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Celanese Corporation
Basic Materials · Chemicals · NYQ
$51.03
Data: 2026-05-28
✓ ETHICAL PASS

Unknown MOAT
HIGH
Data Confidence: 85.7%
Key Metrics

How this company measures up on the fundamentals that matter

Market Cap
$5.8B
Total market value of the company
7.99
Based on estimated future earnings — lower means cheaper
Rev Growth
-2.2%
Year-over-year revenue change
Profit Margin
-11.6%
How much profit the company keeps from each dollar of revenue
-21.1%
Return on equity — how efficiently it uses shareholder money
Analyst Target
$73.00
+43% from current price — median analyst estimate
Recommendation
BUY
Consensus view from 16 analysts covering this stock
About Celanese Corporation

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 use in appliance, automotive, construction, consumer apparel, consumer electronics, electrical, energy storage, filtration equipment, industrial, medical, and telecommunication applications. It also provides acetic acid and anhydride, acetate flakes and tows, butyl acetates, emulsion polymers, ethyl acetates, ethylene vinyl acetate resins and compounds, formaldehydes, redispersible powders, and vinyl acetate monomers for use in adhesives, automotive parts, coatings, consumer goods, external thermal insulation composite systems, films, filtration, flexible packaging, food and beverage, food packaging, inks, lamination, lubricants, paints, paper finishing, pharmaceuticals, plasticizers, plasters and renders, solvents, textiles, and tiling applications. The company offers its products under the Amcel, AOPlus, Ateva, Avicor, Celanese, Celanex, Celanyl, Celcon, Celstran, Celvolit, Clarifoil, Crastin, Dur-O-Set, Dytron, ECOMID, EcoVAE, Elotex, Factor, Flexbond, Forprene, FRIANYL, Fortron, Geolast, GHR, GUR, Hostaform, Hytrel, Laprene, Melinex, MetaLX, Mowilith, MT, Mylar, NILAMID, Nylfor, OmniLon, Pibifor, Pibiter, Polifor, Resyn, Rynite, Santoprene, SlideX, Sofprene, Sofpur, Talcoprene, Tarnoform, Tecnoprene, TufCOR, Tynex, Vamac, VAntage, Vectra, Vinac, Vinamul, VitalDose, Zenite, and Zytel brands. It sells its products directly to customers and through distributors; and original equipment manufacturers and suppliers. Celanese Corporation was founded in 1912 and is headquartered in Irving, Texas.

https://www.celanese.com

Country: United States Employees: 11,000 Industry: Chemicals
Ethical Screening

Five compliance checks based on AAOIFI standards — all must pass for ethical clearance

Business Activity
PASS
Core business does not involve prohibited activities
Debt Ratio
0.0% N/A
Debt must be below 33% of total assets
Cash Ratio
0.0% N/A
Interest-bearing cash below 33% of assets
Receivables
0.0% N/A
Receivables below 49% of assets
Revenue Purity
0.0% PASS
Non-compliant revenue below 5% — any excess requires purification
Quantitative Intelligence

Statistical analysis of price behaviour, risk, and market regime — independent of fundamental data

DISTRIBUTION
Smart money appears to be selling into strength — caution
-0.566
Returns do not compensate for the risk — negative edge
-0.0552
No positive edge detected — the data suggests staying out
-0.522
Drawdown risk outweighs the returns — higher risk profile
Annual Return
-39.8%
Historical annualised return based on price data
-76.3%
Largest peak-to-trough decline — the worst it has been
BEAR
Statistical model detects bearish conditions
Days in State
14
How long the current regime has persisted — longer means more stable
Market Data

Trading characteristics and market positioning

0.81
Less volatile than the market — more defensive
52W High
$70.70
28% below the year high
52W Low
$35.13
45% above the year low
Avg Volume
2,433,126
Average daily shares traded — higher means easier to buy and sell
2.8
Days it would take all short sellers to cover — higher means more crowded
Short % Float
8.9%
Moderate short interest
23.0%
Annual dividend as a percentage of the share price
$-9.86
Earnings per share over the last 12 months
Financial Health

Balance sheet strength and cash generation — the foundation of long-term value

287.74
Heavy leverage — higher financial risk if revenues decline
1.38
Adequate but worth monitoring
Quick Ratio
0.80
Like current ratio but excludes inventory — stricter test
Gross Margin
20.8%
Revenue left after cost of goods — higher means pricing power
Operating Margin
8.5%
Profit from core operations before interest and tax
$1.0B
Positive — the business generates more cash than it spends
Revenue (TTM)
$9.5B
Total revenue over the last 12 months
Net Income
$-1,080,000,000
Loss-making — spending exceeds revenue after all costs
Analyst Coverage
Analysts
16
Target High
$95.00
Target Median
$73.00
Target Low
$64.00
Political Trading Activity

Congressional trading disclosures involving this instrument

Date Politician Party Type Amount
9 Apr2026 Josh Gottheimer Democrat sell 15K–50K
7 May2026 Tim Moore Republican buy 1K–15K
7 Feb2025 Tim Walberg Republican buy 15K–50K
6 May2026 Kevin Hern Republican sell 1M–5M
6 May2026 Dave McCormick Republican buy 100K–250K
Source: Congressional disclosure filings. View all political trades at
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