Celanese (CE) Net Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)

Celanese (CE) posted Net Cash Flow of $498.0 million for Q1 2026, up 382.95% on a QoQ basis from -$176.0 million in Q4 2025, and up 3212.5% year-over-year from $15.0 million in Q1 2025.

Celanese (CE) Net Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Celanese's Net Cash Flow history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $498.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Net Cash Flow rose 3212.5% year-over-year to $498.0 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $798.0 million (up 252.29% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $284.0 million, up 134.76% from the prior year.
  • Net Cash Flow was $498.0 million for Q1 2026 at Celanese, up from -$176.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Net Cash Flow topped out at $8.9 billion in Q3 2022 and bottomed at -$8.2 billion in Q4 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $73.1 million and a median of $78.0 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Net Cash Flow.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Net Cash Flow plunged 608.97% — and 2026, when it soared 3212.5%.
  • Celanese's Net Cash Flow stood at -$8.2 billion in 2022, then surged by 105.13% to $422.0 million in 2023, then plunged by 58.06% to $177.0 million in 2024, then slumped by 199.44% to -$176.0 million in 2025, then jumped by 382.95% to $498.0 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows CE's Net Cash Flow at $498.0 million in Q1 2026, -$176.0 million in Q4 2025, and $270.0 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Net Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Celanese 5.19 Bn 3.86 Bn 468.00 Mn 498.00 Mn
2 Methanex 4.49 Bn 4.40 Bn - 56.84 Mn
3 Olin 2.69 Bn 2.50 Bn 75.80 Mn 24.60 Mn
4 Braskem 1.98 Bn -218.50 Mn - -
5 Rex American Resources 1.49 Bn 1.21 Bn 28.91 Mn -83.27 Mn
6 Green Plains 1.18 Bn 1.01 Bn 87.95 Mn -46.99 Mn
7 Tronox Holdings 1.02 Bn 1.04 Bn 44.00 Mn -68.00 Mn
8 Lsb Industries 880.78 Mn 699.14 Mn 35.79 Mn 1.13 Mn
9 Westlake Chemical Partners 775.06 Mn 730.77 Mn 93.76 Mn 21,000.00
10 AdvanSix 576.85 Mn 559.27 Mn 3.80 Mn -2.19 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 498.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 498.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -176.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -176.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 270.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 270.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 206.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 206.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -16.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -16.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 177.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 177.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -397.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -397.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -288.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -288.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -309.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -309.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 422.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 422.00 Mn