Celanese (CE)
Makes specialty materials through Engineered Materials and Acetyl Chain.
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Makes specialty materials through Engineered Materials and Acetyl Chain. Its engineered-materials platform expanded through the 2022 acquisition of most of DuPont’s Mobility & Materials business, alongside a corporate history that returned it to the NYSE in 2005.
Engineered Materials and Acetyl Chain form the two operating segments of a global chemical and specialty-materials company. The engineered-materials platform expanded in 2022 with the acquisition of most of DuPont’s Mobility & Materials business.
Based in Irving, Texas, the business serves international markets and traces its roots to a U.S. cellulose-acetate company incorporated in 1918. Its corporate history includes Hoechst ownership, a German spin-off, Blackstone’s take-private acquisition, and a 2005 return to the New York Stock Exchange.
The current structure combines the two segments with assets brought into Engineered Materials through the Mobility & Materials acquisition. The company has operated as the NYSE-listed Celanese Corporation since that return to public markets.
Company facts
Target rangeAs of Sep 21, 2026
Latest analyst notes
| Date | Firm | Action | Prior | Current |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10, 2026 | KeyBanc | Initiate | Rating: —Target: $70 | Target: $57 |
| Aug 6, 2026 | Deutsche Bank | Target | Target: $60 | Target: $50 |
| Aug 6, 2026 | Wells Fargo | Reiterate | Rating: —Target: $75 | Target: $65 |
| Aug 5, 2026 | Mizuho Securities | Target | Target: $55 | Target: $50 |
| Aug 5, 2026 | BMO Capital | Reiterate | Rating: —Target: $57 | Target: $54 |
EPSReportedEstimate
RevenueReportedEstimate
Balance sheet, Jun 30, 2026Cash & short-term investments $1.36B · Total debt $12.32B · Total assets $21.41B · Shareholders' equity $4.17B
- Revenue
- $2.75B
- Operating income
- $276.0M
- Net income
- $125.0M
HistoryDividendAnnual yield
| Institutions | 112.33% | 123.28M shares | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 488 holders · as of Jun 30, 2026 | |||
| Insiders | 9.35% | 10.26M shares | |
| 20 holders · as of Aug 17, 2026 | |||
| Adds to | 121.68% | ||
109.75M company shares as of Sep 22, 2026 · institutions as of Jun 30, 2026 · holders as of their latest filing
These groups come from separate filings that can overlap, so they add to 121.68%; nothing is left for Other.
Top shareholders13F · 13D/G · Form 4
| Holder | Stake | Shares | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
Dodge & CoxInstitution | 13.92% | 15.28M | as of Jun 30, 2026 |
BlackRock, Inc.Institution | 12.18% | 13.36M | as of Jun 30, 2026 |
of 16 PagesInsider | 8.85% | 9.71M | filed Feb 14, 2023 |
Norges BankInstitution | 8.51% | 9.34M | as of Jun 30, 2026 |
Vanguard Portfolio Management LLCInstitution | 5.95% | 6.53M | as of Jun 30, 2026 |
Insider tradesForm 4
| Date | Insider | Role | Shares | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 14, 2026 | Chuck Kyrish | officer: SVP & CFO | +2,300 | $45.52 |
| Aug 11, 2026 | Ashley B. Duffie | officer: SVP & GC | +600 | $45.60 |
| Aug 11, 2026 | Mark Christopher Murray | officer: SVP - Acetyls | +2,153 | $45.52 |
| Dec 10, 2025 | Scott A. Richardson | director, officer: CEO & President | +3,800 | $41.59 |
| Dec 9, 2025 | Chuck Kyrish | officer: SVP & CFO | +5,000 | $41.03 |
- Eastman Chemical
Acetyl intermediates and specialty materials overlap
- Dow
VAM, binders and performance materials overlap
- LyondellBasell
Industrial chemicals and polymers overlap across end markets
Compare
| Company | Price | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Celanese | $47.63 | +7.31% | $4.87B | — | 8.1 | 0.5 | +8.7% |
| Eastman Chemical | $67.28 | +3.36% | $7.44B | 16.9 | 10.0 | 0.8 | +9.7% |
| Dow | $28.14 | −0.48% | $20.42B | — | 14.8 | 0.5 | +19.7% |
| LyondellBasell | $59.60 | −1.06% | $19.45B | — | 7.5 | 0.6 | +19.8% |
| Median | 16.9 | 10.0 | 0.6 | +19.7% |