Celanese (CE) Cash from Operations (2009 - 2026)
Celanese (CE) posted Cash from Operations of $538 million for Q3 2026, up 20.4% from $447 million a year earlier and up 157.4% from the prior quarter.
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Celanese (CE) Cash from Operations (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Sep 30, 2026, Cash from Operations at Celanese was $1.08 billion, down 22.6% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $1.15 billion, up 18.6% from FY2024.
- Annual Cash from Operations shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of -3.1% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Celanese's Cash from Operations was $966 million in FY2024 (-49.1%), $1.9 billion in FY2023 (+4.4%), $1.82 billion in FY2022 (+3.5%) and $1.76 billion in FY2021 (+30.8%).
- The Q3 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Cash from Operations since Q4 2023.
- On a year-over-year basis, Cash from Operations increased in four of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 53.8%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Cash from Operations in the past five years was Q3 2025, with growth of 465.8%; the weakest was Q3 2024, with a decline of 80.4%.
- According to Business Quant data, Cash from Operations for the three prior quarters was $209 million (Q2 2026), $76 million (Q1 2026) and $252 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash from Ops. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 239.54 Bn | 223.24 Bn | 4.44 Bn | 3.17 Bn |
| 2 | Corning | 96.61 Bn | 88.91 Bn | 1.81 Bn | 1.06 Bn |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 85.84 Bn | 84.86 Bn | 3.28 Bn | 1.10 Bn |
| 4 | Air Products & Chemicals | 69.53 Bn | 72.40 Bn | - | 1.37 Bn |
| 5 | LyondellBasell Industries | 39.13 Bn | 27.31 Bn | 1.50 Bn | 1.72 Bn |
| 6 | Nutrien | 34.78 Bn | 31.35 Bn | 1.86 Bn | -425.00 Mn |
| 7 | Ppg Industries | 27.48 Bn | 20.55 Bn | 1.76 Bn | 566.00 Mn |
| 8 | Qnity Electronics | 25.83 Bn | 22.27 Bn | 743.00 Mn | 271.00 Mn |
| 9 | Ati | 24.82 Bn | 22.90 Bn | 380.20 Mn | 154.60 Mn |
| 10 | Celanese | 5.37 Bn | 44.40 Mn | 539.00 Mn | 538.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 538.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 209.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 76.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 252.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 447.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 410.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 37.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 494.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 79.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 292.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 101.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 830.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 403.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 762.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -96.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 541.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 467.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 495.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 316.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 584.00 Mn |
API Access
Celanese Cash from Operations API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=cash-from-operations&ticker=CE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "cash-from-operations", "ticker": "CE", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=cash-from-operations&ticker=CE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();