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Celanese Corp

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United States Fiscal year ends December CIK 0001306830
$45.02 +0.47% Close, 9 Oct 2026
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Price $45.02 −71.83% Close, 9 Oct 2026

Closing prices at the end of each trading day, from 12 Oct 2016. Not a live quote. Adjusted for share splits, so the line has no step at a split; dividends are not added back. P/E and P/FCF are the market value over the last full fiscal year's net income or free cash flow, as public on each day, so they step once a year when the annual report comes out. A hatched band marks a stretch with none: a year of net loss, or of cash burnt.

Revenue and profit

What the business sells, and what is left of it. Point at a year for the detail.
RevenueOperating incomeNet income
Fiscal year 2016Revenue5.39Operating income0.93Net income0.90EPS, diluted6.18Fiscal year 2017Revenue6.14 +13.9%Operating income0.86Net income0.84 −6.3%EPS, diluted6.09 −1.5%Fiscal year 2018Revenue7.16 +16.5%Operating income1.33Net income1.21 +43.2%EPS, diluted8.91 +46.3%Fiscal year 2019Revenue6.30 −12.0%Operating income0.83Net income0.85 −29.4%EPS, diluted6.84 −23.2%Fiscal year 2020Revenue5.66 −10.2%Operating income0.66Net income1.99 +133.0%EPS, diluted16.75 +144.9%Fiscal year 2021Revenue8.54 +51.0%Operating income1.95Net income1.89 −4.8%EPS, diluted16.86 +0.7%Fiscal year 2022Revenue9.67 +13.3%Operating income1.38Net income1.89 +0.2%EPS, diluted17.34 +2.8%Fiscal year 2023Revenue10.93 +13.0%Operating income1.67Net income1.94 +2.6%EPS, diluted17.76 +2.4%Fiscal year 2024Revenue10.27 −6.0%Operating income−0.72Net income−1.54 −179.4%EPS, diluted−14.11 −179.4%Fiscal year 2025Revenue9.54 −7.1%Operating income−0.79Net income−1.17EPS, diluted−10.64
FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Revenue 5.39 6.14 7.16 6.30 5.66 8.54 9.67 10.93 10.27 9.54
Growth +13.9% +16.5% −12.0% −10.2% +51.0% +13.3% +13.0% −6.0% −7.1%
Operating income 0.93 0.86 1.33 0.83 0.66 1.95 1.38 1.67 −0.72 −0.79
Net income 0.90 0.84 1.21 0.85 1.99 1.89 1.89 1.94 −1.54 −1.17
Growth −6.3% +43.2% −29.4% +133.0% −4.8% +0.2% +2.6% −179.4%
EPS, diluted 6.18 6.09 8.91 6.84 16.75 16.86 17.34 17.76 −14.11 −10.64
Growth −1.5% +46.3% −23.2% +144.9% +0.7% +2.8% +2.4% −179.4%

Margins

How much of each dollar of revenue it keeps. Point at a year for the detail.
Gross marginOperating marginNet margin
Fiscal year 2016Gross margin26.1%Operating margin17.3%Net margin16.7%Free cash flow margin12.0%Fiscal year 2017Gross margin24.6%Operating margin14.0%Net margin13.7%Free cash flow margin8.7%Fiscal year 2018Gross margin27.6%Operating margin18.6%Net margin16.9%Free cash flow margin17.1%Fiscal year 2019Gross margin25.5%Operating margin13.2%Net margin13.5%Free cash flow margin17.2%Fiscal year 2020Gross margin22.9%Operating margin11.7%Net margin35.1%Free cash flow margin17.3%Fiscal year 2021Gross margin31.4%Operating margin22.8%Net margin22.1%Free cash flow margin15.1%Fiscal year 2022Gross margin24.6%Operating margin14.2%Net margin19.6%Free cash flow margin13.2%Fiscal year 2023Gross margin23.6%Operating margin15.2%Net margin17.8%Free cash flow margin12.2%Fiscal year 2024Gross margin22.8%Operating margin−7.0%Net margin−15.0%Free cash flow margin5.2%Fiscal year 2025Gross margin20.5%Operating margin−8.2%Net margin−12.2%Free cash flow margin8.4%
FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Gross margin 26.1% 24.6% 27.6% 25.5% 22.9% 31.4% 24.6% 23.6% 22.8% 20.5%
Operating margin 17.3% 14.0% 18.6% 13.2% 11.7% 22.8% 14.2% 15.2% −7.0% −8.2%
Net margin 16.7% 13.7% 16.9% 13.5% 35.1% 22.1% 19.6% 17.8% −15.0% −12.2%
Free cash flow margin 12.0% 8.7% 17.1% 17.2% 17.3% 15.1% 13.2% 12.2% 5.2% 8.4%

Cash flow

The cash the business makes, what it reinvests, and what it hands back. Point at a year for the detail.
Operating cash flowCapital expenditureFree cash flow
Fiscal year 2016Operating cash flow0.89Capital expenditure−0.25Free cash flow0.65Buybacks−0.50Dividends paid−0.20Fiscal year 2017Operating cash flow0.80Capital expenditure−0.27Free cash flow0.54 −17.2%Buybacks−0.50Dividends paid−0.24Fiscal year 2018Operating cash flow1.56Capital expenditure−0.34Free cash flow1.22 +127.8%Buybacks−0.81Dividends paid−0.28Fiscal year 2019Operating cash flow1.45Capital expenditure−0.37Free cash flow1.08 −11.2%Buybacks−1.00Dividends paid−0.30Fiscal year 2020Operating cash flow1.34Capital expenditure−0.36Free cash flow0.98 −9.7%Buybacks−0.65Dividends paid−0.29Fiscal year 2021Operating cash flow1.76Capital expenditure−0.47Free cash flow1.29 +31.8%Buybacks−1.00Dividends paid−0.30Fiscal year 2022Operating cash flow1.82Capital expenditure−0.54Free cash flow1.28 −1.1%Buybacks−0.02Dividends paid−0.30Fiscal year 2023Operating cash flow1.90Capital expenditure−0.57Free cash flow1.33 +4.3%Buybacks0.00Dividends paid−0.31Fiscal year 2024Operating cash flow0.97Capital expenditure−0.44Free cash flow0.53 −60.1%Buybacks0.00Dividends paid−0.31Fiscal year 2025Operating cash flow1.15Capital expenditure−0.34Free cash flow0.80 +51.2%Dividends paid−0.01
FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Operating cash flow 0.89 0.80 1.56 1.45 1.34 1.76 1.82 1.90 0.97 1.15
Capital expenditure −0.25 −0.27 −0.34 −0.37 −0.36 −0.47 −0.54 −0.57 −0.44 −0.34
Free cash flow 0.65 0.54 1.22 1.08 0.98 1.29 1.28 1.33 0.53 0.80
Growth −17.2% +127.8% −11.2% −9.7% +31.8% −1.1% +4.3% −60.1% +51.2%
Buybacks −0.50 −0.50 −0.81 −1.00 −0.65 −1.00 −0.02 0.00 0.00 n/a
Dividends paid −0.20 −0.24 −0.28 −0.30 −0.29 −0.30 −0.30 −0.31 −0.31 −0.01

Balance sheet

What it holds against what it owes, at each year end. Point at a year for the detail.
CashTotal debt
Fiscal year 2016Cash0.64Total debt2.89Net cash (debt)−2.25Shareholders’ equity2.59Debt to equity1.12Fiscal year 2017Cash0.58Total debt3.32Net cash (debt)−2.74Shareholders’ equity2.89Debt to equity1.15Fiscal year 2018Cash0.44Total debt2.97Net cash (debt)−2.53Shareholders’ equity2.98Debt to equity1.00Fiscal year 2019Cash0.46Total debt3.41Net cash (debt)−2.95Shareholders’ equity2.51Debt to equity1.36Fiscal year 2020Cash0.96Total debt3.23Net cash (debt)−2.27Shareholders’ equity3.53Debt to equity0.92Fiscal year 2021Cash0.54Total debt3.18Net cash (debt)−2.64Shareholders’ equity4.19Debt to equity0.76Fiscal year 2022Cash1.51Total debt13.37Net cash (debt)−11.87Shareholders’ equity5.64Debt to equity2.37Fiscal year 2023Cash1.81Total debt13.40Net cash (debt)−11.60Shareholders’ equity7.07Debt to equity1.90Fiscal year 2024Cash0.96Total debt12.53Net cash (debt)−11.57Shareholders’ equity5.13Debt to equity2.44Fiscal year 2025Cash1.26Total debt12.61Net cash (debt)−11.35Shareholders’ equity4.05Debt to equity3.12
FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Cash 0.64 0.58 0.44 0.46 0.96 0.54 1.51 1.81 0.96 1.26
Total debt 2.89 3.32 2.97 3.41 3.23 3.18 13.37 13.40 12.53 12.61
Net cash (debt) −2.25 −2.74 −2.53 −2.95 −2.27 −2.64 −11.87 −11.60 −11.57 −11.35
Shareholders’ equity 2.59 2.89 2.98 2.51 3.53 4.19 5.64 7.07 5.13 4.05
Debt to equity 1.12 1.15 1.00 1.36 0.92 0.76 2.37 1.90 2.44 3.12

In billions of USD, except per-share figures and ratios. Fiscal years, as last filed with the SEC.

Financial statements FY2025 · 10-K

Ratios

Percentages worked out from the filed figures; debt to equity in times. Fiscal years ending December, each column as last filed with the SEC.
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Fiscal year FY2016 31 Dec 2016 FY2017 31 Dec 2017 FY2018 31 Dec 2018 FY2019 31 Dec 2019 FY2020 31 Dec 2020 FY2021 31 Dec 2021 FY2022 31 Dec 2022 FY2023 31 Dec 2023 FY2024 31 Dec 2024 FY2025 31 Dec 2025
Margins
26.1% 24.6% 27.6% 25.5% 22.9% 31.4% 24.6% 23.6% 22.8% 20.5%
17.3% 14.0% 18.6% 13.2% 11.7% 22.8% 14.2% 15.2% −7.0% −8.2%
19.1% 17.5% 21.1% 15.7% 39.8% 26.3% 14.7% 10.6% −9.9% −12.8%
16.7% 13.7% 16.9% 13.5% 35.1% 22.1% 19.6% 17.8% −15.0% −12.2%
12.0% 8.7% 17.1% 17.2% 17.3% 15.1% 13.2% 12.2% 5.2% 8.4%
Spending
1.4% 1.2% 1.0% 1.1% 1.3% 1.0% 1.2% 1.3% 1.3% 1.3%
7.0% 8.1% 7.6% 7.7% 8.5% 7.4% 8.5% 9.9% 10.1% 9.4%
4.6% 4.3% 4.7% 5.9% 6.4% 5.5% 5.6% 5.2% 4.2% 3.6%
11.8% 19.8% 19.3% 12.6% 11.0% 14.7% −34.4% −68.5% n/a n/a
Returns
34.8% 29.2% 40.4% 34.0% 56.3% 45.1% 33.6% 27.5% −30.1% −28.8%
10.8% 8.8% 13.0% 9.0% 18.2% 15.8% 7.2% 7.3% −6.8% −5.4%
Balance and payout
1.12 1.15 1.00 1.36 0.92 0.76 2.37 1.90 2.44 3.12
22.3% 28.6% 23.2% 35.2% 14.8% 16.1% 15.7% 15.7% n/a n/a
108.3% 138.2% 88.9% 119.6% 96.3% 101.1% 24.6% 22.9% 57.8% 1.6%