Celanese (CE) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026)
Celanese's Retained Earnings was $10.11 billion in Q3 2026, up 2.5% from $9.86 billion a year earlier and up 0.7% 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%).
- The Q3 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Retained Earnings since Q2 2025.
- Compared with a year earlier, Retained Earnings was higher in 1 of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 12.1%.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Retained Earnings over five years was Q1 2022 (growth of 21.2%); the worst was Q3 2025 (a decline of 24.7%).
- Per Business Quant data, CE's Retained Earnings in the three quarters before Q3 2026 was $10.04 billion (Q2 2026), $9.92 billion (Q1 2026) and $9.88 billion (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Retained Earnings (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 238.84 Bn | 220.98 Bn | 4.44 Bn | 19.75 Bn |
| 2 | Corning | 98.69 Bn | 90.37 Bn | 1.81 Bn | 17.43 Bn |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 85.12 Bn | 84.13 Bn | 3.28 Bn | 2.64 Bn |
| 4 | Air Products & Chemicals | 69.02 Bn | 64.21 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 16.30 Bn |
| 5 | LyondellBasell Industries | 38.36 Bn | 26.43 Bn | 1.50 Bn | 7.58 Bn |
| 6 | Nutrien | 34.35 Bn | 30.38 Bn | - | 12.08 Bn |
| 7 | Ppg Industries | 27.44 Bn | 20.36 Bn | 1.76 Bn | 23.73 Bn |
| 8 | Qnity Electronics | 26.06 Bn | 22.20 Bn | 743.00 Mn | 442.00 Mn |
| 9 | Ati | 25.56 Bn | 23.51 Bn | 380.20 Mn | 928.30 Mn |
| 10 | Celanese | 5.18 Bn | -565.68 Mn | 539.00 Mn | 10.11 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 10.11 Bn |
| 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 |
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();