Growth Metrics

Celanese (CE) Operating Expenses (2016 - 2026)

Celanese filings provide 17 years of Operating Expenses readings, the most recent being $255.0 million for Q4 2025.

  • On a quarterly basis, Operating Expenses fell 13.27% to $255.0 million in Q4 2025 year-over-year; TTM through Dec 2025 was $1.0 billion, a 11.97% decrease, with the full-year FY2025 number at $1.0 billion, down 11.95% from a year prior.
  • Operating Expenses hit $255.0 million in Q4 2025 for Celanese, down from $262.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $327.0 million in Q1 2023 to a low of $157.0 million in Q1 2021.
  • Median Operating Expenses over the past 5 years was $262.0 million (2025), compared with a mean of $256.2 million.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Operating Expenses: skyrocketed 65.15% in 2023 and later fell 15.28% in 2025.
  • Celanese's Operating Expenses stood at $186.0 million in 2021, then soared by 64.52% to $306.0 million in 2022, then changed by 0.0% to $306.0 million in 2023, then decreased by 3.92% to $294.0 million in 2024, then dropped by 13.27% to $255.0 million in 2025.
  • The last three reported values for Operating Expenses were $255.0 million (Q4 2025), $262.0 million (Q3 2025), and $244.0 million (Q2 2025) per Business Quant data.