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How Celanese Corporation stacks up
CE · against 239 other Basic Materials companies of similar size
Profitability
48/ 100
Below the middle of the pack.
Ranked #178 of 240 · scores higher than 26% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score22 peers with a profitability score of 40–49, including CE · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 48?
Weighted metrics compared with all Basic Materials companies.Its metrics sit close to the Basic Materials norm.
- Return on invested capital is close to the peer norm. Return on invested capital: 5.6% vs peer median 6.7%
- Return on assets is close to the peer norm. Return on assets: 2.6% vs peer median 2.5%
- Operating margin is close to the peer norm. Operating margin: 8.0% vs peer median 7.6%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = CE, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | CE | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 228 reported | 5.6% | 11.5% | 22% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 238 reported | 8.0% | 12.0% | 34% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 221 reported | 2.6% | 4.8% | 28% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 218 reported | -22.3% | 10.8% | 1% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 241 reported | 21.4% | 27.7% | 36% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around CEScores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score