copper | 169.19 Bn | 148.06 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 46.23% |
| 3 | Newmont | 121.55 Bn | 89.73 Bn | 4.03 Bn | 24.87% |
| 4 | Ternium | 108.92 Bn | 73.97 Bn | 941.02 Mn | 4.44% |
| 5 | Freeport-Mcmoran | 100.46 Bn | 96.62 Bn | 2.19 Bn | 14.40% |
| 6 | Agnico Eagle Mines | 91.62 Bn | 91.62 Bn | 2.43 Bn | 21.41% |
| 7 | Barrick Mining | 68.12 Bn | 52.86 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 34.97% |
| 8 | Nucor | 53.04 Bn | 43.58 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 14.21% |
| 9 | ArcelorMittal | 50.74 Bn | 31.77 Bn | - | 3.26% |
| 10 | Century Aluminum | 3.56 Bn | 2.82 Bn | 227.90 Mn | 40.27% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 40.27% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 28.19% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.84% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 5.31% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 8.84% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 9.08% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 37.38% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 39.05% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 28.64% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 36.51% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -12.72% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -48.36% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -26.38% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -18.48% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -3.08% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 32.12% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 13.76% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -2.16% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -45.06% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -76.14% |
API Access
Century Aluminum Return on Equity [ROE] API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=CENX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=CENX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();