Celanese Corp (CE) company profile
Close on Nov 12, 2026Market cap $5.63BP/E –Yield –
About Celanese
Plastic Material, Synth Resin/Rubber, Cellulos (No Glass), SIC 2820
Celanese Corporation is a global chemical and specialty materials company that produces high-performance engineered polymers and intermediate acetyl products. The company operates principally through two business segments: Engineered Materials and the Acetyl Chain. Its product offerings include engineered plastics, elastomers, acetate tow, vinyl acetate monomer, emulsions, and chemical intermediates. Celanese serves a broad customer base consisting of original equipment manufacturers, suppliers, and industrial manufacturers across sectors such as automotive, consumer goods, medical, industrial, construction, adhesives, and packaging.
The company maintains operations primarily in North America, Europe, and Asia, comprising 51 global production facilities alongside 20 strategic affiliate production facilities. As of December 31, 2025, Celanese employed 11,434 people worldwide. Its corporate headquarters is located in Irving, Texas.
Summary of the business section of Celanese's latest annual report, written by StockData.
Company profile
Company
- Legal name
- Celanese Corp
- Founded
- 1918
- Headquarters
- Irving, TX
- Address
- 222 W. Las Colinas Blvd., Suite 900n 75039-5421
- Phone
- (972) 443-4000
- Website
- www.celanese.com
- Employees
- 11,434, Dec 31, 2025
- Industry
- Plastic Material, Synth Resin/Rubber, Cellulos (No Glass)
- Incorporated in
- Delaware
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31
- Auditor
- KPMG LLP, Dallas, TX
Stock & identifiers
- Ticker
- CE
- Exchange
- NYSE
- IPO date
- Jan 24, 2005
- Shares outstanding
- 110M, Aug 3, 2026
- Public float
- $6.05B, Jun 30, 2025
- Filer category
- Large accelerated filer
- SEC CIK
- 1306830
- CUSIP
- 150870103
- ISIN
- US1508701034
- FIGI
- BBG000JYP7L8
- Share class FIGI
- BBG001SJDDG5
- LEI
- 549300FHJQTDPPN41627
- EIN
- 98-0420726
Executives and directors
Officers and directors who filed ownership reports (Forms 3, 4, 5) in the last two years
| Name | Position | Shares owned |
|---|---|---|
| Scott A. Richardson | CEO & President, Director | 124,014 |
| Chuck Kyrish | SVP & CFO | 28,314 |
| Ashley B. Duffie | SVP & GC | 32,616 |
| Mark Christopher Murray | SVP - Acetyls | 30,432 |
| Aaron M. McGilvray | Chief Accounting Officer | 12,825 |
| Todd L. Elliott | SVP, EM | 39,388 |
| Deborah J. Kissire | Director | 4,075 |
| Kathryn Hill | Director | 19,783 |
| Kim K.W. Rucker | Director | 3,031 |
| Edward G. Galante | Director | 27,983 |
| Luis M. Fernandez-Moreno | Director | 2,435 |
| Ganesh Moorthy | Director | 11,990 |
| Christopher J. Kuehn | Director | 2,975 |
| Anne P. Noonan | Director | 2,975 |
| Michael Koenig | Director | 8,320 |
| Bruce E. Chinn | Director | 7,261 |
| Jay V. Ihlenfeld | Director | 15,850 |
| Timothy Go | Director | 3,876 |
| Scott McDougald Sutton | Director | 20,381 |
| David F. Hoffmeister | Director | 54,760 |
CEO pay and shareholder return
Pay versus performance table from the proxy statement
| Fiscal year | CEO total pay | CEO pay actually paid | Other executives (avg) | Value of $100 invested | Peer group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $10.14M | $7.09M | $3.02M | $36 | $116 |
| FY2024 | $12.80M | -$4.33M | $3.17M | $58 | $119 |
| FY2023 | $12.97M | $16.56M | $2.38M | $128 | $123 |
| FY2022 | $10.97M | -$8.92M | $2.67M | $82 | $112 |
| FY2021 | $12.57M | $41.53M | $3.75M | $132 | $124 |
| FY2020 | $7.07M | $3.75M | $2.45M | $108 | $116 |
“Actually paid” adjusts reported pay for changes in the value of equity awards. Shareholder return assumes $100 invested at the start of the measurement period, as disclosed by the company.
Executive compensation, fiscal 2025
Summary compensation table from the latest proxy statement
| Executive | Salary | Stock awards | Option awards | Incentive pay | Other | Total | vs. prior year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott A. Richardson Chief Executive Officer and President | $1.15M | $5.25M | $2.25M | $1.34M | $144.50K | $10.14M | +107% |
| Chuck B. Kyrish Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | $700.00K | $1.40M | $599.98K | $706.10K | $71.69K | $3.48M | +35% |
| Mark C. Murray Senior Vice President, Acetyls | $570.00K | $1.05M | $449.99K | $399.29K | $62.17K | $2.53M | +7% |
| Todd L. Elliott Senior Vice President, Engineered Materials | $613.97K | $1.19M | $509.99K | $688.14K | $87.50K | $3.09M | – |
| Ashley B. Duffie Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | $620.00K | $1.19M | $404.98K | $694.90K | $85.15K | $3.00M | +56% |
Stock and option awards are grant-date fair values, not realized pay. “Other” includes pension value changes and all other compensation. Source proxy statement.
IPO
From the final prospectus (Form 424B4) and the first day of trading
Offering
- Type
- Initial public offering
- Final prospectus filed
- Jan 24, 2005
- Offer price
- $16.00
- Securities offered
- 9,600,000
- Gross proceeds
- $153.60M
- Exchange
- NYSE
- First trading day
- Jan 21, 2005
- First-day close
- $16.000.0%
- Lock-up ends (est.)
- Jul 20, 2005
“Our Series A common stock has been approved for listing on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "CE." The initial public offering price of our Series A common stock is $16.00.”
Lock-up end is estimated as 180 days after the first trading day; the prospectus sets the actual terms.
Employees
Headcount reported in annual reports
“As of December 31, 2025, we employed 11,434 people worldwide.”
Corporate history
Events identified from SEC filings
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