What is Celanese Corporation's net debt?

Celanese Corporation (CE) reported net debt of $13B in Q1 2026.

How has Celanese Corporation's net debt changed year-over-year?

Celanese Corporation's net debt increased by 6.6% year-over-year, from $12.2B to $13B.

What is the long-term trend for Celanese Corporation's net debt?

Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Celanese Corporation's net debt has grown at a 28.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $3.66B to $12.93B.

What does net debt mean?

Total debt minus cash and equivalents at the quarter end. The debt that would remain if the company used all its cash to pay down borrowings.

Celanese Corporation CE Net debt

Discontinued — last reported Q1 '26

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Other financials

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

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Market cap$5.61B+16.0%

Enterprise value$18.61B+9.8%

P/S0.6×+0.1×

Profitability

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Gross margin20.5%-2.0pp

Operating margin-23.7%-32.7pp

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×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Celanese Corporation’s reported figures.

$14.8Btotal debt−$1.8Bcash and equivalents=$13B

The official record: Celanese Corporation’s 10-Q, filed May 6, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Celanese Corporation's net debt?: Celanese Corporation (CE) reported net debt of $13B in Q1 2026.
How has Celanese Corporation's net debt changed year-over-year?: Celanese Corporation's net debt increased by 6.6% year-over-year, from $12.2B to $13B.
What is the long-term trend for Celanese Corporation's net debt?: Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Celanese Corporation's net debt has grown at a 28.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $3.66B to $12.93B.
What does net debt mean?: Total debt minus cash and equivalents at the quarter end. The debt that would remain if the company used all its cash to pay down borrowings.