Celanese (CE) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026)

Celanese (CE) posted Gross Margin of 20.03% for Q1 2026, up 4.34% on a QoQ basis from 19.19% in Q4 2025, and up 18.0% year-over-year from 16.97% in Q1 2025.

Celanese (CE) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Celanese's Gross Margin history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 20.03% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Gross Margin rose 18.0% year-over-year to 20.03% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 20.51% (down 198.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 20.45%, down 230.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin was 20.03% for Q1 2026 at Celanese, up from 19.19% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Gross Margin topped out at 89.3% in Q4 2022 and bottomed at 19.19% in Q4 2025.
  • A 5-year average of 26.95% and a median of 23.21% in 2023 frame the typical range for Gross Margin.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Gross Margin surged 238 bps — and 2023, when it tumbled 6609 bps.
  • Celanese's Gross Margin stood at 89.3% in 2022, then plunged by 74 bps to 23.21% in 2023, then decreased by 4 bps to 22.31% in 2024, then declined by 14 bps to 19.19% in 2025, then rose by 4 bps to 20.03% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows CE's Gross Margin at 20.03% in Q1 2026, 19.19% in Q4 2025, and 21.54% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 Celanese 5.19 Bn 3.86 Bn 468.00 Mn 20.03%
2 Methanex 4.49 Bn 4.40 Bn - -
3 Olin 2.69 Bn 2.50 Bn 75.80 Mn 4.79%
4 Braskem 1.98 Bn -218.50 Mn - -
5 Rex American Resources 1.49 Bn 1.21 Bn 28.91 Mn 18.30%
6 Green Plains 1.18 Bn 1.01 Bn 87.95 Mn 19.73%
7 Tronox Holdings 1.02 Bn 1.04 Bn 44.00 Mn 5.79%
8 Lsb Industries 880.78 Mn 699.14 Mn 35.79 Mn 21.12%
9 Westlake Chemical Partners 775.06 Mn 730.77 Mn 93.76 Mn 30.67%
10 AdvanSix 576.85 Mn 559.27 Mn 3.80 Mn 0.94%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 20.03%
Dec 31, 2025 19.19%
Sep 30, 2025 21.54%
Jun 30, 2025 21.13%
Mar 31, 2025 19.84%
Dec 31, 2024 22.31%
Sep 30, 2024 23.38%
Jun 30, 2024 24.18%
Mar 31, 2024 21.22%
Dec 31, 2023 23.21%
Sep 30, 2023 24.72%
Jun 30, 2023 24.54%
Mar 31, 2023 22.12%
Dec 31, 2022 89.30%
Sep 30, 2022 23.73%
Jun 30, 2022 28.36%
Mar 31, 2022 29.35%
Sep 30, 2021 31.32%
Jun 30, 2021 34.62%
Mar 31, 2021 26.97%