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Celanese (CE) earnings and revenue breakdown

Latest: Q3 2026 · 10-Q filed Nov 3, 2026 · Celanese (CE) Q3 2026 earnings results →

Q3 2026 Revenue up 6% year over year to $2.6B · 3¢ of every $1 of revenue kept as net profit · operating margin 7.7%

Celanese made $2.6B in Q3 2026 (+6% Y/Y): Engineered Materials $1.4B, Acetyl Chain $1.2B. Operating margin 7.7%, net earnings $74.0M. See where every dollar goes — costs, profit and cash — as a Sankey from the 10-Q filed Nov 3, 2026.

Revenue$2.6B

Year over year+6%

Operating margin7.7%

Net earnings$74.0M

Operating cash flow$538M

Drawing the Sankey…

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What changed this quarter

Revenue was $2.6B in Q3 2026, up 6% year over year and down 7% from the previous quarter. Engineered Materials was the largest line at 54% of revenue. Acetyl Chain added $0.15B year over year (up 15%), 112% of the total change. Engineered Materials declined 1%.

Gross margin was 21.1%, down 0.5 points from Q3 2025. Operating profit was $0.20B, a 7.7% margin (up 60.5 points year over year). Operating expenses fell 81% while revenue rose 6%. Net earnings were $0.07B. The effective tax rate was 15.2%.

Operating cash flow was $0.54B (up 20% year over year), 690% of net income including minority interests. Non-cash charges added back $0.22B of depreciation and amortization and $0.01B of share-based compensation. Working capital and other items added $0.24B. Capital expenditures of $0.07B left free cash flow of $0.47B.

Quarterly history

Quarter	Form	Filed	Revenue	Y/Y	Op. margin	Net earnings	Op. cash flow
Q3 2026	10-Q	Nov 3, 2026	$2.6B	+6%	7.7%	$74.0M	$538M
Q2 2026	10-Q	Aug 5, 2026	$2.8B	+9%	10.0%	$125M	$209M
Q1 2026	10-Q	May 6, 2026	$2.3B	-2%	9.2%	$44.0M	$76.0M
Q4 2025	10-K	Feb 24, 2026	$2.2B	-6%	4.2%	$19.0M	$252M
Q3 2025	10-Q	Nov 7, 2025	$2.4B	-9%	-52.7%	−$1.4B	$447M
Q2 2025	10-Q	Aug 11, 2025	$2.5B	-4%	9.1%	$197M	$410M
Q1 2025	10-Q	May 6, 2025	$2.4B	-8%	6.9%	−$17.0M	$37.0M

Charts

Latest (Q3 2026): Y/Y +6%, Q/Q -7%.

From the cash-flow statement as filed (SEC XBRL). Cash is fungible: the bars do not say which dollar paid for what.

Latest (Q3 2026): Net income $78.0M, Operating cash flow $538M.

-7.6% since FY2020: buybacks shrank the count.

Cash $1.3B, short-term investments —, long-term debt $12.6B at 2025-12-31.