Stock comparison
Century Aluminum
CF Industries Holdings
Scored across Buffett, Graham, Lynch and Greenblatt - plus a side-by-side metric table covering valuation, quality, growth and balance sheet.
CENX
Century Aluminum
Market cap
$6.44B
Sector
Materials
CF
CF Industries Holdings
Market cap
$18.7B
Sector
Materials
Overall winner
CF Industries Holdings CF
Wins on the combined sum of fit scores across all four strategies. Per-strategy breakdown below.
Fit scores by strategy
| Strategy | CENX | CF | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warren Buffett | 32F | 64C | CF |
| Benjamin Graham | 47D | 72B | CF |
| Philip Fisher | 22F | 60C | CF |
| Peter Lynch | 32F | 42D | CF |
| Joel Greenblatt | 52D | 35D | CENX |
| Charlie Munger | 30F | 66C | CF |
| Terry Smith | 33F | 69B | CF |
Side-by-side metrics
| Metric | CENX | CF |
|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $6.44B | $18.7B |
| P/E (TTM) | 16.1x | 10.9x |
| EV/EBIT | 37.5x | 8.8x |
| ROIC (TTM) | 9.46% | 15.41% |
| Gross margin | 12.67% | 40.41% |
| Net margin | 13.75% | 23.73% |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 3.39% | 2.03% |
| EPS CAGR 5y | - | 20.46% |
| Debt / Equity | 0.5x | 0.7x |
| Dividend yield | 0.0% | 1.61% |
Where each one wins
The metrics with the biggest gap between the two - sorted so the most decisive edges read first.
CENX leads on
- Revenue CAGR 5y3.39%vs 2.03%+40%
- Debt / Equity0.5xvs 0.7x+30%
CF leads on
- Dividend yield1.61%vs 0.0%+100%
- EV/EBIT8.8xvs 37.5x+77%
- Gross margin40.41%vs 12.67%+69%
- Market cap$18.7Bvs $6.44B+66%
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Key terms in this analysis
Educational tool. Fit scores are deterministic projections from public financials onto each investor's published criteria - not personal recommendations or advice.