CENX P/E ratio: current value, 10-year range and year-by-year history
Cash & Leverage
CENX's p/e ratio is higher than 65% of the last 10 years.
P/E ratio History
CENX P/E ratio by year
Yearly range of CENX’s p/e ratio from 2016 to 2026. Over the full period it ranged from -137.8 to 145.5, averaging 2.2.
| Year | Low | Average | High | Year-end |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7.2 | 52.8 | 145.5 | 8.3 |
| 2025 | 5.3 | 20.6 | 98.2 | 98.2 |
| 2024 | -29.0 | 0.4 | 9.8 | 5.9 |
| 2023 | -47.8 | -14.6 | -2.8 | -6.0 |
| 2022 | -137.8 | -17.4 | 18.0 | 5.2 |
| 2021 | -13.8 | -6.1 | -3.5 | -8.6 |
| 2020 | -17.6 | -9.7 | -3.5 | -8.0 |
| 2019 | -12.1 | -6.5 | -3.2 | -8.3 |
| 2018 | -9.5 | 27.7 | 49.7 | -9.5 |
| 2017 | -11.0 | -6.1 | -2.9 | -10.9 |
| 2016 | -8.0 | -6.1 | -4.3 | -6.4 |
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How much the market pays for each dollar of annual profit. P/E = Stock Price / EPS. The raw number means little — what matters is whether it's high or low relative to the company's own history.
Price / Earnings Per ShareThe chart shows five color-coded historical zones: green (below 10th percentile) means historically very cheap, fading through lime and gray (the normal 25th–75th range) to orange and red (historically expensive). When the line sits in a green or lime zone, the stock is trading at an unusually low P/E relative to its own history.
- Cyclical businesses look cheapest on P/E at peak earnings — the "earnings trap." Use EV/EBITDA or normalised earnings for energy, materials, and financials.
- A falling P/E trend may signal a business in structural decline, not a buying opportunity.
Is CENX P/E ratio High or Low Right Now?
Century Aluminum Company's P/E ratio is currently 8.3, which is above average relative to its 10-year historical range. The 10-year median P/E ratio for CENX is approximately -4.5. See all CENX valuation metrics →
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