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CE Stock Chart & Stats
$62.03
-$1.52(-2.29%)
At close: 4:00 PM EST
$62.03
-$1.52(-2.29%)
Day’s Range― - ―
52-Week Range$35.13 - $70.70
Previous CloseN/A
Volume568.14K
Average Volume (3M)1.64M
Market Cap
$5.19B
Enterprise Value$16.41B
Total Cash (Recent Filing)$1.76B
Total Debt (Recent Filing)$12.55B
Price to Earnings (P/E)―
Beta0.81
Next Earnings
Jul 16, 2026EPS Estimate
2.24Next Dividend Ex-DateN/A
Dividend Yield0.29%
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)-10.00
Shares Outstanding109,662,540
10 Day Avg. Volume1,952,328
30 Day Avg. Volume1,642,275
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio0.17
Price to Book (P/B)1.14
Price to Sales (P/S)0.49
P/FCF Ratio5.77
Enterprise Value/Market Cap3.16
Enterprise Value/Revenue1.73
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit8.72
Enterprise Value/Ebitda40.33
Forecast
1Y Price Target
$66.82Price Target Upside7.72% Upside
Rating ConsensusModerate Buy
Number of Analyst Covering11
EPS Forecast (FY)6.16
Revenue Forecast (FY)$10.09B
Bulls Say, Bears Say
Bulls Say
Engineered Materials Margin ExpansionEngineered Materials sustaining >20% EBITDA margins creates a durable high‑margin core less tied to commodity swings. Strong EM profitability underpins cash generation, funds reinvestment, and provides pricing leverage versus acetyl commodity exposure, improving resilience across cycles over 2–6 months.
Positive Free Cash FlowConsistent positive operating and free cash flow gives management durable funding flexibility to service debt, invest in efficiency programs, and sustain dividends without relying on equity markets. Improved FCF cushions earnings volatility and supports medium‑term deleveraging and capex plans.
Manufacturing Network FlexibilityA low‑cost, highly utilized Clear Lake asset and global swing capacity provide structural operational flexibility. The footprint lets Celanese shift production to capture regional demand, mitigate localized outages and optimize utilization, helping sustain margins and reliability through planned turnarounds.
Bears Say
Elevated LeverageDebt roughly 3x equity materially constrains financial flexibility. High leverage raises refinancing and interest risk during weak earnings, limits ability to pursue strategic M&A or aggressive capital returns, and requires sustained EBITDA improvement or asset disposals to materially reduce balance‑sheet risk.
Sharp Revenue Decline And LossesA ~55% TTM revenue decline and current losses indicate persistent volume or mix deterioration. Reduced top line weakens fixed‑cost absorption, erodes operating leverage, and makes it harder to restore margins and consistent cash generation without sustained demand recovery or effective business mix improvement.
Weak End Markets & Supply DisruptionsPersistent weak end‑market demand combined with supply‑chain and shipping issues (including benzene outages and regional pricing volatility) creates ongoing volume and margin uncertainty. Turnarounds and absorption hits delay recovery and slow cash conversion, weighing on medium‑term operational momentum.
Celanese News
CE FAQ
What was Celanese’s price range in the past 12 months?
Celanese lowest stock price was $35.13 and its highest was $70.70 in the past 12 months.
What is Celanese’s market cap?
Celanese’s market cap is $5.19B.
When is Celanese’s upcoming earnings report date?
Celanese’s upcoming earnings report date is Jul 16, 2026 which is in 6 days.
How were Celanese’s earnings last quarter?
Celanese released its earnings results on May 05, 2026. The company reported $0.85 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.891 by -$0.041.
Is Celanese overvalued?
According to Wall Street analysts Celanese’s price is currently Undervalued.
Does Celanese pay dividends?
Celanese pays a Quarterly dividend of $0.03 which represents an annual dividend yield of 0.29%. See more information on Celanese dividends here
What is Celanese’s EPS estimate?
Celanese’s EPS estimate is 2.24.
How many shares outstanding does Celanese have?
Celanese has 109,662,540 shares outstanding.
What happened to Celanese’s price movement after its last earnings report?
Celanese reported an EPS of $0.85 in its last earnings report, missing expectations of $0.891. Following the earnings report the stock price went down -9.984%.
Which hedge fund is a major shareholder of Celanese?
Currently, no hedge funds are holding shares in CE
What is the TipRanks Smart Score and how is it calculated?
Smart Score combines eight research factors - such as analyst recommendations, hedge fund trends, and technical indicators - to measure a stock’s outlook. These signals are unified into a single score that reflects bullish or bearish momentum. See detailed methodology
Celanese Stock Smart Score
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Analyst Consensus
Moderate Buy
Average Price Target:
$66.82 (7.72% Upside)
$66.82 (7.72% Upside)
Blogger Sentiment
Bullish
CE Sentiment 100%
Sector Average 72%
Sector Average 72%
Hedge Fund Trend
Increased
By 3.5M Shares
Last Quarter.
Last Quarter.
Crowd Wisdom
Positive
Last 7 Days ▼ 1.0%
Last 30 Days ▲ 3.5%
Last 30 Days ▲ 3.5%
News Sentiment
Very Bearish
Bullish news 0%
Bearish news 100%
Bearish news 100%
Technicals
SMA
Negative
20 days / 200 days
Momentum
-21.46%
12-Months-Change
Fundamentals
Return on Equity
-25.26%
Trailing 12-Months
Asset Growth
-6.30%
Trailing 12-Months
Company Description
Celanese
Celanese Corporation produces and sells engineered polymers worldwide. It operates through Engineered Materials and Acetyl Chain segments. The company offers ethylene acrylic elastomers, ethylene vinyl acetate pharmaceutical grade copolymers, liquid crystal polymers, long-fiber reinforced thermoplastics, nylon and polypropylene compounds and formulations, polyoxymethylene, ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene, and thermoplastic elastomers, polyesters, and vulcanizates for use in appliance, automotive, construction, consumer apparel, consumer electronics, electrical, energy storage, filtration equipment, industrial, medical, and telecommunication applications. It also provides acetic acid and anhydride, acetate flakes and tows, butyl acetates, emulsion polymers, ethyl acetates, ethylene vinyl acetate resins and compounds, formaldehydes, redispersible powders, and vinyl acetate monomers for use in adhesives, automotive parts, coatings, consumer goods, external thermal insulation composite systems, films, filtration, flexible packaging, food and beverage, food packaging, inks, lamination, lubricants, paints, paper finishing, pharmaceuticals, plasticizers, plasters and renders, solvents, textiles, and tiling applications. The company offers its products under the Amcel, AOPlus, Ateva, Avicor, Celanese, Celanex, Celanyl, Celcon, Celstran, Celvolit, Clarifoil, Crastin, Dur-O-Set, Dytron, ECOMID, EcoVAE, Elotex, Factor, Flexbond, Forprene, FRIANYL, Fortron, Geolast, GHR, GUR, Hostaform, Hytrel, Laprene, Melinex, MetaLX, Mowilith, MT, Mylar, NILAMID, Nylfor, OmniLon, Pibifor, Pibiter, Polifor, Resyn, Rynite, Santoprene, SlideX, Sofprene, Sofpur, Talcoprene, Tarnoform, Tecnoprene, TufCOR, Tynex, Vamac, VAntage, Vectra, Vinac, Vinamul, VitalDose, Zenite, and Zytel brands. It sells its products directly to customers and through distributors; and original equipment manufacturers and suppliers. Celanese Corporation was founded in 1912 and is headquartered in Irving, Texas.
CE Company Deck
CE Earnings Call
Q1 2026
0:00 / 0:00
Earnings Call Sentiment|Positive
The call was cautiously optimistic: management provided a constructive back‑half EPS target (~$3) and highlighted several operational strengths — a sizable expected Q2 improvement in the acetyl chain, EM margin progress (now north of 20%), targeted $30M in nylon savings, Clear Lake’s high utilization and global network flexibility, and price pass-through beginning to flow into P&L. However, the company also flagged meaningful near‑term headwinds: weak end‑market demand, supply‑chain and shipping disruptions (including benzene asset outages), regional pricing volatility (China), planned turnarounds and absorption hits (Q2 and H2), and working capital timing that will defer some cash conversion. Overall, the positives (guidance, margin improvement, targeted cost savings and operational flexibility) modestly outweigh the near‑term risks and uncertainties.View all CE earnings summariesCE Net sales Breakdown
56.48% Engineered Materials
44.34% Acetyl Chain
-0.82% Eliminations
CE Stock 12 Month Forecast
Average Price Target
$66.82
▲(7.72% Upside)
Technical Analysis
Ownership Overview
0.24% Insiders
39.39% Mutual Funds
0.03% Other Institutional Investors
37.39% Public Companies and
Individual Investors