Century Aluminum Company (CENX) — Cash Flow-to-Debt Ratio

Latest as of March 2026: 0.05x

Century Aluminum Company (CENX) has a Cash Flow-to-Debt Ratio of 0.05x as of March 2026, meaning its operating cash flow of $68.40 Million could theoretically repay 0% of its total liabilities ($1.37 Billion) in one year. See CENX FCF generation index to measure how efficiently the company converts operating cash flow to free cash.

CF-to-Debt Ratio

0.05x
Operating CF / Total Liabilities

Operating Cash Flow

$68.40 Million
USD

Total Liabilities

$1.37 Billion
USD

Data as of

Mar 2026
Most recent filing

Century Aluminum Company Cash Flow-to-Debt Ratio (1996–2025)

Historical debt coverage capacity for Century Aluminum Company across 30 annual periods. Also explore CENX year-over-year net asset growth to track the company's year-over-year net asset growth rate.

Annual Cash Flow-to-Debt Ratio for Century Aluminum Company (1996–2025)

Year-by-year debt coverage analysis for Century Aluminum Company. For market capitalisation and broader financial context, see Century Aluminum Company (CENX) market capitalisation.

Year CF-to-Debt Ratio Operating CF (USD) Total Liabilities YoY Change
2025 0.14x $183.60 Million $1.34 Billion ▲ +811.3%
2024 -0.02x $-24.60 Million $1.28 Billion ▼ -127.4%
2023 0.07x $105.60 Million $1.50 Billion ▲ +191.1%
2022 0.02x $25.90 Million $1.07 Billion ▲ +142.9%
2021 -0.06x $-64.70 Million $1.15 Billion ▼ -212.0%
2020 0.05x $42.90 Million $853.50 Million ▲ +134.2%
2019 0.02x $17.70 Million $824.70 Million ▲ +124.1%
2018 -0.09x $-69.10 Million $775.30 Million ▼ -276.8%
2017 0.05x $37.91 Million $752.00 Million ▲ +3.5%
2016 0.05x $38.17 Million $783.67 Million ▲ +12.3%
2015 0.04x $31.87 Million $734.60 Million ▼ -79.6%
2014 0.21x $196.41 Million $922.89 Million ▲ +823.7%
2013 0.02x $18.60 Million $807.38 Million ▼ -50.8%
2012 0.05x $37.14 Million $793.68 Million ▲ +1331.7%
2011 0.00x $-2.94 Million $772.82 Million ▼ -102.2%
2010 0.17x $131.51 Million $768.54 Million ▲ +244.9%
2009 0.05x $39.40 Million $794.02 Million ▲ +108.0%
2008 -0.62x $-665.44 Million $1.08 Billion ▼ -21563.9%
2007 0.00x $-5.75 Million $2.02 Billion ▼ -103.2%
2006 0.09x $185.35 Million $2.06 Billion ▼ -3.4%
2005 0.09x $134.94 Million $1.44 Billion ▼ -16.3%
2004 0.11x $105.83 Million $948.05 Million ▼ -20.5%
2003 0.14x $87.38 Million $622.63 Million ▲ +42.8%
2002 0.10x $54.49 Million $554.37 Million ▲ +36.3%
2001 0.07x $38.62 Million $535.60 Million ▼ -83.7%
2000 0.44x $58.10 Million $131.13 Million ▲ +231.4%
1999 -0.34x $-44.20 Million $131.10 Million ▼ -588.6%
1998 0.07x $25.40 Million $368.10 Million ▲ +154.9%
1997 0.03x $9.30 Million $343.60 Million ▼ -1.0%
1996 0.03x $8.40 Million $307.20 Million
Cash Flow-to-Debt Ratio = Operating Cash Flow / Total Liabilities. Higher is better for debt service capacity.