# Celanese Corporation Common Stock (CE) — Stock CV

Celanese Corporation is a $4.94B materials company. Revenue shrank 2.3% over the last year, it currently loses money, and its net debt equals ~16.0 years of free cash flow.

> Celanese is one of the world's largest producers of acetic acid and its downstream derivative chemicals, which are used in various end markets, including coatings and adhesives.

## Identity

- **Ticker**: CE
- **Sector**: Basic Materials
- **Industry**: Plastic Material, Synth Resin/Rubber, Cellulos (No Glass)
- **Headquarters**: IRVING, TX
- **Employees**: 11 434
- **Website**: https://www.celanese.com
- **Market cap**: $4.94B
- **Last price**: $45.02
- **Financial profile**: Strained

## Vitals (TTM)

- **Revenue**: $9.71B
- **Net income**: -$1.17B
- **Free cash flow**: $708M
- **Net debt**: $11.3B
- **P/E**: 7.6
- **Revenue growth (YoY)**: -2.3%

## Skills (profile scores, 0–100)

| Pillar | Score |
|---|---|
| Valuation | 95 |
| Growth | 6 |
| Profitability | 0 |
| Health | 12 |
| Quality | 60 |
| Moat | 37 |

## Qualifications (beginner checklist) — 7 of 11 passed

- [ ] Revenue growing — -2.3% YoY
- [ ] Profitable — -$1.17B TTM
- [x] Profit growing — +23.5% YoY
- [x] Generates cash — $708M TTM
- [ ] Debt under control — ~16.0y of cash flow to repay
- [x] Established company — $4.94B market cap
- [x] Not printing shares — -7.6% shares over ~5y
- [x] Proven track record — 8/10 profitable years
- [ ] Financially stable — health score 15/100
- [x] Pays a dividend — yield 0.26%
- [x] Valuation not extreme — P/E 7.6

## Experience (career milestones)

- **Q3 2026** — 5 open-market insider purchases: ~5K shares bought by insiders
- **FY2023** — Revenue crossed $10B: $10.9B for the year
- **FY2020** — Best year on record: $1.99B net income
- **FY2016** — First recorded profitable year: $900M net income
- **FY2016** — Revenue already above $1B: $5.39B in first reported year
- **FY2016** — Positive free cash flow every year since: 10-year streak
- **2010** — TCX Technology is a hydrocarbon-based ethanol production process developed and marketed by Celanese and launched in…
- **Jan 21, 2005** — Celanese Corporation conducted an initial public offering and became a publicly-traded…
- **2004** — Shareholders formally approved the offer from Blackstone on 16 June 2004
- **Dec 16, 2003** — The U.S. private-equity firm Blackstone Group announced a takeover offer for Celanese
- **1999** — Hoechst spun off Celanese AG as a publicly-traded German corporation, cross-listed on both the Frankfurt…
- **1987** — Hoechst AG acquired Celanese Corporation and merged it with its American subsidiary, American Hoechst, to…
- **1986** — Celanese spun off its pharmaceutical business as Celgene in 1986
- **1982** — Celanese bought certain operations of the British chemicals firm Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI) in 1982
- **1925** — The company introduced the word "Celanese", a combination of "cellulose" and "ease" in 1925, seeking to promote the…
- **1918** — The American Cellulose & Chemical Manufacturing Company (known as Amcelle) was founded in New York City by…

## Strengths

- None stand out in the data.

## Watch-outs

- Revenue shrinking 2.3% year over year
- Not profitable — 12.1% net margin
- Thin interest coverage (-1.7×)
- Loss-making in 2 of the recent years
- Net debt equals ~16.0 years of free cash flow

## Track record

| Year | Revenue | Net income | Free cash flow |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2021 | $8.54B | $1.89B | $1.29B |
| FY2022 | $9.67B | $1.89B | $1.28B |
| FY2023 | $10.9B | $1.96B | $1.33B |
| FY2024 | $10.3B | -$1.52B | $531M |
| FY2025 | $9.54B | -$1.17B | $803M |

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Source: https://stockcv.com/CE — derived from company filings; may be delayed or incomplete. Information, not investment advice.