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Celanese Corp CE

NYSE · stock · Plastic Material, Synth Resin/Rubber, Cellulos (No Glass) · website · IPO 2005-01-21 · LEI

Celanese Corp statistics & valuation

Market cap$5.4B
P / S0.6×
P / B1.2×
P / FCF6.7×
Dividend yield0.24%
Net margin-12.2%
Return on equity-26.1%
FCF margin8.4%
Net debt$12.6B
Enterprise value USD$18.0B
Earnings yield EBIT/EV-4.4%
Return on capital-4.4%

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
16.70% 13.70% 16.90% 13.50% 35.10% 22.10% 19.60% 17.80% -15.00% -12.20% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
26.10% 24.60% 27.60% 25.50% 22.90% 31.40% 24.60% 23.60% 22.80% 20.50% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
17.30% 14.00% 18.60% 13.20% 11.70% 22.80% 14.20% 15.20% -7.00% -8.20% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
29.80% 25.60% 35.70% 29.40% 51.00% 41.70% 31.00% 25.80% -27.70% -26.10% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
145.7M 138.3M 135.4M 124.7M 118.5M 112.1M 109.2M 109.4M 109.3M 109.5M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
$2.30B $2.82B $2.92B $2.99B $2.72B $3.19B $12.45B $13.40B $12.53B $12.61B 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
10.80% 8.80% 13.00% 9.00% 18.20% 15.80% 7.20% 7.30% -6.80% -5.40% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
12.00% 8.70% 17.10% 17.20% 17.30% 15.10% 13.20% 12.20% 5.20% 8.40% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
0.97× 1.03× 0.99× 1.19× 0.94× 0.82× 2.29× 1.78× 2.25× 2.82× 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
$6.18 $6.09 $8.91 $6.84 $16.75 $16.86 $17.34 $17.76 -$14.11 -$10.64 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

Celanese Corp trades at about 2.4× earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 7.1×–31.8×, median 13.4×).

2.4× 31.8×

Shaded band = 10-year range (7.1×–31.8×); dot = today's 2.4×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Gross margin20.5%22.8%23.6%24.6%31.4%22.9%25.5%27.6%24.6%26.1%
Operating margin-8.2%-7.0%15.2%14.2%22.8%11.7%13.2%18.6%14.0%17.3%
Net margin-12.2%-15.0%17.8%19.6%22.1%35.1%13.5%16.9%13.7%16.7%
FCF margin8.4%5.2%12.2%13.2%15.1%17.3%17.2%17.1%8.7%12.0%
Return on assets-5.4%-6.8%7.3%7.2%15.8%18.2%9.0%13.0%8.8%10.8%
Return on equity-26.1%-27.7%25.8%31.0%41.7%51.0%29.4%35.7%25.6%29.8%
Debt / equity2.82×2.25×1.78×2.29×0.82×0.94×1.19×0.99×1.03×0.97×
Current ratio1.551.321.531.631.521.911.581.621.792.30

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.