Celanese (CE) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)
Celanese's (CE) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $254.0 million in Q1 2026, down 3.05% YoY from $262.0 million in Q1 2025, and little changed on a QoQ basis from $255.0 million in Q4 2025.
Celanese (CE) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Celanese (CE) has 18 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $254.0 million in 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 steadied at $254.0 million in Q1 2026, from $255.0 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 $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 sank 60.27% — and 2023, when it surged 65.15%.
- Tracing CE's Operating Expenses over 5 years: 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.
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Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Celanese | 5.19 Bn | 3.83 Bn | 618.00 Mn | 311.00 Mn |
| 2 | Methanex | 4.61 Bn | 4.23 Bn | - | -757.25 Mn |
| 3 | Olin | 2.14 Bn | 1.96 Bn | 170.20 Mn | 113.30 Mn |
| 4 | Braskem | 1.56 Bn | -389.23 Mn | - | - |
| 5 | Rex American Resources | 1.48 Bn | 1.12 Bn | 29.07 Mn | 9.73 Mn |
| 6 | Green Plains | 1.13 Bn | 885.52 Mn | 113.03 Mn | 378.35 Mn |
| 7 | Tronox Holdings | 919.09 Mn | 725.09 Mn | 55.00 Mn | 76.00 Mn |
| 8 | Lsb Industries | 799.00 Mn | 580.65 Mn | 11.46 Mn | -2.15 Mn |
| 9 | Westlake Chemical Partners | 760.46 Mn | 711.14 Mn | 94.81 Mn | 7.49 Mn |
| 10 | Rayonier Advanced Materials | 580.92 Mn | 523.91 Mn | 22.95 Mn | 18.07 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 280.00 Mn |
| 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 |