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

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

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

Celanese has reported Change in Inventory for 18 years, with the latest figure at $80.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Change in Inventory rose 671.43% year-over-year to $80.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$60.0 million (down 36.36% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was -$154.0 million, down 1300.0% from the prior year.
  • Change in Inventory for Q1 2026 stood at $80.0 million, up from $4.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Change in Inventory was $219.0 million in Q2 2022, with the low at -$188.0 million in Q4 2024.
  • Historically, Change in Inventory has averaged -$13.5 million across 5 years, with a median of -$14.0 million in 2025.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Change in Inventory tumbled 652.0% — and 2026, when it soared 671.43%.
  • Celanese's Change in Inventory stood at -$68.0 million in 2022, then jumped by 63.24% to -$25.0 million in 2023, then plunged by 652.0% to -$188.0 million in 2024, then surged by 102.13% to $4.0 million in 2025, then jumped by 1900.0% to $80.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Change in Inventory figures came in at $80.0 million (Q1 2026), $4.0 million (Q4 2025), and -$43.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Change in Inventory (Qtr)
1 Celanese 5.60 Bn 4.26 Bn 468.00 Mn 80.00 Mn
2 Methanex 4.42 Bn 4.43 Bn - -
3 Olin 2.80 Bn 2.60 Bn 75.80 Mn 44.30 Mn
4 Rex American Resources 1.47 Bn 1.19 Bn 28.91 Mn 747,000.00
5 Tronox Holdings 1.13 Bn 1.03 Bn 44.00 Mn -67.00 Mn
6 Green Plains 1.02 Bn 844.99 Mn 87.95 Mn -8.72 Mn
7 Lsb Industries 860.60 Mn 678.96 Mn 35.79 Mn 4.32 Mn
8 Westlake Chemical Partners 818.06 Mn 773.77 Mn 93.76 Mn 324,000.00
9 ASP Isotopes 776.82 Mn 496.37 Mn 1.67 Mn 208,000.00
10 AdvanSix 576.58 Mn 559.00 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