The Bid & Ask

Quotations, Dispatches, and the Daily Tape

Thursday, August 13, 2026

Subject of the day

CENX

Concerning the House

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.

United States · centuryaluminum.com

The Long Run

FY 2011–2025 · 14 years

LineLatestCAGRTrend
Revenue$2.22B+3.9%
Gross profit$256.40M+7.8%
Operating income$158.10M+22.3%
Net income$47.30M+33.1%
Cash from ops-$24.60M+11.6%
Quotation

$46.39

-1.78 (-3.7%)

52w hi$68.77
52w lo$21.69
Vol2.21M
As ofAug 13
The Verdict

Hold

Our score -0.19

Short-0.38
Medium-0.26
Long+0.31

computed 2026-08-13

By the Numbers

Century Aluminum Company

Basic Materials · Aluminum

Market cap$4.59B
Enterprise value$5.04B
Trailing P/E8.01x
Forward P/E3.84x
EV / EBITDA10.52x
P / S (ttm)1.72x
Profit margin22.6%
Return on equity51.7%
Revenue growth+19.7%
Earnings growth
Debt / equity31.28
Risk Metrics
Beta vs SPX1.78
Corr SPX0.43
Annual vol67.4%
Annual ret+86.4%
Sharpe1.28
Max DD-42.8%

Window: 504 trading days (504 obs)

Layer Breakdown
LayerRawContribution
Fundamental+0.44
Sector+0.03
Technical-0.14
Earnings+0.00
Sentiment-0.06

macro × 1.00 · 2026-08-13

Recent Sessions
DateOpenHighLowCloseVol
Aug 13$47.59$49.42$46.28$46.392.21M
Aug 12$52.84$53.42$48.14$48.173.15M
Aug 11$54.18$55.55$52.12$52.292.41M
Aug 10$51.89$53.62$51.50$51.882.24M
Aug 7$47.85$52.74$47.56$51.233.74M