Celanese Corporation CE Business Segments
| Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Sales by Business | ||||||
| Acetyl Chain | $1.04B-7.2% | $940M-15.3% | $1.06B-10.8% | $1.12B-7.2% | $1.12B-11.5% | |
| Engineered Materials | $1.33B+3.0% | $1.28B+0.6% | $1.38B-6.5% | $1.44B-1.7% | $1.29B-6.6% | |
| Other | $0— | $0— | $0— | $0— | $0— | |
| Gross Profit by Business | ||||||
| Acetyl Chain | $141M-29.9% | $131M-48.8% | $185M-33.9% | $190M-32.9% | $201M-31.9% | |
| Engineered Materials | $332M+21.2% | $293M+11.8% | $332M-0.6% | $345M-3.4% | $274M+1.9% | |
| Other | -$5M-400% | —— | $4M-20.0% | $0-100% | -$1M+90.0% | |
| Operating profit (loss) by Business | ||||||
| Acetyl Chain | $95M-41.0% | $90M-58.1% | $135M-43.3% | $154M-36.4% | $161M-36.6% | |
| Engineered Materials | $221M+135% | —— | -$1.33B-1,427% | $165M+19.6% | $94M+5.6% | |
| Other | -$102M-13.3% | -$108M+4.4% | -$83M+10.8% | -$86M+33.8% | -$90M+32.3% | |
| Gain (loss) on disposition of business and assets, net by Business | ||||||
| Acetyl Chain | $0— | -$2M-100% | -$1M0.0% | -$1M+50.0% | $0— | |
| Engineered Materials | $48M+1,100% | -$1M0.0% | -$2M0.0% | -$2M+66.7% | $4M+500% | |
| Other | $0+100% | $0— | $0— | $1M— | -$1M— | |
| Cost of Product and Service Sold by Business | ||||||
| Acetyl Chain | $895M-2.2% | $809M-5.3% | $876M-3.7% | $925M+0.7% | $915M-5.3% | |
| Engineered Materials | $993M-2.0% | $984M-2.3% | $1.05B-8.3% | $1.1B-1.2% | $1.01B-8.7% | |
| Other | $5M+400% | —— | -$4M+20.0% | $0+100% | $1M-90.0% | |
| Total Assets by Business | ||||||
| Acetyl Chain | $5.29B-0.7% | $5.3B+0.9% | $5.41B-2.4% | $5.49B+1.2% | $5.32B-3.6% | |
| Engineered Materials | $13.46B-13.5% | $13.97B-9.8% | $14.22B-19.3% | $15.87B-9.2% | $15.57B-11.7% | |
| Other | $2.99B+29.6% | $2.42B+15.6% | $2.54B-6.7% | $2.36B-19.2% | $2.31B-20.3% | |
| Other Nonrecurring (Income) Expense by Business | ||||||
| Acetyl Chain | $9M+200% | $7M— | $0+100% | $1M0.0% | $3M— | |
| Engineered Materials | $7M-53.3% | $31M-98.1% | $1.49B+2,383% | $16M-62.8% | $15M+36.4% | |
| Other | $4M-69.2% | $1M-90.9% | $1M-50.0% | $3M-25.0% | $13M+333% | |
| Equity in net earnings (loss) of affiliates by Business | ||||||
| Acetyl Chain | $2M-33.3% | $2M-33.3% | $3M+50.0% | $2M-33.3% | $3M+50.0% | |
| Engineered Materials | $31M+93.8% | $41M-2.4% | $33M-25.0% | $24M-48.9% | $16M-67.3% | |
| Other | $2M-33.3% | $4M0.0% | $3M-40.0% | $3M+200% | $3M-25.0% | |
| Selling, General and Administrative Expense by Business | ||||||
| Acetyl Chain | $26M-3.7% | $22M-24.1% | $38M+18.8% | $23M-17.9% | $27M-10.0% | |
| Engineered Materials | $95M-12.0% | $88M-22.1% | $105M-4.5% | $100M-8.3% | $108M+4.9% | |
| Other | $105M+9.4% | $113M-6.6% | $88M-17.0% | $90M-23.7% | $96M-27.3% | |
| Goodwill and intangible assets, net by Business | ||||||
| Acetyl Chain | $433M+3.1% | $438M+6.6% | $438M+2.1% | $439M+5.0% | $420M-0.2% | |
| Engineered Materials | $6.84B-21.0% | $6.92B-19.7% | $6.95B-33.4% | $8.8B-14.8% | $8.66B-16.8% | |
| Other | $0— | $0— | $0— | $0— | $0— | |
| Other segment items(2) by Business | ||||||
| Acetyl Chain | $0— | $0— | $0— | $0— | $0— | |
| Engineered Materials | $0— | $0— | $0— | $0— | $0— | |
| Other | $12M-42.9% | $7M-41.7% | $2M-80.0% | $6M+167% | $21M+90.9% | |
| Restructuring Reserve by Business | ||||||
| Acetyl Chain | $17M+750% | $9M— | $2M— | $2M+100% | $2M+100% | |
| Engineered Materials | $9M-67.9% | $14M-75.4% | $17M-75.4% | $26M-43.5% | $28M+75.0% | |
| Other | $8M-38.5% | $8M+33.3% | $10M+100% | $12M+140% | $13M+550% | |
| D&A by Business | ||||||
| Acetyl Chain | $81M+32.8% | $75M+19.0% | $63M0.0% | $64M+4.9% | $61M+7.0% | |
| Engineered Materials | $107M-1.8% | $106M-7.8% | $118M-7.1% | $114M-5.8% | $109M-25.9% | |
| Other | $13M+30.0% | $15M+114% | $13M0.0% | $12M+20.0% | $10M-41.2% | |
| Additions by Business | ||||||
| Acetyl Chain | $9M+200% | $7M— | $0— | $1M0.0% | $3M— | |
| Engineered Materials | $7M-53.3% | $4M-66.7% | $4M-84.6% | $16M-59.0% | $15M+25.0% | |
| Other | $4M-69.2% | $1M-85.7% | $1M-50.0% | $3M-25.0% | $13M+333% | |
| Payments for Restructuring by Business | ||||||
| Acetyl Chain | $1M0.0% | —— | —— | $1M0.0% | $1M0.0% | |
| Engineered Materials | $12M-70.7% | $7M-63.2% | $13M+160% | $19M+138% | $41M+413% | |
| Other | $4M-60.0% | $2M-66.7% | $4M+100% | $4M+300% | $10M+150% | |
| Research and Development Expense by Business | ||||||
| Acetyl Chain | $10M0.0% | $9M-10.0% | $11M+10.0% | $10M0.0% | $10M0.0% | |
| Engineered Materials | $18M-14.3% | $23M+15.0% | $20M-9.1% | $21M-8.7% | $21M-16.0% | |
| Other | $0— | $0-100% | $0— | $0— | $0+100% | |
| Amortization of Intangible Assets by Business | ||||||
| Acetyl Chain | $1M— | $1M0.0% | $0— | $1M— | $0-100% | |
| Engineered Materials | $39M-2.5% | $39M0.0% | $42M+5.0% | $41M+7.9% | $40M0.0% | |
| Other | $0— | $0— | $0— | $0— | $0— | |
| CapEx by Business | ||||||
| Acetyl Chain | $20M-33.3% | $41M-2.4% | $32M-3.0% | $32M-11.1% | $30M-25.0% | |
| Engineered Materials | $23M-41.0% | $47M-36.5% | $35M-40.7% | $46M+12.2% | $39M+5.4% | |
| Other | $1M-88.9% | $3M-57.1% | $6M-14.3% | $6M-40.0% | $9M-67.9% | |
| Transfer by Business | ||||||
| Acetyl Chain | $0— | $0— | —— | —— | —— | |
| Engineered Materials | $2M-94.8% | $38.5M— | $38.5M— | $38.5M— | $38.5M— | |
| Goodwill by Business | ||||||
| Acetyl Chain | $384M+3.5% | $389M+7.5% | $389M+2.9% | $389M+5.7% | $371M+0.3% | |
| Engineered Materials | $3.77B-25.2% | $3.78B-24.7% | $3.78B-42.9% | $5.08B-22.3% | $5.04B-23.1% | |
| Exchange rate changes by Business | ||||||
| Acetyl Chain | -$5M-156% | —— | —— | $18M+1,000% | $9M+280% | |
| Engineered Materials | -$11M-165% | $1M+101% | $0-100% | $35M+240% | $17M+137% | |
| Net Sales by Geography | ||||||
| Asia-Pacific | $776M-5.7% | $811M-9.8% | $843M-12.6% | $880M-3.6% | $823M-9.6% | |
| Europe and Africa | $799M+3.4% | $687M-0.6% | $777M-5.2% | $822M-4.9% | $773M-12.1% | |
| North America | $705M-4.1% | $654M-7.1% | $741M-6.6% | $768M-5.2% | $735M-3.3% | |
| South America | $57M-1.7% | $52M-18.8% | $58M-17.1% | $62M-3.1% | $58M-6.5% | |
| Additions by Geography | ||||||
| Lanaken Belgium | $8M+357% | $1.75M— | $1.75M— | $1.75M— | $1.75M— |
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- How does Celanese Corporation break its business down?
- Celanese Corporation (CE) reports net sales by business across 3 parts — Acetyl Chain, Engineered Materials and Other. Each is extracted from the segment footnotes and tracked over time.
- Where does Celanese Corporation's segment data come from?
- Segment breakdowns are pulled from the segment footnotes in Celanese Corporation's SEC filings (the XBRL dimensional tags), so every line ties back to a reported figure. Switch between quarterly, annual, and TTM, or open any segment for its full history.
