Celanese (CE) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)
Celanese (CE) recorded Free Cash Flow of $469 million in Q3 2026, up 22.5% from $383 million a year earlier and up 219.0% from the prior quarter.
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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 $794 million as of Sep 30, 2026, down 22.5% 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%).
- The Q3 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Free Cash Flow since Q4 2023.
- On a year-over-year basis, Free Cash Flow rose in two of the last five quarters, with an average decline of 12.6%.
- 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 $147 million (Q2 2026), $10 million (Q1 2026) and $168 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 239.54 Bn | 223.24 Bn | 4.44 Bn | 1.78 Bn |
| 2 | Corning | 96.61 Bn | 88.91 Bn | 1.81 Bn | 516.00 Mn |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 85.84 Bn | 84.86 Bn | 3.28 Bn | 975.80 Mn |
| 4 | Air Products & Chemicals | 69.53 Bn | 72.40 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | LyondellBasell Industries | 39.13 Bn | 27.31 Bn | 1.50 Bn | 1.41 Bn |
| 6 | Nutrien | 34.78 Bn | 31.35 Bn | 1.86 Bn | 100.00 Mn |
| 7 | Ppg Industries | 27.48 Bn | 20.55 Bn | 1.76 Bn | 411.00 Mn |
| 8 | Qnity Electronics | 25.83 Bn | 22.27 Bn | 743.00 Mn | 193.00 Mn |
| 9 | Ati | 24.82 Bn | 22.90 Bn | 380.20 Mn | 61.80 Mn |
| 10 | Celanese | 5.37 Bn | 44.40 Mn | 539.00 Mn | 469.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 469.00 Mn |
| 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 |
API Access
Celanese Free Cash Flow API
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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();