Celanese Corp (CE) stock

CENYSEPlastic Material, Synth Resin/Rubber, Cellulos (No Glass)Fiscal year ends December 31

Financials through Q2 FY2026, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Nov 3, 2026Score 7/3041% below fair value

$51.45+2.52 (+5.15%)

Close on Nov 11, 2026Market cap $5.65BP/E –Yield –

Celanese statistics

95 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.

Important dates

Next earnings: Feb 16, 2027 (estimated, during market hours)
Last ex-dividend date: Jul 28, 2026
Fundamentals through: Jun 30, 2026
Share price as of: Nov 11, 2026

Valuation ratiosIndustry

Market Cap: $5.65B; $282.97M
Enterprise Value: $16.71B; $154.96M
PS Ratio: 0.58; 3.71
PB Ratio: 1.36; 2.17
P/FCF Ratio: 7.98; 19.12
P/OCF Ratio: 5.74; 13.11

Enterprise valuationIndustry

EV / Sales: 1.72; 2.65
EV / EBITDA: 116.86; 16.59
EV / FCF: 23.60; 22.15

Share statisticsIndustry

Shares Outstanding: 110M; 58M
Shares Change (YoY): 0.50%; 10.9%
Float: 109M; 49M
Shares Held by Insiders: 0.41%; 11.6%
Shares Held by Institutions: 110.9%; 56.4%

Short sellingIndustry

Short Interest: 6M; –
Short Interest Change: 5.87%; -0.76%
Short % of Float: 5.60%; 9.06%
Short % of Shares Outstanding: 5.58%; 6.38%
Days to Cover: 4.56; 5.16

Stock price statisticsIndustry

52-Week High: $70.70; –
52-Week Low: $35.13; –
20-Day Moving Average: $48.31; –
50-Day Moving Average: $46.65; –
200-Day Moving Average: $51.67; –
Average True Range (14): $2.13; –
Price Change (1 Week): 3.42%; -0.50%
Price Change (1 Month): 15.0%; -0.33%
Price Change (3 Months): 16.1%; -17.2%
Price Change (6 Months): -14.2%; -20.1%
Price Change (YTD): 21.7%; -20.1%
Price Change (1 Year): 24.6%; -19.3%
Price Change (3 Years): -56.6%; -23.4%
Price Change (5 Years): -69.8%; -76.4%
Price Change (10 Years): -33.2%; -62.4%
Average Volume (10 Days): 2M; –
Average Volume (20 Days): 2M; –
Average Volume (90 Days): 2M; –
Relative Volume: 0.88; 0.73
Relative Strength Index (14): 63.2; 47.6
Volatility (1 Year): 50.1%; 80.2%
Beta (5 Years): 1.12; 1.07

MarginsIndustry

Gross Margin: 20.9%; 53.1%
Operating Margin: -7.13%; -37.1%
Pretax Margin: -11.6%; -12.1%
Profit Margin: -12.0%; -32.3%
EBITDA Margin: 1.47%; -25.0%
FCF Margin: 7.29%; -9.55%

Returns on capitalIndustry

Return on Equity (ROE): -24.8%; -51.3%
Return on Assets (ROA): -5.18%; -40.3%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC): -3.43%; -34.0%
Return on Capital Employed (ROCE): -3.98%; -37.7%

Financial positionIndustry

Current Ratio: 1.45; 3.30
Quick Ratio: 0.66; 2.37
Debt / Equity: 2.88; 0.49
Debt / EBITDA: 83.97; 3.15
Debt / FCF: 16.96; 4.62
Net Debt / EBITDA: 74.43; 1.97
Interest Coverage: -0.96; -6.27

GrowthIndustry

Revenue Growth (YoY): -2.17%; 7.01%
FCF Growth (YoY): 12.0%; 6.85%
Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR): -0.45%; 2.25%
Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR): 11.0%; 6.41%

EfficiencyIndustry

Asset Turnover: 0.43; 0.40
Inventory Turnover: 3.35; 2.68
Revenue Per Employee: $849.40K; $426.63K
Profits Per Employee: -$102.24K; -$680.86K
Employee Count: 11,434; 75
WACC: 6.58%; 10.1%

Income statement (TTM)Industry

Revenue: $9.71B; $66.56M
Gross Profit: $2.03B; $111.43M
Operating Income: -$692.00M; -$20.20M
Pretax Income: -$1.12B; -$13.50M
Net Income: -$1.17B; -$21.57M
EBITDA: $143.00M; -$16.36M
EPS (Diluted): -$10.69; -$0.77

Balance sheetIndustry

Cash & Short-Term Investments: $1.36B; $65.30M
Total Debt: $12.01B; $118.49M
Net Cash (Debt): -$10.64B; $16.31M
Net Cash Per Share: -$96.98; $0.70
Equity (Book Value): $4.17B; $53.12M
Book Value Per Share: $37.97; $1.49
Tangible Book Value: -$3.06B; $26.11M
Working Capital: $1.79B; $77.59M

Cash flow (TTM)Industry

Operating Cash Flow: $984.00M; -$12.07M
Capital Expenditures: -$276.00M; -$939.00K
Free Cash Flow: $708.00M; -$18.37M
FCF Per Share: $6.45; -$0.42

Dividends and yieldsIndustry

Earnings Yield: -20.7%; -19.8%
FCF Yield: 12.5%; -8.81%
FCF Payout Ratio: 1.84%; 44.4%

Taxes and interestIndustry

Interest Expense: $723.00M; $2.98M
Income Tax: $22.00M; $79.50K

Scores and fair valueIndustry

Altman Z-Score: 1.31; 0.28
Piotroski F-Score: 5; 4
Beneish M-Score: -3.12; -2.62

Total return vs. the S&P 500

Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 11, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.

Period	CE	S&P 500	Difference	CE per year	S&P 500 per year
1 month	+14.3%	-2.4%	+16.7 pts
3 months	+14.7%	-1.2%	+15.9 pts
Year to date	+21.9%	+12.3%	+9.6 pts
1 year	+24.5%	+12.4%	+12.0 pts
3 years	-55.5%	+78.8%	−134.3 pts	-23.7%	+21.4%
5 years	-67.6%	+75.2%	−142.8 pts	-20.2%	+11.9%
10 years	-20.4%	+311.1%	−331.5 pts	-2.3%	+15.2%

Short interest

Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.

6M CE shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, up 5.9% from the previous report, or 5.60% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 4.6 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 53.1% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.

Settlement date	Shares short	Change	Avg. daily volume	Days to cover
Oct 30, 2026	6,118,982	+5.9%	1,343,069	4.6
Oct 15, 2026	5,779,843	-9.4%	1,475,179	3.9
Sep 30, 2026	6,376,881	-9.2%	2,148,033	3.0
Sep 15, 2026	7,024,523	+8.1%	1,849,240	3.8
Aug 31, 2026	6,497,908	-4.8%	1,202,907	5.4
Aug 14, 2026	6,828,479	-20.2%	2,334,500	2.9
Jul 31, 2026	8,555,811	+9.5%	1,865,697	4.6
Jul 15, 2026	7,814,524	-1.3%	1,716,366	4.5
Jun 30, 2026	7,916,618	+4.9%	1,800,026	4.4
Jun 15, 2026	7,543,378	+16.5%	1,601,606	4.7
May 29, 2026	6,474,665	+4.5%	1,779,137	3.6
May 15, 2026	6,197,006	-2.1%	2,425,840	2.5