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Celanese Corporation CE Return on equity

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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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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 equity?
Celanese Corporation (CE) reported return on equity of -24.2% in Q1 2026.
How has Celanese Corporation's return on equity changed year-over-year?
Celanese Corporation's return on equity increased by 12.1% year-over-year, from -27.5% to -24.2%.
What is the long-term trend for Celanese Corporation's return on equity?
Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Celanese Corporation's return on equity has grown at a -17.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 65.8% to -25.8%.
What does return on equity mean?
Trailing-twelve-month net income divided by average shareholders' equity (average of the start and end of the trailing-twelve-month window). Measures the profit generated on each dollar of shareholder capital.