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. Explore CENX strategic capital deployment ratio to see how much of total assets are deployed in long-term investments.

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 total asset value for the complete picture of this company's asset base.

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 CENX stock 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.