Celanese Corporation

NYSE:CE Stock Report

Market Cap: US$5.8b

Celanese Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 0/6

Celanese's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -3.2%, while the Chemicals industry saw earnings growing at 10.2% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 14% per year.

Key information

-3.2%

Earnings growth rate

-1.7%

EPS growth rate

Chemicals Industry Growth12.9%
Revenue growth rate14.0%
Return on equity-26.8%
Net Margin-14.7%
Last Earnings Update31 Dec 2024

Recent past performance updates

Celanese's (NYSE:CE) Attractive Earnings Are Not All Good News For Shareholders

May 21
Celanese's (NYSE:CE) Attractive Earnings Are Not All Good News For Shareholders

Recent updates

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's (NYSE:CE) Earnings Are Not Doing Enough For Some Investors

Aug 15
Celanese Corporation's (NYSE:CE) Earnings Are Not Doing Enough For Some Investors

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

Aug 07

Celanese (NYSE:CE) Is Paying Out A Dividend Of $0.70

Jul 21
Celanese (NYSE:CE) Is Paying Out A Dividend Of $0.70

Is Celanese (NYSE:CE) Using Too Much Debt?

Jun 26
Is Celanese (NYSE:CE) Using Too Much Debt?

Is Celanese Corporation (NYSE:CE) Potentially Undervalued?

Jun 08
Is Celanese Corporation (NYSE:CE) Potentially Undervalued?

Celanese: Debt Front Loaded, Performance Still On Drawing Board

May 23

Celanese's (NYSE:CE) Attractive Earnings Are Not All Good News For Shareholders

May 21
Celanese's (NYSE:CE) Attractive Earnings Are Not All Good News For Shareholders

Shareholders May Find It Hard To Justify A Pay Rise For Celanese Corporation's (NYSE:CE) CEO This Year

May 07
Shareholders May Find It Hard To Justify A Pay Rise For Celanese Corporation's (NYSE:CE) CEO This Year

Celanese's (NYSE:CE) Dividend Will Be $0.70

Apr 22
Celanese's (NYSE:CE) Dividend Will Be $0.70

Celanese Corporation's (NYSE:CE) Business And Shares Still Trailing The Market

Apr 09
Celanese Corporation's (NYSE:CE) Business And Shares Still Trailing The Market

Celanese: Appetite For Acquisitions Remains

Mar 11

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

Feb 29
Here's Why Celanese (NYSE:CE) Has A Meaningful Debt Burden

Celanese Corporation: A Sign Of Relief

Dec 27

Celanese: Highly Leveraged Specialty Materials Leader

Oct 18

Celanese: Business Is So Bad They're Dusting Off COVID Operating Model

Aug 09

Celanese: A Bad Deal Sinking The Stock

Jul 07

Celanese: Clear Lake Is A Catalyst, Rewards Outweigh Risks

Jun 22

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Celanese makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.

Earnings and Revenue History

NYSE:CE Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
31 Dec 2410,280-1,5141,050130
30 Sep 2410,4791,0991,100131
30 Jun 2410,5541,9331,100131
31 Mar 2410,6981,9961,123138
31 Dec 2310,9401,9691,144146
30 Sep 2310,7192,0331,014151
30 Jun 2310,2971,273928144
31 Mar 239,9881,494824130
31 Dec 229,6731,902690112
30 Sep 229,6001,66265898
30 Jun 229,5651,98962794
31 Mar 229,2772,09157890
31 Dec 218,5371,91252786
30 Sep 217,8532,83755283
30 Jun 216,9982,52750281
31 Mar 215,9932,09546677
31 Dec 205,6551,99746474
30 Sep 205,49658645771
30 Jun 205,67164548269
31 Mar 206,07074549668
31 Dec 196,29785850267
30 Sep 196,55491257868
30 Jun 196,7391,05157969
31 Mar 196,9911,18558870
31 Dec 187,1551,21260672
30 Sep 187,0591,32050074
30 Jun 186,8541,14350675
31 Mar 186,5201,03849174
31 Dec 176,14085645173
30 Sep 175,85881247073
30 Jun 175,61584744174
31 Mar 175,45682941776
31 Dec 165,38990241678
30 Sep 165,41244444179
30 Jun 165,50234045378
31 Mar 165,62832648879
31 Dec 155,67430650680
30 Sep 155,89952271477
30 Jun 156,25561973980
31 Mar 156,54767175284
31 Dec 146,80263175886
30 Sep 146,8591,36933680
30 Jun 146,7261,28231582
31 Mar 146,6101,15630981

Quality Earnings: CE is currently unprofitable.

Growing Profit Margin: CE is currently unprofitable.

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: CE is unprofitable, and losses have increased over the past 5 years at a rate of 3.2% per year.

Accelerating Growth: Unable to compare CE's earnings growth over the past year to its 5-year average as it is currently unprofitable

Earnings vs Industry: CE is unprofitable, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Chemicals industry (3.5%).

Return on Equity

High ROE: CE has a negative Return on Equity (-26.85%), as it is currently unprofitable.

Return on Assets

Return on Capital Employed

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/02/22 16:31
End of Day Share Price 2025/02/21 00:00
Earnings2024/12/31
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

Data Sources

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Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
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  • 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 38 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