Celanese (CE) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026)
Celanese (CE) posted FCF Margin of 18.35% for Q3 2026, up 2.52 percentage points from 15.83% a year earlier and up 13.01 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Celanese (CE) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Sep 30, 2026, FCF Margin at Celanese was 8.06%, down 2.50 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 8.41%, up 3.24 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual FCF Margin shows a five-year change of -8.90 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Celanese's FCF Margin was 5.17% in FY2024 (-7.01 pp), 12.18% in FY2023 (-1.01 pp), 13.19% in FY2022 (-1.92 pp) and 15.11% in FY2021 (-2.20 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly FCF Margin since Q4 2023.
- On a year-over-year basis, FCF Margin increased in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.13 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for FCF Margin in the past five years was Q3 2025, with a gain of 16.17 percentage points; the weakest was Q1 2023, with a drop of 16.17 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, FCF Margin for the three prior quarters was 5.34% (Q2 2026), 0.43% (Q1 2026) and 7.62% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 238.84 Bn | 220.98 Bn | 4.44 Bn | 18.90% |
| 2 | Corning | 98.69 Bn | 90.37 Bn | 1.81 Bn | 10.63% |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 85.12 Bn | 84.13 Bn | 3.28 Bn | 14.22% |
| 4 | Air Products & Chemicals | 69.02 Bn | 64.21 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 9.79% |
| 5 | LyondellBasell Industries | 38.36 Bn | 26.43 Bn | 1.50 Bn | 16.63% |
| 6 | Nutrien | 34.35 Bn | 30.38 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Ppg Industries | 27.44 Bn | 20.36 Bn | 1.76 Bn | 9.44% |
| 8 | Qnity Electronics | 26.06 Bn | 22.20 Bn | 743.00 Mn | 12.40% |
| 9 | Ati | 25.56 Bn | 23.51 Bn | 380.20 Mn | 4.34% |
| 10 | Celanese | 5.18 Bn | -565.68 Mn | 539.00 Mn | 18.35% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 18.35% |
| 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 | 16.95% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 14.25% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 14.92% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 7.05% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 18.51% |
API Access
Celanese FCF Margin API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=fcf-margin&ticker=CE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "fcf-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=fcf-margin&ticker=CE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();