CECelanese Corp
Plastic Material, Synth Resin/rubber, Cellulos (no Glass)
- Revenue
- $9.5B
- 7.1% YoY
- Operating margin
- -8.2%
- 17% YoY
- EBITDA
- −$26M
- 132% YoY
- Market cap
- —
- Employees
- —
- Net debt / EBITDA
- —
- $11.2B net debt
- AI in 10-K
- —
Red flags 0 of 9
- TSR below peersClear—3+ of last 5 years
- High CEO pay despite TSRClear—Median CEO pay ≥ $15M and TSR flag
- Active 13DClear0 filingsActive-intent 13D in 18 months
- Net insider sellingClear$0 netNet sales over $10M in 12 months
- Earnings not backed by cashClear—Cash flow under 80% of net income
- Dilutive SBCClear0% of revenueOver 10% of revenue
- Payouts exceed cash flowClear1% of cash flowBuybacks + dividends over cash flow
- Goodwill-heavyClear19% of assetsOver 40% of assets
- Shareholder dissentClear—Any vote under 80% support
Financials
| Metric | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $8.5B | $9.7B | $10.9B | $10.3B | $9.5B | 7.1% |
| Operating income | $1.9B | $1.4B | $1.7B | −$720M | −$786M | 9.2% |
| Net income | $1.9B | $1.9B | $1.9B | −$1.5B | −$1.2B | 24% |
| Operating cash flow | $1.8B | $1.8B | $1.9B | $966M | $1.1B | 19% |
| Capex | $467M | $543M | $568M | $435M | $343M | 21% |
| Stock-based comp | $95M | $60M | $40M | $32M | $24M | 25% |
| Buybacks | $1.0B | $17M | $0 | $0 | — | |
| Dividends | $304M | $297M | $305M | $307M | $13M | 96% |
Deal filings
None.
13D filers
None on file.
Insider trading
No open-market trades in the last 12 months.
Pay vs performance
No pay-versus-performance disclosure yet.