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Celanese Corp
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51.71 
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2,970,661.00
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Celanese WACC - Weighted Average Cost of Capital

The WACC of Celanese Corp (CE) is 6.3%.

The Cost of Equity of Celanese Corp (CE) is 11.50%.
The Cost of Debt of Celanese Corp (CE) is 6.60%.

Range Selected
Cost of equity 9.60% - 13.40% 11.50%
Tax rate 26.50% - 41.10% 33.80%
Cost of debt 4.10% - 9.10% 6.60%
WACC 4.9% - 7.7% 6.3%
WACC

Celanese WACC calculation

Category Low High
Long-term bond rate 3.9% 4.4%
Equity market risk premium 4.6% 5.6%
Adjusted beta 1.26 1.52
Additional risk adjustments 0.0% 0.5%
Cost of equity 9.60% 13.40%
Tax rate 26.50% 41.10%
Debt/Equity ratio 2.45 2.45
Cost of debt 4.10% 9.10%
After-tax WACC 4.9% 7.7%
Selected WACC 6.3%

Celanese's CAPM model and how its cost of Equity is calculated

The Cost of Equity reflects the return a company needs to deliver to shareholders to justify the risk of investing in its shares. It’s computed using the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM), which blends the risk-free rate, the stock’s beta, and the market risk premium.

This method evaluates the stock’s risk compared to a safe investment and the market’s overall volatility.

Here’s how we figure out the cost of equity for Celanese:

cost_of_equity (11.50%) = risk_free_rate (4.15%) + equity_risk_premium (5.10%) * adjusted_beta (1.26) + risk_adjustments (0.25%)

We include the risk adjustments, which range from 0% to 1%, to keep our WACC conservatives, especially for companies traded in developing markets.