Century Aluminum (CENX) Tax Rate (2010 - 2026)
Century Aluminum's Tax Rate was 4.71% in Q2 2026, down 5.29 percentage points from 10.00% a year earlier but up 4.16 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Century Aluminum (CENX) Tax Rate (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Century Aluminum's Tax Rate was 0.09% through Jun 30, 2026, down 3.16 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was -485.19%, down 486.22 percentage points from FY2024.
- Tax Rate has now declined for three consecutive years, with a five-year change of -487.64 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Tax Rate was 1.03% in FY2024 (-19.50 pp), 20.53% in FY2023 (-121.38 pp), 141.92% in FY2022 (+126.43 pp) and 15.49% in FY2021 (+13.03 pp).
- Quarterly Tax Rate has moved between -15.49% (Q3 2025) and 294.12% (Q2 2023) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Tax Rate was higher in three of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.38 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Tax Rate over five years was Q2 2023 (a gain of 241.04 percentage points); the worst was Q2 2024 (a drop of 298.62 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, CENX's Tax Rate in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 0.55% (Q1 2026), 51.90% (Q4 2025) and -15.49% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rio Tinto | 181.90 Bn | 148.03 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Southern Copper | 169.19 Bn | 148.06 Bn | 2.90 Bn | - |
| 3 | Newmont | 121.55 Bn | 89.73 Bn | 4.03 Bn | 31.74% |
| 4 | Ternium | 108.92 Bn | 73.97 Bn | 941.02 Mn | - |
| 5 | Freeport-Mcmoran | 100.46 Bn | 96.62 Bn | 2.19 Bn | 28.19% |
| 6 | Agnico Eagle Mines | 91.62 Bn | 91.62 Bn | 2.43 Bn | 31.10% |
| 7 | Barrick Mining | 68.12 Bn | 52.86 Bn | 2.90 Bn | - |
| 8 | Nucor | 53.04 Bn | 43.58 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 21.23% |
| 9 | ArcelorMittal | 50.74 Bn | 31.77 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Century Aluminum | 3.56 Bn | 2.82 Bn | 227.90 Mn | 4.71% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 4.71% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.55% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 6.67% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.75% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 5.08% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.21% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 23.57% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 31.74% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 53.07% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 8.76% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 17.91% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 11.68% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 8.03% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 13.81% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 15.91% |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 11.26% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 13.07% |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 11.39% |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 7.83% |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 25.63% |
API Access
Century Aluminum Tax Rate API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
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=tax-rate&ticker=CENX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "tax-rate", "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=tax-rate&ticker=CENX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();