Celanese
CE · Specialty Chemicals
$47.71
1.0%RPM International
RPM · Specialty Chemicals
$98.74
2.9%The short version
- Celanese is the larger business, with $9.5B of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $7.9B for RPM International.
- RPM International grew revenue faster (6.7%, against −7.1%).
- RPM International earned a higher return on the capital invested in it (13.9%, against −3.7%).
| Latest fiscal year | CE · FY25 | RPM · FY26 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $5.3B | $12.6B |
| Revenue | $9.5B | $7.9B |
| Free cash flow | $803M | $675M |
| Net income | −$1.2B | $661M |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | −7.1% | 6.7% |
| 5-year growth | 11.0% | 5.2% |
| Share count change | 0.2% | −0.5% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 20.5% | 41.4% |
| Operating margin | −8.2% | — |
| Net margin | −12.2% | 8.4% |
| FCF margin | 8.4% | 8.6% |
| Return on capital | −3.7% | 13.9% |
| Return on equity | −25.4% | 21.4% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | $11.5B | $2.2B |
| Net debt / EBITDA | — | 1.9x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $13.0M | $349M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | — | 18.3x |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 6 |
FY17
CE $6.1B
RPM $5.0B
FY18
CE $7.2B
RPM $5.3B
FY19
CE $6.3B
RPM $5.6B
FY20
CE $5.7B
RPM $5.5B
FY21
CE $8.5B
RPM $6.1B
FY22
CE $9.7B
RPM $6.7B
FY23
CE $10.9B
RPM $7.3B
FY24
CE $10.3B
RPM $7.3B
FY25
CE $9.5B
RPM $7.4B
FY26
CE —
RPM $7.9B
CE
RPM
FY17
CE 14.0%
RPM —
FY18
CE 18.6%
RPM —
FY19
CE 13.2%
RPM —
FY20
CE 11.7%
RPM —
FY21
CE 22.8%
RPM —
FY22
CE 14.3%
RPM —
FY23
CE 15.2%
RPM —
FY24
CE −7.0%
RPM —
FY25
CE −8.2%
RPM —
FY26
CE —
RPM —
CE
RPM
FY17
CE $536M
RPM $260M
FY18
CE $1.2B
RPM $276M
FY19
CE $1.1B
RPM $156M
FY20
CE $979M
RPM $402M
FY21
CE $1.3B
RPM $609M
FY22
CE $1.3B
RPM −$43.7M
FY23
CE $1.3B
RPM $323M
FY24
CE $531M
RPM $908M
FY25
CE $803M
RPM $538M
FY26
CE —
RPM $675M
CE
RPM
FY17
CE 11.9%
RPM 8.7%
FY18
CE 17.0%
RPM 12.8%
FY19
CE 11.6%
RPM 9.7%
FY20
CE 9.5%
RPM 10.5%
FY21
CE 23.2%
RPM 15.3%
FY22
CE 10.1%
RPM 13.5%
FY23
CE 8.6%
RPM 12.5%
FY24
CE −3.1%
RPM 15.1%
FY25
CE −3.7%
RPM 16.1%
FY26
CE —
RPM 13.9%
CE
RPM
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