Growth Metrics

Celanese (CE) Research & Development (2016 - 2026)

Celanese filings provide 17 years of Research & Development readings, the most recent being $32.0 million for Q4 2025.

  • On a quarterly basis, Research & Development rose 3.23% to $32.0 million in Q4 2025 year-over-year; TTM through Dec 2025 was $125.0 million, a 3.85% decrease, with the full-year FY2025 number at $125.0 million, down 3.85% from a year prior.
  • Research & Development hit $32.0 million in Q4 2025 for Celanese, up from $31.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Research & Development ranged from a high of $42.0 million in Q1 2023 to a low of $20.0 million in Q1 2021.
  • Median Research & Development over the past 5 years was $31.0 million (2024), compared with a mean of $30.3 million.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Research & Development: soared 75.0% in 2023 and later decreased 19.05% in 2024.
  • Celanese's Research & Development stood at $21.0 million in 2021, then soared by 76.19% to $37.0 million in 2022, then fell by 13.51% to $32.0 million in 2023, then decreased by 3.12% to $31.0 million in 2024, then grew by 3.23% to $32.0 million in 2025.
  • The last three reported values for Research & Development were $32.0 million (Q4 2025), $31.0 million (Q3 2025), and $31.0 million (Q2 2025) per Business Quant data.