Celanese Corporation (CE) Stock

Celanese Corporation (CE) is a Materials stock trading at $46.80 (as of 2026-08-21), with a market capitalization of $5.13B. Figures are sourced from first-party U.S. SEC EDGAR filings and market data.

Celanese Corporation, a technology and specialty materials company, manufactures and sells high performance engineered polymers in the United States and internationally. The company operates through three segments: Engineered Materials, Acetate Tow, and Acetyl Chain. The Engineered Materials segment develops, produces, and supplies specialty polymers for automotive and medical applications, as well as for use in industrial products and consumer electronics. It also offers acesulfame potassium, a sweetener for use in various beverages, confections, and dairy products; and food protection ingredients, such as potassium sorbate and sorbic acid for use in foods, beverages, and personal care products. The Acetate Tow segment provides acetate tows and flakes for use in filter products applications. The Acetyl Chain segment produces and supplies acetyl products, including acetic acid, vinyl acetate monomers, acetic anhydride, and acetate esters that are used as starting materials for colorants, paints, adhesives, coatings, and pharmaceuticals; and organic solvents and intermediates for pharmaceutical, agricultural, and chemical products. It also offers vinyl acetate-based emulsions for use in paints and coatings, adhesives, construction, glass fiber, textiles, and paper applications; and ethylene vinyl acetate resins and compounds, as well as low-density polyethylene for use in flexible packaging films, lamination film products, hot melt adhesives, automotive parts, and carpeting applications. In addition, it manufactures ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene. Celanese Corporation was founded in 1918 and is headquartered in Irving, Texas.

Understand Celanese Corporation: how it makes money

Celanese makes and sells high performance engineered polymers for uses like automotive, medical, industrial products, and consumer electronics, and it also sells acesulfame potassium sweetener, with revenue generated from specialty product sales.

Celanese operates with segment level drivers, where operating performance is assessed via Adjusted EBIT by Business Segment, especially for Engineered Materials and Acetyl Chain.

Business quality (Weak): The business model and segment structure are clear, but the provided data does not include a complete, official three segment net sales breakdown (Acetate Tow segment net sales are not shown), limiting segment-level revenue visibility.

Bull case

  • Engineered Materials serves multiple end markets: Engineered Materials supplies specialty polymers for automotive and medical applications, and for use in industrial products and consumer electronics.
  • Product breadth within Engineered Materials: Engineered Materials also includes acesulfame potassium, a sweetener used in beverages, confections, and dairy products, plus food protection ingredients (text truncated in provided facts).

Bear case

  • Segment performance can drive results unevenly: Operational performance is tracked by Adjusted EBIT at the business segment level, so weaker performance in Engineered Materials or Acetyl Chain can weigh on overall results.
  • Supply chain or input constraints can affect revenue: The provided data includes a 'Glass fiber shortage revenue impact (Q2)' item, indicating that specific supply constraints have impacted revenue.
Valuation — source: SEC EDGAR (first-party)
Price$46.80
Market Cap$5.13B
EV / EBITDA432.1
Price / Book1.14
Price / Sales0.54
FCF Yield17.1%
DCF Value (model)$105.41
DCF Upside vs Price125.2%
Profitability & Growth — source: SEC EDGAR
Revenue (TTM)$9.54B
Net Margin-12.2%
Revenue Growth (YoY)-2.2%
EPS Growth (YoY)-310.5%
FCF Growth (YoY)-115.4%
Financial Health — source: SEC EDGAR
Altman Z-Score1.25 (distress)
Piotroski F-Score4/9 (moderate)
Valuation vs Sector & Industry
Sector P/E (Materials)25.9
Industry P/E (Chemicals)31.1
Smart-Money Activity — SEC Form 4 / 13F / Congressional disclosures
Top Institutional HolderDodge & Cox ($1.01B)
Institutional Holders Tracked10
Congressional Trades (recent)7
Company
SectorMaterials
IndustryChemicals
CEOScott A. Richardson
Employees11,000
CountryUS
IPO Date2005-01-21

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Data as of 2026-08-21.

Figures sourced from U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC EDGAR) filings and market data. Not personalized investment advice.