SuperworthCentury Aluminum profit margin CENX
Gross, operating and net profit as a share of revenue over the last twelve months, from 2010.
- Net margin, 12 months
- 22.6%
- Operating margin, 12 months
- 25.4%
- Net margin on a year earlier
- +17.8 pts
- Peer median
- 5.4%
Over the twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Century Aluminum kept 22.6% of its revenue as net profit, with an operating margin of 25.4% and a gross margin of 19.0%.
Five years earlier its net margin was −15.3%.
The median for 10 materials stocks of a similar size is 5.4%.
Profit margin over time
Fiscal year by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Net margin | Operating margin | Gross margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 1.7% | 6.0% | 9.9% |
| FY2024 | 15.2% | 4.9% | 7.7% |
| FY2023 | −2.0% | 1.5% | 4.2% |
| FY2022 | −0.5% | −5.4% | 1.7% |
| FY2021 | −7.6% | 3.0% | 5.6% |
| FY2020 | −7.7% | −5.0% | −2.3% |
| FY2019 | −4.4% | −3.9% | −1.3% |
| FY2018 | −3.5% | −3.1% | −1.2% |
| FY2017 | 3.1% | 5.9% | 8.1% |
| FY2016 | −19.1% | −17.7% | −0.8% |
| FY2015 | −3.0% | −2.0% | 2.1% |
| FY2014 | 6.5% | 7.3% | 10.5% |
| FY2013 | −2.8% | −2.5% | 2.7% |
| FY2012 | −2.8% | −0.6% | 3.6% |
| FY2011 | 0.8% | 3.5% | 6.6% |
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Ended | Net margin, 12 months | Change on a year | Operating margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 FY26 | 22.6% | +17.8 pts | 25.4% | |
| Q1 FY26 | 13.7% | +8.7 pts | 19.0% | |
| Q4 FY25 | 1.7% | −13.5 pts | 6.0% | |
| Q3 FY25 | 3.4% | −11.9 pts | 6.2% | |
| Q2 FY25 | 4.8% | −6.2 pts | 6.6% | |
| Q1 FY25 | 5.1% | −6.4 pts | 6.3% | |
| Q4 FY24 | 15.2% | +17.1 pts | 4.9% | |
| Q3 FY24 | 15.3% | +23.8 pts | 4.8% | |
| Q2 FY24 | 11.0% | +15.4 pts | 0.6% | |
| Q1 FY24 | 11.4% | +14.1 pts | 0.3% | |
| Q4 FY23 | −2.0% | −1.5 pts | 1.5% | |
| Q3 FY23 | −8.5% | −14.0 pts | −1.3% |
Against its peers
Companies in Basic Materials nearest Century Aluminum's size, closest first, today.
| Company | Profit margin |
|---|---|
| CENXCentury Aluminum | 22.6% |
| WORWorthington Enterprises | 11.5% |
| CSTMConstellium | 5.7% |
| USLMUnited States Lime & Minerals | 35.7% |
| KNFKnife River | 4.2% |
| CALMCal-Maine Foods | 2.3% |
| WDFCWD 40 | 13.2% |
| SMGScotts Miracle-Gro | 2.2% |
| FULFuller H B | 5.6% |
| AVNTAvient | 5.1% |
| CBTCabot | 5.2% |
| Peer median | 5.4% |
Where Century Aluminum ranks
What the profit margin tells you
Profit as a share of revenue at three levels: gross (after making the product), operating (after running the business) and net (after everything, including tax and interest).
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