Celanese (CE) Change in Inventory (2009 - 2026)

Celanese (CE) posted Change in Inventory of $80.0 million for Q1 2026, up 1900.0% on a QoQ basis from $4.0 million in Q4 2025, and up 671.43% year-over-year from $10.4 million in Q1 2025.

Celanese (CE) Change in Inventory (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Celanese's Change in Inventory history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $80.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Change in Inventory rose 671.43% year-over-year to $80.0 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was -$60.0 million (down 36.36% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at -$154.0 million, down 1300.0% from the prior year.
  • Change in Inventory was $80.0 million for Q1 2026 at Celanese, up from $4.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Change in Inventory topped out at $219.0 million in Q2 2022 and bottomed at -$188.0 million in Q4 2024.
  • A 5-year average of -$13.5 million and a median of -$14.0 million in 2025 frame the typical range for Change in Inventory.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Change in Inventory slumped 652.0% — and 2026, when it soared 671.43%.
  • Celanese's Change in Inventory stood at -$68.0 million in 2022, then soared by 63.24% to -$25.0 million in 2023, then slumped by 652.0% to -$188.0 million in 2024, then jumped by 102.13% to $4.0 million in 2025, then soared by 1900.0% to $80.0 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows CE's Change in Inventory at $80.0 million in Q1 2026, $4.0 million in Q4 2025, and -$43.0 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Change in Inventory (Qtr)
1 Celanese 5.19 Bn 3.86 Bn 468.00 Mn 80.00 Mn
2 Methanex 4.49 Bn 4.40 Bn - -
3 Olin 2.69 Bn 2.50 Bn 75.80 Mn 44.30 Mn
4 Braskem 1.98 Bn -218.50 Mn - -
5 Rex American Resources 1.49 Bn 1.21 Bn 28.91 Mn 747,000.00
6 Green Plains 1.18 Bn 1.01 Bn 87.95 Mn -8.72 Mn
7 Tronox Holdings 1.02 Bn 1.04 Bn 44.00 Mn -67.00 Mn
8 Lsb Industries 880.78 Mn 699.14 Mn 35.79 Mn 4.32 Mn
9 Westlake Chemical Partners 775.06 Mn 730.77 Mn 93.76 Mn 324,000.00
10 AdvanSix 576.85 Mn 559.27 Mn 3.80 Mn -35.14 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 80.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 80.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 4.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 4.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -43.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -43.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -101.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -101.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -14.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -14.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -188.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -188.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 34.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 34.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 124.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 124.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 19.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 19.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -25.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -25.00 Mn