Celanese (CE) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026)
Celanese's Return on Assets [ROA] was -5.35% in Q2 2026, up 1.58 percentage points from -6.93% a year earlier but down 0.36 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Celanese (CE) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Return on Assets [ROA] at Celanese came in at -5.17%, up 1.04 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Assets [ROA] shows a five-year change of -24.71 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Assets [ROA] was -6.21% in FY2024 (-13.57 pp), 7.37% in FY2023 (-2.58 pp), 9.95% in FY2022 (-6.62 pp) and 16.57% in FY2021 (-2.97 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] has moved between -13.49% (Q3 2025) and 24.77% (Q3 2021) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Assets [ROA] has increased for three straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -7.42 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Assets [ROA] over five years was Q3 2021 (a gain of 18.72 percentage points); the worst was Q3 2025 (a drop of 17.66 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, CE's Return on Assets [ROA] in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was -4.99% (Q1 2026), -5.25% (Q4 2025) and -13.49% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 218.80 Bn | 201.92 Bn | 4.43 Bn | 8.44% |
| 2 | Corning | 132.43 Bn | 125.56 Bn | 1.63 Bn | 6.46% |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 78.49 Bn | 77.53 Bn | 3.34 Bn | 10.08% |
| 4 | Air Products & Chemicals | 61.97 Bn | 59.87 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 0.01% |
| 5 | Corteva | 51.82 Bn | 40.62 Bn | 3.66 Bn | 2.42% |
| 6 | LyondellBasell Industries | 37.12 Bn | 26.74 Bn | 2.04 Bn | -0.99% |
| 7 | Nutrien | 33.86 Bn | 30.73 Bn | 3.25 Bn | 4.48% |
| 8 | Qnity Electronics | 26.31 Bn | 23.73 Bn | 666.00 Mn | 4.44% |
| 9 | Ati | 25.78 Bn | 23.93 Bn | 309.80 Mn | 8.91% |
| 10 | Celanese | 4.87 Bn | -531.15 Mn | 618.00 Mn | -5.35% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -5.35% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -4.99% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -5.25% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -13.49% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -6.93% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -7.26% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -6.27% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 4.17% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 7.37% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 7.52% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 7.47% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 7.94% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 4.93% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 5.69% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 7.99% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 9.74% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 15.70% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 17.02% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 16.10% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 24.77% |
API Access
Celanese Return on Assets [ROA] 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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=CE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=CE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();