CE vs CC vs OLN Stock Comparison

Celanese, Chemours and Olin Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CE Celanese Corp
$47.76 -1.6% 1M +12.8% 1Y
Market cap
$5.30B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$9.71B
Div. yield
0.00%
Commodity Chemicals Basic Materials
4 wins
CC Chemours Co
$12.81 -13.2% 1M -7.7% 1Y
Market cap
$1.94B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$5.80B
Div. yield
0.03%
Commodity Chemicals Basic Materials
2 wins
OLN OLIN Corp
$15.67 -6.6% 1M -34.7% 1Y
Market cap
$1.82B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$6.70B
Div. yield
–
Commodity Chemicals Basic Materials
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Olin leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Olin 5, Celanese 4, Chemours 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCECCOLNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.30B $1.94B $1.82B CE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -4.5x -6.4x -9.2x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.6x 12.7x — CE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -2.2% -0.9% +0.6% OLN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -12.0% -5.2% -2.9% OLN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -4.1% -2.7% -1.6% OLN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 63.7x 14.6x 7.3x OLN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.03% 0.00% CC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +12.8% -7.7% -34.7% CE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -22.3%/yr -15.2%/yr -22.6%/yr CC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 51.8% 61.9% 53.1% CE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 30/100 39/100 44/100 OLN

Percentile Scorecard

CECCOLN

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisCECCOLN
Valuation 59 #39 of 94 75 #24 of 94 76 #23 of 94
Growth 23 #71 of 92 32 #63 of 92 3 #89 of 92
Profitability 32 #61 of 89 39 #55 of 89 38 #56 of 89
Financial Health 13 #85 of 97 17 #81 of 97 16 #82 of 97
Shareholder Returns 22 #55 of 70 33 #47 of 70 88 #9 of 70
Overall 30 39 44
  • CE ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • CC ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • OLN ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodCECCOLNSPY
1 month -1.6%-13.2%-6.6% -1.0%
3 months +2.9%-25.7%-32.5% +2.9%
6 months -26.5%-51.9%-41.5% +6.4%
Year to date +13.0%+8.7%-24.8% +11.4%
1 year +12.8%-7.7%-34.7% +13.1%
3 years -58.9%-46.8%-65.6% +79.4%
3 years, per year -25.7%-19.0%-30.0% +21.5%
5 years -71.7%-56.1%-72.2% +67.7%
5 years, per year -22.3%-15.2%-22.6% +10.9%
10 years -32.4%-23.7%-28.3% +255.2%
10 years, per year -3.8%-2.7%-3.3% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureCECCOLNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 51.8%61.9%53.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 46.9%67.3%57.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.421.420.41 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.25-0.12-0.65 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -79.6%-79.0%-78.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -31.0%-54.2%-48.0% -2.5%
52-week high $69.24$27.94$30.14 $779.14
52-week low $35.53$10.48$14.72 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleCECCOLN
P/E now vs peer median -4.5xmedian 21.5x -6.4xmedian 21.5x -9.1xmedian 21.5x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 1.4x 0.3xmedian 1.4x 0.3xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 95.1xmedian 12.4x 23.4xmedian 12.4x 11.8xmedian 12.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.4xmedian 15.5x 8.8xmedian 15.5x 17.8xmedian 15.5x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.6x -39.3xmedian 1.6x 1.0xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.10median 1.70 0.13median 1.70 0.29median 1.70

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsCECCOLN
Revenue $9.71B $5.80B $6.70B
Gross profit $2.03B $887.00M $460.70M
Operating income -$692.00M -$111.00M -$105.50M
Net income -$1.16B -$304.00M -$195.80M
Free cash flow $708.00M $218.00M $100.60M
R&D $120.00M $106.00M –
EPS (diluted) $-10.60 $-2.01 $-1.73
Cash & equivalents $1.36B $671.00M $177.40M
Total debt $12.01B $16.31B $3.03B
Shares (diluted) 110.25M 151.23M 113.90M
Enterprise value -$527.21M -$573.00M $1.14B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricCECCOLN
P/E -4.5x -6.4x -9.1x
P/FCF 7.4x 8.8x 17.8x
P/Operating cash flow 5.3x 4.9x 5.8x
P/S 0.5x 0.3x 0.3x
P/B 1.1x -39.3x 1.0x
P/Tangible book 3.5x -37.8x 1.1x
EV/EBITDA 95.1x 23.4x 11.8x
EV/EBIT -23.0x -46.2x -44.0x
EV/Revenue 1.6x 0.9x 0.7x
EV/FCF 22.4x 23.5x 46.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.1x 12.9x 15.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.10 0.13 0.29

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCECCOLN
Revenue growth (1Y) -2.2% -0.9% 0.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.9% -2.9% -5.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -5.7% -16.7% -20.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -3.3% -14.4% -33.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 11.1% -88.1% -174.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -39.7% -57.6% -27.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 29.1% 28.8% -1,072%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -42.8% -51.2% -30.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 29.0% 29.4% -1,309%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -42.8% -50.5% -31.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -3.5% 53.9% -32.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -16.2% -0.7% -38.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 12.0% 503.7% -62.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -13.2% 23.1% -54.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCECCOLN
Gross margin 20.9% 15.3% 6.9%
EBITDA margin 1.7% 3.8% 5.9%
Operating margin -7.1% -1.9% -1.6%
Pretax margin -11.6% -0.9% -4.0%
Net margin -12.0% -5.2% -2.9%
FCF margin 7.3% 3.8% 1.5%
Operating cash flow margin 10.1% 6.8% 4.6%
Return on equity -25.4% -364.1% -11.4%
Return on assets -5.3% -4.2% -2.6%
Return on invested capital -4.1% -2.7% -1.6%
Return on capital employed -3.9% -2.1% -1.8%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.8x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.8x -1.3x -1.6x
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% 0.4% 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCECCOLN
Debt / assets 56.1% 54.2% 40.7%
Debt / equity 2.6x -79.0x 1.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 63.7x 14.6x 7.3x
Debt / FCF 17.0x 17.8x 30.1x
Liabilities / assets 78.6% 100.7% 77.0%
Equity / assets 21.4% -0.7% 23.0%
Interest coverage -1.0x -0.4x -0.6x
Current ratio 1.4x 1.7x 1.4x
Quick ratio 0.8x 0.9x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.4x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 1.29 1.30 1.52

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCECCOLN
Dividend yield 0.3% 2.8% 5.1%
Net buyback yield – -0.2% 0.9%
Shareholder yield 0.3% 2.6% 6.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) -1.1% -17.8% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 1.8% 24.8% –
Dividend growth (1Y) -91.8% -56.5% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -65.0% -29.0% –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusCECCOLN
Forward P/E 7.6xFY2026 12.7xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $6.29FY2026 $1.01FY2026 $-0.61FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +58.0%FY2026 +6.3%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +0.6% +95.0% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $9.74BFY2026 $5.75BFY2026 $6.47BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.1%FY2026 -1.0%FY2026 -4.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +7.8% +3.9% +16.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCECCOLN
Held by institutions 100.0% 89.4% 99.7%
Institutions holding 458 471 410
Change in shares held, QoQ +10.8% +2.8% +1.5%
Institutions buying 246 213 214
Institutions selling 138 127 120
Buyers to sellers 1.78 1.68 1.78

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

CECCOLN
CE 1.00 0.52 0.64
CC 0.52 1.00 0.48
OLN 0.64 0.48 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CE, CC and OLN?

Celanese (CE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Celanese (CE) $5.30B, Chemours (CC) $1.94B, Olin (OLN) $1.82B.

Which company is growing faster?

Olin (OLN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Celanese (CE) -2.2%, Chemours (CC) -0.9%, Olin (OLN) +0.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Olin (OLN) has the highest net margin (Celanese (CE) -12.0%, Chemours (CC) -5.2%, Olin (OLN) -2.9%). On return on invested capital, Olin (OLN) leads (Celanese (CE) -4.1%, Chemours (CC) -2.7%, Olin (OLN) -1.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Celanese (CE) returned the most: Celanese (CE) +12.8%, Chemours (CC) -7.7%, Olin (OLN) -34.7%. Over five years, Chemours (CC) compounded fastest (Celanese (CE) -22.3%/yr, Chemours (CC) -15.2%/yr, Olin (OLN) -22.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Chemours (CC) has the highest dividend yield: Celanese (CE) 0.00%, Chemours (CC) 0.03%, Olin (OLN) 0.00%. Olin (OLN) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Celanese (CE) has been the steadiest (Celanese (CE) 51.8%, Chemours (CC) 61.9%, Olin (OLN) 53.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CE, CC and OLN?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Olin (OLN) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.