Celanese Corp
For the period ended Mar 31, 2026. Filed May 6, 2026.
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Mar 31, 2026 · Filed May 6, 2026
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Item 1. Financial Statements
UNAUDITED INTERIM CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
| Three Months EndedMarch 31, | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2025 | |
| (In $ millions, except share and per share data) | ||
| Net sales | 2,337 | 2,389 |
| Cost of sales | (1,869) | (1,915) |
| Gross profit | 468 | 474 |
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | (226) | (231) |
| Amortization of intangible assets | (40) | (40) |
| Research and development expenses | (28) | (31) |
| Other (charges) gains, net | (20) | (31) |
| Foreign exchange gain (loss), net | 12 | 21 |
| Gain (loss) on disposition of businesses and assets, net | 48 | 3 |
| Operating profit (loss) | 214 | 165 |
| Equity in net earnings (loss) of affiliates | 35 | 22 |
| Non-operating pension and other postretirement employee benefit (expense) income | 5 | 2 |
| Interest expense | (183) | (170) |
| Refinancing expense | — | (32) |
| Interest income | 9 | 4 |
| Dividend income - equity investments | 1 | 1 |
| Other income (expense), net | 1 | 2 |
| Earnings (loss) from continuing operations before tax | 82 | (6) |
| Income tax (provision) benefit | (33) | (9) |
| Earnings (loss) from continuing operations | 49 | (15) |
| Earnings (loss) from operation of discontinued operations | (1) | (6) |
| Income tax (provision) benefit from discontinued operations | — | 1 |
| Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations | (1) | (5) |
| Net earnings (loss) | 48 | (20) |
| Net (earnings) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests | (4) | (4) |
| Net earnings (loss) attributable to Celanese Corporation | 44 | (24) |
| Amounts attributable to Celanese Corporation | ||
| Earnings (loss) from continuing operations | 45 | (19) |
| Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations | (1) | (5) |
| Net earnings (loss) | 44 | (24) |
| Earnings (loss) per common share - basic | ||
| Continuing operations | 0.41 | (0.17) |
| Discontinued operations | (0.01) | (0.05) |
| Net earnings (loss) - basic | 0.40 | (0.22) |
| Earnings (loss) per common share - diluted | ||
| Continuing operations | 0.41 | (0.17) |
| Discontinued operations | (0.01) | (0.05) |
| Net earnings (loss) - diluted | 0.40 | (0.22) |
| Weighted average shares - basic | 109,663,939 | 109,421,035 |
| Weighted average shares - diluted | 109,978,947 | 109,421,035 |
UNAUDITED INTERIM CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
| Three Months EndedMarch 31, | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2025 | |
| (In $ millions) | ||
| Net earnings (loss) | 48 | (20) |
| Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax | ||
| Foreign currency translation gain (loss) | (27) | (5) |
| Gain (loss) on derivative hedges | (6) | 35 |
| Pension and postretirement benefits | — | 1 |
| Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax | (33) | 31 |
| Total comprehensive income (loss), net of tax | 15 | 11 |
| Comprehensive (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests | (6) | (4) |
| Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Celanese Corporation | 9 | 7 |
UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
| As of March 31, 2026 | As of December 31,2025 | |
|---|---|---|
| (In $ millions, except share data) | ||
| ASSETS | ||
| Current Assets | ||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 1,758 | 1,263 |
| Trade receivables - third party and affiliates | 1,097 | 922 |
| Non-trade receivables, net | 583 | 545 |
| Inventories | 2,284 | 2,220 |
| Assets held for sale | — | 492 |
| Other assets | 247 | 251 |
| Total current assets | 5,969 | 5,693 |
| Investments in affiliates | 1,227 | 1,252 |
| Property, plant and equipment, net | 4,938 | 5,076 |
| Operating lease right-of-use assets | 376 | 359 |
| Deferred income taxes | 1,341 | 1,359 |
| Other assets | 608 | 601 |
| Goodwill | 4,157 | 4,171 |
| Intangible assets, net | 3,119 | 3,184 |
| Total assets | 21,735 | 21,695 |
| LIABILITIES AND EQUITY | ||
| Current Liabilities | ||
| Short-term borrowings and current installments of long-term debt - third party and affiliates | 1,741 | 1,204 |
| Trade payables - third party and affiliates | 1,441 | 1,279 |
| Liabilities held for sale | — | 75 |
| Other liabilities | 1,040 | 1,049 |
| Income taxes payable | 94 | 76 |
| Total current liabilities | 4,316 | 3,683 |
| Long-term debt, net of unamortized deferred financing costs | 10,813 | 11,394 |
| Deferred income taxes | 512 | 512 |
| Uncertain tax positions | 225 | 208 |
| Benefit obligations | 332 | 344 |
| Operating lease liabilities | 275 | 265 |
| Other liabilities | 777 | 817 |
| Commitments and Contingencies | ||
| Shareholders' Equity | ||
| Common stock, $0.0001 par value, 400,000,000 shares authorized (2026: 171,009,402 issued and 2025: 170,918,221 issued) | — | — |
| Treasury stock, at cost | (5,482) | (5,482) |
| Additional paid-in capital | 439 | 431 |
| Retained earnings | 9,917 | 9,876 |
| Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net | (811) | (776) |
| Total Celanese Corporation shareholders' equity | 4,063 | 4,049 |
| Noncontrolling interests | 422 | 423 |
| Total equity | 4,485 | 4,472 |
| Total liabilities and equity | 21,735 | 21,695 |
UNAUDITED INTERIM CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY
| Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 2025 | ||||||
| Shares · Amount · Shares · Amount | ||||||
| (In $ millions, except share data) | ||||||
| Common Stock | ||||||
| Balance as of the beginning of the period | 109,570,157 | — | 109,327,556 | — | ||
| Stock option exercises | 4,506 | — | — | — | ||
| Stock awards | 86,675 | — | 75,847 | — | ||
| Balance as of the end of the period | 109,661,338 | — | 109,403,403 | — | ||
| Treasury Stock | ||||||
| Balance as of the beginning of the period | 61,348,064 | (5,482) | 61,499,640 | (5,486) | ||
| Issuance of treasury stock under stock plans | — | — | — | — | ||
| Balance as of the end of the period | 61,348,064 | (5,482) | 61,499,640 | (5,486) | ||
| Additional Paid-In Capital | ||||||
| Balance as of the beginning of the period | 431 | 409 | ||||
| Stock-based compensation, net of tax | 8 | 4 | ||||
| Balance as of the end of the period | 439 | 413 | ||||
| Retained Earnings | ||||||
| Balance as of the beginning of the period | 9,876 | 11,054 | ||||
| Net earnings (loss) attributable to Celanese Corporation | 44 | (24) | ||||
| Common stock dividends | (3) | (3) | ||||
| Balance as of the end of the period | 9,917 | 11,027 | ||||
| Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net | ||||||
| Balance as of the beginning of the period | (776) | (848) | ||||
| Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax | (35) | 31 | ||||
| Balance as of the end of the period | (811) | (817) | ||||
| Total Celanese Corporation shareholders' equity | 4,063 | 5,137 | ||||
| Noncontrolling Interests | ||||||
| Balance as of the beginning of the period | 423 | 434 | ||||
| Net earnings (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests | 4 | 4 | ||||
| Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax | 2 | — | ||||
| Distributions/dividends to noncontrolling interests | (7) | (9) | ||||
| Balance as of the end of the period | 422 | 429 | ||||
| Total equity | 4,485 | 5,566 | ||||
UNAUDITED INTERIM CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
| Three Months EndedMarch 31, | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2025 | |
| (In $ millions) | ||
| Operating Activities | ||
| Net earnings (loss) | 48 | (20) |
| Adjustments to reconcile net earnings (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | ||
| Depreciation, amortization and accretion | 208 | 191 |
| Pension and postretirement net periodic benefit cost | (2) | 2 |
| Pension and postretirement contributions | (13) | (14) |
| Deferred income taxes, net | (18) | 20 |
| (Gain) loss on disposition of businesses and assets, net | (48) | (3) |
| Stock-based compensation | 8 | 5 |
| Undistributed earnings in unconsolidated affiliates | 18 | 10 |
| Other, net | (3) | 36 |
| Operating cash provided by (used in) discontinued operations | (13) | 4 |
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities | ||
| Trade receivables - third party and affiliates, net | (203) | (99) |
| Inventories | (80) | 14 |
| Other assets | (18) | 75 |
| Trade payables - third party and affiliates | 187 | 93 |
| Other liabilities | 5 | (277) |
| Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | 76 | 37 |
| Investing Activities | ||
| Capital expenditures on property, plant and equipment | (66) | (102) |
| Proceeds from sale of businesses and assets, net | 493 | 6 |
| Other, net | (2) | (2) |
| Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities | 425 | (98) |
| Financing Activities | ||
| Net change in short-term borrowings with maturities of 3 months or less | 8 | (4) |
| Proceeds from short-term borrowings | — | 548 |
| Repayments of short-term borrowings | (43) | (341) |
| Proceeds from long-term debt | 58 | 2,739 |
| Repayments of long-term debt | (15) | (2,816) |
| Common stock dividends | (3) | (3) |
| Distributions/dividends to noncontrolling interests | (7) | (8) |
| Other, net | (1) | (70) |
| Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | (3) | 45 |
| Exchange rate effects on cash and cash equivalents | (3) | 5 |
| Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | 495 | (11) |
| Cash and cash equivalents as of beginning of period | 1,263 | 962 |
| Cash and cash equivalents as of end of period | 1,758 | 951 |
NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
- Description of the Company and Basis of Presentation
Description of the Company
Celanese Corporation and its subsidiaries (collectively, the "Company") is a global chemical and specialty materials company. The Company produces high performance engineered polymers that are used in a variety of high-value applications, as well as acetyl products, which are intermediate chemicals for nearly all major industries. The Company also engineers and manufactures a wide variety of products essential to everyday living. The Company's broad product portfolio serves a diverse set of end-use applications including automotive, chemical additives, construction, consumer and industrial adhesives, medical, consumer electronics, energy storage, filtration, paints and coatings, paper and packaging, industrial applications and textiles.
Definitions
In this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q ("Quarterly Report"), the term "Celanese" refers to Celanese Corporation, a Delaware corporation, and not its subsidiaries. The term "Celanese U.S." refers to the Company's subsidiary, Celanese US Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and not its subsidiaries.
Basis of Presentation
The unaudited interim consolidated financial statements for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025 contained in this Quarterly Report were prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("U.S. GAAP") for all periods presented and include the accounts of the Company, its majority owned subsidiaries over which the Company exercises control and, when applicable, variable interest entities in which the Company is the primary beneficiary. The unaudited interim consolidated financial statements and other financial information included in this Quarterly Report, unless otherwise specified, have been presented to separately show the effects of discontinued operations.
In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited consolidated balance sheets and related unaudited interim consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income (loss), cash flows and equity include all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring items necessary for their fair presentation in conformity with U.S. GAAP. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP have been condensed or omitted in accordance with rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). These unaudited interim consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company's consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2025, filed on February 24, 2026 with the SEC as part of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2026 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the entire year.
In the ordinary course of business, the Company enters into contracts and agreements relative to a number of topics, including acquisitions, dispositions, joint ventures, supply agreements, product sales and other arrangements. The Company endeavors to describe those contracts or agreements that are material to its business, results of operations or financial position. The Company may also describe some arrangements that are not material but in which the Company believes investors may have an interest or which may have been included in a Form 8-K filing. Investors should not assume the Company has described all contracts and agreements relative to the Company's business in this Quarterly Report.
For those consolidated ventures in which the Company owns or is exposed to less than 100% of the economics, the outside shareholders' interests are shown as noncontrolling interests.
Immaterial Revision of Prior Period Financial Statements
During 2025, the Company identified immaterial errors in the estimate of the rebates accrual for certain distributors included in Customer rebates (Note 6) and prepaid insurance included in Current Other assets, respectively. The Company evaluated the errors, both quantitatively and qualitatively, and concluded that the impact of these errors is not material to any previously issued annual or interim consolidated financial statements for the impacted periods and is not material to the current periods if left uncorrected; however, to promote the consistency and comparability of the financial statements, the Company has voluntarily revised previously reported financial information.
The Company corrected these errors in the accompanying unaudited interim consolidated statements of equity for the three months ended March 31, 2025, decreasing Retained earnings by $49 million.
Estimates and Assumptions
The preparation of unaudited interim consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the unaudited interim consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of net sales, expenses and allocated charges during the reporting period. Significant estimates pertain to impairments of goodwill, intangible assets and other long-lived assets, purchase price allocations, restructuring costs and other (charges) gains, net, income taxes, pension and other postretirement benefits, asset retirement obligations, environmental liabilities and loss contingencies, among others. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
- Recent Accounting Pronouncements
The following table provides a brief description of recent Accounting Standard Updates ("ASU") issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") and final rules issued by the SEC:
| Standard/Final Rule | Description | Effective Date | Effect on the Financial Statements or Other Significant Matters |
|---|---|---|---|
| In December 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-11, Interim Reporting (Topic 270): Narrow Scope Improvements. | The new guidance clarifies the interim reporting requirements by improving navigability of Topic 270 and more clearly specifying what disclosures are required in an interim reporting period. The new guidance (i) specifies the form and content choices for interim financial statements and accompanying notes; (ii) adds a comprehensive list of required interim disclosures from numerous Codification Topics to Topic 270; and (iii) introduces a disclosure principle that requires disclosure of events since the end of the previous annual reporting period that materially affect the entity. | Effective for interim reporting periods within annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027. Early adoption is permitted. | The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the adoption on its financial statement disclosures. |
| Standard/Final Rule | Description | Effective Date | Effect on the Financial Statements or Other Significant Matters |
|---|---|---|---|
| In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03, Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses ("DISE") and in January 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-01, Clarifying the Effective Date. | The new guidance requires the disclosure of additional information about certain costs and expenses on an annual and interim basis in the notes to financial statements. Specifically, in a tabular disclosure, the amounts of (a) purchases of inventory; (b) employee compensation; (c) depreciation; (d) intangible asset amortization; and (e) depreciation, depletion, and amortization recognized as part of oil- and gas-producing activities (or other amounts of depletion expense) included in each relevant expense caption. Within the same tabular disclosure, an entity is required to include certain expense, gain, or loss amounts that are already required to be disclosed under U.S. GAAP. In addition, an entity is required to disclose a qualitative description of the amounts remaining in relevant expense captions that are not separately disaggregated quantitatively. The guidance also requires an entity to disclose the total amount of selling expenses and, in annual reporting periods, an entity's definition of selling expenses. | Effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim periods within annual periods beginning after December 15, 2027. Early adoption is permitted. | The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the adoption on its financial statements and related disclosures. |
| In March 2024, the SEC issued Release No. 33-11275, The Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors. | The final rule will require the disclosure of Scope 1 and Scope 2 greenhouse gas emissions, if material, which will be subject to phased-in assurance requirements, governance of climate-related risks, risk management processes and climate-related targets and goals. Within the notes to financial statements, the final rule requires disclosure of certain climate-related financial statement effects and metrics. | The effective date is delayed pending the completion of judicial review in consolidated Eighth Circuit petitions. | The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the adoption on its financial statement disclosures. |
- Acquisitions, Dispositions and Plant Closures
Dispositions
Micromax
On February 2, 2026, the Company completed the sale of the Micromax® business to Element Solutions Inc for a purchase price of $493 million, subject to customary transaction adjustments, resulting in a gain of $50 million included in Gain (loss) on disposition of businesses and assets, net in the unaudited interim consolidated statements of operations. The divestiture did not represent a strategic shift in the Company's future operations and financial results. The Micromax® business is included in the Engineered Materials segment and is classified as held for sale in the unaudited consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2025.
Plant Closures
Lanaken, Belgium
Exit and shutdown costs related to plant closures are as follows:
| Three Months EndedMarch 31, 2026 | |
|---|---|
| (In $ millions) | |
| Lanaken, Belgium(1) | |
| Restructuring (Note 18) | 8 |
| Accelerated depreciation expense(2) | 19 |
| Total | 27 |
(1)In October 2025, the Company announced the intended closure of its facility in Lanaken, Belgium to streamline the Company's production costs across its global network. This operation is included in the Company's Acetyl Chain segment. The Company intends to permanently cease all manufacturing operations during the second half of 2026.
The Company expects to incur additional exit and shutdown costs related to the intended closure of its facility in Lanaken, Belgium of $100 million, including employee termination costs, through 2027.
(2)Included in Cost of sales in the unaudited interim consolidated statements of operations.
- Inventories
| As of March 31, 2026 | As of December 31,2025 | |
|---|---|---|
| (In $ millions) | ||
| Finished goods | 1,653 | 1,644 |
| Work-in-process | 99 | 89 |
| Raw materials and supplies | 532 | 487 |
| Total | 2,284 | 2,220 |
- Goodwill and Intangible Assets, Net
Goodwill
| EngineeredMaterials | Acetyl Chain | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| (In $ millions) | |||
| As of December 31, 2025(1) | 3,782 | 389 | 4,171 |
| Transfer(2) | 2 | — | 2 |
| Exchange rate changes | (11) | (5) | (16) |
| As of March 31, 2026(1) | 3,773 | 384 | 4,157 |
(1)Includes accumulated impairment losses of $2.7 billion in the Engineered Materials segment.
(2)Related to the sale of the Micromax®business (Note 3).
Intangible Assets, Net
Finite-lived intangible assets are as follows:
| Licenses | Customer-RelatedIntangibleAssets | DevelopedTechnology | CovenantsNot toCompeteand Other | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (In $ millions) | |||||
| Gross Asset Value | |||||
| As of December 31, 2025 | 41 | 2,431 | 563 | 54 | 3,089 |
| Exchange rate changes | 1 | (20) | (5) | 1 | (23) |
| As of March 31, 2026 | 42 | 2,411 | 558 | 55 | 3,066 |
| Accumulated Amortization | |||||
| As of December 31, 2025 | (39) | (887) | (170) | (44) | (1,140) |
| Amortization | (1) | (29) | (10) | — | (40) |
| Exchange rate changes | — | 10 | 1 | — | 11 |
| As of March 31, 2026 | (40) | (906) | (179) | (44) | (1,169) |
| Net book value | 2 | 1,505 | 379 | 11 | 1,897 |
Indefinite-lived intangible assets are as follows:
| Trademarksand Trade Names | |
|---|---|
| (In $ millions) | |
| As of December 31, 2025 | 1,235 |
| Exchange rate changes | (13) |
| As of March 31, 2026 | 1,222 |
During the three months ended March 31, 2026, the Company didnot renew or extend any intangible assets.
Estimated amortization expense for the succeeding five fiscal years is as follows:
| (In $ millions) | |
|---|---|
| 2027 | 157 |
| 2028 | 157 |
| 2029 | 152 |
| 2030 | 148 |
| 2031 | 147 |
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