CENX

CENX Earnings Preview

Century Aluminum Company · Basic Materials · $6B

14d until earnings

CENX Earnings

Wednesday, May 06 2026
EPS Estimate
$1.77
$1.66 – $1.89
Revenue Estimate
$633M
Current Price
$61.33

Our Position

bullish

Geopolitical turmoil cuts global aluminum supply 9%

structured data est. revisions falling (-4.3pp / 30d)

CENX trades directly into a genuine supply shock — not sentiment-driven volatility. A 9% global supply reduction is material enough to support prices structurally if the disruption persists. Aluminum trades around $2,900/ton; extended supply pain would flow through to CENX's margins and cash generation.

Watch: Monitor whether the Strait of Hormuz disruption extends beyond days into weeks — that timeline determines if this is a one-off bounce or a structural bull case for aluminum prices. Watch for CENX capacity announcements or guidance updates that reflect margin expansion from higher aluminum values.

Data Signal Summary

1 bullish
2 bearish
Insider selling cluster Put/call 0.3 (bullish skew) Price downtrend

Key Context

Analyst Consensus
mixed
Insider Activity
selling
Price Trend
downtrend
From 52w High
-9.7%
P/E Ratio
148.2
Est. Revisions (30d)
-0.8% 1up/0dn
Analyst Target (mean)
$79 $75–$86 +29%
Options P/C Ratio
0.29
Est. Dispersion
13% 2 analysts
Insider Cluster
strong sell

Recent Activity

insider trades 58 transactions
Sell · TRPKOVSKI PETER A (Chief Financial Officer) ·16,739 shares ·$845,487
Sell · GARY JESSE E (Chief Executive Officer) ·150,000 shares ·$8,320,500
Sell · CALLOWAY KENNETH L (Officer) ·18,000 shares ·$1,044,000
Sell · HOFFMAN ROBERT F (Officer) ·10,529 shares ·$594,994
Sell · HOFFMAN ROBERT F (Officer) ·10,000 shares ·$563,300
53 more
Sell · GLENCORE INTERNATIONAL AG ·6,315,245 shr ·$326,813,929
Sell · ABOUD MATT ·15,097 shr ·$793,098
Sell · HAFBERG AGUST F ·22,884 shr ·$1,172,576
Sell · GUDLAUGSSON GUNNAR ·43,000 shr ·$2,326,300
Sell · DEZEE JOHN ·66,000 shr ·$3,347,520
Sell · GARY JESSE E ·150,000 shr ·$7,228,500
Other · GARY JESSE E ·314,611 shr
Award · GARY JESSE E ·496,533 shr
Award · HOFFMAN ROBERT F ·36,772 shr
Award · GUDLAUGSSON GUNNAR ·98,418 shr
Award · DEZEE JOHN ·63,863 shr
Award · ABOUD MATT ·42,079 shr
Award · TRPKOVSKI PETER A ·31,748 shr
Award · CALLOWAY KENNETH L ·23,388 shr
Award · HAFBERG AGUST F ·36,116 shr
Sell · GLENCORE INTERNATIONAL AG ·9,000,000 shr ·$272,250,000
Other · GLENCORE INTERNATIONAL AG ·4,948,591 shr
Other · GLENCORE AG ·2,848 shr
Sell · HAFBERG AGUST F ·9,493 shr ·$264,950
Sell · CALLOWAY KENNETH L ·16,450 shr ·$452,375
Sell · ABOUD MATT ·12,027 shr ·$279,868
Other · GLENCORE AG ·16,477 shr
Award · BUSH JENNIFER MARY ·7,778 shr
Award · OLIVIER TAMLA A ·7,778 shr
Award · MICHELMORE ANDREW G ·7,778 shr
Award · GLASSER ERROL ·7,778 shr
Award · BERNTZEN JARL ·7,778 shr
Other · GLENCORE AG ·3,593 shr
Award · TRPKOVSKI PETER A ·12,455 shr
Sell · HOFFMAN ROBERT F ·5,000 shr ·$101,200
Sell · HOFFMAN ROBERT F ·2,500 shr ·$49,975
Other · GARY JESSE E ·127,216 shr
Award · GARY JESSE E ·269,886 shr
Award · HOFFMAN ROBERT F ·21,980 shr
Other · GLENCORE AG ·210,162 shr
Award · BIALEK GERALD C. ·17,534 shr
Award · GUDLAUGSSON GUNNAR ·59,781 shr
Award · DEZEE JOHN ·41,280 shr
Award · ABOUD MATT ·25,249 shr
Award · TRPKOVSKI PETER A ·10,670 shr
Award · CALLOWAY KENNETH L ·15,054 shr
Award · HAFBERG AGUST F ·22,091 shr
Sell · GARY JESSE E ·79,243 shr ·$1,478,740
Sell · GUDLAUGSSON GUNNAR ·20,000 shr ·$477,000
Other · GLENCORE INTERNATIONAL AG ·13,192 shr
Other · GARY JESSE E ·17,549 shr
Other · GLENCORE AG ·29,014 shr
Sell · GARY JESSE E ·60,000 shr ·$972,600
Award · BUSH JENNIFER MARY ·7,070 shr
Award · OLIVIER TAMLA A ·7,070 shr
Award · MICHELMORE ANDREW G ·7,070 shr
Award · GLASSER ERROL ·7,070 shr
Award · BERNTZEN JARL ·7,070 shr
analyst ratings 1 rating
Wells Fargo Overweight 5d ago