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Celanese Corp Materials Plastic Material, Synth Resin/Rubber, Cellulos (No Glass) Russell 3000
$49.30Close
$8.4BMarket cap
$35.47 – $69.1952-week range
Nov 2, 2026Next report · after the close
Highlights
Cautions
- Not in an uptrend 3 of 8 trend conditions
- Far from its high 29% below its 52-week high
- Earnings shrinking EPS −37% year on year
- Results soon Nov 2, 2026, in 1 day
- Financial distress Altman Z″ in the distress zone
Price
Filing Results Screen pick 52-week high and low Adjusted prices
Key figures
Off 12-month high
29%
1wk
up 3.4%
price change
1mo
up 11.2%
price change
12-month return
up 30%
market up 11% ·
its own up 12%
F-score
5 / 9
Mixed
Altman Z
1.36
Elevated risk
P/E
—
price / earnings
PEG
—
P/E / EPS growth
P/B
2.1×
price / book
Earnings yield
down 4.0%
EBIT / enterprise value
Cheaper than
57%
of the market · around average
Revenue growth
down 7%
year on year
EPS growth
down 37%
latest quarter
Sales growth
up 9%
latest quarter · +11 pts
ROE
down 25%
return on equity
Free cash margin
up 8%
$803.0M FCF
D/E
3.12
long-term debt / equity
Net debt / EBITDA
—
Interest cover
Lossoperating loss
Piotroski tests
- not yet profitable on its assets
- took on more long-term debt
- issued more shares
- gross margin narrowed
- generating cash from operations
- profitability improving
- profits backed by cash
- short-term liquidity improved
- assets working harder
Trade setup
ATR%
3.4%
$1.67 a day · 2×ATR $45.96
RS
55 / 99
vs the universe
Trend
3 / 8
trend template
Relative volume
0.9×
vs 50-day average
Up/down volume
0.89
50 sessions
Implied move
—
no option chain · report Nov 2, 2026
Trend template · 3 of 8
- Price above the 150 and 200-day averages: fails
- 150-day average above the 200-day: fails
- 200-day average rising for a month: passes
- 50-day average above the 150 and 200-day: fails
- Price above the 50-day average: passes
- At least 30% above the 52-week low: passes
- Within 25% of the 52-week high: fails
- RS rank 70 or higher: fails
Screen verdict
Did not qualify for any screen.
Warning signs
- Bankruptcy model reads distressed The Altman score sits inside the range historically associated with financial distress. It is used here only to exclude, never to rank, and it is a statistical band rather than a prediction about this company.
- Losing money before interest is even paid The company made an operating loss, so interest is not covered at all - the debt is being serviced from cash reserves, asset sales or new borrowing rather than from the business.
- Shareholders diluted The share count rose 56.3% over the year, from 109m to 171m shares. Each existing share owns a smaller fraction of the company than it did a year ago.
- Gross margin narrowing Gross margin fell from 22.8% to 20.5%. The company is keeping less of each dollar of sales than it did a year ago.
- Revenue shrinking Revenue fell 7.1% over the year, from $10.3B to $9.5B.
Last reported
Aug 4, 2026
Results reaction
Aug 4, 2026-3% vs market2 sessions after results
Financials
- Gross 20%
- Net -12%
- Free cash 8%
- Cash
- Long-term debt
| FY2020Dec 31, 2020 | FY2021Dec 31, 2021 | FY2022Dec 31, 2022 | FY2023Dec 31, 2023 | FY2024Dec 31, 2024 | FY2025Dec 31, 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $5.7B | $8.5B | $9.7B | $10.9B | $10.3B | $9.5B |
| Gross margin | 23% | 31% | 25% | 24% | 23% | 20% |
| Operating income | $664.0M | $1.9B | $1.4B | $1.7B | -$720.0M | -$786.0M |
| Net income | $2.0B | $1.9B | $1.9B | $1.9B | -$1.5B | -$1.2B |
| Net margin | 35% | 22% | 20% | 18% | -15% | -12% |
| Earnings per share | $16.75 | $16.86 | $17.34 | $17.76 | -$14.11 | -$10.64 |
| Free cash flow | $979.0M | $1.3B | $1.3B | $1.3B | $531.0M | $803.0M |
| Free cash margin | 17% | 15% | 13% | 12% | 5% | 8% |
| Cash | $955.0M | $536.0M | $1.5B | $1.8B | $962.0M | $1.3B |
| Long-term debt | $3.2B | $3.2B | $13.4B | $13.4B | $12.5B | $12.6B |
| Shareholders' equity | $3.5B | $4.2B | $5.6B | $7.1B | $5.1B | $4.0B |
| Shares outstanding | 114.17m | 108.02m | 108.47m | 108.91m | 109.33m | 170.92m |
Filings
| Filed | Report | Period to | Lag |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 2026 | Quarterly ↗ | Jun 30, 2026 | 36d |
| May 6, 2026 | Quarterly ↗ | Mar 31, 2026 | 36d |
| Feb 24, 2026 | Annual ↗ | Dec 31, 2025 | 55d |
| Nov 7, 2025 | Quarterly ↗ | Sep 30, 2025 | 38d |
| Aug 11, 2025 | Quarterly ↗ | Jun 30, 2025 | 42d |
| May 6, 2025 | Quarterly ↗ | Mar 31, 2025 | 36d |
| Feb 21, 2025 | Annual ↗ | Dec 31, 2024 | 52d |
| Nov 12, 2024 | Quarterly ↗ | Sep 30, 2024 | 43d |
| Aug 2, 2024 | Quarterly ↗ | Jun 30, 2024 | 33d |
| May 10, 2024 | Quarterly ↗ | Mar 31, 2024 | 40d |
| Feb 23, 2024 | Annual ↗ | Dec 31, 2023 | 54d |
| Nov 8, 2023 | Quarterly ↗ | Sep 30, 2023 | 39d |
Current reports
| Filed | Disclosed |
|---|---|
| Sep 16, 2026 | Director or officer change ↗ |
| Aug 4, 2026 | Regulation FD ↗ |
| Aug 4, 2026 | Results ↗ |
| Aug 4, 2026 | Material agreement · New obligation ↗ |
| Jun 10, 2026 | Other events ↗ |
| May 5, 2026 | Regulation FD ↗ |
| May 5, 2026 | Results ↗ |
| Apr 20, 2026 | Director or officer change ↗ |
| Apr 17, 2026 | Shareholder vote ↗ |
| Mar 4, 2026 | Director or officer change ↗ |
| Feb 17, 2026 | Regulation FD ↗ |
| Feb 17, 2026 | Results ↗ |