Celanese (CE) Shares Outstanding (2009 - 2026)
Celanese's Weighted Average Shares Outstanding came in at 109.82 million for Q3 2026, up 0.2% from 109.57 million a year earlier and unchanged from the prior quarter.
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Celanese (CE) Shares Outstanding (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Celanese's Weighted Average Shares Outstanding was 109.53 million, up 0.2% from FY2024.
- Weighted Average Shares Outstanding has increased in each of the last three years, though with a five-year compound annual growth rate of -1.4% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Weighted Average Shares Outstanding was 109.27 million in FY2024 (+0.4%), 108.85 million in FY2023 (+0.4%), 108.38 million in FY2022 (-2.6%) and 111.22 million in FY2021 (-5.6%).
- The Q3 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Weighted Average Shares Outstanding since Q4 2021.
- Year-over-year, Weighted Average Shares Outstanding has increased for 15 consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 0.3% over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Weighted Average Shares Outstanding over five years came in Q2 2023 (growth of 0.5%), and the weakest in Q4 2021 (a decline of 5.6%).
- Business Quant data shows CE's Weighted Average Shares Outstanding at 109.78 million (Q2 2026), 109.66 million (Q1 2026) and 109.53 million (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Shares Outstanding (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 238.84 Bn | 220.98 Bn | 4.44 Bn | 460.61 Mn |
| 2 | Corning | 98.69 Bn | 90.37 Bn | 1.81 Bn | 863.00 Mn |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 85.12 Bn | 84.13 Bn | 3.28 Bn | 240.70 Mn |
| 4 | Air Products & Chemicals | 69.02 Bn | 64.21 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 222.80 Mn |
| 5 | LyondellBasell Industries | 38.36 Bn | 26.43 Bn | 1.50 Bn | 646.00 Mn |
| 6 | Nutrien | 34.35 Bn | 30.38 Bn | - | 486.34 Mn |
| 7 | Ppg Industries | 27.44 Bn | 20.36 Bn | 1.76 Bn | 222.20 Mn |
| 8 | Qnity Electronics | 26.06 Bn | 22.20 Bn | 743.00 Mn | 209.40 Mn |
| 9 | Ati | 25.56 Bn | 23.51 Bn | 380.20 Mn | 136.10 Mn |
| 10 | Celanese | 5.18 Bn | -565.68 Mn | 539.00 Mn | 109.82 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 109.82 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 109.78 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 109.66 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 109.53 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 109.57 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 109.53 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 109.42 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 109.27 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 109.34 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 109.31 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 109.07 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 108.85 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 108.92 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 108.89 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 108.63 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 108.38 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 108.43 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 108.39 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 108.19 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 111.22 Mn |
API Access
Celanese Shares Outstanding 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=shares-outstanding&ticker=CE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "shares-outstanding", "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=shares-outstanding&ticker=CE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();