Celanese (CE) Return on Equity [ROE] (2009 - 2026)
Celanese (CE) recorded Return on Equity [ROE] of -25.44% in Q2 2026, up 3.46 percentage points from -28.89% a year earlier but down 1.26 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Celanese (CE) Return on Equity [ROE] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Celanese reported Return on Equity [ROE] of -22.94%, up 0.50 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Equity [ROE] has a five-year change of -81.59 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Equity [ROE] came in at -23.44% in FY2024 (-52.01 pp), 28.57% in FY2023 (-7.18 pp), 35.75% in FY2022 (-9.23 pp) and 44.97% in FY2021 (-13.68 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] has ranged from -61.52% in Q3 2025 to 67.01% in Q3 2021 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Equity [ROE] rose in two of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -30.85 percentage points.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Equity [ROE] in the last five years was a gain of 46.75 percentage points in Q3 2021, against a drop of 75.64 percentage points in Q3 2025 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at -24.18% (Q1 2026), -26.01% (Q4 2025) and -61.52% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 218.80 Bn | 201.92 Bn | 4.43 Bn | 18.28% |
| 2 | Corning | 132.43 Bn | 125.56 Bn | 1.63 Bn | 16.28% |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 78.49 Bn | 77.53 Bn | 3.34 Bn | 64.89% |
| 4 | Air Products & Chemicals | 61.97 Bn | 59.87 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 0.02% |
| 5 | Corteva | 51.82 Bn | 40.62 Bn | 3.66 Bn | 4.08% |
| 6 | LyondellBasell Industries | 37.12 Bn | 26.74 Bn | 2.04 Bn | -3.28% |
| 7 | Nutrien | 33.86 Bn | 30.73 Bn | 3.25 Bn | 9.43% |
| 8 | Qnity Electronics | 26.31 Bn | 23.73 Bn | 666.00 Mn | 8.40% |
| 9 | Ati | 25.78 Bn | 23.93 Bn | 309.80 Mn | 25.17% |
| 10 | Celanese | 4.87 Bn | -531.15 Mn | 618.00 Mn | -25.44% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -25.44% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -24.18% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -26.01% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -61.52% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -28.89% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -30.05% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -23.07% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 14.12% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 25.26% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 26.27% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 26.90% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 31.17% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 20.89% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 24.37% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 33.37% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 31.54% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 38.77% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 43.77% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 43.05% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 67.01% |
API Access
Celanese Return on Equity [ROE] 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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=CE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=CE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();