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
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |