Celanese (CE) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)
Celanese (CE) posted Return on Capital Employed of 4.22% for Q1 2026, up 1.67% on a QoQ basis from 4.3% in Q4 2025, and down 47.0% year-over-year from 7.97% in Q1 2025.
Celanese (CE) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Celanese's Return on Capital Employed history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 4.22% for Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 47.0% year-over-year to 4.22% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 4.22% (down 47.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 4.23%, down 77.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed was 4.22% for Q1 2026 at Celanese, up from 4.3% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 30.18% in Q2 2022 and bottomed at 11.95% in Q3 2025.
- A 5-year average of 5.72% and a median of 4.92% in 2023 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed soared 1762 bps — and 2023, when it sank 2585 bps.
- Celanese's Return on Capital Employed stood at 6.98% in 2022, then climbed by 8 bps to 7.57% in 2023, then plunged by 146 bps to 3.49% in 2024, then fell by 23 bps to 4.3% in 2025, then advanced by 2 bps to 4.22% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows CE's Return on Capital Employed at 4.22% in Q1 2026, 4.3% in Q4 2025, and 11.95% in Q3 2025.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Celanese | 5.19 Bn | 3.86 Bn | 468.00 Mn | -4.22% |
| 2 | Methanex | 4.49 Bn | 4.40 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Olin | 2.69 Bn | 2.50 Bn | 75.80 Mn | -2.01% |
| 4 | Braskem | 1.98 Bn | -218.50 Mn | - | - |
| 5 | Rex American Resources | 1.49 Bn | 1.21 Bn | 28.91 Mn | 13.29% |
| 6 | Green Plains | 1.18 Bn | 1.01 Bn | 87.95 Mn | 3.14% |
| 7 | Tronox Holdings | 1.02 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 44.00 Mn | -4.44% |
| 8 | Lsb Industries | 880.78 Mn | 699.14 Mn | 35.79 Mn | 7.05% |
| 9 | Westlake Chemical Partners | 775.06 Mn | 730.77 Mn | 93.76 Mn | 29.83% |
| 10 | AdvanSix | 576.85 Mn | 559.27 Mn | 3.80 Mn | 0.85% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -4.22% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -4.30% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -11.95% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -3.75% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -3.75% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -3.49% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 4.34% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 7.23% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 7.59% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 7.57% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 6.75% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 4.33% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 4.92% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 6.98% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 19.32% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 30.18% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 29.58% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 24.84% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 16.22% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 11.96% |