Celanese Corp
CE · Plastic Material, Synth Resin/Rubber, Cellulos (No Glass) · 109.7M shares · -3%/yr ↓ buyback · EDGAR filings ↗
Net buyback after stock comp: -$23M (gross $17M, SBC $40M)
Reference price $41.59 · est. market cap ~$4.6B — last insider purchase, 2025-12-10 (estimated from the dated SEC Form 4 price × shares outstanding — not a live quote)
Grade
D51Scaled specialty-chemicals leader enduring a loss year with depressed margins and very high leverage despite solid free cash flow.
Strengths
- Strong absolute FCF ($803M, 88th pct) and OCF margin (60.5th pct)
- Leading global positions in engineered polymers and acetyls with diversified end-markets
- Maintains deleveraging focus and broad geographic footprint
Risks
- Negative net (-12.2%) and operating (-8.2%) margins; ROE -28.8% and negative interest coverage
- Debt/equity 3.41 (94.5th pct) with credit-rating and refinancing risk
- Revenue down 7% (15.7th pct) and gross margin weak (19.5th pct)
Notable findings
- No interest coverageInterest coverage -1.12 (cannot cover interest)
- Exec changeRecent 8-K item 5.02 8-K ↗
- High leverageHigh leverage (debt/equity 3.41)
- Net lossNet loss (net margin -12.2%)
- Buying back stockNet buyback — share count -3%/yr over 4y
Quarterly revenue
Last 4 quarters · from SEC filings.
Key metrics
Gross margin
20.5%
Operating margin
-8.2%
Net margin
-12.2%
Return on equity
-28.8%
Return on assets
-5.4%
ROIC
-3.5%
Revenue growth (QoQ)
6.0%
Debt / equity
3.4×
Interest coverage
-1.1×
Current ratio
1.5×
Free cash flow
$803M
EBITDA
-$26M
Tangible book value
-$3.3B
Stock comp / revenue
0.3%
Insider transactions · last 18 months
| Date | Insider | Type | Shares | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-11 | Chinn Bruce E. | Grant | 3.0K | — |
| 2026-05-11 | Koenig Michael | Grant | 3.0K | — |
| 2026-05-11 | Hill Kathryn | Grant | 3.0K | — |
| 2026-05-11 | Rucker Kim K.W. | Grant | 3.0K | — |
| 2026-05-11 | MOORTHY GANESH | Grant | 3.0K | — |
| 2026-05-11 | GALANTE EDWARD G | Grant | 4.7K | — |
| 2026-05-11 | Kissire Deborah J. | Grant | 3.0K | — |
| 2026-05-11 | Noonan Anne P | Grant | 3.0K | — |
| 2026-05-11 | Kuehn Christopher J | Grant | 3.0K | — |
| 2026-05-09 | Kissire Deborah J. | Disposition | 3.4K | — |
| 2026-05-09 | Kuehn Christopher J | Disposition | 3.4K | — |
| 2026-05-09 | Rucker Kim K.W. | Disposition | 3.4K | — |
| 2026-05-09 | Koenig Michael | Tax withheld | 1.0K | $57.51 |
| 2026-02-27 | Duffie Ashley B | Grant | 10K | — |
| 2026-02-27 | Richardson Scott A | Grant | 51K | — |
| 2026-02-27 | Murray Mark Christopher | Grant | 10K | — |
| 2026-02-27 | McGilvray Aaron M | Grant | 1.7K | — |
| 2026-02-27 | Kyrish Chuck | Grant | 16K | — |
| 2026-02-27 | Elliott Todd L | Grant | 13K | — |
| 2026-02-15 | Richardson Scott A | Grant | 3.3K | — |
| 2026-02-15 | Richardson Scott A | Tax withheld | 989 | $59.12 |
| 2026-02-15 | Murray Mark Christopher | Grant | 1.2K | — |
| 2026-02-15 | Murray Mark Christopher | Tax withheld | 357 | $59.12 |
| 2026-02-15 | McGilvray Aaron M | Grant | 173 | — |
| 2026-02-15 | McGilvray Aaron M | Tax withheld | 188 | $59.12 |
| 2026-02-15 | Kyrish Chuck | Grant | 401 | — |
| 2026-02-15 | Kyrish Chuck | Tax withheld | 179 | $59.12 |
| 2026-02-15 | Duffie Ashley B | Grant | 618 | — |
| 2026-02-15 | Duffie Ashley B | Tax withheld | 183 | $59.12 |
| 2026-01-01 | Hill Kathryn | Conversion | 1.8K | — |
| 2025-12-10 | Richardson Scott A | Buy | 3.8K | $41.59 |
| 2025-12-09 | Kyrish Chuck | Buy | 5.0K | $41.03 |
| 2025-11-17 | McGilvray Aaron M | Grant | 3.0K | — |
| 2025-11-17 | Duffie Ashley B | Grant | 6.6K | — |
| 2025-09-08 | Go Timothy | Buy | 500 | $46.33 |
| 2025-09-08 | Go Timothy | Buy | 539 | $46.17 |
| 2025-08-14 | Sutton Scott McDougald | Buy | 2.0K | $40.89 |
| 2025-08-14 | Murray Mark Christopher | Buy | 2.0K | $41.83 |
| 2025-08-14 | MOORTHY GANESH | Buy | 1.0K | $40.94 |
| 2025-08-14 | GALANTE EDWARD G | Buy | 2.4K | $41.27 |
| 2025-07-13 | Murray Mark Christopher | Tax withheld | 485 | $60.85 |
| 2025-05-23 | Murray Mark Christopher | Buy | 1.5K | $52.18 |
| 2025-05-15 | Koenig Michael | Tax withheld | 335 | $51.45 |
| 2025-05-15 | Rucker Kim K.W. | Disposition | 1.1K | — |
| 2025-05-15 | Kissire Deborah J. | Disposition | 1.1K | — |
| 2025-05-15 | Go Timothy | Disposition | 1.1K | — |
| 2025-05-09 | Kissire Deborah J. | Grant | 3.4K | — |
| 2025-05-09 | IHLENFELD JAY V | Grant | 3.4K | — |
| 2025-05-09 | Hoffmeister David F | Grant | 3.4K | — |
| 2025-05-09 | GALANTE EDWARD G | Grant | 4.1K | — |
| 2025-05-09 | Go Timothy | Grant | 3.4K | — |
| 2025-05-09 | Chinn Bruce E. | Grant | 3.4K | — |
| 2025-05-09 | Hill Kathryn | Grant | 3.4K | — |
| 2025-05-09 | Sutton Scott McDougald | Grant | 3.4K | — |
| 2025-05-09 | Rucker Kim K.W. | Grant | 3.4K | — |
| 2025-05-09 | MOORTHY GANESH | Grant | 3.4K | — |
| 2025-05-09 | Kuehn Christopher J | Grant | 3.4K | — |
| 2025-05-09 | Koenig Michael | Grant | 3.4K | — |
| 2025-03-12 | MOORTHY GANESH | Buy | 1.0K | $53.29 |
| 2025-03-07 | Kissire Deborah J. | Buy | 1.0K | $54.28 |
| 2025-03-07 | Sutton Scott McDougald | Buy | 7.5K | $54.65 |
| 2025-03-07 | Murray Mark Christopher | Buy | 2.4K | $54.45 |
| 2025-03-07 | MOORTHY GANESH | Buy | 1.0K | $54.67 |
| 2025-02-26 | McGilvray Aaron M | Grant | 1.4K | — |
| 2025-02-15 | Duffie Ashley B | Tax withheld | 174 | $69.13 |
| 2025-02-15 | Richardson Scott A | Grant | 2.5K | — |
| 2025-02-15 | Richardson Scott A | Tax withheld | 964 | $69.13 |
| 2025-02-15 | Murray Mark Christopher | Grant | 871 | — |
| 2025-02-15 | Murray Mark Christopher | Tax withheld | 364 | $69.13 |
| 2025-02-15 | McGilvray Aaron M | Grant | 158 | — |
| 2025-02-15 | McGilvray Aaron M | Tax withheld | 72 | $69.13 |
| 2025-02-15 | Kyrish Chuck | Grant | 412 | — |
| 2025-02-15 | Kyrish Chuck | Tax withheld | 267 | $69.13 |
| 2025-02-15 | Duffie Ashley B | Grant | 412 | — |
| 2025-01-01 | Hill Kathryn | Conversion | 1.0K | — |
All non-derivative Form 4 activity (SEC), newest first.
Notable events (8-K)
Recent filings
| Form | Filed | Period | Accession |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8-K | 2026-06-10 | 2026-06-10 | 0001104659-26-072110 ↗ |
| 10-Q | 2026-05-06 | 2026-03-31 | 0001306830-26-000096 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-05-05 | 2026-05-05 | 0001306830-26-000093 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-05-05 | 2026-05-05 | 0001306830-26-000091 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-04-20 | 2026-04-16 | 0001306830-26-000072 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-04-17 | 2026-04-16 | 0001306830-26-000070 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-03-04 | 2026-02-27 | 0001306830-26-000046 ↗ |
| 10-K | 2026-02-24 | 2025-12-31 | 0001306830-26-000031 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-02-17 | 2026-02-17 | 0001306830-26-000016 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-02-17 | 2026-02-17 | 0001306830-26-000017 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-01-06 | 2026-01-04 | 0001306830-26-000003 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2025-12-17 | 2025-12-17 | 0001628280-25-057638 ↗ |