Celanese Corporation (NYSE:CE) Plans Quarterly Dividend of $0.03

Celanese Corporation (NYSE:CE) declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, April 15th. Stockholders of record on Monday, April 27th will be given a dividend of 0.03 per share by the basic materials company on Monday, May 11th. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, April 27th.

Celanese has decreased its dividend by an average of 0.5%per year over the last three years. Celanese has a payout ratio of 1.7% indicating that its dividend is sufficiently covered by earnings. Equities analysts expect Celanese to earn $10.10 per share next year, which means the company should continue to be able to cover its $0.12 annual dividend with an expected future payout ratio of 1.2%.

Celanese Stock Performance

Shares of CE opened at $64.70 on Thursday. Celanese has a one year low of $35.13 and a one year high of $68.64. The company has a 50-day moving average of $57.84 and a two-hundred day moving average of $47.67. The stock has a market cap of $7.09 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -6.10, a PEG ratio of 0.47 and a beta of 0.85. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.55, a current ratio of 1.55 and a quick ratio of 0.94.

Celanese (NYSE:CE) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, February 17th. The basic materials company reported $0.67 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.89 by ($0.22). Celanese had a positive return on equity of 8.75% and a negative net margin of 12.15%.The firm had revenue of $2.20 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.25 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $1.45 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was down 6.5% compared to the same quarter last year. Celanese has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.700-0.850 EPS. On average, equities research analysts expect that Celanese will post 8.79 earnings per share for the current year.

About Celanese

Celanese Corporation is a global chemical and specialty materials company that develops, manufactures and markets a broad portfolio of products serving diverse industries. The company operates through two primary business segments—Engineered Materials and Acetyl Chain—offering solutions that range from high-performance polymers and specialty additives to industrial chemicals and intermediates. Its engineered materials are used in applications such as automotive components, consumer electronics, medical devices and packaging, while its acetyl derivatives find uses in coatings, adhesives, solvents and personal care products.

In the Engineered Materials segment, Celanese produces a variety of high-performance thermoplastics, polyether-block-amide (PEBA) elastomers and functional additives designed to enhance product durability, thermal resistance and sustainability.