Celanese Quarterly Cash Flow Statement
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Celanese free cash flow
In the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026, Celanese generated $209.0 million of operating cash flow and spent $62.0 million on capital expenditures. That left free cash flow of $147.0 million, a free-cash-flow margin of 5.3% of revenue. Free cash flow was down 53.6% from the prior year's $317.0 million.
Celanese returned $3.0 million to shareholders through dividends, equal to 2% of free cash flow. Free cash flow covered dividend payments 49.0 times.
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Celanese cash flow statement (quarterly)
| Quarter (USD) | Q2 20262026-06-30 | Q1 20262026-03-31 | Q4 20252025-12-31 | Q3 20252025-09-30 | Q2 20252025-06-30 | Q1 20252025-03-31 | Q4 20242024-12-31 | Q3 20242024-09-30 | Q2 20242024-06-30 | Q1 20242024-03-31 | Q4 20232023-12-31 | Q3 20232023-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Income | 129.00M | 48.00M | 22.00M | -1.35B | 200.00M | -20.00M | -1.92B | 117.00M | 153.00M | 124.00M | 684.00M | 949.00M |
| Net Income growth (YoY) | -35.50% | — | — | -1256.41% | +30.72% | -116.13% | -380.99% | -87.67% | -30.77% | +33.33% | -11.05% | +391.71% |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 244.00M | 201.00M | 196.00M | 194.00M | 190.00M | 180.00M | 185.00M | 203.00M | 192.00M | 221.00M | 189.00M | 173.00M |
| Stock-Based Compensation | 10.00M | 8.00M | 5.00M | 7.00M | 7.00M | 5.00M | 9.00M | 3.00M | 10.00M | 10.00M | 4.00M | 4.00M |
| Change in Working Capital | -122.00M | -109.00M | 159.00M | 186.00M | 84.00M | -194.00M | 393.00M | -265.00M | -99.00M | -210.00M | 531.00M | -1.00M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 209.00M | 76.00M | 252.00M | 447.00M | 410.00M | 37.00M | 494.00M | 79.00M | 292.00M | 101.00M | 830.00M | 403.00M |
| Capital Expenditures | -62.00M | -66.00M | -84.00M | -64.00M | -93.00M | -102.00M | -105.00M | -88.00M | -105.00M | -137.00M | -128.00M | -131.00M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -59.00M | 425.00M | -104.00M | -59.00M | -88.00M | -98.00M | -128.00M | -100.00M | -91.00M | -151.00M | -168.00M | 375.00M |
| Dividends Paid | -3.00M | -3.00M | -4.00M | -3.00M | -3.00M | -3.00M | -77.00M | -76.00M | -77.00M | -77.00M | -77.00M | -76.00M |
| Share Repurchases | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Debt Issued | 38.00M | 58.00M | 1.43B | 105.00M | 82.00M | 2.74B | 29.00M | 116.00M | 72.00M | 111.00M | 0 | 3.00B |
| Debt Repaid | -606.00M | -15.00M | -1.59B | -227.00M | -17.00M | -2.82B | -14.00M | -534.00M | -479.00M | -6.00M | -163.00M | -3.48B |
| Financing Cash Flow | -546.00M | -3.00M | -324.00M | -118.00M | -116.00M | 45.00M | -189.00M | -376.00M | -489.00M | -259.00M | -240.00M | -700.00M |
| Net Change in Cash | -394.00M | 495.00M | -177.00M | 267.00M | 222.00M | -11.00M | 149.00M | -372.00M | -298.00M | -322.00M | 448.00M | 61.00M |
| Free Cash Flow | 147.00M | 10.00M | 168.00M | 383.00M | 317.00M | -65.00M | 389.00M | -9.00M | 187.00M | -36.00M | 702.00M | 272.00M |
This table shows 12 quarterly periods of Celanese's cash flow statement, from Q2 2026 back to Q3 2023, 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?