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Century Aluminum Company

Century Aluminum Company

CENXNASDAQBasic Materials● Active
$63.00
+$2.88(+4.79%)
Market Cap$6.2B
P/E Ratio
52W High$70.43
52W Low$16.59

Century Aluminum Company (CENX) PE Ratio — Current & Historical Data

Trailing twelve months (TTM) P/E, forward P/E, PEG, and annual PE history — from market prices and filings.

cenx · pe ratio · data through Dec 31, 2025

Core PE Ratio Metrics

Trailing 12 months · TTM

The price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio for Century Aluminum Company (CENX) measures how much investors pay for each dollar of the company's trailing earnings. CENX's current PE ratio of 17.70x is calculated by dividing its stock price of $63.00 by its TTM earnings per share of $3.53. −59.2% discount vs 5Y avg 43.4x

17.70x
P/E Ratio (TTM)59.2%

Source: FMP · /ratios-ttm · /analyst-estimates · 2025-12-31

Forward P/E
5.87x
FY2026 est. EPS $10.73
Based on 1 analyst
EPS (TTM)
$3.53
TTM · diluted EPS
PEG Ratio
0.09
Below 1.0 · Growth adjusted
Source: FMP · /ratios-ttm · /ratios annual · /analyst-estimates · /stock-peers · Century Aluminum Company SEC 10-K & 10-Q filings · US GAAPUpdated: 2026-06-08

PE Ratio History

2006 – 2025 · Annual
PE Ratio (TTM)
5Y Avg 43.4x
EPS (Annual)

▸ FMP /ratios?period=annual&limit=20 · priceToEarningsRatio + netIncomePerShare (Annual)

Historical PE Range

Past 6 fiscal years · Front-end computed
Average
40.1x
6-yr mean
Median
29.6x
6-yr midpoint
Minimum
5.0x
Lowest year
Maximum
88.3x
Highest year
17.7x ← Now
5.0x
Min
Q1 · 25%29.6x
Median
Q3 · 75%88.3x
Max
Historically Low

At 17.70x, CENX's current P/E is lower than in 17% of its annual fiscal year readings over the past 6 years — historically low.

17th percentileHigher than 1 of 6 historical fiscal year readings

Percentile calculated from annual fiscal year data points, not by trading day. Years where PE ≤ 0 or > 9,999 are excluded.

PE Ratio vs Peers

Aluminum · 6 peers · Annual PE
CompanyMarket CapPE (Annual)vs AvgEPS (TTM)
Century Aluminum Company
Century Aluminum CompanyYou
CENX
$6.2B17.70x-32.2%$3.53
Avient Corporation
Avient Corporation
AVNT
$3.1B34.90x+33.7%$0.90
Constellium SE
Constellium SE
CSTM
$4.6B9.64x-63.1%$1.95
H.B. Fuller Company
H.B. Fuller Company
FUL
$3.3B20.94x-19.8%$2.78
Hawkins, Inc.
Hawkins, Inc.
HWKN
$3.3B38.56x+47.7%$3.93
Kaiser Aluminum Corporation
Kaiser Aluminum Corporation
KALU
$3.0B16.51x-36.8%$6.96
Methanex Corporation
Methanex Corporation
MEOH
$4.5B36.07x+38.2%$1.10
Industry Average
6 peers with valid PE
26.10xbaseline

* N/A — Company is not profitable (TTM) · excluded from industry average · ▸ FMP /stock-peers + /ratios?limit=1 · priceToEarningsRatio

Annual PE Ratio History

Showing 10 of 20 years
Fiscal Year EndPE RatioEPS (TTM)YoY ChangePE vs Max
2025-12-31Latest
FY2025
88.30x$0.44+1658.8%
2024-12-31
FY2024
5.02x$3.63
2023-12-31
FY2023
$-0.47
2022-12-31
FY2022
$-0.15
2021-12-31
FY2021
$-1.85
2020-12-31
FY2020
$-1.38
2019-12-31
FY2019
$-0.91
2018-12-31
FY2018
$-0.76
2017-12-31
FY2017
35.29x$0.56
2016-12-31
FY2016
$-2.90

▸ FMP /ratios?period=annual&limit=20 · priceToEarningsRatio + netIncomePerShare · Zero extra API

About PE Ratio & Methodology

The price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio for Century Aluminum Company (CENX) measures how much investors pay for each dollar of the company's trailing earnings. CENX's current PE ratio of 17.70x is calculated by dividing its stock price of $63.00 by its TTM earnings per share of $3.53.

PE Ratio = Stock Price ÷ EPS (TTM)
= $63.00 ÷ $3.53 = 17.70x
TTMTrailing Twelve Months — sum of the most recent 4 quarterly EPS figures
Forward PEStock price ÷ analyst consensus EPS estimate for the next fiscal year
PEGPE ÷ earnings growth rate — values below 1.0 suggest growth may justify the premium
Figures tie to SEC 10-K/10-Q and FMP ratio endpoints where noted.

Frequently asked questions

CENX pe ratio · 6 questions

CENX's current PE ratio is 17.70x as of 2026-06-08, based on a stock price of $63.00 and TTM EPS of $3.53. Data sourced from Financial Modeling Prep via CENX's SEC 10-K and 10-Q filings.

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Source: FMP · /ratios-ttm · /ratios annual · /analyst-estimates · /stock-peers · Century Aluminum Company SEC 10-K & 10-Q filings · US GAAP · Updated: 2026-06-08