Celanese vs Dow
CE and DOW side by side, both in chemicals and allied products. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How CE and DOW compare
Dow is the larger company, worth 4.2 times as much as Celanese ($23.6B against $5.6B).
Dow grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (4.2% versus −2.2% for Celanese).
Both pay dividends: Celanese yields 0.17% and Dow 4.3%.
Dow scores higher on the StockData Score (8 against 7 for Celanese), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | CE | DOW |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $5.6B | $23.6B |
| Share price | $51.45 | $32.54 |
| Change, 1 year | 24.6% | 47.2% |
| Change, 5 years | −69.0% | −43.3% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.12 | 0.71 |
| Employees | 11K | 35K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 7 | 8 (better) |
| Valuation score | 3 (better) | 2 |
| Growth score | 1 | 1 |
| Performance score | 0 | 0 |
| Health score | 1 | 3 (better) |
| Dividend score | 2 | 2 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/S | 0.6× | 0.6× (better) |
| P/B | 1.4× (better) | 1.5× |
| EV/EBITDA | 117× | 12.0× (better) |
| P/FCF | 8.0× | – |
| FCF yield | 12.5% | – |
| Fair value | $87.24 | $37.61 |
| Margin of safety | 41.0% (better) | 13.5% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | −2.2% | 4.2% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 11.0% (better) | 0.73% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 20.9% (better) | 11.1% |
| Operating margin | −7.1% | – |
| Net margin | −12.0% | – |
| FCF margin | 7.3% | – |
| Return on equity | −24.8% | – |
| Return on invested capital | −3.4% | – |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 2.88 | 1.08 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 74.43 | 4.19 (better) |
| Interest coverage | −1.0× | – |
| Current ratio | 1.45 | 1.76 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 1.31 | 1.58 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | – |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 0.17% | 4.3% (better) |
| Years of dividend growth | – | 0 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | – | 0.00% |
| Shareholder yield | 0.17% | 4.3% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 111% | 77.9% |
| Held by insiders | 0.41% | 0.28% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | $593K | – |
| Short interest, % of float | 5.6% | 3.8% |
Go deeper
- CE stock overview
- CE income statement
- CE valuation and score
- DOW stock overview
- DOW income statement
- DOW valuation and score
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