Celanese (CE) Stock Fundamentals, Analysis & Risk Signals

Health score, price, valuation, risk signals, and key metrics at a glance.

Celanese

NYSE•Basic Materials•Chemicals

$45.41-1.40(-0.03%)Market closed

Market Cap

$4.98B

P/S

0.5x

P/B

1.2x

Celanese Corporation produces and sells engineered polymers worldwide. It operates through Engineered Materials and Acetyl Chain segments. The company offers ethylene acrylic elastomers, ethylene vinyl acetate pharmaceutical grade copolymers, liquid crystal polymers, long-fiber reinforced thermoplastics, nylon and polypropylene compounds and formulations, polyoxymethylene, ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene, and thermoplastic elastomers, polyesters, and vulcanizates for use in appliance, automotive, construction, consumer apparel, consumer electronics, electrical, energy storage, filtration equipment, industrial, medical, and telecommunication applications. It also provides acetic acid and anhydride, acetate flakes and tows, butyl acetates, emulsion polymers, ethyl acetates, ethylene vinyl acetate resins and compounds, formaldehydes, redispersible powders, and vinyl acetate monomers for use in adhesives, automotive parts, coatings, consumer goods, external thermal insulation composite systems, films, filtration, flexible packaging, food and beverage, food packaging, inks, lamination, lubricants, paints, paper finishing, pharmaceuticals, plasticizers, plasters and renders, solvents, textiles, and tiling applications. The company offers its products under the Amcel, AOPlus, Ateva, Avicor, Celanese, Celanex, Celanyl, Celcon, Celstran, Celvolit, Clarifoil, Crastin, Dur-O-Set, Dytron, ECOMID, EcoVAE, Elotex, Factor, Flexbond, Forprene, FRIANYL, Fortron, Geolast, GHR, GUR, Hostaform, Hytrel, Laprene, Melinex, MetaLX, Mowilith, MT, Mylar, NILAMID, Nylfor, OmniLon, Pibifor, Pibiter, Polifor, Resyn, Rynite, Santoprene, SlideX, Sofprene, Sofpur, Talcoprene, Tarnoform, Tecnoprene, TufCOR, Tynex, Vamac, VAntage, Vectra, Vinac, Vinamul, VitalDose, Zenite, and Zytel brands. It sells its products directly to customers and through distributors; and original equipment manufacturers and suppliers. It has a strategic partnership with VIGOR Precision Ltd. Celanese Corporation was founded in 1912 and is headquartered in Irving, Texas.

How this company scores

AverageMetricSide Score: 47/100

Strongest: Cash & Earnings Quality (19/25); weakest: Balance Sheet & Red Flags (5/25).

Profitability15/25

Growth8/25

Balance Sheet & Red Flags5/25

Cash & Earnings Quality19/25

Strengths

Profit converts from growthImproving margins

Valuation vs. 5-year range

Today's multiple positioned against its own trailing range — a visual premium/discount check.

P/E · 13.6x5y range 5.9x – 13.6x

Currently above its 13-quarter median.

P/S · 0.5x5y range 0.5x – 2.2x

Currently below its 20-quarter median.

P/B · 1.2x5y range 1.1x – 4.3x

Watch items

Data-driven signals worth keeping an eye on across the last 8 quarters

High Risk

Margin Pressure

Red Flag

The company posted negative operating margins in recent quarters — core operations are unprofitable.

Earnings Quality

Watch

FCF/Net Income has dropped below 0.7x in 4 quarters — monitor for earnings quality deterioration.

Price & Volume

Market Cap $4.98B

Metrics at a Glance

as of June 2026

Revenue & Profit

Revenue, EBITDA, operating income, net income, EPS, and shares

TTM Revenue: $9.71B
Q. Revenue: $2.75B
TTM EBITDA: $138.00M
TTM Op. Income: $-697.00M
Q. Op. Income: $276.00M
TTM Net Income: $-1.17B
Q. Net Income: $125.00M
EPS: $1.14
Shares Out.: $109.78M

$9.71B in TTM revenue declined 2.3% YoY, reaching $2.75B last quarter. TTM EBITDA of $138.00M and TTM operating income of $-697.00M show growth is flowing through to the bottom line. However, net income is negative at $1.17B — growth is not yet reaching the bottom line. Over the past year, TTM revenue is down 2% — an improving trend.

Margins

Gross, EBITDA, operating, and net margin trends

Gross Margin: 22.5%
EBITDA Margin: 18.9%
Op. Margin: 10.0%
Net Margin: 4.5%

Op. margin of 10.0% is up 0.8% YoY — cost efficiency is improving. Net margin at 4.5% and gross margin of 22.5% show how much of each revenue dollar survives to profit. Across the last 8 quarters, operating margin has risen for 3 consecutive quarters — an improving trend.

Price Ratios

P/E, P/S, P/B, EV/EBITDA, FCF yield, and earnings yield

P/E Ratio: N/A
P/S Ratio: 0.5x
P/B Ratio: 1.2x

P/S of 0.5x and P/B of 1.2x. P/S is low relative to typical market levels.

Assets & Liabilities

Total assets, cash, debt, book value, and leverage

Total Assets: $21.41B
Cash: $1.36B
Long-Term Debt: $12.01B
Book Value: $4.17B
D/E Ratio: 2.9
Debt/EBITDA: 23.1

With $21.41B in assets and $12.01B in long-term debt, D/E is 2.9and book value is $4.17B — elevated leverage, meaning significant financial risk in a downturn. Across the last 8 quarters, debt/equity has fallen for 3 consecutive quarters — an improving trend.

Cash Flow

Operating cash flow, free cash flow, FCF margin, and earnings quality

Op. Cash Flow: $209.00M
TTM Free Cash Flow: $708.00M
FCF Margin: 7.3%
FCF / Net Income: -0.6

TTM FCF of $708.00M on $209.00M in operating cash flow. The FCF / Net Income ratio of -0.6x means the business consumes cash — it is not yet self-funding. Over the past year, free cash flow is up 12% — a weakening trend.