SuperworthCelanese profit margin CE
Gross, operating and net profit as a share of revenue over the last twelve months, from 2009.
- Net margin, 12 months
- −12.0%
- Operating margin, 12 months
- −7.1%
- Net margin on a year earlier
- +4.4 pts
- Peer median
- 5.6%
Over the twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Celanese kept −12.0% of its revenue as net profit, with an operating margin of −7.1% and a gross margin of 20.9%.
Five years earlier its net margin was 36.0%.
The median for 10 chemicals stocks of a similar size is 5.6%.
Profit margin over time
Fiscal year by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Net margin | Operating margin | Gross margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −12.2% | −8.2% | 20.5% |
| FY2024 | −14.9% | −6.8% | 22.8% |
| FY2023 | 17.9% | 15.4% | 23.8% |
| FY2022 | 19.6% | 14.2% | 24.6% |
| FY2021 | 22.1% | 22.8% | 31.4% |
| FY2020 | 35.1% | 11.7% | 22.9% |
| FY2019 | 13.5% | 13.2% | 25.5% |
| FY2018 | 16.9% | 18.6% | 27.6% |
| FY2017 | 13.7% | 14.0% | 24.6% |
| FY2016 | 16.7% | 16.6% | 26.1% |
| FY2015 | 5.4% | 5.7% | 23.2% |
| FY2014 | 9.2% | 11.1% | 23.8% |
| FY2013 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| FY2012 | 5.8% | 2.7% | 18.4% |
| FY2011 | 9.0% | 10.2% | 21.2% |
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Ended | Net margin, 12 months | Change on a year | Operating margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 FY26 | −12.0% | +4.4 pts | −7.1% | |
| Q1 FY26 | −11.6% | +5.1 pts | −7.8% | |
| Q4 FY25 | −12.2% | +2.6 pts | −8.2% | |
| Q3 FY25 | −31.9% | −42.3 pts | −23.6% | |
| Q2 FY25 | −16.4% | −34.6 pts | −7.7% | |
| Q1 FY25 | −16.6% | −35.2 pts | −7.4% | |
| Q4 FY24 | −14.9% | −32.8 pts | −6.8% | |
| Q3 FY24 | 10.4% | −8.6 pts | 9.2% | |
| Q2 FY24 | 18.2% | +5.9 pts | 14.8% | |
| Q1 FY24 | 18.6% | +3.8 pts | 15.4% | |
| Q4 FY23 | 17.9% | −1.7 pts | 15.4% | |
| Q3 FY23 | 18.9% | +1.7 pts | 13.8% |
Against its peers
Companies in Chemicals nearest Celanese's size, closest first, today.
| Company | Profit margin |
|---|---|
| CECelanese | −12.0% |
| BCPCBalchem | 15.1% |
| CSWCSW Industrials | 10.3% |
| HXLHexcel | 7.8% |
| CBTCabot | 5.2% |
| AVNTAvient | 5.1% |
| EMNEastman Chemical | 5.0% |
| ESIElement Solutions | 5.7% |
| WDFCWD 40 | 13.2% |
| FULFuller H B | 5.6% |
| ALBAlbemarle | 3.8% |
| Peer median | 5.6% |
Where Celanese ranks
What the profit margin tells you
Profit as a share of revenue at three levels: gross (after making the product), operating (after running the business) and net (after everything, including tax and interest).
Compare within an industry. 10% is superb for a retailer and poor for a software company.
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