Last 48 quarters of trend data · Basic Materials · Aluminum
Quarterly valuation ratios — annualised for comparability. YoY Δ shows same-quarter-prior-year change.
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 | Q3 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E Ratio → | 92.43 | 4.81 | 4.54 | 532.34 | 52.43 | — | 16.00 | 10.85 | 8.82 | — | 1.70 | 11.24 | — | 31.14 | — | — | 3.07 | 5.12 | 36.54 | 7.02 | — |
| — | — | -71.6% | +4808.5% | +494.4% | — | +839.8% | -3.5% | — | — | — | — | — | +508.5% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| P/S Ratio | 1.52 | 1.60 | 2.36 | 1.51 | 1.15 | 0.67 | 0.73 | 0.71 | 0.74 | 0.69 | 0.78 | 0.61 | 0.30 | 0.35 | 0.42 | 0.35 | 0.20 | 0.21 | 0.85 | 0.61 | 0.52 |
| — | +139.5% | +225.6% | +112.6% | +55.5% | -3.3% | -6.4% | +16.4% | +143.1% | +96.1% | +85.7% | +72.9% | +51.1% | +68.2% | -50.7% | -41.7% | -61.3% | -61.8% | -5.4% | -4.5% | +28.5% | |
| P/B Ratio | 3.93 | 3.14 | 4.78 | 4.08 | 4.18 | 2.46 | 2.67 | 2.71 | 2.54 | 2.66 | 2.59 | 3.64 | 1.72 | 2.01 | 2.55 | 1.88 | 0.99 | 1.50 | 5.81 | 3.80 | 3.78 |
| — | +27.9% | +79.3% | +50.4% | +64.4% | -7.8% | +3.0% | -25.5% | +47.9% | +32.7% | +1.6% | +94.0% | +72.8% | +33.7% | -56.2% | -50.6% | -73.7% | -52.1% | +49.1% | +109.9% | +251.8% | |
| P/FCF | 45.31 | 11.16 | — | 14.18 | — | — | 9.01 | — | — | — | — | 9.30 | 10.79 | — | — | — | — | 33.30 | 56.02 | — | 5.41 |
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| EV / EBITDA | 17.03 | 5.42 | 14.80 | 14.99 | 10.40 | 12.80 | 8.53 | 8.61 | 5.87 | 17.64 | 22.39 | 8.43 | — | 21.07 | 8.25 | — | — | — | 7.44 | 7.24 | 6.31 |
| — | -57.6% | +73.5% | +74.1% | +77.0% | -27.4% | -61.9% | +2.2% | — | -16.3% | +171.2% | — | — | — | +10.9% | — | — | — | — | -81.2% | — | |
| EV / EBIT | 26.91 | 4.65 | 4.75 | — | 35.18 | 407.76 | 14.57 | 10.94 | 9.08 | 121.36 | 1.92 | 9.95 | — | 59.23 | — | — | 3.30 | 3.23 | 28.07 | 6.36 | — |
| — | -98.9% | -67.4% | — | +287.4% | +236.0% | +659.6% | +10.0% | — | +104.9% | — | — | — | +1734.7% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Quarterly margins and returns. Watch for margin compression across consecutive quarters.
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 | Q3 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 10.1% | 30.3% | 18.3% | 14.2% | 12.2% | 5.8% | 9.6% | 10.5% | 15.2% | 3.6% | 3.4% | 7.7% | -2.1% | 2.8% | 8.7% | -3.7% | -6.7% | 1.9% | 12.4% | 10.5% | 9.4% |
| — | +425.8% | +91.4% | +35.1% | -19.4% | +58.4% | +183.6% | +36.6% | +819.4% | +31.7% | -61.3% | +310.1% | +68.7% | +48.8% | -29.6% | -134.8% | -171.9% | -53.1% | +365.3% | +3514.2% | +236.2% | |
| Operating Margin | 6.3% | 28.1% | 13.3% | 6.4% | 9.2% | 3.3% | 7.3% | 7.8% | 11.8% | 1.1% | 0.4% | 5.7% | -4.4% | -0.1% | 5.0% | -5.8% | -8.1% | -17.5% | 10.8% | 7.7% | 6.9% |
| — | +753.7% | +82.4% | -17.8% | -22.1% | +188.8% | +1773.4% | +37.1% | +366.6% | +1038.5% | -92.2% | +199.0% | +45.1% | +99.3% | -53.9% | -175.1% | -216.6% | -861.6% | +229.8% | +325.9% | +171.9% | |
| Net Margin | 1.7% | 33.1% | 52.0% | 0.3% | 2.4% | -0.7% | 4.7% | 7.2% | 8.8% | -0.4% | 50.4% | 5.9% | -7.7% | 1.3% | -7.0% | -21.4% | 7.0% | 4.4% | 2.3% | 9.2% | -9.0% |
| — | +4625.8% | +1009.6% | -96.0% | -73.1% | -64.3% | -90.7% | +22.3% | +213.9% | -134.2% | +821.5% | +127.3% | -210.8% | -70.2% | -397.5% | -333.7% | +177.1% | +165.7% | +107.4% | +200.4% | +39.2% |
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 | Q3 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE | 5.2% | 17.7% | 30.3% | 0.2% | 2.2% | -0.7% | 4.4% | 7.0% | 7.8% | -0.4% | 53.0% | 8.2% | -10.6% | 2.0% | -10.1% | -24.8% | 8.9% | 8.1% | 4.1% | 16.3% | -15.2% |
| — | +2743.4% | +591.2% | -96.9% | -72.4% | -56.6% | -91.7% | -14.7% | +173.6% | -121.9% | +623.0% | +133.1% | -219.3% | -76.0% | -346.4% | -252.1% | +158.6% | +190.3% | +114.0% | +361.3% | -61.8% | |
| ROA | 2.0% | 9.0% | 13.7% | 0.1% | 0.7% | -0.2% | 1.5% | 2.4% | 2.6% | -0.1% | 13.4% | 1.7% | -2.4% | 0.5% | -2.7% | -7.4% | 2.8% | 2.3% | 1.1% | 3.9% | -3.6% |
| — | +3925.3% | +796.6% | -96.5% | -71.4% | -72.3% | -88.6% | +41.7% | +206.7% | -128.7% | +596.6% | +122.4% | -185.6% | -79.1% | -347.5% | -288.1% | +177.2% | +190.1% | +110.7% | +256.0% | +8.9% | |
| ROIC | 9.5% | 9.7% | 4.4% | 2.5% | 4.0% | 1.4% | 3.0% | 3.3% | 4.6% | 0.5% | 0.2% | 2.8% | -2.2% | -0.1% | 2.3% | -2.5% | -4.2% | -12.8% | 7.0% | 5.0% | 4.3% |
| — | +606.7% | +44.7% | -23.7% | -12.0% | +193.1% | +1764.0% | +18.4% | +311.1% | +871.1% | -93.0% | +214.1% | +48.8% | +99.5% | -66.5% | -149.1% | -199.1% | -1156.6% | +292.3% | +516.5% | +227.2% |
Quarterly solvency trend — watch for debt spikes or covenant pressure.
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 | Q3 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt / Equity | 0.58 | 0.31 | 0.42 | 0.58 | 0.72 | 0.70 | 0.70 | 0.78 | 0.76 | 0.82 | 0.90 | 1.38 | 1.32 | 1.22 | 1.49 | 1.37 | 0.99 | 0.86 | 1.07 | 1.13 | 1.19 |
| — | -55.4% | -39.2% | -25.6% | -4.8% | -14.9% | -22.3% | -43.1% | -42.7% | -32.4% | -39.7% | +0.2% | +33.8% | +41.3% | +39.5% | +22.0% | -17.1% | -22.0% | +28.4% | +80.8% | +114.9% | |
| Debt / EBITDA | 2.19 | 2.10 | 5.02 | 7.73 | 6.41 | 11.59 | 7.22 | 7.83 | 5.49 | 17.04 | 24.22 | 9.75 | — | 33.13 | 12.45 | — | — | — | 4.67 | 6.71 | 6.27 |
| — | -81.9% | -30.5% | -1.2% | +16.9% | -32.0% | -70.2% | -19.7% | — | -48.6% | +94.6% | — | — | — | +166.7% | — | — | — | — | -84.0% | — | |
| Current Ratio | 1.97 | 2.75 | 2.30 | 1.97 | 1.71 | 1.75 | 1.84 | 1.73 | 1.71 | 1.72 | 1.67 | 1.01 | 1.08 | 1.22 | 1.64 | 1.65 | 1.87 | 1.70 | 1.27 | 1.13 | 1.08 |
| — | +57.1% | +25.4% | +13.8% | +0.3% | +1.9% | +10.3% | +72.2% | +58.3% | +40.8% | +1.6% | -39.1% | -42.2% | -28.3% | +29.1% | +46.1% | +73.5% | +40.4% | +4.9% | -40.5% | -51.1% | |
| Quick Ratio | 0.98 | 1.61 | 1.36 | 0.98 | 0.79 | 0.61 | 0.63 | 0.57 | 0.56 | 0.63 | 0.63 | 0.38 | 0.34 | 0.33 | 0.46 | 0.68 | 0.92 | 0.77 | 0.53 | 0.35 | 0.41 |
| — | +161.8% | +118.0% | +71.8% | +41.3% | -2.1% | -1.3% | +49.6% | +61.2% | +90.0% | +37.6% | -44.0% | -62.7% | -57.0% | -12.5% | +93.1% | +125.2% | +106.5% | +39.0% | -48.7% | -53.0% | |
| Interest Coverage | 1.06 | 28.04 | 32.31 | -0.26 | 2.02 | 0.11 | 3.31 | 4.46 | 4.72 | 0.40 | 27.65 | 4.63 | -5.18 | 0.61 | -3.46 | -14.55 | 9.22 | 14.98 | 3.66 | 12.00 | -5.81 |
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Century Aluminum Company's current P/E is 92.4x. The average P/E over the last 4 quarters is 148.5x. Quarterly P/E ratios can vary due to seasonal revenue patterns and one-time charges.
Century Aluminum Company's current operating margin is 6.3%. Margins have been expanding over recent quarters. Quarterly margins are particularly useful for identifying trend inflections that annual data smooths over.
Quarterly financial ratios reveal short-term trend shifts — margin compression, debt spikes, or valuation re-ratings — that annual figures smooth over. They're essential for active investors tracking Century Aluminum Company's business trajectory between earnings reports.