Celanese
Financial ratios & Valuation

Forward Multiples (2025 – 2027)

202520262027
Price/Earnings ratio
3.473.27N/A
Price/Sales ratio
0.410.390.33
Earnings per Share (EPS)
$12.82$13.59N/A

Historical Multiples (2014 – 2023)

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 TTM Median
Valuation Ratios
Price/Earnings ratio
14.8933.4012.6817.5110.0117.907.719.895.858.626.8917.90
Price/Sales ratio
1.361.782.112.401.682.422.702.181.141.540.712.42
Price/Book Value ratio
3.294.274.405.114.046.084.344.461.962.381.036.08
Price/Cash Flow ratio
9.6611.7812.7718.387.7510.4918.0110.636.098.905.7710.49
Price/Free Cash Flow ratio
32.7229.6917.6327.549.8914.0731.5014.498.6812.708.9014.07
Price/Earnings Growth ratio
-0.35-0.660.06-10.870.21-0.760.0511.902.022.841.040.21
Dividend Yield
1.54%1.71%1.76%1.63%2.31%1.96%1.91%1.62%2.68%1.80%4.07%2.31%
Profitability Indicator Ratios
Gross Profit Margin
23.75%23.22%26.07%24.67%27.56%25.50%22.86%31.41%24.60%23.79%22.52%25.50%
Operating Profit Margin
11.14%5.74%16.57%14.67%18.64%13.24%11.74%22.79%14.24%15.42%9.97%13.24%
Pretax Profit Margin
13.83%8.60%19.11%17.50%21.10%15.69%39.80%26.33%14.69%10.81%6.25%15.69%
Net Profit Margin
9.17%5.35%16.70%13.72%16.86%13.53%35.10%22.13%19.58%17.91%10.40%13.53%
Effective Tax Rate
33.36%41.18%11.84%19.81%19.33%12.55%10.97%14.67%-34.41%-66.77%106.56%19.33%
Return on Assets
7.07%3.54%10.76%8.83%12.96%8.99%18.19%15.78%7.20%7.36%4.20%8.99%
Return On Equity
22.14%12.78%34.77%29.19%40.44%33.98%56.29%45.11%33.59%27.64%15.24%33.98%
Return on Capital Employed
10.13%4.63%12.26%11.29%17.70%10.80%7.43%20.54%6.20%7.48%4.80%10.80%
Liquidity Ratios
Current Ratio
2.011.792.291.791.611.571.90N/AN/AN/A1.371.57
Quick Ratio
1.431.351.621.211.020.981.410.910.930.940.750.98
Cash ratio
0.580.620.590.360.240.260.480.210.370.440.190.26
Days of Sales Outstanding
55.9163.7469.3573.1167.2368.4580.1671.2777.5059.5271.5767.23
Days of Inventory outstanding
55.0357.1465.9671.0273.6680.7681.8395.00140.53103.19115.1773.66
Operating Cycle
110.95120.89135.31144.14140.89149.22162.00166.27218.04162.71186.75140.89
Days of Payables Outstanding
53.2749.1857.2663.6857.6760.6966.6972.3175.9766.1065.0057.67
Cash Conversion Cycle
57.6771.7078.0580.4583.2288.5395.3193.96142.0696.60121.7583.22
Debt Ratios
Debt Ratio
0.310.340.350.380.370.410.340.330.550.510.490.37
Debt Equity Ratio
0.971.251.161.261.181.551.050.942.601.921.771.18
Long-term Debt to Capitalization
0.480.500.520.530.490.570.470.430.700.630.600.49
Total Debt to Capitalization
0.490.550.530.550.540.600.510.480.720.650.630.54
Interest Coverage Ratio
5.175.737.517.9210.648.976.55N/AN/AN/A1.518.97
Cash Flow to Debt Ratio
0.350.280.290.220.440.370.220.440.120.130.100.37
Company Equity Multiplier
3.123.613.223.303.123.773.092.854.663.753.553.12
Cash Flow Ratios
Operating Cash Flow / Sales Ratio
0.140.150.160.130.210.230.150.200.180.170.120.23
Free Cash Flow / Operating Cash Flow Ratio
0.290.390.720.660.780.740.570.730.700.700.640.74
Cash Flow Coverage Ratio
0.350.280.290.220.440.370.220.440.120.130.100.37
Short Term Coverage Ratio
7.021.687.562.462.772.931.712.221.391.370.812.93
Dividend Payout Ratio
23.07%57.23%22.33%28.58%23.19%35.21%14.76%16.08%15.68%15.56%28.16%23.19%