Companies / Celanese US

Celanese US CE

Plastics, Foil & Coated Paper Bags · Balance sheet at Sep 30, 2026 · $ in millions

Moody's Below Ba1 (new level not confirmed)S&P Below BB+ (new level not confirmed)Fitch BBB- (negative)

Next 12 Months: Starting Case
$ in millionsLast 12 MonthsNext Quarter (4Q26E)vs. 4Q25ANext 12 MonthsChange
Revenue$9,849$2,180(1.1%)$9,710(1.4%)
Adj. EBITDA$1,663$37627.8%$1,7092.8%
Free Cash Flow$794$132(21.2%)$707(11.0%)
Net Debt, end of period$10,183$10,051$9,476(6.9%)
Net Debt / Adj. EBITDA6.1x5.8x5.5x-0.6x
Total Liquidity, end of period$3,112$3,244$3,81922.7%
The credit over the next year

Celanese is a 4.7x levered chemical credit whose next year turns on whether the 2026 jump in acetyl pricing holds: Acetyl Chain price was up 18% and 14% year over year in Q2 and Q3 2026 on regional supply dislocation, while volumes were flat. Engineered Materials is the steadier half, with price up 5% and underlying volume flat once the Micromax sale is stripped out, but it is exposed to auto builds and raw material inflation. If acetyl pricing gives back half its gain, quarterly sales fall by roughly $80 to $90 million at a high drop through, which would slow the plan to cut debt from $11.5 billion using $750 to $800 million of 2026 free cash flow and about $1 billion of divestiture proceeds by 2027.

  • Leverage falls from 6.1x to 5.5x over the next four quarters on the starting case.
  • Free cash flow of $707mm is projected over the next year, short of the $1.12bn of debt due in that time.
  • Net debt shrinks from $10.18bn to $9.48bn; maturing debt is assumed refinanced unless changed in the model.
  • Liquidity a year out is $3.82bn, against $3.11bn today.

Due inside a year: 2.125% Senior Notes due 2027 (EUR) ($568mm); 7.165% Senior Notes due 2027 (originally 6.165%) ($554mm).

Built from the inputs on the Projections tab of the model; change them there. A starting case from history, not a forecast.

Capital Structure
Cap StructureAmt Out.Mkt PriceYieldLev. ThroughView
Unrestricted Cash$1,362.0
2.125% Senior Notes due 2027 (EUR)568.0100.0%2.12%0.3xBullish
7.165% Senior Notes due 2027 (originally 6.165%)554.0101.1%*4.86%0.7xBullish
7.350% Senior Notes due 2028 (originally 6.350%)746.0104.0%*5.24%1.1xBullish
0.625% Senior Notes due 2028 (EUR)568.0100.0%0.62%1.5xBullish
7.330% Senior Notes due 2029 (originally 6.330%)750.0104.3%*5.48%1.9xBullish
6.337% Senior Notes due 2029 (EUR, originally 5.337%)568.0100.0%6.34%2.3xBullish
7.550% Senior Notes due 2030 (originally 6.550%)999.0105.9%*5.88%2.9xBullish
6.500% Senior Notes due 2030700.0101.8%*5.91%3.3xBullish
U.S. Revolving Credit Facility ($1.75bn)0.0100.0%N/a3.3xBullish
5.000% Senior Notes due 2031 (EUR)852.0100.0%5.00%3.8xBullish
7.000% Senior Notes due 2031600.0102.8%*6.28%4.2xNeutral
7.379% Senior Notes due 2032 (originally 6.379%)1,000.0104.7%*6.35%4.8xNeutral
6.750% Senior Notes due 20331,100.0101.8%*6.41%5.4xNeutral
7.700% Senior Notes due 2033 (originally 6.700%)1,000.0106.8%*6.48%6.0xNeutral
7.375% Senior Notes due 2034800.0103.4%*6.79%6.5xNeutral
Bank loans due at various dates through 2031 (long-term debt line)538.0100.0%N/a6.8xNeutral
Obligations under finance leases due through 2054117.0100.0%N/a6.9xNeutral
Short-term borrowings, including amounts due to affiliates90.0100.0%N/a6.9xNeutral
Pollution control and industrial revenue bonds due through 203085.0100.0%N/a7.0xNeutral
China Revolving Credit Facilities (CNCC CNY100mm revolver)0.0100.0%N/a7.0xNeutral
Total Debt$11,545.06.9x
Net Debt$10,183.06.1x
Last Twelve Months
Revenue$9,849
Implied Costs(8,186)
Adj. EBITDA$1,663
(-) Interest Expense(721)
(-) Capex(281)
Memo: FCF$794
Total Liquidity$3,112.0