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Celanese CorporationNYSE:CE Stock Report

Market Cap US$5.0b
Share Price
US$48.63
My Fair Value
US$55
11.5% undervalued intrinsic discount
1Y-65.5%
7D4.8%
Portfolio Value
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Celanese Corporation

NYSE:CE Stock Report

Market Cap: US$5.0b

Celanese (CE) Stock Overview

A chemical and specialty materials company, manufactures and sells engineered polymers worldwide. More details

CE fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation5/6
Future Growth3/6
Past Performance0/6
Financial Health1/6
Dividends0/6

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Celanese Corporation Competitors

Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for Celanese
Historical stock prices
Current Share PriceUS$44.68
52 Week HighUS$142.54
52 Week LowUS$36.29
Beta1.1
1 Month Change-23.94%
3 Month Change-14.90%
1 Year Change-65.51%
3 Year Change-62.33%
5 Year Change-56.61%
Change since IPO179.25%

Recent News & Updates

Celanese Enters Deep Value Territory After Q2 Earnings Sell-Off

Aug 17

Recent updates

Celanese Enters Deep Value Territory After Q2 Earnings Sell-Off

Aug 17

Celanese Corporation's (NYSE:CE) Price Is Right But Growth Is Lacking After Shares Rocket 27%

May 28
Celanese Corporation's (NYSE:CE) Price Is Right But Growth Is Lacking After Shares Rocket 27%

Benign Growth For Celanese Corporation (NYSE:CE) Underpins Stock's 31% Plummet

Apr 11
Benign Growth For Celanese Corporation (NYSE:CE) Underpins Stock's 31% Plummet

Is There An Opportunity With Celanese Corporation's (NYSE:CE) 45% Undervaluation?

Apr 01
Is There An Opportunity With Celanese Corporation's (NYSE:CE) 45% Undervaluation?

Celanese Corporation: Fresh Funds May Mitigate Potential Material Dividend Cut

Mar 25

The Market Doesn't Like What It Sees From Celanese Corporation's (NYSE:CE) Revenues Yet As Shares Tumble 29%

Feb 21
The Market Doesn't Like What It Sees From Celanese Corporation's (NYSE:CE) Revenues Yet As Shares Tumble 29%

Celanese Cuts Its Dividend And Investors Cut Their Losses

Feb 08

Why Celanese Corporation (NYSE:CE) Could Be Worth Watching

Jan 12
Why Celanese Corporation (NYSE:CE) Could Be Worth Watching

Celanese Corporation's (NYSE:CE) Shares Lagging The Market But So Is The Business

Dec 24
Celanese Corporation's (NYSE:CE) Shares Lagging The Market But So Is The Business

Celanese Presents Attractive Risk-Adjusted Return For Patient Investors

Dec 05

Celanese Corporation: The Pain Of Leverage

Nov 12

Celanese Corporation Just Missed EPS By 61%: Here's What Analysts Think Will Happen Next

Nov 06
Celanese Corporation Just Missed EPS By 61%: Here's What Analysts Think Will Happen Next

Celanese: Sold In January 2024, Back In Again With A 'Buy'

Oct 21

Celanese (NYSE:CE) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of $0.70

Oct 21
Celanese (NYSE:CE) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of $0.70

Here's Why Celanese (NYSE:CE) Has A Meaningful Debt Burden

Sep 27
Here's Why Celanese (NYSE:CE) Has A Meaningful Debt Burden

Celanese Corporation: Margin Expansion Story Doesn't Offset Leverage Risks

Aug 07

Celanese: Debt Front Loaded, Performance Still On Drawing Board

May 23

Celanese: Appetite For Acquisitions Remains

Mar 11

Celanese Corporation: A Sign Of Relief

Dec 27

Celanese: Highly Leveraged Specialty Materials Leader

Oct 18

Shareholder Returns

CEUS ChemicalsUS Market
7D4.8%0.5%-1.6%
1Y-65.5%-4.5%15.1%

Return vs Industry: CE underperformed the US Chemicals industry which returned -4.5% over the past year.

Return vs Market: CE underperformed the US Market which returned 14.4% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is CE's price volatile compared to industry and market?
CE volatility
CE Average Weekly Movement7.1%
Chemicals Industry Average Movement6.0%
Market Average Movement6.4%
10% most volatile stocks in US Market17.4%
10% least volatile stocks in US Market3.0%

Stable Share Price: CE has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the US market.

Volatility Over Time: CE's weekly volatility (7%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
191212,163Scott Richardsonwww.celanese.com

Celanese Corporation, a chemical and specialty materials company, manufactures and sells engineered polymers worldwide. The Engineered Materials segment offers nylon and polypropylene compounds and formulations, high temperature nylon, polyoxymethylene, polyethylene and polybutylene terephthalates, ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene, long-chain polyamides, long-fiber reinforced thermoplastics, liquid crystal polymers, thermoplastic elastomers and vulcanizates, polyphenylene sulfide, ethylene vinyl acetate pharmaceutical grade copolymers, and ethylene acrylic elastomers for use in automotive, medical, industrial, energy storage, consumer electronics, appliance, construction, filtration equipment, telecommunication, beverage, electrical, and consumer apparel applications. Its Acetyl Chain segment produces and supplies acetyl products, including acetic acid, vinyl acetate monomers, vinyl acetate ethylene emulsions, conventional emulsions, ethylene vinyl acetate resins and compounds, low-density polyethylene resins, redispersible powders, acetic anhydride, ethyl acetates, formaldehydes, butyl acetates, acetate tows, and acetate flakes for use in paints, coatings, adhesives, textiles, paper finishing, flexible packaging, lamination products, pharmaceuticals, films, inks, plasticizers, solvents, automotive parts, external thermal insulation composite systems, tiling, plasters and renders, lubricants, filtration, food and beverage, consumer goods, and food packaging applications.

Celanese Corporation Fundamentals Summary

How do Celanese's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
CE fundamental statistics
Market capUS$4.97b
Earnings (TTM)-US$1.60b
Revenue (TTM)US$9.94b
0.5x
P/S Ratio
-3.1x
P/E Ratio

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
CE income statement (TTM)
RevenueUS$9.94b
Cost of RevenueUS$7.70b
Gross ProfitUS$2.24b
Other ExpensesUS$3.84b
Earnings-US$1.60b

Last Reported Earnings

Jun 30, 2025

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)-14.59
Gross Margin22.57%
Net Profit Margin-16.08%
Debt/Equity Ratio224.5%

How did CE perform over the long term?

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Dividends

0.3%
Current Dividend Yield
-10%
Payout Ratio

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/08/21 17:39
End of Day Share Price 2025/08/21 00:00
Earnings2025/06/30
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more.

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Analyst Sources

Celanese Corporation is covered by 42 analysts. 15 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
null nullArgus Research Company
Ghansham PanjabiBaird
Ishan MajumdarBaptista Research