Celanese Cash Flow Statement
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Celanese free cash flow
In fiscal 2025, Celanese generated $1.15 billion of operating cash flow and spent $343.0 million on capital expenditures. That left free cash flow of $803.0 million, a free-cash-flow margin of 8.4% of revenue. Free cash flow was up 51.2% from the prior year's $531.0 million.
Celanese returned $13.0 million to shareholders through dividends, equal to 2% of free cash flow. Free cash flow covered dividend payments 61.8 times.
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Celanese cash flow statement (annual)
| Fiscal year (USD) | FY 20252025-12-31 | FY 20242024-12-31 | FY 20232023-12-31 | FY 20222022-12-31 | FY 20212021-12-31 | FY 20202020-12-31 | FY 20192019-12-31 | FY 20182018-12-31 | FY 20172017-12-31 | FY 20162016-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Income | -1.15B | -1.53B | 1.95B | 1.90B | 1.90B | 1.99B | 858.00M | 1.21B | 849.00M | 906.00M |
| Net Income growth (YoY) | — | -178.79% | +2.37% | +0.32% | -4.82% | +132.17% | -29.27% | +42.87% | -6.29% | +217.89% |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 760.00M | 801.00M | 706.00M | 462.00M | 371.00M | 350.00M | 352.00M | 343.00M | 305.00M | 290.00M |
| Stock-Based Compensation | 24.00M | 32.00M | 40.00M | 60.00M | 95.00M | 28.00M | 48.00M | 71.00M | 47.00M | 31.00M |
| Change in Working Capital | 235.00M | -181.00M | 538.00M | 280.00M | -488.00M | 280.00M | 151.00M | -248.00M | 173.00M | -118.00M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 1.15B | 966.00M | 1.90B | 1.82B | 1.76B | 1.34B | 1.45B | 1.56B | 803.00M | 893.00M |
| Capital Expenditures | -343.00M | -435.00M | -568.00M | -543.00M | -467.00M | -364.00M | -370.00M | -337.00M | -267.00M | -246.00M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -349.00M | -470.00M | -134.00M | -11.14B | -1.12B | 592.00M | -493.00M | -507.00M | -549.00M | -439.00M |
| Dividends Paid | -13.00M | -307.00M | -305.00M | -297.00M | -304.00M | -293.00M | -300.00M | -280.00M | -241.00M | -201.00M |
| Share Repurchases | — | 0 | 0 | -17.00M | -1.00B | -650.00M | -996.00M | -805.00M | -500.00M | -500.00M |
| Debt Issued | 4.35B | 328.00M | 3.00B | 10.77B | 990.00M | 0 | 499.00M | 561.00M | 351.00M | 1.51B |
| Debt Repaid | -4.65B | -1.03B | -3.66B | -526.00M | -786.00M | -30.00M | -360.00M | -536.00M | -77.00M | -1.13B |
| Financing Cash Flow | -513.00M | -1.31B | -1.46B | 10.29B | -1.04B | -1.47B | -935.00M | -1.17B | -351.00M | -759.00M |
| Net Change in Cash | 301.00M | -843.00M | 297.00M | 972.00M | -419.00M | 492.00M | 24.00M | -137.00M | -62.00M | -329.00M |
| Free Cash Flow | 803.00M | 531.00M | 1.33B | 1.28B | 1.29B | 979.00M | 1.08B | 1.22B | 536.00M | 647.00M |
This table shows 10 annual periods of Celanese's cash flow statement, from FY 2025 back to FY 2016, across 14 line items including net income, depreciation & amortization, stock-based compensation. Values in USD; B = billions, M = millions. Fiscal periods follow CE's reporting calendar. What is a cash flow statement?