Celanese (CE) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)

Celanese (CE) posted Operating Expenses of $254.0 million for Q1 2026, little changed on a QoQ basis from $255.0 million in Q4 2025, and down 3.05% year-over-year from $262.0 million in Q1 2025.

Celanese (CE) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Celanese's Operating Expenses history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $254.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Operating Expenses fell 3.05% year-over-year to $254.0 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $1.0 billion (down 9.7% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $1.0 billion, down 11.95% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses was $254.0 million for Q1 2026 at Celanese, roughly flat from $255.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at $327.0 million in Q1 2023 and bottomed at $198.0 million in Q1 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $270.4 million and a median of $276.0 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Operating Expenses plunged 60.27% — and 2023, when it surged 65.15%.
  • Celanese's Operating Expenses stood at $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 retreated by 13.27% to $255.0 million in 2025, then retreated by 0.39% to $254.0 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows CE's Operating Expenses at $254.0 million in Q1 2026, $255.0 million in Q4 2025, and $262.0 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Celanese 5.19 Bn 3.86 Bn 468.00 Mn 254.00 Mn
2 Methanex 4.49 Bn 4.40 Bn - -770.48 Mn
3 Olin 2.69 Bn 2.50 Bn 75.80 Mn 154.10 Mn
4 Braskem 1.98 Bn -218.50 Mn - -
5 Rex American Resources 1.49 Bn 1.21 Bn 28.91 Mn 12.26 Mn
6 Green Plains 1.18 Bn 1.01 Bn 87.95 Mn 401.03 Mn
7 Tronox Holdings 1.02 Bn 1.04 Bn 44.00 Mn 85.00 Mn
8 Lsb Industries 880.78 Mn 699.14 Mn 35.79 Mn -1.64 Mn
9 Westlake Chemical Partners 775.06 Mn 730.77 Mn 93.76 Mn 7.19 Mn
10 AdvanSix 576.85 Mn 559.27 Mn 3.80 Mn 22.52 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 254.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 255.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 262.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 244.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 262.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 294.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 280.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 288.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 299.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 306.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 276.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 314.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 327.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 306.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 209.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 223.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 198.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 526.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 183.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 157.00 Mn