Century Aluminum (CENX) Return on Invested Capital (2011 - 2026)
Century Aluminum's (CENX) quarterly Return on Invested Capital came in at 0.02% in Q1 2026, down 2.0% YoY from 0.02% in Q1 2025, and up 304.41% on a QoQ basis from 0.01% in Q4 2025.
Century Aluminum (CENX) Return on Invested Capital (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Century Aluminum (CENX) has 14 years of Return on Invested Capital data on file, last reported at 0.02% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Invested Capital fell 2.0% year-over-year to 0.02% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.02% (down 2.0% YoY) and the FY2019 annual result came in at 0.03%, up 1.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Invested Capital improved to 0.02% in Q1 2026, from 0.01% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Return on Invested Capital ranged from a high of 0.03% in Q1 2025 to a low of 0.04% in Q1 2023.
- A 4-year average of 0.01% and a median of 0.0% in 2023 frame the typical range for Return on Invested Capital.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Return on Invested Capital increased 4 bps — and 2025, when it slipped 4 bps.
- Tracing CENX's Return on Invested Capital over 4 years: stood at 0.0% in 2023, then soared by 2223 bps to 0.03% in 2024, then plunged by 126 bps to 0.01% in 2025, then jumped by 304 bps to 0.02% in 2026.
- The last three Return on Invested Capital figures came in at 0.02% (Q1 2026), 0.01% (Q4 2025), and 0.01% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
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Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alcoa | 14.30 Bn | 12.86 Bn | 999.00 Mn | 0.33% |
| 2 | Century Aluminum | 5.18 Bn | 4.83 Bn | 227.90 Mn | 0.02% |
| 3 | Constellium Se | 4.07 Bn | 3.91 Bn | 480.00 Mn | 0.05% |
| 4 | Kaiser Aluminum | 3.16 Bn | 3.10 Bn | 199.00 Mn | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.02% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.02% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -0.01% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.01% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.03% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.03% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.03% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.01% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.00% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.00% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.00% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.00% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.00% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -0.04% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | -0.02% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | -0.02% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | -0.01% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | -0.03% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | -0.06% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | -0.04% |