CE Financials Celanese Corp

15 years of revenue, profit, cash flow and balance-sheet history through FY2025, from SEC filings — with a computed, factual read of the trend. Updated 29 h ago Overview →

Growth & profitability

Revenue has grown 11.0% per year over the past 5 years.
Operating margin has contracted, at -8.2% in the latest year.
Free cash flow has declined 3.9% per year over the past 5 years.

Financial health

Total debt ($12.7B) exceeds cash ($1.3B); net debt is $11.4B.
Total debt has grown faster than revenue (27.7% vs 11.0% per year).
Operating income covered interest expense -1.1× in the latest year, down from 6.1× 5 years ago.

Shareholder returns

Dividends have been paid for 15 consecutive years, consuming 1.6% of free cash flow.
The dividend has declined 46.4% per year over the past 5 years.

Revenue & net income

RevenueNet income

Margins (gross / operating / net)

GrossOperatingNet

Free cash flow (CFO − capex)

Free cash flow

Cash vs total debt

CashTotal debt

Cash flow: operating / investing / financing

OperatingInvestingFinancing

Key annual figures

FY	Revenue	Net income	Gross M	Op M	FCF	Total debt	Cash
2025	$9.5B	-$1.2B	20.5%	-8.2%	$803M	$12.7B	$1.3B
2024	$10.3B	-$1.5B	22.8%	-7.0%	$531M	$12.6B	$962M
2023	$10.9B	$1.9B	23.6%	15.2%	$1.3B	$13.8B	$1.8B
2022	$9.7B	$1.9B	24.6%	14.2%	$1.3B	$14.8B	$1.5B
2021	$8.5B	$1.9B	31.4%	22.8%	$1.3B	$4.0B	$536M
2020	$5.7B	$2.0B	22.9%	11.7%	$979M	$3.7B	$955M
2019	$6.3B	$852M	25.5%	13.2%	$1.1B	$3.9B	$463M
2018	$7.2B	$1.2B	27.6%	18.6%	$1.2B	$3.5B	$439M
2017	$6.1B	$843M	24.6%	14.0%	$536M	$3.7B	$576M
2016	$5.4B	$900M	26.1%	17.3%	$647M	$3.0B	—
2015	—	$304M	—	—	$630M	$3.0B	—
2014	—	$624M	—	—	$708M	$2.7B	—
2013	—	$1.1B	—	—	$485M	$3.1B	—
2012	—	$372M	—	—	$373M	$3.1B	—
2011	—	$427M	—	—	$289M	$3.0B	—

Revenue & net income

RevenueNet income

Margins (gross / operating / net)

GrossOperatingNet

Free cash flow (CFO − capex, quarterly)

Free cash flow

Cash vs total debt

CashTotal debt

Cash flow: operating / investing / financing

OperatingInvestingFinancing

Key quarterly figures

Quarter	Revenue	Net income	Gross M	Op M	FCF	Total debt	Cash
Mar '26	$2.3B	$44M	20.0%	9.2%	$10M	$12.6B	$1.8B
Dec '25	$2.2B	$19M	19.2%	4.2%	$168M	$12.7B	$1.3B
Sep '25	$2.4B	-$1.4B	21.5%	-52.7%	$383M	$12.8B	$1.4B
Jun '25	$2.5B	$199M	21.1%	9.2%	$317M	$12.9B	$1.2B
Mar '25	$2.4B	-$24M	19.8%	6.9%	-$65M	$12.6B	$951M
Dec '24	$2.4B	-$1.9B	22.3%	-60.2%	$389M	$12.6B	$962M
Sep '24	$2.6B	$113M	23.4%	9.3%	-$9M	$12.8B	$813M
Jun '24	$2.7B	$155M	24.2%	9.4%	$187M	$13.0B	$1.2B
Mar '24	$2.6B	$121M	21.2%	8.0%	-$36M	$13.4B	$1.5B
Dec '23	$2.6B	$698M	23.9%	10.1%	$702M	$13.8B	$1.8B
Sep '23	$2.7B	$951M	24.7%	30.9%	$272M	$13.4B	$1.4B
Jun '23	$2.8B	$220M	24.5%	12.0%	$617M	$14.0B	$1.3B
Mar '23	$2.9B	$91M	22.1%	8.8%	-$260M	$14.0B	$1.2B
Dec '22	$2.3B	$767M	16.4%	2.4%	$398M	$14.8B	$1.5B
Sep '22	$2.3B	$191M	23.7%	13.4%	$328M	$12.4B	$9.7B
Jun '22	$2.5B	$434M	28.4%	19.4%	$371M	$3.6B	$783M
Mar '22	$2.5B	$502M	29.4%	20.9%	$179M	$3.7B	$605M
Dec '21	$2.3B	$524M	31.7%	22.7%	$421M	$4.0B	$536M
Sep '21	$2.3B	$506M	31.6%	23.7%	$528M	$3.8B	$1.3B
Jun '21	$2.2B	$538M	34.6%	25.8%	$317M	$3.2B	$1.1B

Valuation over time

How the market has priced CE against its own fundamentals since 2023-03 — each month-end's share price set against the most recent annual filing, so the multiple moves as price runs ahead of (or behind) earnings. Split-adjusted.

The price-to-earnings ratio has fallen from 6.3× (Mar '23) to 4.1× (Nov '24).
The price-to-sales ratio has fallen from 1.2× (Mar '23) to 0.6× (Jun '26).
The dividend yield has fallen from 2.5% (Mar '23) to 0.2% (Jun '26).

Price / earnings (P/E)

P/E

Price / sales (P/S)

P/S

Dividend yield (%)

Dividend yield %

Frequently asked questions

Is CE growing its revenue and profit?

Over the past 5 years, Celanese Corp's revenue has grown 11.0% per year. These are computed facts, not advice.

How much debt does CE have?

As of FY2025, Celanese Corp reported $12.7B of total debt against $1.3B of cash; operating income covered interest expense -1.1×.

What is CE's profit margin?

In FY2025, gross margin was 20.5%, operating margin -8.2%, and net margin -12.2%.

What is CE's P/E ratio?

As of Jun '26, Celanese Corp traded at a price-to-earnings ratio of about 4.1× (market cap ÷ latest annual net income). The valuation charts above show how its P/E, P/S and dividend yield have moved with the share price. These are computed facts, not advice.

Where does this data come from?

All figures are extracted from the company’s SEC EDGAR/XBRL filings — 10-K annual reports and 10-Q quarterly reports (use the Annual / Quarterly toggle). Quarterly figures are derived from the as-filed statements (year-to-date amounts are differenced into discrete quarters). Growth rates and ratios are computed by tradmap; nothing here is investment advice.

Source: SEC EDGAR / XBRL (10-K + 10-Q filings) · prices EOD (Databento), corporate-action-adjusted · growth rates, valuation multiples & ratios computed by tradmap. Valuation uses each month-end price against the latest annual filing. Informational only — not investment advice.