Celanese (CE) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026)
Celanese's Retained Earnings was $10.04 billion in Q2 2026, down 10.7% from $11.24 billion a year earlier but up 1.2% from the prior quarter.
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Celanese (CE) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Retained Earnings at Celanese came in at $9.88 billion, down 10.7% from FY2024.
- Retained Earnings shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 4.1% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Retained Earnings was $11.05 billion in FY2024 (-14.5%), $12.93 billion in FY2023 (+14.7%), $11.27 billion in FY2022 (+16.5%) and $9.68 billion in FY2021 (+19.6%).
- Quarterly Retained Earnings has moved between $9.23 billion (Q3 2021) and $13.09 billion (Q3 2024) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Retained Earnings has declined for seven straight quarters, with an average decline of 11.6% over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Retained Earnings over five years was Q3 2021 (growth of 37.5%); the worst was Q3 2025 (a decline of 24.7%).
- Per Business Quant data, CE's Retained Earnings in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was $9.92 billion (Q1 2026), $9.88 billion (Q4 2025) and $9.86 billion (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Retained Earnings (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 232.92 Bn | 214.50 Bn | 4.43 Bn | 18.80 Bn |
| 2 | Corning | 114.46 Bn | 107.03 Bn | 1.63 Bn | 16.75 Bn |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 80.97 Bn | 80.01 Bn | 3.34 Bn | 2.01 Bn |
| 4 | Air Products & Chemicals | 66.60 Bn | 61.78 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 16.30 Bn |
| 5 | LyondellBasell Industries | 41.19 Bn | 30.70 Bn | 2.04 Bn | 7.04 Bn |
| 6 | Nutrien | 33.79 Bn | 30.61 Bn | 3.25 Bn | 12.69 Bn |
| 7 | Ati | 25.83 Bn | 23.86 Bn | 309.80 Mn | 738.50 Mn |
| 8 | Qnity Electronics | 24.96 Bn | 22.09 Bn | 666.00 Mn | 260.00 Mn |
| 9 | Ppg Industries | 23.98 Bn | 16.63 Bn | 1.81 Bn | 23.44 Bn |
| 10 | Celanese | 5.26 Bn | -564.53 Mn | 618.00 Mn | 10.04 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 10.04 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 9.92 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 9.88 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 9.86 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 11.24 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 11.08 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 11.05 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 13.09 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 13.05 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 12.97 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 12.93 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 12.31 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 11.43 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 11.29 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 11.27 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 10.58 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 10.47 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 10.11 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 9.68 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 9.23 Bn |
API Access
Celanese Retained Earnings API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=retained-earnings&ticker=CE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "retained-earnings", "ticker": "CE", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=retained-earnings&ticker=CE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();