Celanese (CE)

NYSE Materials Specialty Chemicals S&P SmallCap 600

$46.49

-1.35 (-2.82%)

Close of Nov 06, 2026 · end-of-day data

Source: Celanese's 10-K / 10-Q XBRL data on SEC EDGAR · fetched Nov 04, 2026

Revenue, net income & free cash flow

Income statement

fiscal years · USD

Fiscal year	FY2016	FY2017	FY2018	FY2019	FY2020	FY2021	FY2022	FY2023	FY2024	FY2025
Revenue	$5.39B	$6.14B	$7.16B	$6.30B	$5.66B	$8.54B	$9.67B	$10.93B	$10.27B	$9.54B
Cost of revenue	$3.98B	$4.63B	$5.18B	$4.69B	$4.36B	$5.86B	$7.29B	$8.34B	$7.93B	$7.59B
Gross profit	$1.41B	$1.51B	$1.97B	$1.61B	$1.29B	$2.68B	$2.38B	$2.58B	$2.34B	$1.95B
Research & development	$78.00M	$73.00M	$72.00M	$67.00M	$74.00M	$86.00M	$112.00M	$146.00M	$130.00M	$125.00M
Selling, general & admin	$378.00M	$496.00M	$546.00M	$483.00M	$482.00M	$633.00M	$824.00M	$1.08B	$1.03B	$899.00M
Operating income	$934.00M	$857.00M	$1.33B	$834.00M	$664.00M	$1.95B	$1.38B	$1.67B	-$720.00M	-$786.00M
Interest expense	$120.00M	$122.00M	$125.00M	$115.00M	$109.00M	$91.00M	$405.00M	$720.00M	$676.00M	$701.00M
Pre-tax income	$1.03B	$1.07B	$1.51B	$988.00M	$2.25B	$2.25B	$1.42B	$1.16B	-$1.02B	-$1.22B
Income tax	$122.00M	$213.00M	$292.00M	$124.00M	$247.00M	$330.00M	-$489.00M	-$795.00M	$507.00M	-$90.00M
Net income	$900.00M	$843.00M	$1.21B	$852.00M	$1.99B	$1.89B	$1.89B	$1.94B	-$1.54B	-$1.17B
EBITDA	$1.22B	$1.16B	$1.68B	$1.19B	$1.01B	$2.32B	$1.84B	$2.37B	$81.00M	-$26.00M
EPS (basic)	$6.21	$6.11	$8.99	$6.88	$16.85	$16.99	$17.48	$17.85	$-14.11	$-10.64
EPS (diluted)	$6.18	$6.09	$8.91	$6.84	$16.75	$16.86	$17.34	$17.76	$-14.11	$-10.64
Diluted shares	145.67M	138.32M	135.42M	124.65M	118.48M	112.08M	109.24M	109.38M	109.27M	109.53M
Gross margin	26.1%	24.6%	27.6%	25.5%	22.9%	31.4%	24.6%	23.6%	22.8%	20.5%
Operating margin	17.3%	14.0%	18.6%	13.2%	11.7%	22.8%	14.2%	15.2%	-7.0%	-8.2%
Net margin	16.7%	13.7%	16.9%	13.5%	35.1%	22.1%	19.6%	17.8%	-15.0%	-12.2%

Balance sheet

fiscal years · USD

Fiscal year	FY2016	FY2017	FY2018	FY2019	FY2020	FY2021	FY2022	FY2023	FY2024	FY2025
Cash & equivalents	$638.00M	$576.00M	$439.00M	$463.00M	$955.00M	$536.00M	$1.51B	$1.80B	$962.00M	$1.26B
Short-term investments	$30.00M	$32.00M	$31.00M	$40.00M	$533.00M	$10.00M	—	—	—	—
Receivables	$801.00M	$986.00M	$1.02B	$850.00M	$792.00M	$1.16B	$1.38B	$1.24B	$1.12B	$922.00M
Inventory	$720.00M	$900.00M	$1.05B	$1.04B	$978.00M	$1.52B	$2.81B	$2.36B	$2.28B	$2.22B
Total current assets	$2.47B	$2.79B	$2.87B	$2.77B	$3.76B	$3.81B	$6.61B	$6.22B	$5.13B	$5.69B
Goodwill	$796.00M	$1.00B	$1.06B	$1.07B	$1.17B	$1.41B	$7.14B	$6.98B	$5.39B	$4.17B
Total assets	$8.36B	$9.54B	$9.31B	$9.48B	$10.91B	$11.97B	$26.27B	$26.60B	$22.84B	$21.70B
Total current liabilities	$1.08B	$1.56B	$1.78B	$1.75B	$1.97B	$2.50B	$4.07B	$4.07B	$3.89B	$3.68B
Short-term debt	$118.00M	$326.00M	$561.00M	$496.00M	$496.00M	$791.00M	$1.31B	$1.38B	$1.50B	$1.20B
Long-term debt	$2.89B	$3.31B	$2.97B	$3.41B	$3.23B	$3.18B	$13.37B	$13.40B	$12.53B	$12.61B
Total debt	$3.01B	$3.64B	$3.53B	$3.90B	$3.72B	$3.97B	$14.68B	$14.78B	$14.03B	$13.82B
Total liabilities	$5.77B	$6.65B	$6.33B	$6.97B	$7.38B	$7.79B	$20.64B	$19.53B	$17.71B	$17.65B
Shareholders' equity	$2.59B	$2.89B	$2.98B	$2.51B	$3.53B	$4.19B	$5.64B	$7.07B	$5.13B	$4.05B

Cash flow

fiscal years · USD

Fiscal year	FY2016	FY2017	FY2018	FY2019	FY2020	FY2021	FY2022	FY2023	FY2024	FY2025
Operating cash flow	$893.00M	$803.00M	$1.56B	$1.45B	$1.34B	$1.76B	$1.82B	$1.90B	$966.00M	$1.15B
Capital expenditures	$246.00M	$267.00M	$337.00M	$370.00M	$364.00M	$467.00M	$543.00M	$568.00M	$435.00M	$343.00M
Free cash flow	$647.00M	$536.00M	$1.22B	$1.08B	$979.00M	$1.29B	$1.28B	$1.33B	$531.00M	$803.00M
Investing cash flow	-$439.00M	-$549.00M	-$507.00M	-$493.00M	$592.00M	-$1.12B	-$11.14B	-$134.00M	-$470.00M	-$349.00M
Financing cash flow	-$759.00M	-$351.00M	-$1.17B	-$935.00M	-$1.47B	-$1.04B	$10.29B	-$1.46B	-$1.31B	-$513.00M
Dividends paid	$201.00M	$241.00M	$280.00M	$300.00M	$293.00M	$304.00M	$297.00M	$305.00M	$307.00M	$13.00M
Share buybacks	$500.00M	$500.00M	$805.00M	$996.00M	$650.00M	$1.00B	$17.00M	$0	$0	—
Stock-based compensation	$31.00M	$47.00M	$71.00M	$48.00M	$28.00M	$95.00M	$60.00M	$40.00M	$32.00M	$24.00M
Depreciation & amortization	$290.00M	$305.00M	$343.00M	$352.00M	$350.00M	$371.00M	$462.00M	$706.00M	$801.00M	$760.00M

Income statement

quarters · USD

Quarter ended	Dec 2023	Mar 2024	Jun 2024	Sep 2024	Dec 2024	Mar 2025	Jun 2025	Sep 2025	Dec 2025	Mar 2026	Jun 2026	Sep 2026
Revenue	$2.56B	$2.61B	$2.65B	$2.65B	$2.36B	$2.39B	$2.53B	$2.42B	$2.20B	$2.34B	$2.75B	$2.56B
Cost of revenue	$1.96B	$2.06B	$2.01B	$2.03B	$1.83B	$1.92B	$2.00B	$1.90B	$1.78B	$1.87B	$2.13B	$2.02B
Gross profit	$593.00M	$554.00M	$641.00M	$619.00M	$526.00M	$474.00M	$534.00M	$521.00M	$423.00M	$468.00M	$618.00M	$539.00M
Research & development	$32.00M	$34.00M	$33.00M	$32.00M	$31.00M	$31.00M	$31.00M	$31.00M	$32.00M	$28.00M	$29.00M	$29.00M
Selling, general & admin	$274.00M	$265.00M	$255.00M	$248.00M	$263.00M	$231.00M	$214.00M	$231.00M	$223.00M	$226.00M	$251.00M	$248.00M
Operating income	$237.00M	$210.00M	$250.00M	$245.00M	-$1.42B	$165.00M	$231.00M	-$1.27B	$93.00M	$214.00M	$276.00M	$198.00M
Interest expense	$178.00M	$169.00M	$174.00M	$169.00M	$164.00M	$170.00M	$177.00M	$177.00M	$177.00M	$183.00M	$186.00M	$175.00M
Pre-tax income	$110.00M	$157.00M	$183.00M	$180.00M	-$1.53B	-$6.00M	$133.00M	-$1.36B	$13.00M	$82.00M	$142.00M	$93.00M
Income tax	-$580.00M	$33.00M	$29.00M	$61.00M	$384.00M	$9.00M	-$77.00M	-$7.00M	-$15.00M	$33.00M	$11.00M	$14.00M
Net income	$681.00M	$121.00M	$155.00M	$113.00M	-$1.93B	-$24.00M	$197.00M	-$1.36B	$19.00M	$44.00M	$125.00M	$74.00M
EBITDA	$426.00M	$431.00M	$442.00M	$448.00M	-$1.23B	$345.00M	$421.00M	-$1.08B	$289.00M	$415.00M	$520.00M	$408.00M
EPS (basic)	$6.25	$1.11	$1.42	$1.03	$-17.62	$-0.22	$1.80	$-12.39	$0.17	$0.40	$1.14	$0.67
EPS (diluted)	$6.22	$1.10	$1.41	$1.03	$-17.61	$-0.22	$1.80	$-12.39	$0.17	$0.40	$1.13	$0.67
Diluted shares	41.62K	109.51M	109.55M	109.54M	-243.52K	109.42M	109.73M	109.57M	25.39K	109.98M	110.25M	110.20M
Gross margin	23.2%	21.2%	24.2%	23.4%	22.3%	19.8%	21.1%	21.5%	19.2%	20.0%	22.5%	21.1%
Operating margin	9.3%	8.0%	9.4%	9.3%	-60.2%	6.9%	9.1%	-52.7%	4.2%	9.2%	10.0%	7.7%
Net margin	26.7%	4.6%	5.8%	4.3%	-81.6%	-1.0%	7.8%	-56.1%	0.9%	1.9%	4.5%	2.9%

Balance sheet

quarters · USD

Quarter ended	Dec 2023	Mar 2024	Jun 2024	Sep 2024	Dec 2024	Mar 2025	Jun 2025	Sep 2025	Dec 2025	Mar 2026	Jun 2026	Sep 2026
Cash & equivalents	$1.80B	$1.48B	$1.19B	$813.00M	$962.00M	$951.00M	$1.17B	$1.44B	$1.26B	$1.76B	$1.36B	$1.36B
Receivables	$1.24B	$1.29B	$1.26B	$1.37B	$1.12B	$1.24B	$1.22B	$1.04B	$922.00M	$1.10B	$1.29B	$960.00M
Inventory	$2.36B	$2.35B	$2.46B	$2.56B	$2.28B	$2.31B	$2.29B	$2.21B	$2.22B	$2.28B	$2.31B	$2.29B
Total current assets	$6.22B	$5.95B	$5.90B	$5.71B	$5.13B	$5.42B	$5.67B	$6.09B	$5.69B	$5.97B	$5.79B	$5.49B
Goodwill	$6.98B	$6.93B	$6.90B	$7.00B	$5.39B	$5.41B	$5.47B	$4.17B	$4.17B	$4.16B	$4.15B	$4.15B
Total assets	$26.60B	$26.03B	$25.81B	$25.89B	$22.84B	$23.20B	$23.71B	$22.17B	$21.70B	$21.73B	$21.41B	$20.93B
Total current liabilities	$4.07B	$4.92B	$4.63B	$4.16B	$3.89B	$2.80B	$2.77B	$3.73B	$3.68B	$4.32B	$4.01B	$4.35B
Short-term debt	$1.38B	$2.44B	$1.98B	$1.61B	$1.50B	$406.00M	$252.00M	$1.20B	$1.20B	$1.74B	$1.31B	$1.41B
Long-term debt	$13.40B	$13.44B	$13.00B	$12.76B	$12.53B	$12.56B	$12.88B	$12.77B	$12.61B	$12.60B	$12.01B	$11.54B
Total debt	$14.78B	$15.87B	$14.97B	$14.37B	$14.03B	$12.96B	$13.13B	$13.96B	$13.82B	$14.34B	$13.32B	$12.96B
Total liabilities	$19.53B	$18.96B	$18.67B	$18.65B	$17.71B	$18.06B	$18.46B	$18.21B	$17.65B	$17.67B	$17.24B	$16.72B
Shareholders' equity	$7.07B	$7.07B	$7.15B	$7.24B	$5.13B	$5.14B	$5.25B	$3.95B	$4.05B	$4.06B	$4.17B	$4.22B

Cash flow

quarters · USD

Quarter ended	Dec 2023	Mar 2024	Jun 2024	Sep 2024	Dec 2024	Mar 2025	Jun 2025	Sep 2025	Dec 2025	Mar 2026	Jun 2026	Sep 2026
Operating cash flow	$830.00M	$101.00M	$292.00M	$79.00M	$494.00M	$37.00M	$410.00M	$447.00M	$252.00M	$76.00M	$209.00M	$538.00M
Capital expenditures	$128.00M	$137.00M	$105.00M	$88.00M	$105.00M	$102.00M	$93.00M	$64.00M	$84.00M	$66.00M	$62.00M	$69.00M
Free cash flow	$702.00M	-$36.00M	$187.00M	-$9.00M	$389.00M	-$65.00M	$317.00M	$383.00M	$168.00M	$10.00M	$147.00M	$469.00M
Investing cash flow	-$168.00M	-$151.00M	-$91.00M	-$100.00M	-$128.00M	-$98.00M	-$88.00M	-$59.00M	-$104.00M	$425.00M	-$59.00M	-$70.00M
Financing cash flow	-$240.00M	-$259.00M	-$489.00M	-$376.00M	-$189.00M	$45.00M	-$116.00M	-$118.00M	-$324.00M	-$3.00M	-$546.00M	-$480.00M
Dividends paid	$77.00M	$77.00M	$77.00M	$76.00M	$77.00M	$3.00M	$3.00M	$3.00M	$4.00M	$3.00M	$3.00M	$4.00M
Share buybacks	$0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Stock-based compensation	$4.00M	$10.00M	$10.00M	$3.00M	$9.00M	$5.00M	$7.00M	$7.00M	$5.00M	$8.00M	$10.00M	$8.00M
Depreciation & amortization	$189.00M	$221.00M	$192.00M	$203.00M	$185.00M	$180.00M	$190.00M	$194.00M	$196.00M	$201.00M	$244.00M	$210.00M

Quarterly figures are rebuilt from the year-to-date totals companies report — Q4 is the full year minus the first nine months, since no 10-Q is filed for it. Values are as filed; later restatements replace earlier ones. Fiscal years are labelled by the calendar year in which they end.