Century Aluminum Company Financial Flexibility Index

Latest as of June 2026: 0.17x

Century Aluminum Company financial flexibility index. Century Aluminum Company (CENX) has a Financial Flexibility Index of 0.17x as of June 2026. Free cash flow of $227.20 Million (operating CF $167.60 Million minus capex $59.60 Million) represents 0% of total liabilities ($1.34 Billion). See Century Aluminum Company free cash flow generation to measure how efficiently the company converts operating cash flow to free cash.

Financial Flexibility Index

0.17x
Free Cash Flow / Total Liabilities

Free Cash Flow

$227.20 Million
Operating CF − Capex

Total Liabilities

$1.34 Billion
USD

Capital Expenditures

$59.60 Million
USD

Financial Flexibility Index of Century Aluminum Company (1996–2025)

Financial flexibility index of Century Aluminum Company from 1996 to 2025. Historical Financial Flexibility Index trend for Century Aluminum Company across 30 annual periods. Check Century Aluminum Company (CENX) cash flow quality to evaluate the quality of earnings relative to operating cash generation.

Century Aluminum Company Financial Flexibility Index by Year (1996–2025)

Century Aluminum Company financial flexibility index by year from 1996 to 2025. Year-by-year free cash flow to debt coverage for Century Aluminum Company. For the full cash flow conversion analysis, see Century Aluminum Company cash flow conversion.

Year Flexibility Index Free Cash Flow (USD) Operating CF Total Liabilities YoY Change
2025 0.21x $282.40 Million $183.60 Million $1.34 Billion ▲ +366.4%
2024 0.05x $57.70 Million $-24.60 Million $1.28 Billion ▼ -66.2%
2023 0.13x $200.60 Million $105.60 Million $1.50 Billion ▲ +27.7%
2022 0.10x $112.20 Million $25.90 Million $1.07 Billion ▲ +556.7%
2021 0.02x $18.30 Million $-64.70 Million $1.15 Billion ▼ -75.9%
2020 0.07x $56.30 Million $42.90 Million $853.50 Million ▼ -29.6%
2019 0.09x $77.30 Million $17.70 Million $824.70 Million ▲ +422.8%
2018 0.02x $13.90 Million $-69.10 Million $775.30 Million ▼ -77.5%
2017 0.08x $59.86 Million $37.91 Million $752.00 Million ▲ +3.8%
2016 0.08x $60.12 Million $38.17 Million $783.67 Million ▼ -34.9%
2015 0.12x $86.57 Million $31.87 Million $734.60 Million ▼ -56.7%
2014 0.27x $251.20 Million $196.41 Million $922.89 Million ▲ +167.2%
2013 0.10x $82.23 Million $18.60 Million $807.38 Million ▲ +17.8%
2012 0.09x $68.63 Million $37.14 Million $793.68 Million ▲ +289.3%
2011 0.02x $17.16 Million $-2.94 Million $772.82 Million ▼ -88.1%
2010 0.19x $143.75 Million $131.51 Million $768.54 Million ▲ +163.6%
2009 0.07x $56.33 Million $39.40 Million $794.02 Million ▲ +112.3%
2008 -0.58x $-620.90 Million $-665.44 Million $1.08 Billion ▼ -6393.3%
2007 0.01x $18.48 Million $-5.75 Million $2.02 Billion ▼ -91.0%
2006 0.10x $208.96 Million $185.35 Million $2.06 Billion ▼ -4.0%
2005 0.11x $152.96 Million $134.94 Million $1.44 Billion ▼ -17.1%
2004 0.13x $121.07 Million $105.83 Million $948.05 Million ▼ -25.2%
2003 0.17x $106.24 Million $87.38 Million $622.63 Million ▲ +29.7%
2002 0.13x $72.91 Million $54.49 Million $554.37 Million ▲ +32.7%
2001 0.10x $53.08 Million $38.62 Million $535.60 Million ▼ -92.4%
2000 1.30x $170.47 Million $58.10 Million $131.13 Million ▲ +903.9%
1999 -0.16x $-21.20 Million $-44.20 Million $131.10 Million ▼ -177.4%
1998 0.21x $76.90 Million $25.40 Million $368.10 Million ▲ +45.6%
1997 0.14x $49.30 Million $9.30 Million $343.60 Million ▲ +52.0%
1996 0.09x $29.00 Million $8.40 Million $307.20 Million —
Financial Flexibility Index = (Operating CF − Capex) / Total Liabilities = Free Cash Flow / Total Liabilities