Century Aluminum Company (CENX)Basic Materials | Aluminum | Chicago, United States | NasdaqGS
46.59 USD
+0.70
(1.525%)
⇧
(Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 46.58 -0.01 (-0.010%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:57 p.m. EDT) |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 2:57 a.m. EDT
Century Aluminum presents a compelling turnaround story with exceptional fundamentals but lacks the safety net of a dividend. The company boasts a massive 51.7% return on equity and forward P/E of just 3.6x, implying the market has priced in significant distress despite recent headlines of surging margins and operational restarts. While the stock has rallied nearly 200% over the last nine years, the lack of consecutive negative years suggests the worst of the structural decline may be behind it, yet the price remains suppressed relative to its earnings power. The absence of any dividend payout eliminates income appeal, making this purely a capital appreciation play. Options flow confirms this sentiment: traders are betting on a volatile swing back toward the 60-83 analyst target range rather than a slow drift. This is a high-conviction buy for growth-oriented investors who can tolerate the commodity cyclicality and the lack of yield, but it remains a speculative hold until the price consolidates above the 50 resistance. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoARIMA ✓ | 0.261400 |
| MSTL | 0.323155 |
| AutoETS | 0.328908 |
| AutoTheta | 0.331826 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 32% |
| H-stat | 3.38 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.008 |
| Excess Kurtosis | 0.03 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Basic Materials |
| Ex Dividend Date | 2002-09-17 |
| Last Dividend Date | 2002-09-17 |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 31.281 |
| Revenue per Share | 27.483 |
| Market Cap | 4,612,097,536 |
| Trailing P/E | 7.92 |
| Forward P/E | 3.86 |
| Beta | 2.00 |
| Profit Margins | 22.56% |
| Website | https://centuryaluminum.com |
As of Aug. 22, 2026, 2:57 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for a volatile rebound rather than a steady grind. Call volume is heavily skewed toward out-of-the-money strikes (55 and 60), suggesting bets on a sharp breakout above current levels. Conversely, put volume is concentrated in the 30-45 range, creating a 'floor' expectation where traders anticipate a drop to test support before rallying. The massive open interest at the 60 strike for both calls and puts indicates a key psychological level where significant hedging or speculation is occurring.
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2002-09-18 | 0.05 | 0.658762 |
| 2002-06-12 | 0.05 | 0.334672 |
| 2002-03-13 | 0.05 | 0.364697 |
| 2001-12-12 | 0.05 | 0.359712 |
| 2001-06-13 | 0.05 | 0.262467 |
| 2001-03-14 | 0.05 | 0.311284 |
| 2000-12-13 | 0.05 | 0.615385 |
| 2000-09-13 | 0.05 | 0.382775 |
| 2000-06-13 | 0.05 | 0.451977 |
| 2000-03-16 | 0.05 | 0.373832 |
| 1999-12-21 | 0.05 | 0.382775 |
| 1999-09-13 | 0.05 | 0.500000 |
| 1999-06-11 | 0.05 | 0.769231 |
| 1999-03-11 | 0.05 | 0.833333 |
| 1998-12-14 | 0.05 | 0.597015 |
| 1998-09-14 | 0.05 | 0.434783 |
| 1998-06-26 | 0.05 | 0.338983 |
| 1998-03-13 | 0.05 | 0.289855 |
| 1997-12-12 | 0.05 | 0.344828 |
| 1997-09-12 | 0.05 | 0.305344 |
| 1997-06-12 | 0.05 | 0.310078 |
| 1997-03-26 | 0.05 | 0.287770 |
| 1996-12-12 | 0.05 | 0.305344 |
| 1996-09-16 | 0.05 | 0.338983 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 1.1157215 |
| Address1 | One South Wacker Drive |
| Address2 | Suite 1000 |
| All Time High | 80.52 |
| All Time Low | 1.04 |
| Ask | 52.37 |
| Ask Size | 1 |
| Audit Risk | 10 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 1.0 - Strong Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 2,027,820 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 2,215,608 |
| Average Volume | 2,215,608 |
| Average Volume10Days | 2,027,820 |
| Beta | 1.998 |
| Bid | 39.6 |
| Bid Size | 1 |
| Board Risk | 3 |
| Book Value | 14.174 |
| City | Chicago |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 3 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 46.59 |
| Current Ratio | 2.751 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,786,665,600 |
| Day High | 46.9505 |
| Day Low | 45.52 |
| Debt To Equity | 31.281 |
| Dividend Date | 1,033,344,000 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,786,050,000 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,786,050,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,786,046,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,793,908,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,793,908,800 |
| Ebitda | 479,000,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.17959 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 10.188 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 1.83 |
| Enterprise Value | 4,880,097,792 |
| Eps Current Year | 9.93154 |
| Eps Forward | 12.07604 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 5.88 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Ex Dividend Date | 1,032,307,200 |
| Exchange | NMS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fax | 312 696 3102 |
| Fifty Day Average | 45.8986 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 0.6913986 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.01506361 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 111.57214 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 70.43 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -23.84 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.33849213 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 20.91 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 25.68 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 1.2281206 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 20.91 - 70.43 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 828,109,800,000 |
| Five Year Avg Dividend Yield | 1.84 |
| Float Shares | 68,610,273 |
| Forward Eps | 12.07604 |
| Forward P E | 3.8580527 |
| Free Cashflow | -46,287,500 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGS |
| Full Time Employees | 2,906 |
| Fullday Change | 0.700001 |
| Fullday Change Percent | 1.52539 |
| Fullday Price | 46.58 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,785,542,400 |
| Gross Margins | 0.18889 |
| Gross Profits | 503,800,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.30885 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.78185 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 98,993,295 |
| Industry | Aluminum |
| Industry Disp | Aluminum |
| Industry Key | aluminum |
| Ir Website | http://investor.shareholder.com/cenx/ |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Dividend Date | 1,032,307,200 |
| Last Dividend Value | 0.05 |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Long Business Summary | Century Aluminum Company, together with its subsidiaries, produces primary aluminum and alumina in the United States and Iceland. The company engages in the production of standard-grade and value-added primary aluminum products. It also owns and operates a carbon anode production facility in Vlissingen, the Netherlands; and operates aluminum reduction facilities or smelters; and bauxite mining and alumina refining in Jamaica. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. |
| Long Name | Century Aluminum Company |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 4,612,097,536 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_356264 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Net Income To Common | 603,000,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 4,544,782,173 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 4 |
| Open | 46.26 |
| Operating Cashflow | 340,800,000 |
| Operating Margins | 0.28135002 |
| Overall Risk | 6 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 0.06 |
| Phone | 312 696 3101 |
| Post Market Change | -0.0099983215 |
| Post Market Change Percent | -0.021460231 |
| Post Market Price | 46.58 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,961,478 |
| Previous Close | 45.89 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 4.6911154 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 3.2870045 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 1.7291907 |
| Profit Margins | 0.22559 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.442 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | strong_buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 1.0 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.700001 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 1.52539 |
| Regular Market Day High | 46.9505 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 45.52 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 45.52 - 46.9505 |
| Regular Market Open | 46.26 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 45.89 |
| Regular Market Price | 46.59 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,947,201 |
| Regular Market Volume | 1,766,073 |
| Return On Assets | 0.10232 |
| Return On Equity | 0.51749 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.197 |
| Revenue Per Share | 27.483 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20504117 |
| Sector | Basic Materials |
| Sector Disp | Basic Materials |
| Sector Key | basic-materials |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 4 |
| Shares Outstanding | 98,993,295 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.092700005 |
| Shares Short | 9,181,113 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,784,073,600 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 9,776,994 |
| Short Name | Century Aluminum Company |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.1336 |
| Short Ratio | 4.56 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | IL |
| Symbol | CENX |
| Target High Price | 83.0 |
| Target Low Price | 60.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 70.0 |
| Target Median Price | 68.5 |
| Total Cash | 343,400,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 3.469 |
| Total Debt | 480,000,000 |
| Total Revenue | 2,667,200,000 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 5.88 |
| Trailing P E | 7.923469 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 48.98165 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -2.3916512 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.04882749 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 1,766,073 |
| Website | https://centuryaluminum.com |
| Zip | 60,606 |