Celanese (CE) EBITDA Margin (2009 - 2026)
Celanese's EBITDA Margin came in at 16.20% for Q3 2026, up 60.60 percentage points from -44.40% a year earlier but down 2.88 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Celanese (CE) EBITDA Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, Celanese reported EBITDA Margin of 16.80%, up 32.52 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2024, it was 1.00%, down 21.00 percentage points from FY2023.
- EBITDA Margin carries a five-year change of -17.89 percentage points (FY2019 to FY2024).
- Going back by year, EBITDA Margin was 22.00% in FY2023 (+2.82 pp), 19.19% in FY2022 (-8.04 pp), 27.22% in FY2021 (+9.19 pp) and 18.04% in FY2020 (-0.86 pp).
- The five-year range for quarterly EBITDA Margin is -52.16% (Q4 2024) to 37.72% (Q3 2023).
- Year-over-year, EBITDA Margin has increased for four consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.13 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in EBITDA Margin over five years came in Q4 2025 (a gain of 65.50 percentage points), and the weakest in Q4 2024 (a drop of 69.07 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows CE's EBITDA Margin at 19.08% (Q2 2026), 18.06% (Q1 2026) and 13.34% (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBITDA Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 238.84 Bn | 220.98 Bn | 4.44 Bn | 33.12% |
| 2 | Corning | 98.69 Bn | 90.37 Bn | 1.81 Bn | 26.86% |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 85.12 Bn | 84.13 Bn | 3.28 Bn | 20.34% |
| 4 | Air Products & Chemicals | 69.02 Bn | 64.21 Bn | 1.04 Bn | -54.15% |
| 5 | LyondellBasell Industries | 38.36 Bn | 26.43 Bn | 1.50 Bn | 16.94% |
| 6 | Nutrien | 34.35 Bn | 30.38 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Ppg Industries | 27.44 Bn | 20.36 Bn | 1.76 Bn | 17.96% |
| 8 | Qnity Electronics | 26.06 Bn | 22.20 Bn | 743.00 Mn | 34.45% |
| 9 | Ati | 25.56 Bn | 23.51 Bn | 380.20 Mn | 22.25% |
| 10 | Celanese | 5.18 Bn | -565.68 Mn | 539.00 Mn | 16.20% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 16.20% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 19.08% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 18.06% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 13.34% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -44.40% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 16.75% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 14.90% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -52.16% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 17.15% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 16.90% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 16.74% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 16.91% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 37.72% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 18.46% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 15.04% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 9.20% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 17.95% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 23.73% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 25.10% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 27.12% |
Celanese EBITDA 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
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import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebitda-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=ebitda-margin&ticker=CE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();