Celanese makes industrial chemicals and specialty materials. Its core product is acetic acid and related derivatives (used in paints, coatings, and adhesives), plus engineered polymers sold to automotive, electronics, and medical manufacturers for use in components and parts. It also produces cellulose acetate, primarily for cigarette filters. Revenue comes from selling these materials to industrial customers worldwide.
Employees11,434IPOJan 21, 2005SIC2821HQ222 West Las Colinas Boulevard, Suite 900N, Irving, TX, USA, 75039-5421
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Financials
Profitability
Metric
Current
Margins
Gross Margin
20.9%
Operating Margin
8.4%
EBITDA Margin
4.7%
Net Margin
−12.0%
OCF Margin
10.1%
FCF Margin
7.3%
Returns on Capital
ROE
−27.2%
ROA
−5.3%
ROIC
4.3%
ROCE
−2.2%
ROC (Greenblatt)
−5.9%
3Y ROIIC
16.6%
Consistency
Years Profitable / 10Y
8
Valuation
Metric
Current
Earnings Multiples
P/E (TTM)
—
Forward P/E
7.94
P/E ex-NRI
12.36
Shiller P/E (CAPE)
5.24
Cash Flow Multiples
P/FCF
7.31
P/OCF
5.33
P/Owner Earnings
—
FCF Yield
13.59%
Enterprise Value Multiples
EV / EBIT
−41.92
EV / Forward EBIT
12.94
EV / EBITDA
36.53
EV / Forward EBITDA
8.14
EV / Revenue
1.73
EV / Forward Revenue
1.65
Asset / Sales
P/S
0.53
P/B
1.25
P/Tangible Book
—
Growth-Adjusted
PEG
—
Capital Returns
Metric
Current
Dividends
Dividend Yield (TTM)
0.26%
Forward Dividend Yield
0.26%
3Y Dividend Growth
−64.8%
Payout Ratio
0.03
5Y Yield on Cost
0.03%
Buybacks & Dilution
3Y Buyback Ratio
−0.30%
5Y Share Change
−6.8%
Combined
Shareholder Yield
6.75%
Balance Sheet
Metric
Current
Leverage
Debt / Equity
2.98
Gross Debt / EBITDA
27.01
Cash / Debt
0.11
Equity / Assets
0.20
Coverage
Interest Coverage
1.13
Short-Term Liquidity
Current Ratio
1.45
Quick Ratio
0.87
Cash Ratio
0.34
Composite Scores
Piotroski F-Score
5
Altman Z-Score
1.32
Split History
Date
Split
No split history found.
Ex-date
Amount
Pay date
2026-04-27
$0.03
2026-05-11
2026-02-24
$0.03
2026-03-10
2025-10-28
$0.03
2025-11-12
2025-07-29
$0.03
2025-08-11
2025-04-28
$0.03
2025-05-12
2025-02-25
$0.03
2025-03-11
2024-10-30
$0.7
2024-11-13
2024-07-30
$0.7
2024-08-12
2024-04-26
$0.7
2024-05-13
2024-02-16
$0.7
2024-03-05
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Transcript
Type
2026-05-06
Q1 2026 Celanese Corp Earnings Call Transcript
Earnings Call
2026-02-18
Q4 2025 Celanese Corp Earnings Call Transcript
Earnings Call
2025-11-07
Q3 2025 Celanese Corp Earnings Call Transcript
Earnings Call
2025-08-12
Q2 2025 Celanese Corp Earnings Call Transcript
Earnings Call
2025-05-06
Q1 2025 Celanese Corp Earnings Call Transcript
Earnings Call
2025-02-19
Q4 2024 Celanese Corp Earnings Call Transcript
Earnings Call
2024-11-05
Q3 2024 Celanese Corp Earnings Call Transcript
Earnings Call
2024-08-02
Q2 2024 Celanese Corp Earnings Call Transcript
Earnings Call
2024-02-21
Q4 2023 Celanese Corp Earnings Call Transcript
Earnings Call
2023-11-07
Q3 2023 Celanese Corp Earnings Call Transcript
Earnings Call
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5-Step DuPont Analysis
ROE %
-24.76%
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Net Margin %
-12.04%
×
×
Operating Margin %
8.42%
Operating Income
$818M
÷
Revenue
$9.71B
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Tax Burden
1.0410
Net Income
−$1.17B
÷
Pretax Income
−$1.12B
×
Interest Burden
-1.3729
Pretax Income
−$1.12B
÷
Operating Income
$818M
×
Asset Turnover
0.43
÷
Revenue
$9.71B
÷
Average Total Assets
$22.56B
Begin Total Assets
$23.71B
End Total Assets
$21.41B
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Equity Multiplier
4.78
÷
Avg Total Assets
$22.56B
÷
Avg Stockholders Equity
$4.72B
Begin Equity
$5.28B
End Equity
$4.17B
Top institutional holders
Q2 2026| Holder | Shares | % Owned | Chg. shares | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dodge & Cox | 15.3M | 13.65% | -63.7K | $702.98M |
| BlackRock, Inc. | 13.4M | 11.94% | +273.5K | $614.68M |
| NORGES BANK | 9.3M | 8.35% | new | $429.77M |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC | 6.5M | 5.83% | +254.9K | $300.22M |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 5.0M | 4.44% | +21.2K | $228.51M |
| STATE STREET CORP | 4.0M | 3.58% | +51.5K | $184.56M |
| Capital Research Global Investors | 3.8M | 3.35% | -944.6K | $172.61M |
| FULLER & THALER ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. | 3.5M | 3.14% | -199.7K | $161.88M |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | 3.5M | 3.10% | +1.3M | $159.81M |
| Capital World Investors | 3.0M | 2.72% | -948 | $140.29M |
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as reported| Insider | Shares held | % Owned | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richardson Scott AOfficer | 123.4K | 0.1103% | $5.86M |
| Elliott Todd LOfficer | 37.9K | 0.0339% | $1.80M |
| Duffie Ashley BOfficer | 31.9K | 0.0285% | $1.52M |
| Murray Mark ChristopherOfficer | 30.4K | 0.0272% | $1.45M |
| Kyrish ChuckOfficer | 29.1K | 0.0260% | $1.38M |
| GALANTE EDWARD GDirector | 28.0K | 0.0250% | $1.33M |
| Sutton Scott McDougaldDirector | 20.4K | 0.0182% | $967.7K |
| Hill KathrynDirector | 19.8K | 0.0177% | $939.5K |
| IHLENFELD JAY VDirector | 15.8K | 0.0142% | $752.7K |
| McGilvray Aaron MOfficer | 12.0K | 0.0107% | $569.5K |
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through Aug 14, 2026| Insider | Action | Shares | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyrish ChuckOfficer | Open-Market or Private Purchase | +1.4K | $63.7K | Aug 14, 2026 |
| Kyrish ChuckOfficer | Open-Market or Private Purchase | +100 | $4,551 | Aug 14, 2026 |
| Kyrish ChuckOfficer | Open-Market or Private Purchase | +800 | $36.4K | Aug 14, 2026 |
| Duffie Ashley BOfficer | Open-Market or Private Purchase | +600 | $27.4K | Aug 11, 2026 |
| Murray Mark ChristopherOfficer | Open-Market or Private Purchase | +2.2K | $98.0K | Aug 11, 2026 |
| GALANTE EDWARD GDirector | Grant/Award (Rule 16b-3(d)) | +1.9K | $0 | Aug 10, 2026 |
| Chinn Bruce E.Director | Grant/Award (Rule 16b-3(d)) | +3.0K | $0 | May 11, 2026 |
| Koenig MichaelDirector | Grant/Award (Rule 16b-3(d)) | +3.0K | $0 | May 11, 2026 |
| Kissire Deborah J.Director | Grant/Award (Rule 16b-3(d)) | +3.0K | $0 | May 11, 2026 |
| Noonan Anne PDirector | Grant/Award (Rule 16b-3(d)) | +3.0K | $0 | May 11, 2026 |
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