Celanese (CE) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026)
Celanese's EBIT Margin was 7.75% in Q3 2026, up 60.45 percentage points from -52.71% a year earlier but down 2.28 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Celanese (CE) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Celanese's EBIT Margin was 7.93% through Sep 30, 2026, up 31.63 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at -8.24%, down 1.22 percentage points from FY2024.
- EBIT Margin shows a five-year change of -19.98 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, EBIT Margin was -7.01% in FY2024 (-22.25 pp), 15.24% in FY2023 (+0.99 pp), 14.25% in FY2022 (-8.55 pp) and 22.79% in FY2021 (+11.05 pp).
- Quarterly EBIT Margin has moved between -60.18% (Q4 2024) and 30.92% (Q3 2023) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, EBIT Margin has increased for four straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.61 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for EBIT Margin over five years was Q4 2025 (a gain of 64.40 percentage points); the worst was Q4 2024 (a drop of 69.45 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, CE's EBIT Margin in the three quarters before Q3 2026 was 10.03% (Q2 2026), 9.16% (Q1 2026) and 4.22% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBIT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 238.84 Bn | 220.98 Bn | 4.44 Bn | 22.86% |
| 2 | Corning | 98.69 Bn | 90.37 Bn | 1.81 Bn | 18.76% |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 85.12 Bn | 84.13 Bn | 3.28 Bn | 17.61% |
| 4 | Air Products & Chemicals | 69.02 Bn | 64.21 Bn | 1.04 Bn | -66.34% |
| 5 | LyondellBasell Industries | 38.36 Bn | 26.43 Bn | 1.50 Bn | 12.55% |
| 6 | Nutrien | 34.35 Bn | 30.38 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Ppg Industries | 27.44 Bn | 20.36 Bn | 1.76 Bn | 14.89% |
| 8 | Qnity Electronics | 26.06 Bn | 22.20 Bn | 743.00 Mn | 28.15% |
| 9 | Ati | 25.56 Bn | 23.51 Bn | 380.20 Mn | 19.10% |
| 10 | Celanese | 5.18 Bn | -565.68 Mn | 539.00 Mn | 7.75% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 7.75% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 10.03% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 9.16% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 4.22% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -52.71% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 9.12% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 6.91% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -60.18% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 9.25% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 9.43% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 8.04% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 9.28% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 30.92% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 11.99% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 8.80% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 2.39% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 13.39% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 19.43% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 20.92% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 22.73% |
API Access
Celanese EBIT Margin API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
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=ebit-margin&ticker=CE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebit-margin", "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=ebit-margin&ticker=CE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();