Celanese vs International Flavors & Fragrances
International Flavors & Fragrances reported revenue of $10.9 billion in fiscal 2025, about the same as Celanese's $9.5 billion in fiscal 2025. Celanese's revenue fell 7.0% in its latest year, and International Flavors & Fragrances' fell 5.2%. Celanese had an operating margin of -8.2%, against -3.5% at International Flavors & Fragrances. Free cash flow was $803 million at Celanese and $256 million at International Flavors & Fragrances.
Side by side
| Celanese | International Flavors & Fragrances | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest fiscal year | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 |
| Revenue | $9.5B | $10.9B |
| Revenue growth | −7.0% | −5.2% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 5 years | 11.0% | 16.5% |
| Gross margin | 20.4% | 36.2% |
| Operating margin | −8.2% | −3.5% |
| Net margin | −12.2% | −3.3% |
| Free cash flow | $803M | $256M |
| Free cash flow margin | 8.4% | 2.4% |
| Return on capital | −3.7% | −1.4% |
| Net debt to EBITDA | — | 9.4x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $13M | $447M |
| Change in diluted share count | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Last close | $48.08 | $93.69 |
| P/E at the last close | — | 82.2× |
| Insider trades, last 12 months | bought $593,258, sold $0 | bought $32.5 million, sold $1.3 million |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 of 9 | 6 of 9 |
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ unless marked (a foreign company may report in another), each company's latest fiscal year from its 10-K, or 20-F or 40-F for a foreign company. Growth rates compare with the year before; the five-year rate is the average a year. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending; return on capital is after-tax operating income over the money invested in the business; P/E is the last close over the latest earnings per share. Banks are measured differently (return on equity, efficiency ratio), so some rows apply to one company only.
Ten years
Revenue
US$ billions, fiscal years
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Operating margin
Percent of revenue
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Free cash flow
US$ billions. Cash from operations minus capital expenditure.
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Source: the companies' Form 10-K filings, from SEC EDGAR, and the last close. For information only, not investment advice: the figures describe results, not which company is the better investment. The Filing Desk is not affiliated with either company. Full figures on the Celanese and International Flavors & Fragrances pages.