Growth Metrics

Celanese (CE) Free Cash Flow (2016 - 2026)

Celanese filings provide 17 years of Free Cash Flow readings, the most recent being $168.0 million for Q4 2025.

  • On a quarterly basis, Free Cash Flow fell 56.81% to $168.0 million in Q4 2025 year-over-year; TTM through Dec 2025 was $803.0 million, a 51.22% increase, with the full-year FY2025 number at $803.0 million, up 51.22% from a year prior.
  • Free Cash Flow hit $168.0 million in Q4 2025 for Celanese, down from $383.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Free Cash Flow ranged from a high of $869.0 million in Q3 2021 to a low of -$260.0 million in Q1 2023.
  • Median Free Cash Flow over the past 5 years was $317.0 million (2021), compared with a mean of $271.1 million.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Free Cash Flow: crashed 245.25% in 2023 and later surged 4355.56% in 2025.
  • Celanese's Free Cash Flow stood at $869.0 million in 2021, then crashed by 54.2% to $398.0 million in 2022, then skyrocketed by 76.38% to $702.0 million in 2023, then crashed by 44.59% to $389.0 million in 2024, then tumbled by 56.81% to $168.0 million in 2025.
  • The last three reported values for Free Cash Flow were $168.0 million (Q4 2025), $383.0 million (Q3 2025), and $317.0 million (Q2 2025) per Business Quant data.