Celanese (CE) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)

Celanese has reported Operating Expenses for 18 years, with the latest figure at $254.0 million in Q1 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Expenses fell 3.05% year-over-year to $254.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $1.0 billion (down 9.7% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $1.0 billion, down 11.95% from the prior year.
• Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 stood at $254.0 million, roughly flat from $255.0 million in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Operating Expenses was $327.0 million in Q1 2023, with the low at $198.0 million in Q1 2022.
• Historically, Operating Expenses has averaged $270.4 million across 5 years, with a median of $276.0 million in 2023.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Operating Expenses surged 65.15% — and 2025, when it retreated 15.28%.
• Celanese's Operating Expenses stood at $306.0 million in 2022, then changed by 0.0% to $306.0 million in 2023, then fell by 3.92% to $294.0 million in 2024, then declined by 13.27% to $255.0 million in 2025, then declined by 0.39% to $254.0 million in 2026.
• The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $254.0 million (Q1 2026), $255.0 million (Q4 2025), and $262.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.