Century Aluminum Company (CENX)
NASDAQMaterialsAluminumSnapshot 2026-09-14
$41.54-5.70%
Close 2026-09-14 · 1-day change
NASDAQMaterialsAluminumSnapshot 2026-09-14
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Industries move in repeating boom-and-bust cycles. This shows where this stock’s industry sits in that cycle, stage by stage (recovery → expansion → supercycle → steady → deceleration → contraction), from its fundamentals (orders, revenue, capital spending), not the stock’s price.
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Materials: fringe margins under pressure (0q confirmed)
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The reason to own it still holds.
View ThesisRevenue growth is slowing — up about 10% over the past year and decelerating.
View GrowthMiddle-of-the-pack quality for its industry.
View QualityMiddle-of-the-pack management execution.
View ManagementExpectations look reasonable — what the market is pricing in sits in line with or below what analysts forecast.
View ValuationThis stock is volatile — it swings about 3% on a typical day and fell roughly 40% in its worst 12-month stretch.
View RiskCENX's growth depends on improving adjusted EBITDA through metal pricing and operational efficiency. Revenue grew strongly in Q2 2026, beating expectations with an EPS of 2.46. It trades at 7.6× P/E versus a peer median of 18×, indicating it looks cheap on this basis. The price reflects less growth than forecast, suggesting modest expectations. A specific risk is the 51% probability of a miss in the next quarter. Peer multiples imply a price about 9% above where it trades. This read is provisional.
Trailing returns as of 2026-09-14. CENX is total return (includes dividends); the S&P 500 benchmark is price return (the index excludes dividends).
Based on 4 analysts currently covering CENX (as of Sep 2026).
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Quarterly · checked companies · value or % of revenue
A consensus fair price across 9 valuation methods, at three horizons. As of 2026-09-14. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
Today's peer multiple on trailing earnings, with no growth credited. This is the headline read.
Adds projected growth, so it leans optimistic by design. Read it as upside context, not a base case.
A price-focused, side-by-side fair-value read versus Materials (broad) — fair value, gap to price, and forward P/E.
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Political instability could affect production capacity and operations.
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End-of-day figures as of 2026-09-14. EPS is implied from price ÷ P/E. Not investment advice.
A long-thesis check that carries the widest uncertainty of the three horizons.
Top 10% on quality vs scored peers
Direction of the business behind the multiple. Bands are backend reads; trailing-12-month basis.
Advances: Expand production capacity at Mt. Holly smelter
Oklahoma smelter progress supports production capacity expansion.
Advances: Improve adjusted EBITDA through metal pricing and operational efficiency
Strong earnings improve adjusted EBITDA outlook significantly.
Advances: Improve adjusted EBITDA through metal pricing and operational efficiency
Return to profit enhances EBITDA and operational efficiency.
Advances: Improve adjusted EBITDA through metal pricing and operational efficiency
Record EBITDA supports operational efficiency and pricing objectives.
Advances: Improve adjusted EBITDA through metal pricing and operational efficiency
Q3 EBITDA guidance supports operational efficiency objective.
Advances: Increase revenue growth
Revised tariffs could significantly boost revenue growth.
Advances: Increase revenue growth
Expansion boosts revenue growth through increased capacity.