Celanese CE
NYSE CE
$47.13 +0.13 (+0.27%)
As of: Aug 21, 2026 · 9:57 AM EDT

Celanese (CE) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026)

Celanese's (CE) quarterly FCF Margin came in at 0.43% in Q1 2026, up 315.0% YoY from 0.1% in Q1 2025, and down 94.39% on a QoQ basis from 7.62% in Q4 2025.

Celanese (CE) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Celanese (CE) has 18 years of FCF Margin data on file, last reported at 0.43% in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly FCF Margin rose 315.0% year-over-year to 0.43% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 9.25% (up 425.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 8.41%, up 324.0% from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin declined to 0.43% in Q1 2026, from 7.62% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, FCF Margin ranged from a high of 92.56% in Q4 2022 to a low of 9.11% in Q1 2023.
  • A 5-year average of 13.81% and a median of 9.99% in 2023 frame the typical range for FCF Margin.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — FCF Margin sank 6508 bps — and 2025, when it surged 1617 bps.
  • Tracing CE's FCF Margin over 5 years: stood at 92.56% in 2022, then slumped by 70 bps to 27.48% in 2023, then slumped by 40 bps to 16.5% in 2024, then plunged by 54 bps to 7.62% in 2025, then plunged by 94 bps to 0.43% in 2026.
  • The last three FCF Margin figures came in at 0.43% (Q1 2026), 7.62% (Q4 2025), and 15.83% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Margin (Qtr)
1 Celanese 5.19 Bn 3.83 Bn 618.00 Mn 5.34%
2 Methanex 4.59 Bn 4.20 Bn - 42.70%
3 Olin 2.14 Bn 1.96 Bn 170.20 Mn -1.21%
4 Braskem 1.57 Bn -373.29 Mn - -
5 Rex American Resources 1.47 Bn 1.10 Bn 29.07 Mn -8.77%
6 Green Plains 1.14 Bn 894.51 Mn 113.03 Mn 16.94%
7 Tronox Holdings 915.89 Mn 721.89 Mn 55.00 Mn 6.91%
8 Lsb Industries 793.21 Mn 574.85 Mn 11.46 Mn 17.90%
9 Westlake Chemical Partners 763.98 Mn 714.66 Mn 94.81 Mn 39.50%
10 Rayonier Advanced Materials 579.58 Mn 522.57 Mn 22.95 Mn -3.56%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 5.34%
Mar 31, 2026 0.43%
Dec 31, 2025 7.62%
Sep 30, 2025 15.83%
Jun 30, 2025 12.52%
Mar 31, 2025 -2.72%
Dec 31, 2024 16.50%
Sep 30, 2024 -0.34%
Jun 30, 2024 7.05%
Mar 31, 2024 -1.38%
Dec 31, 2023 27.48%
Sep 30, 2023 9.99%
Jun 30, 2023 22.08%
Mar 31, 2023 -9.11%
Dec 31, 2022 92.56%
Sep 30, 2022 14.25%
Jun 30, 2022 14.92%
Mar 31, 2022 7.05%
Sep 30, 2021 13.88%
Jun 30, 2021 14.42%