secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Celanese Corp (CE)
CIK:        0001306830
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-11-06T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001306830-25-000217
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  negative
Materiality: 0.85
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Celanese Q3 GAAP loss $12.39/share; adj EPS $1.34, net sales $2.4B
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- GAAP diluted loss per share ($12.39) vs adj EPS $1.34; net loss $1.35B on $2.4B revenue.
- Operating loss ($1.3B) includes $1.1B non-cash goodwill impairment in Engineered Materials.
- Adjusted EBIT $326M, down 28% YoY; operating EBITDA $517M (21% margin).
- Signed agreement to divest Micromax to Element Solutions for ~$500M; proceeds to delever.
- Guides Q4 adj EPS $0.85-$1.00; expects FY 2025 free cash flow $700-800M.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1306830/000130683025000217/0001306830-25-000217-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1306830/000130683025000217/ce-20251106.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001306830-25-000217

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