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Celanese Corporation CE Return on assets

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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.

Based on trailing twelve months.

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 return on assets?
Celanese Corporation (CE) reported return on assets of -5% in Q1 2026.
How has Celanese Corporation's return on assets changed year-over-year?
Celanese Corporation's return on assets increased by 27.4% year-over-year, from -6.8% to -5%.
What is the long-term trend for Celanese Corporation's return on assets?
Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Celanese Corporation's return on assets has grown at a -22.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 19.5% to -5.3%.
What does return on assets mean?
Trailing-twelve-month net income divided by average total assets. Measures how efficiently the asset base generates profit, independent of how those assets are financed. Computed as net income over average total assets — note this is OpenCapital's standard definition and may differ from data vendors that use alternative numerators.