Century Aluminum (CENX) Return on Invested Capital (2011 - 2026)
Century Aluminum (CENX) reported Return on Invested Capital of 0.0% for Q1 2026, little changed on a YoY basis from 0.0% in Q1 2025, and up 295.44% quarter-over-quarter from 0.0% in Q4 2025.
Century Aluminum (CENX) Return on Invested Capital (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Century Aluminum has reported Return on Invested Capital for 16 years, with the latest figure at 0.0% in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Invested Capital changed 0.0% year-over-year to 0.0%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.0% (changed 0.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 0.01%, up 1.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Invested Capital for Q1 2026 stood at 0.0%, up from 0.0% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Return on Invested Capital was 0.0% in Q1 2026, with the low at 0.01% in Q1 2023.
- Historically, Return on Invested Capital has averaged 0.0% across 5 years, with a median of 0.0% in 2023.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Return on Invested Capital fell 2 bps — and 2024, when it gained 1 bps.
- Century Aluminum's Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.0% in 2022, then plunged by 56 bps to 0.0% in 2023, then surged by 105 bps to 0.0% in 2024, then plunged by 291 bps to 0.0% in 2025, then jumped by 295 bps to 0.0% in 2026.
- The last three Return on Invested Capital figures came in at 0.0% (Q1 2026), 0.0% (Q4 2025), and 0.0% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alcoa | 18.13 Bn | 16.72 Bn | 681.00 Mn | 0.00% |
| 2 | Century Aluminum | 6.04 Bn | 5.93 Bn | 118.80 Mn | 0.00% |
| 3 | Constellium Se | 4.83 Bn | 4.56 Bn | 420.00 Mn | 0.01% |
| 4 | Kaiser Aluminum | 3.08 Bn | 3.05 Bn | 944.60 Mn | 0.00% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.00% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.00% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.00% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.00% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.00% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.00% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.00% |
| 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 | -0.01% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.00% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.00% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.00% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.00% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.00% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.00% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 0.00% |