Celanese (CE) Invested Capital (2009 - 2026)
Celanese's Invested Capital was $16.6 billion in Q2 2026, down 10.9% from $18.62 billion a year earlier and down 2.6% from the prior quarter.
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Celanese (CE) Invested Capital (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Invested Capital at Celanese came in at $17.07 billion, down 5.9% from FY2024.
- Invested Capital shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 17.5% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Invested Capital was $18.14 billion in FY2024 (-14.5%), $21.21 billion in FY2023 (+2.0%), $20.78 billion in FY2022 (+144.4%) and $8.5 billion in FY2021 (+11.6%).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the lowest quarterly Invested Capital since Q2 2022.
- Compared with a year earlier, Invested Capital has declined for eight straight quarters, with an average decline of 9.7% over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Invested Capital over five years was Q4 2022 (growth of 144.4%); the worst was Q3 2025 (a decline of 16.4%).
- Per Business Quant data, CE's Invested Capital in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was $17.04 billion (Q1 2026), $17.07 billion (Q4 2025) and $17.23 billion (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Invested Cap. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 231.45 Bn | 213.03 Bn | 4.43 Bn | 68.63 Bn |
| 2 | Corning | 116.59 Bn | 109.15 Bn | 1.63 Bn | 21.60 Bn |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 82.19 Bn | 81.23 Bn | 3.34 Bn | 15.93 Bn |
| 4 | Air Products & Chemicals | 67.40 Bn | 62.58 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 34.08 Bn |
| 5 | LyondellBasell Industries | 40.93 Bn | 30.44 Bn | 2.04 Bn | 23.59 Bn |
| 6 | Nutrien | 33.12 Bn | 29.95 Bn | 3.25 Bn | 37.33 Bn |
| 7 | Qnity Electronics | 25.20 Bn | 22.33 Bn | 666.00 Mn | 11.57 Bn |
| 8 | Ppg Industries | 24.54 Bn | 17.20 Bn | 1.81 Bn | 15.48 Bn |
| 9 | Ati | 24.54 Bn | 22.56 Bn | 309.80 Mn | 4.19 Bn |
| 10 | Celanese | 5.18 Bn | -649.06 Mn | 618.00 Mn | 16.60 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 16.60 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 17.04 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 17.07 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 17.23 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 18.62 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 18.35 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 18.14 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 20.61 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 20.62 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 20.99 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 21.21 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 20.65 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 20.48 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 20.91 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 20.78 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 17.63 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 9.06 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 8.95 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 8.50 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 8.10 Bn |
API Access
Celanese Invested Capital 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=invested-capital&ticker=CE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "invested-capital", "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=invested-capital&ticker=CE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();