Century Aluminum Stock Price History
NASDAQ: CENXIndustrialsAluminumUSD
36.76+0.38 (+1.04%)
At close: Oct 9, 4:00 PM ET · Delayed 15 min
CENX price history at a glance
The price history for Century Aluminum (CENX) on this page begins on March 25, 1996, when the stock closed at $13.63; it most recently closed at $36.76 on October 5, 2026. The highest price in this record is $80.52, reached on May 19, 2008; the latest close is 54.3% below that peak. Across the 29 complete calendar years in the table, CENX finished higher in 17 and lower in 12. Its best year was 2003 (+187.9%) and its worst was 2015 (-82.1%).
Over roughly 31 years the share price changed +169.8%, a 3.3% compound annual price return (excluding dividends). In the last 12 months alone, CENX has gained 17.4%. Prices are split-adjusted closing prices; daily open, high, low, close and volume for the past year are listed below.
Summary generated from market data by MetaCap's automated system. Methodology
Key price levels
- High since 1996
- $80.52
- Date of high
- May 19, 2008
- Low since 1996
- $1.04
- Date of low
- Mar 9, 2009
- 52-week high
- $70.43
- 52-week low
- $25.40
- IPO year
- 1996
- Last close
- $36.76
CENX returns
1 week
+3.20%
1 month
-22.92%
3 months
-17.71%
6 months
-45.10%
Year to date
-6.18%
1 year
+17.37%
3 years
+464.67%
5 years
+113.10%
CENX price return, excluding dividends.
CENX annual returns
| Year | Year-end close | Return |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 36.76 | -10.21% |
| 2025 | 40.94 | +136.78% |
| 2024 | 17.29 | +42.42% |
| 2023 | 12.14 | +48.41% |
| 2022 | 8.18 | -50.60% |
| 2021 | 16.56 | +50.14% |
| 2020 | 11.03 | +41.41% |
| 2019 | 7.80 | -6.92% |
| 2018 | 8.38 | -57.33% |
| 2017 | 19.64 | +129.44% |
| 2016 | 8.56 | +93.67% |
| 2015 | 4.42 | -82.08% |
| 2014 | 24.66 | +138.26% |
| 2013 | 10.35 | +7.92% |
| 2012 | 9.59 | +12.69% |
| 2011 | 8.51 | -45.20% |
| 2010 | 15.53 | -4.08% |
| 2009 | 16.19 | +38.14% |
| 2008 | 11.72 | -77.04% |
| 2007 | 51.05 | +14.33% |
| 2006 | 44.65 | +70.35% |
| 2005 | 26.21 | -0.19% |
| 2004 | 26.26 | +24.45% |
| 2003 | 21.10 | +187.86% |
| 2002 | 7.33 | -51.13% |
| 2001 | 15.00 | +31.87% |
| 2000 | 11.38 | -24.17% |
| 1999 | 15.00 | +58.94% |
| 1998 | 9.44 | -31.36% |
| 1997 | 13.75 | -23.61% |
| 1996* | 18.00 | +32.11% |
* Partial year: the record begins after the start of 1996; return measured from the first available close.
2026 return is year to date.
CENX daily prices (past year)
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36.90 | 37.19 | 36.17 | 36.76 | +1.04% | |
| 35.80 | 36.67 | 35.59 | 36.38 | +0.97% | |
| 36.17 | 36.21 | 35.52 | 36.03 | -3.09% | |
| 37.18 | 37.44 | 36.62 | 37.18 | +0.65% | |
| 35.71 | 37.45 | 35.66 | 36.94 | +3.71% | |
| 36.00 | 36.56 | 35.44 | 35.62 | -1.03% | |
| 35.47 | 36.07 | 35.04 | 35.99 | +0.03% | |
| 36.45 | 37.02 | 35.72 | 35.98 | -0.61% | |
| 37.47 | 37.50 | 35.79 | 36.20 | -3.21% | |
| 38.21 | 38.26 | 36.97 | 37.40 | -2.58% | |
| 38.26 | 38.85 | 37.91 | 38.39 | +0.71% | |
| 38.15 | 38.46 | 37.61 | 38.12 | -1.80% | |
| 38.89 | 39.48 | 38.27 | 38.82 | -1.47% | |
| 39.63 | 40.10 | 38.77 | 39.40 | +0.77% | |
| 39.50 | 39.76 | 38.97 | 39.10 | +0.23% | |
| 41.23 | 41.45 | 38.89 | 39.01 | -4.27% | |
| 40.69 | 41.23 | 40.33 | 40.75 | +2.39% | |
| 40.31 | 40.98 | 39.26 | 39.80 | +0.23% | |
| 41.99 | 42.09 | 39.52 | 39.71 | -4.41% | |
| 43.00 | 43.10 | 41.32 | 41.54 | -5.70% | |
| 44.94 | 45.48 | 43.28 | 44.05 | -0.70% | |
| 45.84 | 46.89 | 43.98 | 44.36 | -6.98% | |
| 48.98 | 49.77 | 47.05 | 47.69 | -0.54% | |
| 48.24 | 49.77 | 47.84 | 47.95 | +2.50% | |
| 46.77 | 47.39 | 46.28 | 46.78 | -1.54% | |
| 48.65 | 48.87 | 47.02 | 47.51 | +0.49% | |
| 47.42 | 48.17 | 46.92 | 47.28 | +1.07% | |
| 44.85 | 48.04 | 44.74 | 46.78 | +2.21% | |
| 47.00 | 47.38 | 45.28 | 45.77 | -1.76% | |
| 46.26 | 46.97 | 45.52 | 46.59 | +1.53% | |
| 43.96 | 46.15 | 43.73 | 45.89 | +4.41% | |
| 44.20 | 44.54 | 43.71 | 43.95 | -0.57% | |
| 43.60 | 44.85 | 43.43 | 44.20 | +1.24% | |
| 45.22 | 46.44 | 43.33 | 43.66 | -0.59% | |
| 44.91 | 45.47 | 43.11 | 43.92 | +1.20% | |
| 42.85 | 43.85 | 41.86 | 43.40 | -0.41% | |
| 46.80 | 47.69 | 40.56 | 43.58 | -4.56% | |
| 46.24 | 46.61 | 44.36 | 45.66 | -3.10% | |
| 47.30 | 47.83 | 45.89 | 47.12 | +0.86% | |
| 46.40 | 47.87 | 46.40 | 46.72 | +0.71% | |
| 47.60 | 49.43 | 46.28 | 46.39 | -3.70% | |
| 52.84 | 53.42 | 48.14 | 48.17 | -7.88% | |
| 54.18 | 55.55 | 52.12 | 52.29 | +0.79% | |
| 51.89 | 53.62 | 51.50 | 51.88 | +1.27% | |
| 47.85 | 52.74 | 47.56 | 51.23 | +11.49% | |
| 46.67 | 48.79 | 45.32 | 45.95 | -2.03% | |
| 47.86 | 48.96 | 46.38 | 46.90 | -0.47% | |
| 47.00 | 47.63 | 46.15 | 47.12 | +4.25% | |
| 43.52 | 45.23 | 43.15 | 45.20 | +0.96% | |
| 45.08 | 45.33 | 43.89 | 44.77 | -0.25% | |
| 44.25 | 45.03 | 43.83 | 44.88 | +5.20% | |
| 45.22 | 45.58 | 41.95 | 42.66 | -2.96% | |
| 44.81 | 44.83 | 43.56 | 43.96 | -2.03% | |
| 45.64 | 45.99 | 44.26 | 44.87 | -2.90% | |
| 46.91 | 47.33 | 45.51 | 46.21 | -0.32% | |
| 45.65 | 46.71 | 45.15 | 46.36 | +2.27% | |
| 44.80 | 46.19 | 44.54 | 45.33 | +1.18% | |
| 44.95 | 45.99 | 44.00 | 44.80 | +4.58% | |
| 41.68 | 42.96 | 40.40 | 42.84 | +3.23% | |
| 41.43 | 42.68 | 40.76 | 41.50 | -2.58% | |
| 43.07 | 43.26 | 41.86 | 42.60 | -3.05% | |
| 45.78 | 45.93 | 42.98 | 43.94 | -4.64% | |
| 46.23 | 47.35 | 45.38 | 46.08 | +1.48% | |
| 44.44 | 46.00 | 44.00 | 45.41 | +1.66% | |
| 44.94 | 45.44 | 44.05 | 44.67 | -0.98% | |
| 44.93 | 45.41 | 43.82 | 45.11 | +0.85% | |
| 43.96 | 45.72 | 43.26 | 44.73 | -1.21% | |
| 45.93 | 45.97 | 44.25 | 45.28 | -3.00% | |
| 45.14 | 47.00 | 44.78 | 46.68 | +6.67% | |
| 43.60 | 45.36 | 43.14 | 43.76 | +1.70% | |
| 44.48 | 45.22 | 42.62 | 43.03 | -6.48% | |
| 47.32 | 47.50 | 45.74 | 46.01 | -1.16% | |
| 46.12 | 47.33 | 45.10 | 46.55 | +0.47% | |
| 45.00 | 47.36 | 45.00 | 46.33 | +0.81% | |
| 44.85 | 46.06 | 43.29 | 45.96 | +3.28% | |
| 45.64 | 46.21 | 43.79 | 44.50 | -5.98% | |
| 47.44 | 47.98 | 46.68 | 47.33 | -4.44% | |
| 50.92 | 51.05 | 48.10 | 49.53 | -4.22% | |
| 54.68 | 54.70 | 51.18 | 51.71 | -4.79% | |
| 53.01 | 56.67 | 53.00 | 54.31 | +1.42% | |
| 54.50 | 54.52 | 52.06 | 53.55 | -1.83% | |
| 58.55 | 58.79 | 53.52 | 54.55 | -10.85% | |
| 60.92 | 61.95 | 59.63 | 61.19 | +0.41% | |
| 61.00 | 61.71 | 58.94 | 60.94 | +3.22% | |
| 59.73 | 61.37 | 58.50 | 59.04 | -3.07% | |
| 64.46 | 64.46 | 58.51 | 60.91 | -3.78% | |
| 62.76 | 64.75 | 61.50 | 63.30 | +5.29% | |
| 65.00 | 65.20 | 59.98 | 60.12 | -9.50% | |
| 65.97 | 69.20 | 65.01 | 66.43 | -0.91% | |
| 67.61 | 69.29 | 66.45 | 67.04 | -2.52% | |
| 64.88 | 70.43 | 64.88 | 68.77 | +7.60% | |
| 66.71 | 66.71 | 63.41 | 63.91 | -3.12% | |
| 68.37 | 68.80 | 63.78 | 65.97 | -2.31% | |
| 65.15 | 68.70 | 64.53 | 67.53 | +2.75% | |
| 62.29 | 65.87 | 61.50 | 65.72 | -1.73% | |
| 66.24 | 67.82 | 65.72 | 66.88 | +2.81% | |
| 60.36 | 65.37 | 59.95 | 65.05 | +7.59% | |
| 58.80 | 61.56 | 58.08 | 60.46 | +2.86% | |
| 59.98 | 60.09 | 58.15 | 58.78 | +0.58% | |
| 54.00 | 59.10 | 53.70 | 58.44 | +6.41% | |
| 57.22 | 58.20 | 54.51 | 54.92 | -3.34% | |
| 58.88 | 59.83 | 55.86 | 56.82 | -7.52% | |
| 64.47 | 65.00 | 60.71 | 61.44 | -4.51% | |
| 64.63 | 65.34 | 61.65 | 64.34 | +1.69% | |
| 58.84 | 63.90 | 58.18 | 63.27 | +5.13% | |
| 58.98 | 61.38 | 57.84 | 60.18 | +2.16% | |
| 61.99 | 62.90 | 57.12 | 58.91 | -2.76% | |
| 63.60 | 63.74 | 59.84 | 60.58 | -3.26% | |
| 62.31 | 63.19 | 60.66 | 62.62 | +0.55% | |
| 60.63 | 63.42 | 60.63 | 62.28 | +4.16% | |
| 60.21 | 60.90 | 58.45 | 59.79 | +1.37% | |
| 58.71 | 59.43 | 57.64 | 58.98 | -0.77% | |
| 59.21 | 60.00 | 58.21 | 59.44 | +0.78% | |
| 60.04 | 60.04 | 58.20 | 58.98 | -0.56% | |
| 61.51 | 61.51 | 59.10 | 59.31 | -3.76% | |
| 60.93 | 61.87 | 60.00 | 61.63 | +1.47% | |
| 59.87 | 61.11 | 58.54 | 60.74 | +1.45% | |
| 62.90 | 63.46 | 59.47 | 59.87 | -5.10% | |
| 62.16 | 63.20 | 60.65 | 63.09 | +2.75% | |
| 61.49 | 62.35 | 59.89 | 61.40 | +0.11% | |
| 62.32 | 62.99 | 60.14 | 61.33 | -1.46% | |
| 59.71 | 62.99 | 57.48 | 62.24 | -5.14% | |
| 64.17 | 66.48 | 64.17 | 65.61 | +2.37% | |
| 63.66 | 65.14 | 63.18 | 64.09 | +0.50% | |
| 68.30 | 68.68 | 63.00 | 63.77 | -6.14% | |
| 66.96 | 68.52 | 66.29 | 67.94 | +1.46% | |
| 66.70 | 68.22 | 66.30 | 66.96 | +0.98% | |
| 66.00 | 68.69 | 65.60 | 66.31 | +1.13% | |
| 62.87 | 66.44 | 61.13 | 65.57 | -0.70% | |
| 65.73 | 67.63 | 65.25 | 66.03 | +2.31% | |
| 62.60 | 64.85 | 61.96 | 64.54 | +3.15% | |
| 61.52 | 64.20 | 61.52 | 62.57 | -1.48% | |
| 59.77 | 63.69 | 59.30 | 63.51 | +8.21% | |
| 55.35 | 60.54 | 55.25 | 58.69 | +10.22% | |
| 56.39 | 59.84 | 51.89 | 53.25 | +7.25% | |
| 48.40 | 51.13 | 47.62 | 49.65 | +2.58% | |
| 48.87 | 49.93 | 48.14 | 48.40 | -3.57% | |
| 51.14 | 51.38 | 49.97 | 50.19 | -0.08% | |
| 46.49 | 51.35 | 46.35 | 50.23 | +8.07% | |
| 49.57 | 51.98 | 46.40 | 46.48 | -5.08% | |
| 49.40 | 51.44 | 48.16 | 48.97 | -1.37% | |
| 50.52 | 50.92 | 48.25 | 49.65 | -10.28% | |
| 55.68 | 56.57 | 52.89 | 55.34 | -2.04% | |
| 56.00 | 59.09 | 55.77 | 56.49 | +1.51% | |
| 55.00 | 56.83 | 53.89 | 55.65 | +1.68% | |
| 57.86 | 59.12 | 53.86 | 54.73 | -5.16% | |
| 57.61 | 59.12 | 56.01 | 57.71 | -0.62% | |
| 53.11 | 58.10 | 52.52 | 58.07 | +8.42% | |
| 54.21 | 55.05 | 53.20 | 53.56 | -1.63% | |
| 52.07 | 55.38 | 51.43 | 54.45 | +1.42% | |
| 51.99 | 54.83 | 51.10 | 53.69 | -0.39% | |
| 51.90 | 54.92 | 51.30 | 53.90 | +0.88% | |
| 55.00 | 56.96 | 53.13 | 53.43 | +0.96% | |
| 49.90 | 53.71 | 48.08 | 52.92 | +3.04% | |
| 52.50 | 53.96 | 50.97 | 51.36 | -0.39% | |
| 51.57 | 52.50 | 50.56 | 51.56 | -1.24% | |
| 51.47 | 52.48 | 50.25 | 52.21 | -1.53% | |
| 54.82 | 55.99 | 52.77 | 53.02 | -0.92% | |
| 51.84 | 55.50 | 50.95 | 53.51 | +3.22% | |
| 52.56 | 53.18 | 49.84 | 51.84 | -1.52% | |
| 52.50 | 55.61 | 50.57 | 52.64 | +0.27% | |
| 48.88 | 52.83 | 48.36 | 52.50 | +4.54% | |
| 49.39 | 51.27 | 49.00 | 50.22 | +2.72% | |
| 45.12 | 49.32 | 44.08 | 48.89 | +6.19% | |
| 45.60 | 47.33 | 43.11 | 46.04 | -7.36% | |
| 53.63 | 54.00 | 49.55 | 49.70 | -7.00% | |
| 54.65 | 54.82 | 51.45 | 53.44 | +2.85% | |
| 53.70 | 54.06 | 51.79 | 51.96 | -4.42% | |
| 52.45 | 55.59 | 52.15 | 54.36 | +3.74% | |
| 49.34 | 52.78 | 48.58 | 52.40 | +11.80% | |
| 45.76 | 48.00 | 45.25 | 46.87 | -1.39% | |
| 50.95 | 51.85 | 45.94 | 47.53 | -5.90% | |
| 50.90 | 51.84 | 48.10 | 50.51 | +6.74% | |
| 45.00 | 48.05 | 45.00 | 47.32 | +4.39% | |
| 46.50 | 47.93 | 44.41 | 45.33 | -7.36% | |
| 51.41 | 52.00 | 48.03 | 48.93 | -0.14% | |
| 48.90 | 50.00 | 48.03 | 49.00 | +2.47% | |
| 45.44 | 47.94 | 44.78 | 47.82 | +6.01% | |
| 48.79 | 48.85 | 44.62 | 45.11 | -7.39% | |
| 48.44 | 49.13 | 46.64 | 48.71 | +0.85% | |
| 48.40 | 49.39 | 47.87 | 48.30 | +1.15% | |
| 49.47 | 50.16 | 46.51 | 47.75 | -0.25% | |
| 46.02 | 48.11 | 46.00 | 47.87 | +0.63% | |
| 47.60 | 48.18 | 45.72 | 47.57 | -1.90% | |
| 47.70 | 49.67 | 47.30 | 48.49 | +1.19% | |
| 46.84 | 48.58 | 46.28 | 47.92 | +3.41% | |
| 47.80 | 48.06 | 46.26 | 46.34 | -1.43% | |
| 46.28 | 47.64 | 45.35 | 47.01 | +2.89% | |
| 43.51 | 45.74 | 43.21 | 45.69 | +5.67% | |
| 41.22 | 43.44 | 40.60 | 43.24 | +0.91% | |
| 41.23 | 42.95 | 39.98 | 42.85 | +1.47% | |
| 43.82 | 45.58 | 42.10 | 42.23 | -3.65% | |
| 42.16 | 44.34 | 41.40 | 43.83 | +7.06% | |
| 39.96 | 41.50 | 39.56 | 40.94 | +4.49% | |
| 39.49 | 39.52 | 38.53 | 39.18 | -1.28% | |
| 39.66 | 40.83 | 39.22 | 39.69 | +1.66% | |
| 38.62 | 39.30 | 37.74 | 39.04 | -2.84% | |
| 40.15 | 40.26 | 39.46 | 40.18 | +2.21% | |
| 38.59 | 39.40 | 38.42 | 39.31 | +0.87% | |
| 38.02 | 39.78 | 37.21 | 38.97 | +4.79% | |
| 37.00 | 37.45 | 36.32 | 37.19 | +2.71% | |
| 34.08 | 37.05 | 33.90 | 36.21 | +7.10% | |
| 32.10 | 33.87 | 31.71 | 33.81 | +5.26% | |
| 32.64 | 32.96 | 31.74 | 32.12 | -0.31% | |
| 31.22 | 32.53 | 31.20 | 32.22 | +2.64% | |
| 32.01 | 32.14 | 31.17 | 31.39 | -0.54% | |
| 32.67 | 33.06 | 31.30 | 31.56 | -2.35% | |
| 30.23 | 32.47 | 30.23 | 32.32 | +6.70% | |
| 30.36 | 30.64 | 29.30 | 30.29 | -0.10% | |
| 30.02 | 31.18 | 29.70 | 30.32 | -0.95% | |
| 31.30 | 31.35 | 30.30 | 30.61 | -1.51% | |
| 31.43 | 32.13 | 30.94 | 31.08 | +0.71% | |
| 30.28 | 31.40 | 30.14 | 30.86 | -0.26% | |
| 30.00 | 31.34 | 29.89 | 30.94 | +4.25% | |
| 29.55 | 29.94 | 29.30 | 29.68 | +0.44% | |
| 29.86 | 30.19 | 29.18 | 29.55 | -1.40% | |
| 29.02 | 29.98 | 28.78 | 29.97 | +4.24% | |
| 28.78 | 29.00 | 28.35 | 28.75 | +0.95% | |
| 27.95 | 28.79 | 27.80 | 28.48 | +2.41% | |
| 27.22 | 28.10 | 27.01 | 27.81 | +2.96% | |
| 25.82 | 27.05 | 25.40 | 27.01 | +3.13% | |
| 28.35 | 28.94 | 26.01 | 26.19 | -6.26% | |
| 27.63 | 28.23 | 27.30 | 27.94 | +2.68% | |
| 27.33 | 28.69 | 26.90 | 27.21 | -2.96% | |
| 28.71 | 29.12 | 27.72 | 28.04 | -2.57% | |
| 27.94 | 29.04 | 27.60 | 28.78 | -0.90% | |
| 30.22 | 30.30 | 28.77 | 29.04 | -1.79% | |
| 28.28 | 30.40 | 28.15 | 29.57 | +6.06% | |
| 29.87 | 29.88 | 26.97 | 27.88 | -13.71% | |
| 33.50 | 33.71 | 31.37 | 32.31 | -2.24% | |
| 28.00 | 34.23 | 27.80 | 33.05 | +14.04% | |
| 28.84 | 29.69 | 28.31 | 28.98 | +1.15% | |
| 28.95 | 29.05 | 28.30 | 28.65 | +0.53% | |
| 29.33 | 29.77 | 28.28 | 28.50 | -7.26% | |
| 29.64 | 31.15 | 29.35 | 30.73 | +3.75% | |
| 29.64 | 29.89 | 29.16 | 29.62 | -0.07% | |
| 29.21 | 30.56 | 28.76 | 29.64 | +3.24% | |
| 29.79 | 30.35 | 28.41 | 28.71 | -2.15% | |
| 30.15 | 30.60 | 29.27 | 29.34 | -4.43% | |
| 30.90 | 31.59 | 30.37 | 30.70 | -0.29% | |
| 30.80 | 32.54 | 30.68 | 30.79 | +2.84% | |
| 29.74 | 30.79 | 28.63 | 29.94 | +3.38% | |
| 30.40 | 30.93 | 28.28 | 28.96 | -6.55% | |
| 33.91 | 33.99 | 30.55 | 30.99 | -9.54% | |
| 33.45 | 34.52 | 32.78 | 34.26 | +5.55% | |
| 31.70 | 32.60 | 31.54 | 32.46 | -0.09% | |
| 31.94 | 32.63 | 31.45 | 32.49 | +1.82% | |
| 32.46 | 32.98 | 31.76 | 31.91 | -0.31% | |
| 32.08 | 32.66 | 31.22 | 32.01 | -2.73% | |
| 31.61 | 33.25 | 31.16 | 32.91 | +8.65% | |
| 31.43 | 31.45 | 29.63 | 30.29 | -3.29% | |
| 32.05 | 32.40 | 31.15 | 31.32 | — |
Prices are adjusted for stock splits. See adjusted closing price for how dividends and splits affect history, and the CENX chart for longer ranges.