Celanese (CE) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)

Celanese has reported FCF Payout Ratio for 18 years, with the latest figure at 0.3 in Q1 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q1 2026, FCF Payout Ratio rose 750.0% year-over-year to 0.3; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.01 (down 96.81% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 0.02, down 97.2% from the prior year.
• FCF Payout Ratio for Q1 2026 stood at 0.3, up from 0.02 in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for FCF Payout Ratio was 0.41 in Q2 2024, with the low at 8.44 in Q3 2024.
• Historically, FCF Payout Ratio has averaged 0.5 across 5 years, with a median of 0.12 in 2023.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — FCF Payout Ratio slumped 3122.22% — and 2026, when it surged 750.0%.
• Celanese's FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.19 in 2022, then slumped by 43.3% to 0.11 in 2023, then jumped by 80.46% to 0.2 in 2024, then sank by 87.97% to 0.02 in 2025, then soared by 1160.0% to 0.3 in 2026.
• The last three FCF Payout Ratio figures came in at 0.3 (Q1 2026), 0.02 (Q4 2025), and 0.01 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.