Celanese (CE) Times Interest Earned (2009 - 2026)
Celanese's Times Interest Earned came in at 1.48 for Q2 2026, up 13.7% from 1.31 a year earlier and up 26.9% from the prior quarter.
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Celanese (CE) Times Interest Earned (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Celanese reported Times Interest Earned of -0.96; for FY2025, it came in at -1.12.
- Going back by year, Times Interest Earned was -1.07 in FY2024, 2.31 in FY2023 (-32.0%), 3.40 in FY2022 (-84.1%) and 21.38 in FY2021 (+251.0%).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Times Interest Earned since Q3 2023.
- Year-over-year, Times Interest Earned increased in two of the last five quarters, with an average decline of 13.2%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Times Interest Earned over five years came in Q4 2023 (growth of 299.4%), and the weakest in Q4 2022 (a decline of 98.6%).
- Business Quant data shows CE's Times Interest Earned at 1.17 (Q1 2026), 0.53 (Q4 2025) and -7.20 (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Times Interest Earned (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 231.39 Bn | 212.97 Bn | 4.43 Bn | 41.87 |
| 2 | Corning | 114.25 Bn | 106.81 Bn | 1.63 Bn | 7.43 |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 82.06 Bn | 81.10 Bn | 3.34 Bn | 9.08 |
| 4 | Air Products & Chemicals | 67.00 Bn | 62.19 Bn | 1.04 Bn | -42.45 |
| 5 | LyondellBasell Industries | 41.20 Bn | 30.70 Bn | 2.04 Bn | 11.18 |
| 6 | Nutrien | 33.48 Bn | 30.31 Bn | 3.25 Bn | 10.27 |
| 7 | Ati | 24.95 Bn | 22.98 Bn | 309.80 Mn | - |
| 8 | Qnity Electronics | 24.94 Bn | 22.08 Bn | 666.00 Mn | 6.03 |
| 9 | Ppg Industries | 24.22 Bn | 16.87 Bn | 1.81 Bn | 9.32 |
| 10 | Celanese | 5.20 Bn | -621.61 Mn | 618.00 Mn | 1.48 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.48 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.17 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.53 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -7.20 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.31 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.97 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -8.65 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.45 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.44 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.24 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.33 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 4.73 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.84 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.38 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.33 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 2.00 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 10.06 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 15.17 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 24.62 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 25.52 |
API Access
Celanese Times Interest Earned 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=times-interest-earned&ticker=CE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "times-interest-earned", "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=times-interest-earned&ticker=CE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();