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Performance analysis of Century Aluminum (CENX)

Annual Return

Over the past 3 years, CENX has had an average annual return of +98.17%, outperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +22.45% annual.

Over the past 5 years, CENX has had an average annual return of +39.20%, outperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +13.88% annual.

Over the past 10 years, CENX has had an average annual return of +25.78%, outperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +15.44% annual.

Since Nov 1, 1999, CENX has had an average annual return of +8.08%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +8.56% annual.

202620252024202320222021202020192018201720162015
+71.10%+115.04%+50.08%+48.41%-50.60%+50.13%+46.78%+2.80%-62.78%+129.44%+93.66%-81.88%
201420132012201120102009200820072006200520042003
+133.27%+19.39%+2.95%-45.20%-4.08%+61.90%-81.46%+20.81%+70.36%-0.19%+38.14%+156.53%
2002200120001999
-43.78%+18.50%-22.74%+69.66%

Monthly Return

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecAnnually Total
2026+15.70%+13.74%+13.83%+1.28%+10.99%+1.61%+71.10%
2025+0.33%+3.66%-2.06%-11.59%-5.61%+16.33%+17.54%+5.43%+31.48%+0.89%+1.18%+30.73%+115.04%
2024-8.16%-6.10%+46.99%+12.74%+5.65%-8.62%-9.79%-4.96%+13.02%+8.75%+29.35%-20.19%+50.08%
2023+37.41%+7.38%-17.15%-14.10%-8.73%+11.22%+6.66%-20.00%-3.36%-8.06%+18.91%+54.45%+48.41%
2022-7.37%+53.98%+11.39%-35.88%-30.05%-37.54%+7.06%-2.15%-31.61%+36.56%+24.96%-9.21%-50.60%
2021-11.61%+40.83%+28.62%-11.33%-13.09%-5.29%+12.96%-11.95%+4.92%-1.79%+0.15%+25.17%+50.13%
2020-29.61%+9.64%-37.59%+20.16%+37.03%+19.63%+22.16%+13.32%-27.86%-7.59%+54.27%+8.67%+46.78%
2019+25.85%-6.20%+2.90%-5.29%-33.53%+23.60%+4.05%-23.37%+20.42%-12.12%+20.91%+6.60%+2.80%
2018+13.29%-14.38%-13.18%+5.62%+1.43%-11.12%-18.67%-1.48%-5.15%-33.67%+13.10%-18.60%-62.78%
2017+79.91%-8.51%-9.94%+7.49%+5.72%+8.04%+7.70%+16.33%-15.06%-15.56%-5.36%+48.23%+129.44%

Drawdown analysis of Century Aluminum (CENX)

The maximum drawdown for the CENX was -98.68%, occurring on Mar 9, 2009. This drawdown has not yet recovered.

The current CENX drawdown is -16.20%.

Since Nov 1, 1999 CENX has experienced the following drawdowns:

  • 50% or more: 3 times
  • 40% or more: 5 times
  • 30% or more: 7 times
  • 20% or more: 7 times
  • 10% or more: 15 times
DepthStartTo BottomBottomTo RecoverEndTotal
-98.68%May 20, 2008201Mar 9, 2009OngoingOngoingOngoing
-74.40%May 1, 2001443Feb 7, 2003228Jan 5, 2004671
-58.40%Jan 7, 2000233Dec 8, 200063Mar 13, 2001296
-46.86%Mar 22, 2005154Oct 28, 200561Jan 27, 2006215
-45.01%May 9, 200655Jul 27, 2006206May 23, 2007261
-36.93%Jul 19, 200720Aug 16, 2007131Feb 25, 2008151
-34.43%Apr 2, 200430May 17, 2004195Feb 24, 2005225
-17.60%Mar 13, 200110Mar 27, 20019Apr 9, 200119
-16.72%Mar 5, 200811Mar 20, 200812Apr 8, 200823
-11.10%Jan 20, 20049Feb 2, 20048Feb 12, 200417
-11.08%Mar 2, 20046Mar 10, 20047Mar 19, 200413
-10.78%Apr 19, 20066Apr 27, 20065May 4, 200611
-10.77%Apr 23, 20082Apr 25, 200812May 13, 200814
-10.16%Feb 6, 20065Feb 13, 200628Mar 24, 200633
-10.15%Jun 1, 20076Jun 11, 200718Jul 6, 200724
-9.53%Nov 11, 199911Nov 29, 19993Dec 2, 199914
-9.09%Dec 2, 19995Dec 9, 19994Dec 15, 19999
-8.68%Mar 19, 20043Mar 24, 20042Mar 26, 20045
-7.80%Jan 8, 20042Jan 12, 20043Jan 15, 20045
-5.77%Feb 25, 20058Mar 9, 20054Mar 15, 200512
-5.73%Jan 5, 20041Jan 6, 20042Jan 8, 20043
-5.41%Feb 28, 20081Feb 29, 20083Mar 5, 20084
-5.24%Feb 17, 20044Feb 23, 20042Feb 25, 20046
-4.96%Dec 29, 19994Jan 4, 20001Jan 5, 20005
-4.90%Feb 25, 20041Feb 26, 20043Mar 2, 20044