CE
Bearish signal
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- Insider Supports a bullish reading. Open-market purchases outweigh sales
- Congress Unavailable or mixed. No purchase disclosures in the stored window
- Financial indicators Supports a bullish reading. Current ratio 1.55 · operating margin 8.0%
- Narrative Pulls against a bullish reading. Stored narrative reading is in the bearish band
- Timing Unavailable or mixed. No stored price series
ACHAT TOTAL: 3553 titres (~161770 USD)
- Insiders
- Duffie Ashley BKyrish ChuckMurray Mark Christopher
- Total bought
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$161,770
Avg buy (VWAP, 90d window) $45.53 vs last close —
- Total sold
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Avg sell (VWAP, 90d window) —
- Last activity
- 2026-08-14
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Recent Form 4
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| Date | Person | Side | Shares | Price | Value | Form 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-14 | Kyrish Chuck | Buy | 800 | $45.51 | $36,406 | Form 4 |
| 2026-08-11 | Duffie Ashley B | Buy | 600 | $45.60 | $27,360 | Form 4 |
| 2026-08-11 | Murray Mark Christopher | Buy | 2,153 | $45.52 | $98,004 | Form 4 |
Price (1 year)
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Market snapshot
Signal
Bearish signalScored 2026-08-23
Despite a meaningful insider cluster buy signal (score 75, confidence 0.72) anchored by the CFO's $105k purchase and a tangible VIGOR robotics partnership catalyst, the underlying financial health is critically impaired…
The first sentence of the analysis written for CE on 2026-08-23 - a real excerpt, not a sample. The rest of it, the 0-100 score and the rating it produced are part of Plus. See plans.
Financial ratios
| Metric | Trend | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 18.8% | 22.9% | 23.8% | 24.6% | 31.4% | |
| Ebit Margin | -4.7% | -3.1% | 17.4% | 18.9% | 27.4% | |
| Ebitda Margin | 3.1% | 4.9% | 23.9% | 23.8% | 31.8% | |
| Operating Profit Margin | 8.0% | -6.8% | 15.4% | 14.2% | 22.8% | |
| Pretax Profit Margin | -12.8% | -9.7% | 10.8% | 14.7% | 26.3% | |
| Continuous Operations Profit Margin | -11.8% | -14.6% | 18.0% | 19.7% | 22.5% | |
| Net Profit Margin | -12.2% | -14.8% | 17.9% | 19.6% | 22.1% | |
| Bottom Line Profit Margin | -12.2% | -14.8% | 17.9% | 19.6% | 22.1% | |
| Current Ratio | 1.546 | 1.335 | 1.527 | 1.625 | 1.520 | |
| Quick Ratio | 0.943 | 0.743 | 0.948 | 0.935 | 0.911 | |
| Solvency Ratio | -0.025 | -0.041 | 0.140 | 0.118 | 0.305 | |
| Cash Ratio | 0.343 | 0.250 | 0.443 | 0.371 | 0.214 | |
| Price To Earnings Ratio | -3.974 | -4.968 | 8.627 | 5.849 | 9.892 | |
| Price To Earnings Growth Ratio | 0.168 | 0.028 | 2.845 | 2.028 | 11.905 | |
| Forward Price To Earnings Growth Ratio | 0.168 | 0.028 | 2.845 | 2.028 | 11.905 | |
| Price To Earnings Diluted Ratio | -3.974 | -4.968 | 8.670 | 5.896 | 9.968 | |
| Price To Earnings Diluted Growth Ratio | 0.168 | 0.028 | 2.592 | 2.071 | 15.179 | |
| Price To Book Ratio | 1.143 | 1.461 | 2.385 | 1.966 | 4.462 | |
| Price To Sales Ratio | 0.485 | 0.736 | 1.546 | 1.146 | 2.190 | |
| Price To Free Cash Flow Ratio | 5.765 | 14.243 | 12.706 | 8.684 | 14.490 | |
| Price To Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 4.040 | 7.829 | 8.906 | 6.092 | 10.639 | |
| Debt To Assets Ratio | 0.596 | 0.567 | 0.530 | 0.576 | 0.351 | |
| Debt To Equity Ratio | 3.194 | 2.503 | 1.988 | 2.683 | 1.004 | |
| Debt To Capital Ratio | 0.762 | 0.715 | 0.665 | 0.729 | 0.501 | |
| Long Term Debt To Capital Ratio | 0.738 | 0.682 | 0.634 | 0.703 | 0.420 | |
| Financial Leverage Ratio | 5.358 | 4.417 | 3.751 | 4.661 | 2.859 | |
| Working Capital Turnover Ratio | 5.781 | 5.980 | 4.666 | 5.031 | 5.522 | |
| Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 0.311 | 0.251 | 0.466 | 0.447 | 0.701 | |
| Operating Cash Flow Sales Ratio | 0.120 | 0.094 | 0.174 | 0.188 | 0.206 | |
| Free Cash Flow Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 0.701 | 0.550 | 0.701 | 0.701 | 0.734 | |
| Debt Service Coverage Ratio | 0.194 | -0.003 | 1.619 | 1.632 | 2.679 | |
| Interest Coverage Ratio | 0.997 | -1.031 | 2.343 | 3.402 | 19.460 | |
| Short Term Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio | 0.952 | 0.644 | 1.373 | 1.393 | 2.221 | |
| Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio | 0.089 | 0.075 | 0.135 | 0.120 | 0.418 | |
| Capital Expenditure Coverage Ratio | 3.341 | 2.221 | 3.343 | 3.350 | 3.762 | |
| Dividend Paid And Capex Coverage Ratio | 3.219 | 1.302 | 2.175 | 2.165 | 2.279 | |
| Dividend Payout Ratio | -0.011 | -0.202 | 0.156 | 0.157 | 0.161 | |
| Enterprise Value Multiple | 55.824 | 38.872 | 11.172 | 10.720 | 8.230 |
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How the latest year compares
For each ratio: its most recent value, the change versus one year earlier, and versus its 5-year average. ▲ higher ▼ lower
| Metric | Current | vs 1Y ago | vs 5Y avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 18.8% | ▼-4.2% | ▼-5.5% |
| Ebit Margin | -4.7% | ▼-1.6% | ▼-15.9% |
| Ebitda Margin | 3.1% | ▼-1.8% | ▼-14.4% |
| Operating Profit Margin | 8.0% | ▲14.8% | ▼-2.7% |
| Pretax Profit Margin | -12.8% | ▼-3.1% | ▼-18.7% |
| Continuous Operations Profit Margin | -11.8% | ▲2.8% | ▼-18.6% |
| Net Profit Margin | -12.2% | ▲2.6% | ▼-18.7% |
| Bottom Line Profit Margin | -12.2% | ▲2.6% | ▼-18.7% |
| Current Ratio | 1.546 | ▲0.210 | ▲0.035 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.943 | ▲0.200 | ▲0.047 |
| Solvency Ratio | -0.025 | ▲0.016 | ▼-0.124 |
| Cash Ratio | 0.343 | ▲0.093 | ▲0.019 |
| Price To Earnings Ratio | -3.974 | ▲0.995 | ▼-7.059 |
| Price To Earnings Growth Ratio | 0.168 | ▲0.140 | ▼-3.227 |
| Forward Price To Earnings Growth Ratio | 0.168 | ▲0.140 | ▼-3.227 |
| Price To Earnings Diluted Ratio | -3.974 | ▲0.995 | ▼-7.092 |
| Price To Earnings Diluted Growth Ratio | 0.168 | ▲0.140 | ▼-3.839 |
| Price To Book Ratio | 1.143 | ▼-0.318 | ▼-1.140 |
| Price To Sales Ratio | 0.485 | ▼-0.251 | ▼-0.735 |
| Price To Free Cash Flow Ratio | 5.766 | ▼-8.477 | ▼-5.412 |
| Price To Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 4.040 | ▼-3.789 | ▼-3.461 |
| Debt To Assets Ratio | 0.596 | ▲0.029 | ▲0.072 |
| Debt To Equity Ratio | 3.194 | ▲0.692 | ▲0.920 |
| Debt To Capital Ratio | 0.762 | ▲0.047 | ▲0.087 |
| Long Term Debt To Capital Ratio | 0.738 | ▲0.056 | ▲0.102 |
| Financial Leverage Ratio | 5.358 | ▲0.941 | ▲1.149 |
| Working Capital Turnover Ratio | 5.781 | ▼-0.200 | ▲0.385 |
| Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 0.311 | ▲0.060 | ▼-0.124 |
| Operating Cash Flow Sales Ratio | 0.120 | ▲0.026 | ▼-0.036 |
| Free Cash Flow Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 0.701 | ▲0.151 | ▲0.023 |
| Debt Service Coverage Ratio | 0.194 | ▲0.197 | ▼-1.030 |
| Interest Coverage Ratio | 0.997 | ▲2.029 | ▼-4.037 |
| Short Term Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio | 0.952 | ▲0.308 | ▼-0.365 |
| Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio | 0.089 | ▲0.014 | ▼-0.079 |
| Capital Expenditure Coverage Ratio | 3.341 | ▲1.120 | ▲0.138 |
| Dividend Paid And Capex Coverage Ratio | 3.219 | ▲1.917 | ▲0.991 |
| Dividend Payout Ratio | -0.011 | ▲0.191 | ▼-0.063 |
| Enterprise Value Multiple | 55.824 | ▲16.952 | ▲30.860 |
Key metrics
| Metric | Trend | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $4.63B | $7.56B | $16.91B | $11.08B | $18.69B | |
| Enterprise value | $16.30B | $19.55B | $29.20B | $24.70B | $22.36B | |
| EV / Sales | 1.71x | 1.90x | 2.67x | 2.55x | 2.62x | |
| EV / Op. cash flow | 14.22x | 20.24x | 15.38x | 13.58x | 12.73x | |
| EV / Free cash flow | 20.30x | 36.82x | 21.94x | 19.36x | 17.33x | |
| EV / EBITDA | 55.82x | 38.87x | 11.17x | 10.72x | 8.23x | |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 39.97x | 23.84x | 4.70x | 5.91x | 1.35x | |
| Current ratio | 1.55x | 1.33x | 1.53x | 1.62x | 1.52x | |
| Income quality | -1.00x | -0.64x | 0.97x | 0.96x | 0.93x | |
| Graham number | — | — | $162 | $143 | $120 | |
| Graham net-net | -$126 | -$128 | -$135 | -$145 | -$44 | |
| Tax burden | 95.5% | 152.8% | 165.7% | 133.3% | 84.1% | |
| Interest burden | 270.5% | 311.2% | 62.2% | 77.8% | 96.1% | |
| Working capital | $2.01B | $1.29B | $2.15B | $2.54B | $1.30B | |
| Invested capital | $14.80B | $15.98B | $19.10B | $19.79B | $7.88B | |
| Return on assets | -5.4% | -6.7% | 7.4% | 7.2% | 15.8% | |
| Operating ROA | 3.4% | -2.8% | 6.4% | 7.2% | 17.0% | |
| Return on tangible assets | -8.1% | -11.0% | 12.5% | 12.6% | 19.2% | |
| Return on equity | -28.8% | -29.4% | 27.6% | 33.6% | 45.1% | |
| Return on invested capital | 3.7% | -3.4% | 7.0% | 5.8% | 16.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 4.3% | -3.7% | 7.5% | 6.2% | 20.5% | |
| Earnings yield | -25.2% | -20.1% | 11.6% | 17.1% | 10.1% | |
| Free cash flow yield | 17.3% | 7.0% | 7.9% | 11.5% | 6.9% | |
| Capex / Op. cash flow | 29.9% | 45.0% | 29.9% | 29.9% | 26.6% | |
| Capex / Depreciation | 44.1% | 52.9% | 79.9% | 113.6% | 123.5% | |
| Capex / Sales | 3.6% | 4.2% | 5.2% | 5.6% | 5.5% | |
| SG&A / Sales | 9.4% | 10.0% | 9.8% | 8.5% | 7.4% | |
| R&D / Sales | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.0% | |
| Stock comp / Sales | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 1.1% | |
| Intangibles / Total assets | 33.9% | 39.5% | 41.2% | 42.8% | 17.9% | |
| Days sales outstanding | 56d | 57d | 60d | 78d | 71d | |
| Days payables outstanding | 60d | 57d | 66d | 76d | 72d | |
| Operating cycle | 161d | 163d | 163d | 218d | 166d | |
| Cash conversion cycle | 100d | 106d | 97d | 142d | 94d |
Change by theme
Grouped by what each metric measures. Each figure is the change over the period shown — ▲ up ▼ down versus then.
Change over 1 year
Valuation
Market cap ▼-38.8%EV / Sales ▼-10.2%EV / EBITDA ▲+43.6%EV / Op. cash flow ▼-6.017Earnings yield ▼-0.050
Profitability
Return on equity ▲+0.006Return on assets ▲+0.013Return on invested capital ▲+0.071Return on capital employed ▲+0.079Operating ROA ▲+0.063Income quality ▼-0.364Tax burden ▼-0.573
Efficiency
Days sales outstanding ▼-1.203Days payables outstanding ▲+3.649Operating cycle ▼-1.895Cash conversion cycle ▼-5.544Capex / Sales ▼-0.006R&D / Sales +0.000
Balance-sheet strength
Current ratio ▲+0.210Net debt / EBITDA ▲+16.132Working capital ▲+718000000.000Invested capital ▼-1181000000.000Intangibles / Total assets ▼-0.056
Change over 5 years
Valuation
Market cap ▼-75.2%EV / Sales ▼-34.8%EV / EBITDA ▲+578.3%EV / Op. cash flow ▲+1.498Earnings yield ▼-0.353
Profitability
Return on equity ▼-0.739Return on assets ▼-0.212Return on invested capital ▼-0.124Return on capital employed ▼-0.163Operating ROA ▼-0.136Income quality ▼-1.931Tax burden ▲+0.114
Efficiency
Days sales outstanding ▼-15.169Days payables outstanding ▼-12.101Operating cycle ▼-5.660Cash conversion cycle ▲+6.440Capex / Sales ▼-0.019R&D / Sales ▲+0.003
Balance-sheet strength
Current ratio ▲+0.026Net debt / EBITDA ▲+38.619Working capital ▲+708000000.000Invested capital ▲+6922000000.000Intangibles / Total assets ▲+0.160
Employee count
Peer market caps
Congressional trades
STOCK Act disclosures (90-day window)
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Recent trades
| Date | Representative | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-09-09 | Ro Khanna | Sale | $1,001 - $15,000 |
| 2024-09-09 | Ro Khanna | Sale | $1,001 - $15,000 |
| 2023-10-10 | Ro Khanna | Sale | $15,001 - $50,000 |
| 2023-05-23 | Ro Khanna | Purchase | $1,001 - $15,000 |
| 2023-03-24 | Ro Khanna | Purchase | $1,001 - $15,000 |
| 2022-09-29 | Ro Khanna | Sale | $1,001 - $15,000 |
| 2022-09-29 | Ro Khanna | Purchase | $15,001 - $50,000 |
| 2022-09-06 | Ro Khanna | Purchase | $1,001 - $15,000 |
| 2022-08-23 | Ro Khanna | Sale | $1,001 - $15,000 |
| 2022-08-03 | Kathy Manning | Sale (Full) | $1,001 - $15,000 |
| 2022-08-01 | Ro Khanna | Sale | $1,001 - $15,000 |
| 2022-07-20 | Kathy Manning | Purchase | $1,001 - $15,000 |
| 2022-05-05 | Ro Khanna | Purchase | $1,001 - $15,000 |
| 2022-03-16 | John Rutherford | Sale | $15,001 - $50,000 |
| 2022-02-17 | Ro Khanna | Sale | $1,001 - $15,000 |
| 2021-05-26 | Dwight Evans | Purchase | $1,001 - $15,000 |
Recent news
- 2026-08-21 Celanese CFO Chuck Kyrish Buys 2,300 Shares for $105,000. What Is This Telling Investors? The direct purchase of 2,300 shares represented a total capital commitment of ~$105,000 as of the August 14, 2026 transaction date. The transaction increased the executive''s direct equity position by 9%.
- 2026-08-20 Celanese Advances Robotics Opportunity Through VIGOR Partnership CE is partnering with VIGOR to develop lightweight plastic joints for humanoid robots, targeting more than 30% weight reduction.
- 2026-08-20 Bell & Brown Wealth Advisors LLC Invests $2.06 Million in Celanese Corporation $CE Bell and Brown Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Celanese Corporation (NYSE: CE) during the undefined quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor purchased 44,737 shares of the basic materials company''s stock, valued at approximately $2,058,000. Other hedge funds and other institutional investors
- 2026-08-17 VIGOR and Celanese Sign Strategic Partnership Agreement DALLAS & SHANGHAI--(BUSINESS WIRE)---- $CE--VIGOR and Celanese Sign Strategic Partnership Agreement; Building a New Ecosystem for Lightweight Joint Solutions in Humanoid Robots.
- 2026-08-09 Bank of America Corp DE Sells 159,027 Shares of Celanese Corporation $CE Bank of America Corp DE trimmed its holdings in shares of Celanese Corporation (NYSE: CE) by 10.1% during the undefined quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 1,418,609 shares of the basic materials company''s stock after selling 159,027 shares during the quarter. Bank
- 2026-08-06 Celanese Q2 Earnings Call Highlights Celanese NYSE: CE executives said the company expects supply-chain conditions in its Acetyl Chain business to moderate during the second half of 2026, while cost actions, targeted growth initiatives and free-cash-flow generation remain central to its strategy.
- 2026-08-05 Celanese Corporation (CE) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript Celanese Corporation (CE) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
- 2026-08-05 Celanese Q2 Earnings Beat Estimates on Pricing and Execution CE beats Q2 earnings and sales estimates as strong pricing, commercial execution and medical and electronics momentum lift results.
- 2026-08-04 Compared to Estimates, Celanese (CE) Q2 Earnings: A Look at Key Metrics While the top- and bottom-line numbers for Celanese (CE) give a sense of how the business performed in the quarter ended June 2026, it could be worth looking at how some of its key metrics compare to Wall Street estimates and year-ago values.
- 2026-08-04 Celanese (CE) Tops Q2 Earnings and Revenue Estimates Celanese (CE) came out with quarterly earnings of $2.45 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.21 per share. This compares to earnings of $1.44 per share a year ago.