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Celanese Corp CE
Celanese Corp (CE) earns a Piotroski F-score of 4/9 (mixed financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the grey zone. It pays a dividend yielding 0.24% (safety: safe). FY2025 revenue was $9.5B at a -12.2% net margin.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Beneish M-score: -3.11 — low (below −2.22 — no manipulation red flag) . A statistical screen for earnings manipulation, not proof — and it doesn't apply to most banks/insurers.
Analyst price target
Recent analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-01 | Mizuho | Neutral (main) |
| 2026-06-30 | B of A Securities | Buy (main) |
| 2026-06-24 | Citigroup | Buy (main) |
| 2026-05-12 | JP Morgan | Overweight (up) |
| 2026-05-11 | RBC Capital | Sector Perform (main) |
| 2026-05-08 | Wells Fargo | Overweight (main) |
Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.
How it ranks in Manufacturing · percentile among 1957 companies
Percentile vs other Manufacturing companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 4/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · grey zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | 0.093 |
| Retained earnings / assets | 0.455 |
| EBIT / assets | -0.036 |
| Equity / liabilities | 0.26 |
Sector peers · similar-size Manufacturing companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CE | Celanese Corp | 4/9 | 2.12 | — | -7.1% |
| CTA-PA | EIDP, Inc. | 7/9 | — | — | -2.1% |
| VFS | VinFast Auto Ltd. | 4/9 | -13.01 | — | +57.9% |
| TM | TOYOTA MOTOR CORP/ | 7/9 | 2.55 | — | -1% |
| HMC | HONDA MOTOR CO LTD | 6/9 | 2.79 | — | +19.9% |
| SONY | Sony Group Corp | 6/9 | 0.86 | — | +9% |
| CAJFF | CANON INC | 6/9 | — | — | +14.7% |
About Celanese Corp
Celanese Corporation produces and sells engineered polymers worldwide. It operates through Engineered Materials and Acetyl Chain segments. The company offers ethylene acrylic elastomers, ethylene vinyl acetate pharmaceutical grade copolymers, liquid crystal polymers, long-fiber reinforced thermoplastics, nylon and polypropylene compounds and formulations, polyoxymethylene, ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene, and thermoplastic elastomers, polyesters, and vulcanizates for use in appliance, automotive, construction, consumer apparel, consumer electronics, electrical, energy storage, filtration equipment, industrial, medical, and telecommunication applications. It also provides acetic acid and anhydride, acetate flakes and tows, butyl acetates, emulsion polymers, ethyl acetates, ethylene vinyl acetate resins and compounds, formaldehydes, redispersible powders, and vinyl acetate monomers for use in adhesives, automotive parts, coatings, consumer goods, external thermal insulation composite systems, films, filtration, flexible packaging, food and beverage, food packaging, inks, lamination, lubricants, paints, paper finishing, pharmaceuticals, plasticizers, plasters and renders, solvents, textiles, and tiling applications. The company offers its products under the Amcel, AOPlus, Ateva, Avicor, Celanese, Celanex, Celanyl, Celcon, Celstran, Celvolit, Clarifoil, Crastin, Dur-O-Set, Dytron, ECOMID, EcoVAE, Elotex, Factor, Flexbond, Forprene, FRIANYL, Fortron, Geolast, GHR, GUR, Hostaform, Hytrel, Laprene, Melinex, MetaLX, Mowilith, MT, Mylar, NILAMID, Nylfor, OmniLon, Pibifor, Pibiter, Polifor, Resyn, Rynite, Santoprene, SlideX, Sofprene, Sofpur, Talcoprene, Tarnoform, Tecnoprene, TufCOR, Tynex, Vamac, VAntage, Vectra, Vinac, Vinamul, VitalDose, Zenite, and Zytel brands. It sells its products directly to customers and through distributors; and original equipment manufacturers and suppliers. Celanese Corporation was founded in 1912 and is headquartered in Irving, Texas.
FAQ
Is CE financially healthy?
Celanese Corp's Piotroski F-score is 4/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the grey zone.
Does CE pay a dividend, and is it safe?
Yes. Celanese Corp pays a dividend yielding about 0.24% with a -1.1% payout ratio, rated “safe” for safety.
How profitable is CE?
In FY2025, Celanese Corp had a net margin of -12.2% and a return on equity of -26.1%.
Is CE overvalued or undervalued?
Celanese Corp trades at about 2.4× trailing earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 7.1×–31.8×, median 13.4×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
What is the analyst price target for CE?
The average Wall-Street price target for Celanese Corp is $71.38, about 64.8% above the recent price, from 16 analysts (consensus: buy).
Is CE a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on Celanese Corp: a Piotroski F-score of 4/9, an Altman Z″ in the grey zone, a dividend yield of 0.24%. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.