Celanese Corporation CE

Competitive advantage analysis · basic-materials

Corporate Default
Overall moat score
36/100
Developing

Ranked against 17 peers in Chemicals

About Celanese Corporation

Celanese Corporation produces and sells engineered polymers worldwide. It operates through Engineered Materials and Acetyl Chain segments. The company offers ethylene acrylic elastomers, ethylene vinyl acetate pharmaceutical grade copolymers, liquid crystal polymers, long-fiber reinforced thermoplastics, nylon and polypropylene compounds and formulations, polyoxymethylene, ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene, and thermoplastic elastomers, polyesters, and vulcanizates for use in appliance, automotive, construction, consumer apparel, … Full CE analysis →

Key strengths

  • Cash Generation Consistent Cash generation is consistent (score 0.79), indicating reliable business model.
  • Consistent Cash Generation Cash generation is strong and consistent (score 0.79).

Key risks

  • ROIC Below WACC or Peers ROIC at 23.5th percentile suggests inefficient capital deployment.
  • Elevated Debt Risk Debt serviceability is weak (score 0.27), raising refinancing risk.

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Pricing Power

Developing
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Where CE ranks in Chemicals

Celanese Corporation ranks #12 of 18 scored companies in Chemicals by moat score — the top 67%. The widest moat in the group is Westlake Chemical Partners LP (WLKP) at 88/100.

# Company Moat score Rating
8 Valhi, Inc. VHI 53/100 Moderate
9 Dow Inc. DOW 49/100 Developing
10 Huntsman Corporation HUN 47/100 Developing
11 Olin Corporation OLN 45/100 Developing
12 Celanese Corporation CE 36/100 Developing
13 Tronox Holdings plc TROX 35/100 Developing
14 ASP Isotopes Inc. ASPI 31/100 Developing
15 Gulf Resources, Inc. GURE 31/100 Developing
16 Braskem SA BAK 25/100 Developing

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How CE scores on the Corporate Default defenses

Pricing Power

Score 26 · 20% of the moat score

Pricing power is the ability to raise prices without losing volume.

Cost Advantage

Score 35 · 15% of the moat score

A cost advantage means delivering the same product for structurally less — better purchasing, denser distribution, a more automated process.

Customer Stickiness

Score 71 · 15% of the moat score

Stickiness is what makes revenue repeat without being re-won every year.

Capital Efficiency

Score 19 · 18% of the moat score

Capital efficiency asks what the company earns on the money tied up in the business.

Resilience

Score 36 · 17% of the moat score

Resilience is the capacity to get through a bad year on its own terms — enough liquidity, enough interest cover, and enough cash generation to avoid a rescue financing or a forced sale.

Scale & Market Position

Score 37 · 15% of the moat score

Scale matters only when it converts into economics.

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Understanding CE's moat

What is Celanese Corporation's moat score?

Celanese Corporation (CE) scores 36 out of 100 on the StatsAlpha Moat Map, which rates its competitive advantage as developing. It ranks #12 of 18 scored companies in Chemicals, the top 67%. The score is a weighted composite of 6 competitive defenses, each measured against industry peers of 17 companies in Chemicals. Its strongest defense is Customer Stickiness (71/100) and its weakest is Capital Efficiency (19/100).

How does Celanese Corporation compare with other Chemicals companies?

Celanese Corporation ranks #12 of 18 scored companies in Chemicals by moat score. The widest moat in Chemicals is Westlake Chemical Partners LP (WLKP) at 88/100. The companies ranked closest are Olin Corporation (OLN) at 44 just above it and Tronox Holdings plc (TROX) at 35 just below it.

How is the moat score calculated?

Each company is scored with an industry-specific template — Corporate Default in this case, chosen because the defenses that matter to a bank are not the ones that matter to a software company. Every defense combines several financial signals, and each signal is measured as a percentile against a peer group of 17 companies in Chemicals. The defenses are then weighted to produce the overall score out of 100.

Why is Celanese Corporation scored with the Corporate Default template?

Most public companies sell a product or a service at a margin, so the moat question is whether that margin survives contact with competitors. The Corporate template scores the six defenses that show up in a general operating company's financial signature: whether it can hold price, produce more cheaply than rivals, keep its customers, earn a return above its cost of capital, withstand a downturn, and turn size into economics.

Which competitive defenses are measured for Celanese Corporation?

The Corporate Default template measures 6 defenses, and CE scores: Pricing Power (26), Cost Advantage (35), Customer Stickiness (71), Capital Efficiency (19), Resilience (36), Scale & Market Position (37). Each is scored independently as a percentile against peers, so a company can be strong on one and weak on another — the overall score reflects how those defenses are weighted for this industry.

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