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

Century Aluminum Q3 net income rises to $302.6 million; Q4 outlook $275M-$300M

Mixed Impact 3 of 5 earnings

Century Aluminum reported third quarter 2026 net income attributable to Century of $302.6 million, or $2.89 per diluted share, up from $249.3 million, or $2.39, in the second quarter, on net sales of $961.2 million. Adjusted EBITDA attributable to Century was $331.6 million, and the company expects fourth quarter 2026 Adjusted EBITDA of $275 million to $300 million, below the third quarter level.

Key points

  • Q3 2026 net sales of $961.2 million, up $209.1 million from Q2 2026, driven by higher shipments after the Grundartangi Line 2 restart
  • Q3 2026 diluted EPS of $2.89 versus $2.39 in Q2 2026; adjusted EPS of $2.58 versus $2.46
  • Q4 2026 Adjusted EBITDA outlook of $275 million to $300 million
  • Liquidity of $1,161.5 million at September 30, 2026, including $713.0 million in cash and cash equivalents

The filing

CompanyCentury Aluminum (CENX)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECNov 5, 2026, 4:07 PM ET
Accession number0001628280-26-071024

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI (Anthropic Claude, claude-haiku-5-5) on Nov 7, 2026, 11:17 PM ET, from the text of the filing and its press-release exhibits only.

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