Celanese (CE) Net Margin (2009 - 2026)
Celanese's Net Margin was 2.90% in Q3 2026, up 58.99 percentage points from -56.10% a year earlier but down 1.65 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Celanese (CE) Net Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Celanese's Net Margin was 2.66% through Sep 30, 2026, up 34.72 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at -12.21%, up 2.81 percentage points from FY2024.
- Net Margin shows a five-year change of -47.31 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Net Margin was -15.02% in FY2024 (-32.80 pp), 17.78% in FY2023 (-1.80 pp), 19.58% in FY2022 (-2.56 pp) and 22.14% in FY2021 (-12.96 pp).
- Quarterly Net Margin has moved between -81.64% (Q4 2024) and 34.92% (Q3 2023) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Net Margin was higher in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -3.90 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Net Margin over five years was Q4 2025 (a gain of 82.50 percentage points); the worst was Q4 2024 (a drop of 108.29 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, CE's Net Margin in the three quarters before Q3 2026 was 4.54% (Q2 2026), 1.88% (Q1 2026) and 0.86% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Net Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 238.84 Bn | 220.98 Bn | 4.44 Bn | 17.99% |
| 2 | Corning | 98.69 Bn | 90.37 Bn | 1.81 Bn | 14.01% |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 85.12 Bn | 84.13 Bn | 3.28 Bn | 11.97% |
| 4 | Air Products & Chemicals | 69.02 Bn | 64.21 Bn | 1.04 Bn | -45.58% |
| 5 | LyondellBasell Industries | 38.36 Bn | 26.43 Bn | 1.50 Bn | 8.90% |
| 6 | Nutrien | 34.35 Bn | 30.38 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Ppg Industries | 27.44 Bn | 20.36 Bn | 1.76 Bn | 10.36% |
| 8 | Qnity Electronics | 26.06 Bn | 22.20 Bn | 743.00 Mn | 11.76% |
| 9 | Ati | 25.56 Bn | 23.51 Bn | 380.20 Mn | 13.33% |
| 10 | Celanese | 5.18 Bn | -565.68 Mn | 539.00 Mn | 2.90% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 2.90% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 4.54% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.88% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.86% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -56.10% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 7.78% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -1.00% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -81.64% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 4.27% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 5.85% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 4.63% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 26.65% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 34.92% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 7.87% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 3.19% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 32.67% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 8.30% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 17.46% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 19.78% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 23.03% |
API Access
Celanese Net Margin 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=net-margin&ticker=CE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "net-margin", "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=net-margin&ticker=CE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();