CENX Stock — Century Aluminum Company

Century Aluminum Company (CENX)

Updated October 16, 2026.

CENX is a Stock. Total return is 187.3% over the past 30.5 years, 1706.8 points behind SPY at 1894.1%.

Century Aluminum Company produces primary aluminum and alumina through smelting operations in the United States and Iceland, along with bauxite mining and alumina refining in Jamaica and carbon anode production in the Netherlands. The company does not currently distribute dividends to shareholders. This stock may appeal to investors seeking exposure to the aluminum and commodities sector rather than those prioritizing current income.

CENX performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 187.3% over the past 30.5 years, 1706.8 points behind SPY at 1894.1%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 7.8%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 51.7%.

CENX key facts

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

03/29/1996

Distribution frequency

None

5-year average yield

1.35

Last close

$35.03 (as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$3,467,735,124

Average volume

2251333.0

Ex-dividend date

09/18/2002

Payment date

09/30/2002

Beta

2.078

Payout ratio

0.0%

P/E ratio

6.05

Forward P/E

6.4809

EPS

$5.79

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (the posted rate) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

CENX risks and drawbacks

Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 51.7%.

Who may consider CENX — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (CENX does not currently distribute); investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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