Century Aluminum Company
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PositoAI's own ratios from Century Aluminum Company's yearly results (2022–2025), compared with Basic Materials companies in United States. Tap ? on any ratio for what it means.
What stands out
- Profit Cash Ratio: Over the last 3 years, every $100 of reported profit came with $79 of operating cash. Lower than 98% of Basic Materials companies in United States.
Where $100 of sales goes
Latest year (Dec 2025). Taxes and other income are not shown, so the parts need not add up to 100.
Cash quality
Profit Cash Ratio
$79Over the last 3 years, every $100 of reported profit came with $79 of operating cash.
Lower than 98% of Basic Materials companies in United States.
Self-Funding Ratio
1.0×Over the last 3 years its own operating cash paid for 96% of its investment spending (capex); the rest came from other sources such as borrowing, cash reserves or new shares.
Lower than 66% of Basic Materials companies in United States.
Cash Locked Ratio
$24For every $100 of sales, $24 is tied up in day-to-day operations (money owed by customers + stock − money owed to suppliers), against $10 tied up three years earlier.
More money tied up than 70% of Basic Materials companies in United States.
Growth quality
Steadiness Ratio
2/3 · 1/3Sales grew in 2 of the last 3 years; profit grew in 1 of 3.
Steadier than 62% of Basic Materials companies in United States.
Growth Efficiency Ratio
—Sales fell 9%
Sales fell 9% in 3 years, so extra profit per extra sales cannot be measured.
Asset Productivity Ratio
-9% / +54%In 3 years sales changed by -9% while total assets changed by +54%. Assets grew faster than sales.
Balance-sheet strength
Debt Due Cover Ratio
2.7×Debt due within a year is covered 2.7 times by its yearly operating cash.
Lower than 56% of Basic Materials companies in United States.
Cash Cushion Ratio
−13%Debt, after subtracting cash, equals 13% of its market value (net debt).
Lower than 57% of Basic Materials companies in United States.
Tangible Assets Ratio
—Data incomplete
Tangible Net Worth Ratio
—Data incomplete
Shareholders
Standard fundamentals
P/E, P/B, ROE, debt, growth and more (14)
Century Aluminum Company owes $0.47 for every $1 it owns. Net profit fell 88% in the year to Dec 2025.
Compared with Basic Materials companies in United States · latest annual results Dec 2025.
P/E ratio
5.6Investors pay $5.6 for every $1 of Century Aluminum Company's yearly profit, lower than 98% of Basic Materials companies in United States.
P/B ratio
2.30The share price is 2.30 times Century Aluminum Company's book value per share, higher than 57% of Basic Materials companies in United States.
Market cap
$3.2 BThe total market value of all of Century Aluminum Company's shares at today's price (share price × number of shares), larger than 64% of Basic Materials companies in United States. PosiCap size class: Meso Cap.
Net worth (book value)
$1.4 BWhat Century Aluminum Company would have left on paper if it sold everything it owns and paid everything it owes, from its latest balance sheet (30 Jun 2026).
Book value per share
$14.17Net worth divided by the number of shares. The share price of $32.65 is 2.3 times this, which is the P/B above.
Return on equity (ROE)
51.8%Century Aluminum Company earned 51.8% on its shareholders' money over the last year, higher than 97% of Basic Materials companies in United States.
Owes vs Owns
0.47×Century Aluminum Company owes $0.47 for every $1 it owns (low), higher than 53% of Basic Materials companies in United States.
Dividend yield
NoneCentury Aluminum Company does not currently pay a dividend.
Revenue growth
+14%Revenue rose 14% in the year to Dec 2025, and shrank 3% a year on average over 3 years.
Profit growth
-88%Net profit fell 88% in the year to Dec 2025.
Profit margin
1.7%Century Aluminum Company keeps $2 of every $100 of revenue as net profit.
Cash quality
4.4×Cash from Century Aluminum Company's business was 4.4× its reported profit in the year to Dec 2025 — its profit turned into cash.
Interest cover
3.3×Century Aluminum Company's operating profit covered its interest costs 3.3 times in the year to Dec 2025.
Cash vs debt
Net debtCentury Aluminum Company had $414 M more debt than cash (net debt) at Dec 2025.
Questions
What is Century Aluminum Company's P/E ratio?
Investors pay $5.6 for every $1 of Century Aluminum Company's yearly profit, lower than 98% of Basic Materials companies in United States.
How is P/B calculated on PositoAI?
P/B is market cap divided by net worth from the latest balance sheet. For Century Aluminum Company: $3.2 B ÷ $1.4 B (30 Jun 2026) = 2.3.
What is Century Aluminum Company's return on equity?
Century Aluminum Company earned 51.8% on its shareholders' money over the last year, higher than 97% of Basic Materials companies in United States.
How much does Century Aluminum Company owe compared with what it owns?
Century Aluminum Company owes $0.47 for every $1 it owns (low), higher than 53% of Basic Materials companies in United States.
Does Century Aluminum Company pay a dividend?
No. Century Aluminum Company does not currently pay a dividend.
Is Century Aluminum Company's revenue growing?
Revenue rose 14% in the year to Dec 2025, and shrank 3% a year on average over 3 years.
Figures from the company's yearly results and PositoAI's own data. Full tables are on the Go Deep tab. What each figure means. PositoAI is for research and education only and is not investment advice.