Century Aluminum Co (CENX) stock score and earnings-call analysis

Century Aluminum Co (CENX) has a MarketKingdoms composite score of 73.6 (B+), an B-range rating. It ranks 102nd of 1,866 covered companies, 6th of 135 in Basic Materials (sector average 62.3) and 2nd of 4 in Aluminum. Scores as of 2026-10-26.

Its strongest lenses are KPI momentum at 88 (Basic Materials average 73) and Industry opportunity at 87 (Basic Materials average 70). Its weakest lenses are Trend (momentum) at 26 (sector average 52) and Quality (profitability) at 73 (sector average 50).

Lens scores

CENX lens scores (0–100) against its sector and industry
LensTypeCENXBasic Materials averageAluminum averagePercentile in sector
Industry opportunityResearch signal877087100th
Stock selectionResearch signal84768184th
KPI momentumResearch signal88737990th
Catalyst watchResearch signal81717898th
Price (valuation)Fundamental lens73547881st
Expansion (growth)Fundamental lens84526993rd
Quality (profitability)Fundamental lens73506081st
Trend (momentum)Fundamental lens26523418th

Latest earnings call

The most recent call analysed was held on 2026-08-06 (fiscal 2026 Q2). After it the composite moved from 87.4 to 85.1. MarketKingdoms checks what management promised on each call against what it later delivered.

Recent score changes after earnings events

The composite at the time of each event; today's composite is 73.6.

Valuation and risk

The stock's valuation gap is -13.3%: its price is below the path its market, sector and industry moves explain (undervalued versus the model path). Factor sensitivity: market beta 1.03, sector beta 0.38, industry beta 0.70; the factor model explains 54% of its moves (R²).

Aluminum peers

CompanyCompositeGradeValuation gap
Constellium SE (CSTM)76.6A--10.7%
Kaiser Aluminum Corp (KALU)68.7B-20.5%
Alcoa Corp (AA)67.9B-5.1%

Near CENX in the overall ranking

Century Aluminum Co financial statements · Basic Materials sector ranking · Aluminum industry ranking · All covered companies

How MarketKingdoms scores companies

The composite score (0–100, graded A+ to D-) blends research signals from each earnings call with fundamental lenses from SEC filings and market prices. Research signals: Industry opportunity, Stock selection, KPI momentum and Catalyst watch, read from what management said and whether it delivered. Fundamental lenses: Price (valuation), Expansion (growth), Quality (profitability) and Trend (momentum). Scores are recalculated every night and after every earnings call. The valuation gap compares the actual price path with the path the stock's market, sector and industry moves explain; it is a model comparison, not a fair-value estimate.

General information, not investment advice.