---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001306830-23-000019"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CE"
cik: "0001306830"
company_name: "Celanese Corp"
filed_at: "2023-02-23T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-19T02:01:01.584033+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.9
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.9
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Celanese reports record full year 2022 net sales of $9.7B and GAAP diluted EPS of $17.41

## Summary
- Record full year 2022 net sales of $9.7 billion, up 13% from prior record in 2021.
- GAAP diluted EPS of $17.41 and adjusted EPS of $15.88 for full year 2022.
- Record operating cash flow of $1.8 billion and free cash flow of $1.3 billion in 2022.
- Completed acquisition of DuPont's Mobility & Materials business on November 1, 2022.
- Q1 2023 adjusted EPS guidance of $1.50 to $1.75, expecting sequential improvement.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001306830-23-000019
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CE
- cik: 0001306830
- company_name: Celanese Corp
- filed_at: 2023-02-23T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.9
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.9
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1306830/000130683023000019/0001306830-23-000019-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1306830/000130683023000019/ce-20230223.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001306830-23-000019.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  Celanese Corp reported full year 2022 results: revenue $9.7 billion, EPS $17.41.
  - Period: full year 2022
  - Revenue: $9.7 billion
  - EPS: $17.41
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Celanese Corporation (NYSE: CE), a global chemical and specialty materials company, today reported highest-ever GAAP diluted earnings per share of $17.41 and second-highest ever adjusted earnings per share of $15.88 for full year 2022. The Company generated record net sales of $9.7 billion in the year, an increase of 13 percent over the prior record set in 2021.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1306830/000130683023000019/0001306830-23-000019-index.htm
- Earnings Releases
  Celanese Corp reported the fourth quarter 2022 results: EPS $7.03.
  - Period: the fourth quarter 2022
  - EPS: $7.03
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Celanese also reported fourth quarter GAAP diluted earnings per share of $7.03 and adjusted earnings per share of $1.44.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1306830/000130683023000019/0001306830-23-000019-index.htm

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