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Celanese Corporation CE Q1 2026 earnings

Reported May 5, 2026 · After market close

Revenue$2.3BMiss by $7.8MDiluted EPS$0.85Miss by $0.03
Revenue estimate$2.3B
EPS estimate$0.88

Next report

Aug 5, 2026 (In 3 weeks)
Revenue estimate$2.7B
EPS estimate$2.23

Financials

Q1 2026

Income statement

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Revenue$2.3B-2.2%
Gross profit$468.0M-1.3%
Operating income$214.0M+29.7%
Net income$44.0M+283%
EPS (diluted)$0.40+282%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$1.8B+84.9%
Total debt$14.8B+12.2%
Total equity$4.1B-20.9%
Total assets$21.7B-6.3%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$76.0M+105%
CapEx$66.0M-35.3%
Free cash flow$10.0M+115%

Valuation & ratios

Valuation

as of 07/09/26
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Market cap$5.19B+16.0%
Enterprise value$18.19B+9.8%
P/S0.6×+0.1×

Profitability

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Gross margin20.5%-2.0pp
Net margin-11.7%-2.7pp
FCF margin9.2%+4.2pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity-24.2%-2.6pp
Debt / equity3.6×+1.1×
Current ratio1.4×-0.6×

Segments

By segment

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Engineered Materials$1.3B+3.0%
Acetyl Chain$1.0B-7.2%
Other-—

Versus estimates

Revenue

Q1 2026$2.3BMiss by $7.8M
Q4 2025$2.2BMiss by $50.0MQ3 2025$2.4BBeat by $173.2MQ2 2025$2.5BMiss by $17.0MQ1 2025$2.4BMiss by $72.3MQ4 2024$2.4BBeat by $14.5M

Diluted EPS

Q1 2026$0.85Miss by $0.03
Q4 2025$0.67Miss by $0.22Q3 2025$1.34Beat by $0.07Q2 2025$1.44Beat by $0.06Q1 2025$0.57Beat by $0.20Q4 2024$1.45Beat by $0.20

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Questions, answered.

When did Celanese Corporation report Q1 2026 earnings?
Celanese Corporation (CE) reported Q1 2026 earnings on May 5, 2026 after market close.
What were Celanese Corporation's Q1 2026 revenue and EPS?
Celanese Corporation reported revenue of $2.3B and diluted EPS of $0.85 for Q1 2026.
Did Celanese Corporation beat estimates in Q1 2026?
Revenue missed the consensus estimate of $2.3B by $7.8M. EPS missed the consensus estimate of $0.88 by $0.03.
How did Celanese Corporation's Q1 2026 results compare year-over-year?
Compared to the same quarter a year prior, revenue declined 2.2% from $2.4B a year earlier and diluted EPS grew 49.1% from $0.57.
Where can I find Celanese Corporation's Q1 2026 SEC filings?
You can read the 8-K earnings release (0001306830-26-000091) and the 10-Q periodic report (0001306830-26-000096) directly on SEC EDGAR. The filing index links above go to sec.gov.