Celanese (CE) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)
Celanese (CE) recorded Free Cash Flow of $147 million in Q2 2026, down 53.6% from $317 million a year earlier.
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Celanese (CE) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Celanese's Free Cash Flow came in at $708 million as of Jun 30, 2026, up 12.0% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $803 million, up 51.2% from FY2024.
- Annual Free Cash Flow has a five-year compound annual growth rate of -3.9% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Free Cash Flow came in at $531 million in FY2024 (-60.1%), $1.33 billion in FY2023 (+4.3%), $1.28 billion in FY2022 (-1.1%) and $1.29 billion in FY2021 (+31.8%).
- Quarterly Free Cash Flow has ranged from -$260 million in Q1 2023 to $702 million in Q4 2023 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Free Cash Flow rose in 1 of the last four quarters, with an average decline of 21.4%.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Free Cash Flow in the last five years was growth of 645.8% in Q1 2022, against a decline of 69.7% in Q2 2024 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $10 million (Q1 2026), $168 million (Q4 2025) and $383 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 221.03 Bn | 204.14 Bn | 4.43 Bn | 833.00 Mn |
| 2 | Corning | 141.47 Bn | 134.60 Bn | 1.63 Bn | 1.30 Bn |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 77.59 Bn | 76.63 Bn | 3.34 Bn | 1.24 Bn |
| 4 | Air Products & Chemicals | 61.84 Bn | 59.74 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 309.50 Mn |
| 5 | LyondellBasell Industries | 37.84 Bn | 27.46 Bn | 2.04 Bn | 482.00 Mn |
| 6 | Nutrien | 33.77 Bn | 30.64 Bn | 3.25 Bn | 2.98 Bn |
| 7 | Qnity Electronics | 27.51 Bn | 24.93 Bn | 666.00 Mn | 151.00 Mn |
| 8 | Ati | 26.21 Bn | 24.36 Bn | 309.80 Mn | 63.20 Mn |
| 9 | Ppg Industries | 23.37 Bn | 16.17 Bn | 1.81 Bn | 448.00 Mn |
| 10 | Celanese | 4.85 Bn | -552.00 Mn | 618.00 Mn | 147.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 147.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 10.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 168.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 383.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 317.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -65.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 389.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -9.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 187.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -36.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 702.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 272.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 617.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -260.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 398.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 328.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 371.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 179.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 421.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 528.00 Mn |
API Access
Celanese Free Cash Flow 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=free-cash-flow&ticker=CE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "free-cash-flow", "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=free-cash-flow&ticker=CE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();