CE PEER ANALYSIS

Celanese Corporation — metric-by-metric comparison with peers and the industry median

CECelanese Corporation

🇺🇸 USA · NYSE · Basic Materials · Chemicals

Value it Duel

Overall Profile & Returns

· Chemicals

Position Within Industry

0 = weak quartile, 100 = strong quartile

CEIndustry median

Scores normalize each metric against industry quartiles (p25–p75); direction is inverted for lower-is-better metrics.

Return Comparison

1-Year

Split-adjusted

Year-to-Date (YTD)

Key Metric Comparison

P/E

Lower is better

ROE

Higher is better

Net Margin

Higher is better

Revenue Growth

Higher is better

All Metrics

Valuation
Metric	CE	MX	RDX	PETKM	BAS	Ind. Median
P/E	—	—	23.21●	—	23.93	23.21
P/B	1.32	1.47	3.40	0.70●	1.21	1.34
EV/EBITDA	39.68	8.10●	12.29	—	8.61	12.04
P/S	0.56	0.97	1.46	0.49●	0.69	0.51

Financial Health
Metric	CE	MX	RDX	PETKM	BAS	Ind. Median
Current Ratio	1.38	1.96	3.99●	0.56	1.91	1.88
Debt/Equity	309.0%	143.4%	12.6%●	76.7%	69.0%	73.9%
NetDebt/EBITDA	26.53	3.76	-0.52	-6.76●	2.84	3.30

Profitability
Metric	CE	MX	RDX	PETKM	BAS	Ind. Median
Net Margin	-11.5%	-1.3%	6.3%●	-7.5%	2.9%	-3.8%
ROE	-23.7%	-2.0%	14.8%●	-11.5%	4.9%	-6.9%
ROA	-4.9%	-0.7%	10.9%●	-4.9%	2.1%	-3.1%
EBITDA Margin	4.3%	22.3%●	11.4%	-7.1%	12.0%	6.1%

Growth + Dividend
Metric	CE	MX	RDX	PETKM	BAS	Ind. Median
Rev. Growth	-5.6%	-0.8%	8.3%●	2.4%	-4.8%	-2.4%
NI Growth	—	—	-11.2%	—	135.2%●	26.2%
Div. Yield	0.3%	1.2%	3.5%	0.0%	4.7%●	3.2%
Payout	-1.2%	-119.9%	81.4%	0.0%	122.6%	-1.2%

Valuation
Metric	CE	OLN	HUN	REX	DOW	GPRE	Ind. Median
P/E	—	—	—	16.46	—	—	23.21
P/B	1.32	1.36	0.71●	2.43	1.35	1.69	1.34
EV/EBITDA	39.68	11.07	32.39	9.95●	43.06	11.91	12.04
P/S	0.56	0.35	0.33●	2.33	0.53	0.68	0.51

Financial Health
Metric	CE	OLN	HUN	REX	DOW	GPRE	Ind. Median
Current Ratio	1.38	1.36	1.18	6.76●	1.85	1.71	1.88
Debt/Equity	309.0%	190.9%	92.8%	3.1%●	128.7%	71.2%	73.9%
NetDebt/EBITDA	26.53	6.30	17.08	-2.90●	18.48	2.62	3.30

Profitability
Metric	CE	OLN	HUN	REX	DOW	GPRE	Ind. Median
Net Margin	-11.5%	-1.9%	-5.7%	14.1%●	-7.0%	-0.8%	-3.8%
ROE	-23.7%	-6.8%	-11.5%	15.9%●	-17.2%	-2.0%	-6.9%
ROA	-4.9%	-1.7%	-4.5%	12.4%●	-4.7%	-0.9%	-3.1%
EBITDA Margin	4.3%	7.4%	2.2%	18.1%●	2.1%	7.4%	6.1%

Growth + Dividend
Metric	CE	OLN	HUN	REX	DOW	GPRE	Ind. Median
Rev. Growth	-5.6%	2.6%●	-4.7%	2.6%	-7.7%	-21.0%	-2.4%
NI Growth	—	—	—	63.7%	—	—	26.2%
Div. Yield	0.3%	4.1%	6.4%	—	6.5%●	—	3.2%
Payout	-1.2%	-72.0%	-36.4%	—	-90.1%	—	-1.2%

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