CENX — what changed in the latest 10-Q
A section-by-section comparison of CENX's newest periodic SEC filing (10-K/10-Q) against the prior same-form filing: paragraphs added and removed per section, with verbatim excerpts. Purely a deterministic text diff — no similarity scores, no directional read, not investment advice.
Comparing 10-Q · 2026-08-06 vs the prior 10-Q · 2026-05-07
| Section | Outcome | Added | Removed | Minor | Unchanged |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MD&A | Text added/removed | +12 | −10 | ~28 | 22 |
| Controls & procedures | Text added/removed | 0 | 0 | ~3 | 3 |
| Legal proceedings | Text added/removed | 0 | 0 | ~1 | 0 |
| Risk factors | No material changes reported (points to the 10-K) | — | — | — | — |
| Other information | Text added/removed | 0 | 0 | ~1 | 0 |
Counts are paragraphs; added/removed means text added or removed vs the prior filing — no direction or judgement implied.
Not shown (absent or not faithfully extractable): Market risk (Item 3)
Representative excerpts
Up to 5 excerpts of about 300 characters per section, quoted verbatim from the two SEC filings.
MD&A
Text added vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2026-08-06
On July 20, 2026, the President signed an executive order entitled Securing America’s Defense Supply Chains and Ensuring Domestic Acquisition of Critical Materials. The executive order allows approved companies investing in new primary aluminum production in the United States to import a commensurat…
On February 2, 2026, we completed the sale of our Hawesville, Kentucky facility to an affiliate of Terawulf, Inc. for $200.0 million in cash and a 6.8% non-dilutive minority equity interest in the Terawulf affiliate that intends to develop and own a high-performance computing/artificial intelligence…
In October 2025, our Grundartangi smelter was forced to temporarily cease production at one of its two potlines due to a failure of a transformer unit. As a result, production at the smelter has been temporarily reduced by approximately two-thirds. Grundartangi’s other potline remains unaffected and…
Net sales increased by $102.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2026, compared to the three months ended March 31, 2026, primarily driven by an increase in the LME and in realized regional price premiums of $80.5 million, favorable volume and sales mix of $34.4 million related to increased…
Gross profit increased by $109.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2026, compared to the three months ended March 31, 2026, primarily attributable to an increase in the LME and in realized regional price premiums of $80.5 million, favorable power price realization of $34.3 million due to i…
Text removed vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2026-05-07
On February 2, 2026, we completed the sale of our Hawesville, Kentucky facility to an affiliate of Terawulf, Inc. for $200.0 million in cash and a 6.8% non-dilutive minority equity interest in the Terawulf affiliate that intends to develop and own a high-performance computing/artificial intelligence…
In October 2025, our Grundartangi smelter was forced to temporarily cease production at one of its two potlines due to a failure of a transformer unit. As a result, production at the smelter has been temporarily reduced by approximately two-thirds. Grundartangi’s other potline remains unaffected and…
Net sales increased by $15.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026, compared to the three months ended December 31, 2025, primarily driven by an increase in the LME and in realized regional price premiums of $76.6 million attributable primarily to increase in the Midwest premium, partial…
Gross profit increased by $28.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026, compared to the three months ended December 31, 2025, primarily attributable to an increase in the LME and in realized regional price premiums of $76.6 million driven by increases in the Midwest premium, lower operati…
Loss on early extinguishment of debt was $1.5 million for the three months ended December 31, 2025 due to the redemption of our Grundartangi Casthouse Facility. There was no loss on extinguishment of debt in 2026.
How to read Risk Factors (Item 1A) in a 10-Q
A 10-Q risk-factor section usually takes one of three forms; this page classifies it as one of:
- Pointer — the filer states there have been no material changes and points back to the annual 10-K risk factors; there is no own risk text to compare this quarter.
- Partial update — the filer carves out specific updated risks ("except as set forth below"); the excerpts show exactly what is new this quarter.
- Restated in full — the quarter carries the complete risk-factor text. When the prior quarter was only a pointer there is no prior full text to diff against, so the page flags the section as restated instead.
This describes the filing structure only — it is never a judgement on whether risk went up or down.
Source: text-level diff of the two SEC EDGAR filings · deterministic (no AI-generated content) · for reference only · not investment advice