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Company snapshot — Celanese Corporation

CE in five paragraphs: what it makes and sells, where it sits in the Closelook stack, who it is priced against, why we track it, what we watch. Research diary, not advice.

What it does
Celanese Corporation makes engineered polymers and acetyl chemicals, supplying materials used in cars, electronics, packaging and construction under many brand names such as Zytel and Vectra. It runs two segments, Engineered Materials and Acetyl Chain, serving manufacturers across industrial and consumer markets. It is headquartered in Irving, Texas, and listed in the United States.
Where it sits in the stack
Celanese carries no seat in our index; it sits in the diary's broader materials sleeve, within the Basic Materials sector and Chemicals industry, supplying polymers that feed manufacturing chains touching electronics and automotive goods rather than the AI build-out directly.
Who it is priced against
Closelook's peer group is not set for this name; the market usually compares Celanese with other diversified chemical producers such as Dow.
Why Closelook tracks it
Celanese holds a Russell 1000 seat only, with no Rubin or Halo index membership; its Closelook score has not yet been built and no quotes or editions are recorded for it.
What the diary watches
The diary watches whether demand for engineered polymers in electronics and automotive recovers, since the name currently trades below both its 50-day and 200-day averages.

Celanese Corporation (CE) trades on US exchanges.

Written from the company’s public profile and Closelook’s own readings, 2026-09-17. Descriptive, refreshed with the registry; corrections welcome via the imprint. closelook.net is an investment research diary — market structure, index membership and scores are our own readings, not investment advice. Related: index compare · sector dispersion · scanner.

Signals for this name

Every Closelook reading that exists for CE, from the same nightly bakes the boards use. Research diary readings, not advice.

The Street on this name 1 analyst action on the wire · latest: initiation by KeyBanc, 2026-09-10

The Street on this name

Analyst actions and the latest print for CE from the Closelook wires — third-party opinions on the record, not our readings.

  • Initiation KeyBanc — at Overweight · target 57 Initiated to Overweight from Overweight · Target set to $57 (+24.7% to spot) 2026-09-10

1 action on the analyst wire since 2026-08-13: 1 initiation. Analyst wire → · Earnings wire →

Who it is priced against Chemicals · United States · 3 names with week and year-to-date

Peer group

Chemicals · United States

This name carries no Closelook score, so its cohort ranks on trend state — distance to the 50- and 200-day averages — never on a score it does not have.

Compared against CE on the nightly bakes; the Peers tab ranks the cohort on the Closelook scores where it exists.

Dividends and capital return no distribution in twelve months · last 0.70 USD on 2024-10-30

Dividends and capital return

What CE pays out and buys back — distributions read from the price series, money terms from the filings.

  • Trailing 12 months No cash distribution in the last twelve months earlier distributions show in the price series, see the years below
  • Last distribution 0.70 USD per share as the price series records it, within days of the ex-date 2024-10-30
  • By calendar year 2023: 0.70 USD (partial) · 2024: 2.80 USD first distribution recorded in the three-year window: 2023-10-27

Per-share amounts are derived from the adjusted price series in the listing currency, so dates sit within days of the ex-date; filing figures come from the fundamentals feed for the last reported fiscal year. An investment diary, not a recommendation.

Weather around the name 3 macro readings: Money Temperature, Factor regime, Sovereign pressure

The weather around this name

Macro readings that apply by membership — the regime, the factor tape, the sector cell, the funding backdrop.

  • Money Temperature Composite 50/100 · S&P 500 fund at 49, above its 50- and 200-day averagesEight instruments scored on position, momentum, volume, volatility and fragility — the regime every name trades inside. Temperature lab → 2026-09-18
  • Factor regime Momentum leading — risk appetite buildingMomentum against low volatility (SPMO / SPLV): above its 50-day trend, 97th percentile of the window, +4.9% over 20 sessions. Factor regime → 2026-09-18
  • Sovereign pressure Index 0.07 · down 0.41 over 21 sessionsG7 long-end yields, 10s30s and the slope — the funding weather for every balance sheet on this site. Sovereign pressure → 2026-09-18

FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-09-19

Quick answers

What is Celanese Corporation (CE)?

Celanese Corporation trades as CE on the US exchange (United States) in the Closelook research universe, as of the registry build of 2026-09-19.

Is CE in a Closelook index?

Not currently — Celanese Corporation is tracked in the Closelook research universe but is not a constituent of a Closelook functional index as of 2026-09-19.

Where does CE trade against its moving averages?

Recovery attempt under the 200-day: Trades +0% vs the 50-day and -11% vs the 200-day average, 35.8% below the 52-week high and +29.4% off the 52-week low; a death cross printed 38 sessions ago. Computed from daily closes. As of 2026-09-18 — a technical state from the nightly Closelook bake, not advice. The Technical tab carries the full row.

What does Celanese Corporation do?

Celanese Corporation makes engineered polymers and acetyl chemicals, supplying materials used in cars, electronics, packaging and construction under many brand names such as Zytel and Vectra. It runs two segments, Engineered Materials and Acetyl Chain, serving manufacturers across industrial and consumer markets. It is headquartered in Irving, Texas, and listed in the United States. Closelook's peer group is not set for this name; the market usually compares Celanese with other diversified chemical producers such as Dow.

Where does Celanese Corporation sit in the AI build-out?

Celanese carries no seat in our index; it sits in the diary's broader materials sleeve, within the Basic Materials sector and Chemicals industry, supplying polymers that feed manufacturing chains touching electronics and automotive goods rather than the AI build-out directly. Celanese holds a Russell 1000 seat only, with no Rubin or Halo index membership; its Closelook score has not yet been built and no quotes or editions are recorded for it.

Does Celanese Corporation pay a dividend?

No cash distribution shows in Celanese Corporation’s price series over the last twelve months. The "Dividends and capital return" block on this page carries the lines.

What has Wall Street done on Celanese Corporation recently?

The most recent analyst action on Celanese Corporation on the Closelook wire is a initiation by KeyBanc on 2026-09-10 (at Overweight · target 57). 1 action on the analyst wire since 2026-08-13: 1 initiation. Analyst actions are third-party opinions recorded by the wire, not Closelook readings. The “The Street on this name” block on this page lists the moves; the full feeds are the analyst wire and the earnings wire.

What does this page show?

A live price chart with SMA overlays and drawing tools for CE, performance metrics, index-membership context and the Closelook structure read — an investment research diary view, not investment advice.

Related in the Closelook universe

then Chemicals, then Basic Materials. Scored names rank on their Closelook score; names without one rank on trend state — above or below their 50- and 200-day averages — never on a score they do not carry.