Celanese Corporation (CE)

NYSE: CE · USD

$48.8

+0.12 (+0.3%)· Recorded snapshot

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StockMarketAgent Research · Analyzed 2026-10-17

Our latest published analysis: CE rated Strong Buy

Celanese Corporation's published Strong Buy conclusion compares the analysis-date price with fair value and potential value. Read the full report for assumptions, evidence, and material risks.

Fair value

$76.3 / share

Potential value

$102 / share

Upside to FV

+60.7%

from $48.8

Moat

6.5/10

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9-phase methodology · same model in each published edition

Market cap	$5.2B
Revenue (ttm)	9.7B
Net income (ttm)	-1.2B
EPS (ttm)	-$10.7
Shares out	109.7M
P/E (forward)	7.2x
Dividend	$0.12 (0.25%)
Volume	699,949
Beta	0.76

Market data

Price

Recent price action with selectable time range.

Financial snapshot

Revenue (ttm): 9.7B
Net income (ttm): -1.2B
EPS (ttm): -$10.7
P/E (forward): 7.2x
Market cap: $5.2B

Item	P1	P2	P3	P4	P5	Trend
Period	2021-12-31	2022-12-31	2023-12-31	2024-12-31	2025-12-31	Trend
Revenue	$8.54B	$9.67B	$10.93B	$10.27B	$9.54B	+2.8%
Gross profit	$2.68B	$2.38B	$2.58B	$2.34B	$1.95B	-7.6%
Operating income	$1.95B	$1.38B	$1.67B	$-720.0M	$-786.0M	—
Net income	$1.89B	$1.89B	$1.94B	$-1.54B	$-1.17B	—
EPS (diluted)	$16.86	$17.34	$17.76	$-14.11	$-10.64	—
EBITDA	$2.72B	$2.30B	$2.61B	$503.0M	$335.0M	-40.7%
R&D	$86.0M	$112.0M	$146.0M	$130.0M	$125.0M	+9.8%
SG&A	$633.0M	$824.0M	$1.08B	$1.03B	$899.0M	+9.2%

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Base and Bull scenarios

Bull20%

Price target

$102.27

+115.4% from spot

Global industrial demand and automotive assembly rates rebound robustly, driving strong volume growth for Engineered Materials. Acetyl Chain pricing remains elevated as Western Hemisphere supply chain advantages persist. Rapid debt retirement reduces annual interest expense, accelerating EPS growth and unlocking multiple expansion toward historical peak levels.

Operating margin expands toward double-digit levels by FY2028, driven by accelerated nylon portfolio synergies and automotive build recovery.
Acetyl Chain benefits from prolonged supply tightness in Europe, sustaining premium adjusted EBIT margins well above mid-cycle levels.
Free cash flow significantly exceeds guided annual targets, allowing rapid debt reduction and credit rating upgrades.
Terminal P/E multiple expands to 10.0x, in line with specialty chemical peers.

Base55%

Price target

$76.31

+60.7% from spot

Celanese executes on its core operational strategy: modest revenue growth, steady recovery in Engineered Materials margins via footprint actions, and resilient cash generation from the Acetyl Chain. Free cash flow is disciplined and deployed exclusively to debt reduction, steadily lowering financial leverage and driving intrinsic value convergence to $76.31.

Consolidated EBIT margin normalizes from 7.43% in FY2026 to 9.04% in FY2027 and 10.18% in FY2028.
Acetyl Chain generates durable, high-teens adjusted EBIT margins through global cost advantage.
Annual free cash flow averages $700M-$800M, with $1B in total divestitures achieved by end of 2027.
Terminal P/E multiple of 8.5x applied, reflecting conservative positioning relative to peers.

Sensitivity: Ke × terminal growth

The highlighted cell is Fair value when every assumption sits at its base level ($76.31). Each row and column shows what Fair value becomes when one assumption moves.

Ke ↓ / g →	1.5%	1.8%	2.0%	2.3%	2.5%
7.4%	$83.4	$85.8	$88.3	$91.2	$94.3
7.9%	$77.7	$79.7	$81.8	$84.2	$86.7
8.4%	$72.9	$74.5	$76.3	$78.2	$80.3
8.9%	$68.7	$70.1	$71.6	$73.2	$74.9
9.4%	$64.9	$66.1	$67.4	$68.8	$70.3

Scorecard

Published factor rows and weighted composite

Calendar

Next earnings

Upcoming earnings date and setup when available.

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Sector percentile context

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Forward P/E7.2

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Trailing P/E0

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ROE-22.3

P25 n/aP50 n/aP75 n/a

ROIC5.9

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Market & fundamental data

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Profile and market data

Ticker identity, listing, currency, market cap, and source dates.

Metric	Value
Amount currency	USD
CIK code	0001306830
Company name	Celanese Corporation
Country	United States
Country code	US
CUSIP number	150870103
Earnings date	2026-11-02
Earnings time	amc
Employees	11,434
Employees change	-729
Employees growth	-5.99%
Enterprise value	$16.4B
Exchange	NYSE
Financial currency	USD
Financial report date	2026-06-30
First seen	2026-05-09
Fiscal year end	December
Founded	1918
Industry	Chemicals
IPO date	2005-01-21
Is primary listing	Yes
Is SPAC	No
ISIN number	US1508701034
Last 10-K release date	2026-02-24
Last earnings date	2026-08-04
Last refreshed	2026-10-28
Last stock split type	Never
Market cap	$5.4B
Market cap category	Mid-Cap
Next earnings date	2026-11-02
Options	Yes
Price	$48.75
Price currency	USD
Sector	Materials
SIC code	2820
Stock price date	2026-10-28
Symbol	CE
U.S. state	Texas
Website	https://www.celanese.com

Valuation

Multiples, yields, enterprise-value ratios, and valuation checks.

Metric	Value
Adjusted P/E ratio	9.18x
Average P/E ratio (10Y)	11.69x
Average P/E ratio (5Y)	8.15x
Earnings yield	-21.87%
EV/EBIT	17.77x
EV/EBITDA	9.81x
EV/FCF	23.24x
EV/Sales	1.69x
FCF / EV yield	4.3%
FCF yield	13.06%
Forward EV/Sales	1.64x
Forward P/E	8.27x
Forward P/S	0.54x
Industry forward P/E	15.43x
P/(FCF - SBC) ratio	8x
P/(OCF - SBC) ratio	5.68x
P/B ratio	1.28x
P/FCF ratio	7.66x
P/OCF ratio	5.51x
P/S ratio	0.56x
PEG ratio	0.36x
Price/EBITDA ratio	3.23x
Sector forward P/E	15.04x
Sector P/E	22.59x

Profitability

Margins, returns on capital, cash conversion, and quality metrics.

Metric	Value
EBIT margin	9.53%
EBITDA margin	17.27%
FCF margin	7.29%
Gross margin	21.38%
Operating margin	9.53%
Pretax margin	-11.56%
Profit margin	-12.04%
Profit per employee	$-102,239
Profitable quarters	3
Revenue per employee	$849,397
ROA	2.57%
ROA (5Y)	4.77%
ROCE	5.32%
ROE	-22.25%
ROE (5Y)	12.85%
ROIC	5.93%
ROIC (5Y)	10.21%
SBC / revenue	0.31%
Tax / revenue	0.23%

Growth

Revenue, earnings, cash-flow, and forward growth indicators.

Metric	Value
EPS growth (Q)	-37.07%
EPS growth (QoQ)	182.32%
EPS growth years	1
FCF growth	12.03%
FCF growth (Q)	-53.63%
FCF growth (QoQ)	1,370%
FCF growth 3Y	-13.21%
FCF growth 5Y	-4.45%
Gross profit growth	-6.65%
Gross profit growth (Q)	15.73%
Gross profit growth 3Y	-2.6%
Gross profit growth 5Y	1.27%
Net income growth (Q)	-36.55%
Net income growth (QoQ)	184.09%
Net income growth years	1
OCF growth	-3.53%
OCF growth (Q)	-49.02%
OCF growth (QoQ)	175%
OCF growth 10Y	0.41%
OCF growth 3Y	-16.23%
OCF growth 5Y	-4.64%
Operating income growth	-3.54%
Operating income growth (Q)	22.58%
Operating income growth 3Y	-4.16%
Operating income growth 5Y	-7.22%
Revenue growth	-2.17%
Revenue growth (Q)	8.69%
Revenue growth (QoQ)	17.76%
Revenue growth 10Y	5.85%
Revenue growth 3Y	-1.93%
Revenue growth 5Y	6.77%
Revenue growth quarters	1
Revenue growth years	0

Financial statements

Income-statement and cash-flow amounts, totals and per share.

Metric	Value
Capital expenditures	$-276M
Depreciation and amortization	$751M
EBIT	$926M
EBITDA	$1.7B
EPS	$-10.66
FCF per share	$6.45
Financing cash flow	$-991M
Free cash flow	$708M
Free cash flow minus SBC	$678M
Gross profit	$2.1B
Income taxes	$22M
Investing cash flow	$203M
Net borrowing	$-874M
Net cash flow	$191M
Net income	$-1.2B
Operating cash flow minus SBC	$954M
Operating income	$926M
Revenue	$9.7B
Stock-based compensation	$30M

Financial strength

Debt, cash, solvency, accounting-quality, and balance-sheet signals.

Metric	Value
Altman Z-Score	1.55
Book value per share	$37.97
Debt / EBITDA	6.9
Debt / equity	2.7
Debt / FCF	17.51
Goodwill	$4.2B
Interest coverage	1.28
Long-term assets	$15.6B
Long-term liabilities	$12.8B
Net cash (debt)	$-11B
Net cash / market cap	-203.5%
Net debt / EBITDA	6.58
Net debt / equity	2.4
Net debt / FCF	15.58
Piotroski F-Score	5
Property, plant and equipment	$5.2B
Shareholders' equity	$4.6B
Tangible book value	$-3.1B
Tangible book value per share	$-27.87
Total assets	$21.4B
Total cash	$1.4B
Total debt	$12.4B
Total liabilities	$16.8B
WACC	5.77%

Liquidity

Current-asset coverage and working-capital efficiency metrics.

Metric	Value
Asset turnover	0.43
Current assets	$5.8B
Current liabilities	$4B
Current ratio	1.45
Inventory turnover	3.33
Net working capital	$1.8B
Quick ratio	0.81
Working capital	$1.8B
Working capital turnover	4.14

Dividends and buybacks

Dividend yield, payout, buybacks, and shareholder-yield indicators.

Metric	Value
Buyback yield / dilution	-0.22%
Dividend growth	0%
Dividend growth (10Y)	-21.67%
Dividend growth (3Y)	-65%
Dividend growth (5Y)	-46.43%
Dividend growth years	0
Dividend payment date	2026-11-10
Dividend payment years	22
Dividend payout frequency	Quarterly
Dividend per share	$0.12
Dividend yield	0.25%
Ex-dividend date	2026-10-27
FCF payout ratio	1.86%
Last dividend	$0.03
Shareholder yield	0.02%

Performance and technicals

Returns, volatility, beta, momentum, RSI, and moving-average context.

Metric	Value
10Y price change	-32.05%
10Y return CAGR	-2.09%
10Y total return	-19.05%
150-day SMA	$51.28
15Y price change	7.22%
15Y return CAGR	2.13%
15Y total return	37.22%
1D price change	0.25%
1M price change	3.48%
1M total return	3.55%
1W price change	2.55%
1W total return	2.61%
1Y price change	11.15%
1Y return CAGR	11.5%
1Y total return	11.49%
20-day SMA	$46.23
200-day SMA	$51.57
20Y price change	146.24%
20Y return CAGR	6.06%
20Y total return	224.51%
3M price change	9.75%
3M total return	9.9%
3Y price change	-57.07%
3Y return CAGR	-23.94%
3Y total return	-56%
50-day SMA	$45.94
50-day SMA vs 200-day SMA	50under200
52-week high	$70.70
52-week high date	2026-05-05
52-week low	$35.13
52-week low date	2025-11-18
5Y price change	-70.21%
5Y return CAGR	-20.32%
5Y total return	-67.88%
6M price change	-25.13%
6M total return	-25.04%
All-time high	$176.50
All-time high date	2022-01-05
All-time low	$5.71
All-time low date	2008-11-21
Average true range (ATR)	$1.68
Average volume	1.4M
Beta (1Y)	-0.68
Beta (2Y)	0.63
Beta (5Y)	0.76
Change from 52-week high	-31.05%
Change from 52-week low	38.77%
Change from all-time high	-72.39%
Change from all-time low	753.42%
Change from open	-0.31%
Day's gap	0.56%
Dollar volume	$34.1M
High price	$49.44
Low price	$48.21
Monthly RSI	40.9
Open price	$48.90
Position in 52-week range	43.9%
Premarket change	-0.47%
Premarket close	$48.63
Premarket price	$48.40
Premarket volume	118
Previous close	$48.63
Price vs 150-day SMA	-4.97%
Price vs 20-day SMA	5.41%
Price vs 200-day SMA	-5.51%
Price vs 50-day SMA	6.07%
Relative volume	0.51
RSI	63.89
Sharpe ratio	0.39
Sharpe ratio (3Y)	-0.34
Sharpe ratio (5Y)	-0.36
Sortino ratio	0.73
Sortino ratio (3Y)	-0.36
Sortino ratio (5Y)	-0.37
Volume	699.9K
Weekly RSI	50.84
YTD price change	15.26%
YTD total return	15.53%

Ownership and float

Institutional, insider, float, short-interest, and share-count fields.

Metric	Value
Float	99.8M
Float percentage	90.94%
Shares change (QoQ)	0.25%
Shares change (YoY)	0.22%
Shares held by insiders	0.47%
Shares held by institutions	103.33%
Shares outstanding	109.7M
Short % of float	6.39%
Short % of shares	5.81%
Short ratio	3.2 days

Deeper analysis on CE

14 sections in the full report · jump straight to what you need

Forecast

Base and Bull forecast paths with report-date return framing.

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Valuation

Fair-value bridge, DCF, owner earnings, and peer multiples.

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Sensitivity

Cost-of-equity and terminal-growth stress table.

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Risks

Kill scenarios, soft-pass flags, and downside catalysts.

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Earnings

Next earnings setup and beat / inline / miss thresholds.

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Position sizing

Entry, exit, conviction, and quarterly monitoring rules.

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Financials

Revenue, margins, cash flow, and balance-sheet context.

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Peers

Relative valuation and profitability against the cohort.

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Moat

Economic-profit evidence and competitive advantage risk.

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Industry cycle

Sector phase, capital cycle, and secular tailwinds.

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Scorecard

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Frequently asked questions

About this CE report

What is the latest published CE stock rating?

Celanese Corporation is shown with Strong Buy in the latest published report, analyzed 2026-10-17. The hub links directly to the full analysis surface where the dated rating, fair-value bridge, risks, and scorecard are documented together.

Where can I read the full CE analysis?

The full latest published report, analyzed 2026-10-17, lives at /stocks/CE/analysis. The bare ticker page summarizes that read and links to each analysis tab; earlier editions remain under /analysis/archive.

What fair value is used for CE?

The latest published report analyzed 2026-10-17 gives CE a fair value of USD 76 and a potential value of USD 102. These are dated research outputs, not live market prices; review the valuation assumptions, sensitivity analysis, and material risks before making a decision.

How often is the CE page updated?

The hub selects the latest published stock report regardless of age and displays its analysis date (2026-10-17). Separately sourced market data is labeled with its own recorded timestamp and is never inferred from the report.

Strong BuyCE · Fair value $76.3+60.7%

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Celanese Corporation (CE)

Our latest published analysis: CE rated Strong Buy

Price

Financial snapshot

Fair-value bridge

Latest news · CE

Valuation

Profitability

Balance sheet

Trading

Base and Bull scenarios

Sensitivity: Ke × terminal growth

Scorecard

Next earnings

Sector percentile context

All CE indicators

Profile and market data

Valuation

Profitability

Growth

Financial statements

Financial strength

Liquidity

Dividends and buybacks

Performance and technicals

Ownership and float

Deeper analysis on CE

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등급 이력

Category	Score	Reading
Valuation	8.5
Management	7.5
Balance Sheet	3.5
Profitability	1.5
Revenue Growth	6.0
Risk Assessment	5.0
Competitive Moat	6.5
Earnings Quality	1.5
Capital Efficiency	2.5