Celanese Corporation

NYSE:CE Stock Report

Market Cap: US$6.0b

Celanese Future Growth

Future criteria checks 3/6

Celanese is forecast to grow earnings and revenue by 81.3% and 1.1% per annum respectively. EPS is expected to grow by 84.3% per annum. Return on equity is forecast to be 13.7% in 3 years.

Key information

81.3%

Earnings growth rate

84.28%

EPS growth rate

Chemicals earnings growth23.6%
Revenue growth rate1.1%
Future return on equity13.72%
Analyst coverage

Good

Last updated07 Feb 2026

Recent future growth updates

Recent updates

Celanese Corporation (NYSE:CE) Surges 29% Yet Its Low P/S Is No Reason For Excitement

Feb 07
Celanese Corporation (NYSE:CE) Surges 29% Yet Its Low P/S Is No Reason For Excitement

Celanese: Cost Cutting And Deleveraging Have Made It A Buy (Rating Upgrade)

Feb 05

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

Celanese Presents Attractive Risk-Adjusted Return For Patient Investors

Dec 05

Celanese Corporation: The Pain Of Leverage

Nov 12

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

Oct 21

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

Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts

NYSE:CE - Analysts future estimates and past financials data (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsFree Cash FlowCash from OpAvg. No. Analysts
12/31/202810,1698111,0421,4113
12/31/20279,8586859121,29512
12/31/20269,5695757631,12915
12/31/20259,583-1,0777391,06215
9/30/20259,710-3,0691,0241,388N/A
6/30/20259,939-1,5976321,020N/A
3/31/202510,058-1,651502902N/A
12/31/202410,280-1,514531966N/A
9/30/202410,4791,0908441,302N/A
6/30/202410,5541,9271,1251,626N/A
3/31/202410,6981,9961,5552,096N/A
12/31/202310,9401,9691,3311,899N/A
9/30/202310,7192,0331,0271,610N/A
6/30/202310,2971,2731,0831,674N/A
3/31/20239,9881,4948371,407N/A
12/31/20229,6731,9021,2761,819N/A
9/30/20229,6001,6621,2991,862N/A
6/30/20229,5651,9891,4992,025N/A
3/31/20229,2772,0911,4451,957N/A
12/31/20218,5371,9121,2901,757N/A
9/30/20217,8532,8371,0581,447N/A
6/30/20216,9982,5278891,248N/A
3/31/20215,9932,0958631,200N/A
12/31/20205,6551,9979791,343N/A
9/30/20205,4965869721,395N/A
6/30/20205,6716459281,361N/A
3/31/20206,0707459961,406N/A
12/31/20196,2978581,0841,454N/A
9/30/20196,5549121,1721,491N/A
6/30/20196,7391,051N/A1,561N/A
3/31/20196,9911,185N/A1,722N/A
12/31/20187,1551,212N/A1,558N/A
9/30/20187,0591,320N/A1,253N/A
6/30/20186,8541,143N/A1,041N/A
3/31/20186,5201,038N/A754N/A
12/31/20176,140856N/A803N/A
9/30/20175,858812N/A698N/A
6/30/20175,615847N/A747N/A
3/31/20175,456829N/A798N/A
12/31/20165,389902N/A893N/A
9/30/20165,412444N/A1,076N/A
6/30/20165,502340N/A945N/A
3/31/20165,628326N/A879N/A
12/31/20155,674306N/A862N/A
9/30/20155,899522N/A892N/A
6/30/20156,255619N/A1,098N/A
3/31/20156,547671N/A1,068N/A

Analyst Future Growth Forecasts

Earnings vs Savings Rate: CE is forecast to become profitable over the next 3 years, which is considered faster growth than the savings rate (3.4%).

Earnings vs Market: CE is forecast to become profitable over the next 3 years, which is considered above average market growth.

High Growth Earnings: CE is expected to become profitable in the next 3 years.

Revenue vs Market: CE's revenue (1.1% per year) is forecast to grow slower than the US market (10.2% per year).

High Growth Revenue: CE's revenue (1.1% per year) is forecast to grow slower than 20% per year.

Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts

Future Return on Equity

Future ROE: CE's Return on Equity is forecast to be low in 3 years time (13.7%).

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/02/08 14:44
End of Day Share Price 2026/02/06 00:00
Earnings2025/09/30
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

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Analyst Sources

Celanese Corporation is covered by 34 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
Sergey VasnetsovBarclays