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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Century Aluminum (CENX)

Century Aluminum swings to $4.6 million Q2 net loss; Q3 EBITDA outlook $115-125 million

Mixed Impact 3 of 5 earnings Written later

Century Aluminum reported a second-quarter 2025 net loss attributable to stockholders of $4.6 million, compared with net income of $29.7 million in the first quarter, on net sales of $628.1 million, down $5.8 million sequentially. Adjusted EBITDA fell to $74.3 million, and the company expects third-quarter 2025 Adjusted EBITDA of $115-125 million, driven mainly by higher realized Midwest regional premium. Shareholders face a weaker reported quarter but a much stronger outlook.

Key points

  • Q2 2025 net loss attributable to Century stockholders of $4.6 million, or $(0.05) per diluted share, versus $29.7 million, or $0.29 per diluted share, in Q1 2025
  • Adjusted EPS was $0.30 versus $0.36 in Q1 2025; net exceptional items totaled $35.0 million, including a $14.5 million Iceland inventory adjustment, net of tax
  • Q3 2025 outlook: Adjusted EBITDA expected between $115 million and $125 million, versus $74.3 million in Q2 2025
  • Liquidity was $362.5 million at June 30, 2025, and the company announced plans to restart the last 50,000 metric tons of capacity at its Mt. Holly smelter

The filing

CompanyCentury Aluminum (CENX)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECAug 7, 2025, 4:07 PM ET
Accession number0001628280-25-038866

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 1:38 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on August 07, 2025.

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