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Century Aluminum CENX Return on invested capital

Return on invested capital at other companies

Alcoa logo
AlcoaAA
3.7%+2.2pp
Constellium logo
ConstelliumCSTM
17.5%
Materion logo
MaterionMTRN
7.6%
Reliance logo
RelianceRS
9.7%+0.2pp
Albemarle logo
AlbemarleALB
-1.3%-0.6pp
Cleveland-Cliffs logo
Cleveland-CliffsCLF
-9.1%-0.9pp

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$649.2M+2.4%
Gross profit$118.8M+107%
Operating income$374.0M+774%
Net income$337.5M+1,036%
EPS (diluted)$3.23+1,014%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$244.1M+444%
Total debt$24.6M+13.4%
Total equity$1.2B+58.5%
Total assets$2.7B+24.5%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$68.4M-5.4%
CapEx$74.8M+253%
Free cash flow-$6.4M-113%

Valuation

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Market cap$5.12B+239%
P/E14.6×+2.0×
P/S+1.4×

Profitability

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Gross margin12.2%+3.6pp
Operating margin18.9%+13.0pp
Net margin13.7%+8.7pp
FCF margin-0.5%-0.2pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity37.2%+19.2pp
Debt / equity0.0×
Current ratio2.3×+0.4×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Century Aluminum’s reported figures.

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: Century Aluminum’s 10-Q, filed May 7, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Century Aluminum's return on invested capital?
Century Aluminum (CENX) reported return on invested capital of 21.7% in Q4 2025.
How has Century Aluminum's return on invested capital changed year-over-year?
Century Aluminum's return on invested capital increased by 60.5% year-over-year, from 13.5% to 21.7%.
What is the long-term trend for Century Aluminum's return on invested capital?
Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Century Aluminum's return on invested capital has grown at a 9.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -14% to 21.7%.
What does return on invested capital mean?
Net operating profit after tax (operating income taxed at the effective rate) divided by average invested capital (debt plus equity minus cash). Measures the after-tax return on all capital put to work in the business, independent of capital structure.