Celanese (CE) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026)
Celanese's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 4.64% in Q3 2026, up 16.60 percentage points from -11.96% a year earlier and up 8.58 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Celanese (CE) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] at Celanese came in at -4.23%, down 0.77 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has now declined for four consecutive years, with a five-year change of -12.31 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was -3.46% in FY2024 (-10.90 pp), 7.45% in FY2023 (-1.71 pp), 9.15% in FY2022 (-12.62 pp) and 21.77% in FY2021 (+13.70 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since Q2 2024.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was higher in 1 of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -4.32 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] over five years was Q3 2026 (a gain of 16.60 percentage points); the worst was Q1 2023 (a drop of 17.38 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, CE's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the three quarters before Q3 2026 was -3.94% (Q2 2026), -4.24% (Q1 2026) and -4.31% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 239.54 Bn | 223.24 Bn | 4.44 Bn | 12.62% |
| 2 | Corning | 96.61 Bn | 88.91 Bn | 1.81 Bn | 10.83% |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 85.84 Bn | 84.86 Bn | 3.28 Bn | 23.55% |
| 4 | Air Products & Chemicals | 69.53 Bn | 72.40 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | LyondellBasell Industries | 39.13 Bn | 27.31 Bn | 1.50 Bn | 9.92% |
| 6 | Nutrien | 34.78 Bn | 31.35 Bn | 1.86 Bn | - |
| 7 | Ppg Industries | 27.48 Bn | 20.55 Bn | 1.76 Bn | 12.90% |
| 8 | Qnity Electronics | 25.83 Bn | 22.27 Bn | 743.00 Mn | 11.12% |
| 9 | Ati | 24.82 Bn | 22.90 Bn | 380.20 Mn | 18.14% |
| 10 | Celanese | 5.37 Bn | 44.40 Mn | 539.00 Mn | 4.64% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 4.64% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | -3.94% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -4.24% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -4.31% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -11.96% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -3.76% |
| 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 | 12.92% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 20.72% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 22.30% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 20.98% |
API Access
Celanese Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] 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-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=CE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "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-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=CE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();