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Aluminum · Basic Materials · Fiscal year ends Dec 31
Century Aluminum reported revenue of $2.5B in the fiscal year ended Dec 2025, up 13.9% from the year before. Operating income was $158M, an operating margin of 6.3%, and net income was $42M. Operating cash flow of $185M less capital expenditure of $100M left free cash flow of $85M. Net debt was $414M.
Last 5 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 2,213 | 2,777 | 2,185 | 2,220 | 2,528 |
| Cost of revenue | 2,088 | 2,731 | 2,098 | 2,048 | 2,272 |
| Gross profit | 124 | 46.7 | 87.6 | 172 | 256 |
| Selling, general & admin | 57.6 | 37.5 | 44.3 | 56.8 | 79.9 |
| Operating income | 66.0 | −150 | 27.5 | 108 | 158 |
| Interest expense | 28.8 | 29.3 | – | – | – |
| Pre-tax income | −198 | 33.4 | −71.1 | 310 | 2.7 |
| Income tax | −30.6 | 47.4 | −14.6 | 3.2 | −13.1 |
| Net income | −167 | −14.1 | −43.1 | 337 | 41.8 |
| Diluted EPS | −1.85 | −0.15 | −0.47 | 3.27 | 0.42 |
| Diluted shares | 90.2 | 91.4 | 92.4 | 98.4 | 95.3 |
| Fiscal year | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash & equivalents | 29.0 | 54.3 | 88.8 | 32.9 | 134 |
| Receivables | 80.6 | 66.9 | 53.7 | 75.8 | 110 |
| Inventory | 426 | 399 | 477 | 539 | 520 |
| Current assets | 618 | 678 | 767 | 811 | 1,031 |
| Net PP&E | 893 | 744 | 1,184 | 1,150 | 1,168 |
| Total assets | 1,570 | 1,472 | 2,029 | 2,120 | 2,269 |
| Payables | 187 | 167 | 250 | 187 | 187 |
| Deferred revenue | – | 0.0 | 30.6 | 41.2 | 31.2 |
| Current liabilities | 547 | 411 | 764 | 467 | 524 |
| Short-term debt | – | 146 | – | – | – |
| Long-term debt | 246 | 382 | 431 | 528 | 548 |
| Total liabilities | 1,149 | 1,073 | 1,502 | 1,315 | 1,339 |
| Shareholders' equity | 421 | 399 | 356 | 694 | 806 |
| Fiscal year | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | −64.7 | 25.9 | 106 | −24.6 | 185 |
| Capital expenditure | 83.0 | 86.3 | 95.0 | 82.3 | 100 |
| Free cash flow | −148 | −60.4 | 10.6 | −107 | 84.8 |
| Depreciation & amortisation | 82.6 | 73.4 | 79.0 | 86.7 | 91.8 |
| Stock-based compensation | 20.8 | −0.6 | 6.6 | 15.4 | 47.0 |
| Acquisitions | 0.0 | 0.0 | −11.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Fiscal year | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | – | 25.5% | −21.3% | 1.6% | 13.9% |
| Operating income growth (YoY) | – | −327.6% | – | 294.2% | 45.8% |
| EPS growth (YoY) | – | – | – | – | −87.2% |
| Gross margin | 5.6% | 1.7% | 4.0% | 7.7% | 10.1% |
| Operating margin | 3.0% | −5.4% | 1.3% | 4.9% | 6.3% |
| Net margin | −7.6% | −0.5% | −2.0% | 15.2% | 1.7% |
| Return on equityBlank when equity is negative | −39.7% | −3.5% | −12.1% | 48.5% | 5.2% |
| ROCEEBIT ÷ (assets − current liabilities) | 6.5% | −14.2% | 2.2% | 6.6% | 9.1% |
| Free cash flow margin | −6.7% | −2.2% | 0.5% | −4.8% | 3.4% |
| Cash conversion (CFO ÷ net income) | 0.39x | −1.84x | −2.45x | −0.07x | 4.43x |
| Receivable days | 13 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 16 |
| Inventory days | 74 | 53 | 83 | 96 | 83 |
| Payable days | 33 | 22 | 43 | 33 | 30 |
| Interest cover | 2.29x | −5.13x | – | – | – |
| Debt ÷ equity | 0.58x | 1.32x | 1.21x | 0.76x | 0.68x |
| Net debtDebt − cash & equivalents; excludes investments; negative = net cash | 217 | 473 | 342 | 495 | 414 |
| Current ratio | 1.13x | 1.65x | 1.00x | 1.74x | 1.97x |
Standardised figures from the company's XBRL filings with the SEC (10-K, 10-Q). Line items follow US GAAP tags, so a company's own statement layout may differ and some lines show “–” where the company does not report that item. Ratios are calculated from these figures. For education only; not investment advice or a recommendation.