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Celanese Corp cash flow statement

In fiscal 2025, Celanese Corp's operations generated $1.15bn of cash; it spent $343m on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of $803m. It returned $13.0m in dividends.

Cash flow statement

US$ millions unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

Celanese Corp: cash flow statement, annual
Fiscal year2009Dec 20092010Dec 20102011Dec 20112012Dec 20122013Dec 20132014Dec 20142015Dec 20152016Dec 20162017Dec 20172018Dec 20182019Dec 20192020Dec 20202021Dec 20212022Dec 20222023Dec 20232024Dec 20242025Dec 2025LTMJun 2026
Cash from operations5964526387227629628628938031,5581,4541,3431,7571,8191,8999661,146984
Depreciation and amortisation308287298308305292357290305343352350371462706801760835
Stock-based pay———202446403147714828956040322430
Capital spending176201349349277254232246267337370364467543568435343276
Free cash flow4202512893734857086306475361,2211,0849791,2901,2761,331531803708
Free cash flow after stock pay———3534616625906164891,1501,0369511,1951,2161,291499779678
Dividends paid23283443831441742012412803002933042973053071313
Share buybacks04831451642504205005008059966501,0001700——

Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending. Free cash flow after stock pay also subtracts stock-based compensation, a real cost to shareholders that the cash flow statement adds back. Dividends, buybacks and shares issued are cash amounts for the period.

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Figures from Celanese Corp's SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved October 20, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to Celanese Corp.