Century Aluminum Q3 2026 Revenue Tops Estimates at $961.2M, but EPS Misses at $2.58

Century Aluminum (CENX) posted mixed third-quarter 2026 results, with revenue above the estimate and adjusted EPS below it. Revenue was $961.2 million, up 52% from a year earlier, above the $945.0 million estimate, and adjusted EPS was $2.58, up 1620% from a year earlier, below the $2.67 estimate.

Shares fell 2.2% in after-hours trading as of 4:05 p.m. ET, to $29.41 from a $30.07 close.

Q3 2026 scorecard

By our calculation, revenue was $16.2 million above the estimate and adjusted EPS was $0.09 below it. The QoQ column compares with the previous quarter's revenue of $752.1 million and adjusted EPS of $2.46. The YoY column compares with $632.2 million and $0.15 in the same quarter a year earlier.

Track record

• EPS record. Adjusted EPS beat the estimate in 2 of the last 8 reports, including this one.
• Revenue record. Revenue beat the estimate in 6 of the last 8 reports.
• Revenue trend. Revenue over the last 5 reports, oldest first: $632.2 million, $633.7 million, $649.2 million, $752.1 million and $961.2 million.

What to watch

• Next-quarter estimates. Consensus calls for EPS of $2.91 and revenue of $994.3 million next quarter, based on 2 analysts.
• Revenue growth. Whether revenue keeps growing from a year earlier after this quarter's 52% increase to $961.2 million.
• Estimate record. Whether Century Aluminum returns to beating EPS estimates, which it did in 2 of its last 8 reports.
• Related coverage. See our reports on A10 Networks, Astrana Health, Alarm.com and Arlo.

Sources: Results are from Century Aluminum's Nov. 5, 2026 quarterly report. Estimates are consensus figures. The prior-quarter and year-ago comparison figures are from Century Aluminum's earlier quarterly reports. Items labeled by our calculation are our own arithmetic. This article is informational only and is not investment advice.