Celanese Corporation (CE) is a publicly traded company in the Basic Materials — Chemicals industry listed on NYSE. This overview shows the latest price, key valuation ratios, profitability metrics and financial-health indicators used by fundamental investors.
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...
Is Celanese Corporation stock overvalued or undervalued in 2026?
As of October 30, 2026, Celanese Corporation (CE) trades at $49.30 with no positive earnings over the last twelve months, according to Kaplio. No valuation verdict: it has no earnings to calculate a P/E from.
Kaplio overview: Celanese Corporation
Market cap $5B · 52 weeks $36 – $69 (29 % below the high) · P/E no earnings · 2027 expected P/E 8.0× · Dividend 0.24 % · Next earnings November 2, 2026 · expected EPS $1.56 · Closing price, Oct 30 · accounts published Aug 4.
- Valuation: EV/EBITDA 42.4× (no earnings).
- Business: ROIC −4 % (weak).
- Balance sheet: Net debt/EBITDA 40.0× (fragile).
- Earnings: 5 of 8 (uneven).
What would it be worth at its usual multiples?
No valuation verdict: it has no earnings to calculate a P/E from.
In cyclicals the P/E misleads: today's earnings are not the normal ones.
What matters in materials: 3 of 8 pass
- Gross margin 18.8 %, fails.
- Net debt / EBITDA (trough) 40.0×, fails.
- Capex / D&A 0.4×, fails.
- Altman Z-Score 1.5, fails.
- Cycle-adjusted EV/EBITDA 42.4×, fails.
- FCF yield 9.9 %, passes.
- Dividend coverage 61.8×, passes.
- P/B across cycles 1.3×, passes.
Against its peers (reference peers) — Celanese Corporation: P/E —; EV/EBITDA 42.4×; ROIC -3.8 %; $5.4B. Sasol Limited (P/E 15.0×; EV/EBITDA 4.0×; ROIC 12.3 %; $11.0B), Balchem Corp (P/E 33.5×; EV/EBITDA 20.0×; ROIC 11.9 %; $5.4B), SSR Mining Inc. (P/E 21.2×; EV/EBITDA 6.4×; ROIC —; $5.4B).
Dividend
token · Yield 0.24 % ($0.12 per share in 2025) · 5-year growth -46 % a year · Free cash flow coverage 4.3× · With $1,000 invested today you'd collect $2.40 a year ($0.20 a month).
Profitability
| Return on Equity | -28.81% |
| Return on Invested Capital | -3.79% |
| Return on Assets | -5.46% |
| Gross Margin | 20.23% |
| Operating Margin | -7.02% |
| Net Margin | -12.04% |
Financial Health
| Debt / Equity | 2.96 |
| Current Ratio | 1.23 |
| Piotroski F-Score | 4 |
| Altman Z-Score | 1.47 |
Price Performance
| 1 month | +11.54% |
| 3 months | +10.24% |
| Year-to-date | +16.60% |
| 1 year | +28.25% |
| 3 years | -56.38% |
| 5 years | -69.48% |
| 10 years | -31.36% |
Dividend History
Paid in the last 12 months: $0.1200 per share in 4 payments.
| Date | Amount |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-27 | $0.0300 |
| 2026-07-28 | $0.0300 |
| 2026-04-27 | $0.0300 |
| 2026-02-24 | $0.0300 |
| 2025-10-28 | $0.0300 |
| 2025-07-29 | $0.0300 |
| 2025-04-28 | $0.0300 |
| 2025-02-25 | $0.0300 |
| 2024-10-30 | $0.7000 |
| 2024-07-30 | $0.7000 |
Amounts adjusted for stock splits.
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