secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Celanese Corp (CE)
CIK:        0001306830
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-05-05T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001306830-26-000091
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.80
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

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

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1306830/000130683026000091/0001306830-26-000091-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1306830/000130683026000091/ce-20260505.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001306830-26-000091

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