Basic Materials
Live Price
Offline$49.73
-2.80% today
1Y Change
-10.57%
Window
Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 22, 2026
Coverage: 248 bars ยท Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 22, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
Celanese Corporation (CE) is a Basic Materials stock with a market cap of $7.72B and listed on NYSE. The stock last traded around $49.73 and down 10.6% across the available one-year price window (Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 22, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of -7.2%, EPS growth of +23.6%, a dividend yield of 0.2%. What stands out right now is revenue -7.2%, EPS +23.6%, free cash flow +51.2% with operating margin -7.4% and ROIC -3.2%. The dividend is present but secondary, with a yield around 0.2%. Valuation is more restrained than many high-expectation growth names at price/sales 0.8. Overall, the current profile looks closer to a turnaround or cyclical reset than a generic broad-market placeholder. Stock Foundry combines CE price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Basic Materials peers on this page.
Sector Context
How this name stacks up against nearby peers on first-pass metrics.
Revenue Growth
Below sector median
-7.2% vs 0.0% peer median
Operating Margin
Below sector median
-7.4% vs +10.5% peer median
What Changed This Quarter
Latest report context and the signals most likely to have changed the story.
Latest report is on the board
2026 was reported on May 4, 2026, but the surprise data is still limited.
The operating picture looks softer than before
Revenue is at -7.2% and EPS is at +23.6%, with operating margin around -7.4%.
Shareholder return is still part of the story
The stock is still offering a dividend yield around 0.2%, which matters if the thesis depends on income as much as growth.
Earnings Reaction Memory
How the stock has tended to move after recent reports.
Across the last 3 reported quarters, the stock averaged -2.5% over the next 5 trading days and finished higher after 1 of those reports.
| Quarter | EPS ฮ | 1D | 5D | 20D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 May 4, 2026 | โ | +0.4% | -13.4% | -19.6% |
2026 Feb 17, 2026 | -24.7% | -1.6% | -4.8% | +8.0% |
2025 Nov 6, 2025 | +5.5% | +14.4% | +10.7% | +12.5% |
Benchmark Edge
Normalized return, excess return, max drawdown, and calendar-year wins against the benchmarks investors actually use.
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Normalized return
SPY
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S&P 500
Excess Return
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Relative to SPY
CE Max Drawdown
-43.05%
Trailing 1Y
SPY Max Drawdown
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Trailing 1Y
Uses the longest available daily history for CE and SPY.
Company Overview
Celanese Corporation
NYSE
Celanese Corporation is a global chemical and specialty materials company that manufactures engineered polymers and chemical products serving diverse industries. The company operates through two primary segments: Engineered Materials and Acetyl Chain. The Engineered Materials segment produces nylon, polypropylene, polyoxymethylene, polyethylene and polybutylene terephthalates, thermoplastic elastomers, polyphenylene sulfide, and other high-performance polymers used in automotive, electronics, medical, building, and consumer applications. The Acetyl Chain segment encompasses integrated production of acetic acid and its downstream derivative chemicals, which serve coatings, adhesives, and various industrial end markets, along with emulsion polymers and ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) polymers. Additionally, the company manufactures cellulose derivatives utilized in cigarette filters. Celanese maintains significant global production capacity and distribution networks, positioning it as one of the world's largest producers in both its acetic acid and specialty polymer categories.
Valuation, growth, profitability, and balance sheet signals.
Company announcements and filings-style updates.
Next Step
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