---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001306830-26-000091"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CE"
cik: "0001306830"
company_name: "Celanese Corp"
filed_at: "2026-05-05T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-14T23:16:16.708726+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Celanese Q1 adj EPS $0.85, raises FY FCF outlook to $700-800M; Q2 guide $2.00-2.40

## Summary
- Q1 GAAP diluted EPS $0.41, adjusted EPS $0.85; net sales $2.3B, up 6% sequentially.
- Adjusted EBIT $275M, operating EBITDA $455M; free cash flow $3M.
- Raising full-year 2026 free cash flow outlook to $700-$800M.
- Q2 adjusted EPS guidance $2.00-$2.40; anticipate ~$3.00 in H2 2026.
- Announced closure of nylon 6,6 polymerization unit in Singapore.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001306830-26-000091
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CE
- cik: 0001306830
- company_name: Celanese Corp
- filed_at: 2026-05-05T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1306830/000130683026000091/0001306830-26-000091-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1306830/000130683026000091/ce-20260505.htm

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- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001306830-26-000091
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001306830-26-000091.txt

## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: baf44a2e857a45c177b75c9f8fc06f5ccbee4e7b
  claim: Celanese Corp updated its first quarter 2026 guidance (raised).
  evidence_excerpt: Celanese Corporation (NYSE: CE), a global chemical and specialty materials company, today reported first quarter 2026 U.S. GAAP diluted earnings per share of $0.41 and adjusted earnings per share of $0.85. Net sales of $2.3 billion increased 6 percent sequentially, reflecting a 5 percent increase in volume, a small currency benefit and stable pricing.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1306830/000130683026000091/0001306830-26-000091-index.htm
- claim_id: baf44a2e857a45c177b75c9f8fc06f5ccbee4e7b
  claim: Celanese Corp updated its first quarter 2026 guidance (raised).
  evidence_excerpt: This progress supports our decision to raise our full‐year free cash flow outlook to $700 to $800 million and reinforces our confidence in the path forward.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1306830/000130683026000091/0001306830-26-000091-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.