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CE (Celanese) Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share : $8.86 (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is Celanese Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share?

E10 is a concept invented by Prof. Robert Shiller, who uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share and the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF. The Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share of a company over the past 10 years.

Celanese's adjusted free cash flow per share for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $-0.594. Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share for the past 10 years together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share, which is $8.86 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2025.

During the past 12 months, Celanese's average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate was -100.00% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate was 14.30% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate was 20.60% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate was 17.00% per year. Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate using Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share data.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate of Celanese was 26.30% per year. The lowest was 3.60% per year. And the median was 14.30% per year.

As of today (2025-05-08), Celanese's current stock price is $48.45. Celanese's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was $8.86. Celanese's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of today is 5.47.

During the past 13 years, the highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of Celanese was 45.75. The lowest was 5.47. And the median was 28.47.


Celanese Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Historical Data

The historical data trend for Celanese's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Celanese Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Chart

Celanese Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 4.53 5.96 7.27 8.41 8.90

Celanese Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 8.52 8.63 8.49 8.90 8.86

Competitive Comparison of Celanese's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share

For the Chemicals subindustry, Celanese's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Celanese's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Celanese's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Celanese's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF falls into.


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Celanese Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Calculation

E10 is a concept invented by Prof. Robert Shiller, who uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share and the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF. The Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share of a company over the past 10 years.

What is Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share? How do we calculate Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share?

Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share of a company over the past 10 years. Let's use an example to explain.

If we want to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share of Wal-Mart (WMT) for Dec. 31, 2010, we need to have the inflation data and the free cash flow per share from 2001 through 2010.

We adjusted the 2001 free cash flow per share data with the total inflation from 2001 through 2010 to the equivalent free cash flow in 2010. If the total inflation from 2001 to 2010 is 40%, and Wal-Mart's free cash flow is $1 a share in 2001, then the 2001's equivalent free cash flow in 2010 is $1.4 a share. If Wal-Mart's free cash flow is $1 again in 2002, and the total inflation from 2002 through 2010 is 35%, then the equivalent 2002 free cash flow in 2010 is $1.35. So on and so forth, you get the equivalent free cash flow per share of past 10 years. Then you add them together and divided the sum by the count to get Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.

For example, Celanese's adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was:

Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare= Free Cash Flow per Share /CPI of Mar. 2025 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2025)
=-0.594/134.9266*134.9266
=-0.594

Current CPI (Mar. 2025) = 134.9266.

Celanese Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201506 0.766 100.684 1.027
201509 0.457 100.392 0.614
201512 0.316 99.792 0.427
201603 1.465 100.470 1.967
201606 1.979 101.688 2.626
201609 1.701 101.861 2.253
201612 -0.749 101.863 -0.992
201703 0.922 102.862 1.209
201706 1.755 103.349 2.291
201709 1.395 104.136 1.807
201712 -0.213 104.011 -0.276
201803 0.418 105.290 0.536
201806 3.712 106.317 4.711
201809 2.863 106.507 3.627
201812 2.038 105.998 2.594
201903 1.778 107.251 2.237
201906 2.853 108.070 3.562
201909 2.555 108.329 3.182
201912 1.504 108.420 1.872
202003 1.168 108.902 1.447
202006 2.450 108.767 3.039
202009 3.028 109.815 3.720
202012 1.621 109.897 1.990
202103 0.210 111.754 0.254
202106 2.811 114.631 3.309
202109 4.755 115.734 5.544
202112 3.819 117.630 4.381
202203 1.643 121.301 1.828
202206 3.400 125.017 3.670
202209 3.007 125.227 3.240
202212 3.636 125.222 3.918
202303 -2.381 127.348 -2.523
202306 5.645 128.729 5.917
202309 2.485 129.860 2.582
202312 6.411 129.419 6.684
202403 -0.329 131.776 -0.337
202406 1.707 132.554 1.738
202409 -0.082 133.029 -0.083
202412 3.557 133.157 3.604
202503 -0.594 134.927 -0.594

Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share.


Celanese  (NYSE:CE) Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Explanation

If a company grows much fast than inflation, Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share may underestimate the company's free cash flow. Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF can seem to be too high even the actual Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is low.

For the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF, the free cash flow per share of the past 10 years are inflation-adjusted and averaged. The result is used for P/FCF calculation. Since it looks at the average over the last 10 years, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF is also called CAPFCF Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller. He uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings per share of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF. The Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted free cash flow per share of a company over the past 10 years.

Celanese's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF=Share Price/Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
=48.45/8.86
=5.47

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

During the past 13 years, the highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of Celanese was 45.75. The lowest was 5.47. And the median was 28.47.


Be Aware

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF works better for cyclical companies. It gives you a better idea on the company's real free cash flow value.


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Celanese Business Description

Industry
Address
222 West Las Colinas Boulevard, Suite 900N, Irving, TX, USA, 75039-5421
Celanese is one of the world's largest producers of acetic acid and its downstream derivative chemicals, which are used in various end markets, including coatings and adhesives. The company is also one of the largest producers of specialty polymers, which are used in the automotive, electronics, medical, building, and consumer end markets. The company also makes cellulose derivatives used in cigarette filters.
Executives
Mark Christopher Murray officer: VP - Bus. Strat & Development 100 MATSONFORD ROAD, RADNOR PA 19087
Deborah J. Kissire director 210 E. EARLL DRIVE, PHOENIX AZ 85012
Scott Mcdougald Sutton officer: EVP & Pres, Materials Solution C/O OLIN CORPORATION, 190 CARONDELET PLZ, STE 1530, CLAYTON MO 63105
Scott A Richardson officer: SVP & CFO C/O CELANESE CORPORATION, 222 W LAS COLINAS BLVD, SUITE 900N, IRVING TX 75039
Thomas Francis Kelly officer: SVP, EM 222 W LAS COLINAS BLVD, SUITE 900N, IRVING TX 75039
Aaron M Mcgilvray officer: Chief Accounting Officer 222 W. LAS COLINAS BLVD, SUITE 900N, IRVING TX 75039
Rahul Ghai director GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, 5 NECCO STREET, BOSTON MA 02210
Michael Koenig director 222 W. LAS COLINAS BLVD., SUITE 900N, IRVING TX 75039
Vanessa Dupuis officer: SVP, HR (CHRO) C/O CELANESE CORPORATION, 222 W LAS COLINAS BLVD, SUITE 900N, IRVING TX 75039
John K Wulff director C/O HERCULES INC, 1313 NORTH MARKET STREET, WILMINGTON DE 19894-0001
John G Fotheringham officer: SVP, Acetyl Chain 222 W LAS COLINAS BLVD, SUITE 900N, IRVING TX 75039
Lori Ryerkerk director, officer: CEO AXALTA COATING SYSTEMS LTD., 2001 MARKET STREET, SUITE 3600, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Todd L Elliott officer: SVP, Acetyl Chain C/O CELANESE CORPORATION, 222 W LAS COLINAS BLVD, SUITE 900N, IRVING TX 75039
A. Lynne Puckett officer: SVP & GC C/O 222 W LAS COLINAS BLVD, SUITE 900N, IRVING TX 75039
Rucker Kim K.w. director KRAFT FOODS GROUP, INC., THREE LAKES DRIVE, NORTHFIELD IL 60093