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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Celanese (CE)

Celanese Q4 adjusted EPS falls to $0.67 from $1.33; full-year loss narrows

Mixed Impact 3 of 5 earnings Written later

Celanese reported fourth-quarter and full-year 2025 results on February 17, 2026. Full-year net sales fell 7% to $9.5 billion, and adjusted EPS was $3.98 versus $8.18 in 2024, while the full-year U.S. GAAP diluted loss per share from continuing operations narrowed to $10.44 from $14.04. The company also guided first-quarter 2026 adjusted EPS to $0.70 to $0.85 and targets 2026 free cash flow of $650 million to $750 million.

Key points

  • Q4 2025 net sales were $2.2 billion, down 9% from the prior quarter and slightly below $2.358 billion in Q4 2024; Q4 adjusted EPS was $0.67 versus $1.33 a year earlier.
  • Full-year 2025 free cash flow was $773 million, up from $498 million in 2024, and operating cash flow was $1.1 billion.
  • Full-year 2025 results include Certain Items totaling $1.6 billion, primarily a goodwill and trade name impairment, which drove the U.S. GAAP loss.
  • First-quarter 2026 adjusted EPS guidance is $0.70 to $0.85, and the company targets 2026 free cash flow of $650 million to $750 million.

The filing

CompanyCelanese (CE)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECFeb 17, 2026, 4:49 PM ET
Accession number0001306830-26-000016

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI (Anthropic Claude, claude-haiku-5-5) on Nov 8, 2026, 1:05 AM ET, from the text of the filing and its press-release exhibits only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on February 17, 2026.

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