Celanese (CE) Interest Expenses (2009 - 2026)
Celanese's Interest Expenses was $186 million in Q2 2026, up 5.1% from $177 million a year earlier and up 1.6% from the prior quarter.
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Celanese (CE) Interest Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Celanese's Interest Expenses was $723 million through Jun 30, 2026, up 6.3% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $701 million, up 3.7% from FY2024.
- Interest Expenses shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 45.1% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Interest Expenses was $676 million in FY2024 (-6.1%), $720 million in FY2023 (+77.8%), $405 million in FY2022 (+345.1%) and $91 million in FY2021 (-16.5%).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Interest Expenses in data going back to Q2 2009.
- Compared with a year earlier, Interest Expenses has increased for six straight quarters, with growth averaging 1.8% over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Interest Expenses over five years was Q4 2022 (growth of 700.0%); the worst was Q3 2021 (a decline of 25.0%).
- Per Business Quant data, CE's Interest Expenses in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was $183 million (Q1 2026), $177 million (Q4 2025) and $177 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Int Expense (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 232.92 Bn | 214.50 Bn | 4.43 Bn | 61.00 Mn |
| 2 | Corning | 114.46 Bn | 107.03 Bn | 1.63 Bn | 94.00 Mn |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 80.97 Bn | 80.01 Bn | 3.34 Bn | 135.90 Mn |
| 4 | Air Products & Chemicals | 66.60 Bn | 61.78 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 49.40 Mn |
| 5 | LyondellBasell Industries | 41.19 Bn | 30.70 Bn | 2.04 Bn | 138.00 Mn |
| 6 | Nutrien | 33.79 Bn | 30.61 Bn | 3.25 Bn | 173.00 Mn |
| 7 | Ati | 25.83 Bn | 23.86 Bn | 309.80 Mn | - |
| 8 | Qnity Electronics | 24.96 Bn | 22.09 Bn | 666.00 Mn | 61.00 Mn |
| 9 | Ppg Industries | 23.98 Bn | 16.63 Bn | 1.81 Bn | 71.00 Mn |
| 10 | Celanese | 5.26 Bn | -564.53 Mn | 618.00 Mn | 186.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 186.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 183.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 177.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 177.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 177.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 170.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 164.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 169.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 174.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 169.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 178.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 178.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 182.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 182.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 168.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 154.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 48.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 35.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 21.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 21.00 Mn |
API Access
Celanese Interest Expenses 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=interest-expenses&ticker=CE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "interest-expenses", "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=interest-expenses&ticker=CE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();