LNG

Cheniere Energy
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LNG

Arincen50/100B

If you had invested in Cheniere Energy ago, it would be worth $9,089 today, against $4,081 in SPY and $6,291 in QQQ.

ArincenArincen ScoreBeta

50/100

Six parts of the company, five checks each, from its own reported figures. A part scores the checks it passes out of 10; the score is their average out of 100.

Profitability4

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Cash6

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Valuation6.7

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Growth7.5

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Financial strength0

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Shareholders6

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Figures to FY2025; the price as of today.

Cheniere Energy key facts

Style
Value stock · 6.1/10Growth 2.2 · Value 6.1 · Dividend 2.2
Day range
305.60 – 313.11
52-week range
186.20 – 330.73
Market capitalization
63.04B USD
P/E
21.42
EPS
14.41
Div Yield
0.81%
EPS growth forecast (FY2026)
-48.0%
Volume
60,024
Beta
-0.01
ESG score
61.0/100Environment 57 · Social 60 · Governance 66
Sector
Energy
Industry
Oil & Gas Midstream
CEO
Jack A. Fusco
Employees
2K
IPO date
4 Apr 1994

Cheniere Energy earnings

Next earnings · Q4 FY2026
EPS estimate
6.75 USD
Revenue estimate
6.50B USD
Last quarter · Q3 FY2026
EPS5.65Beat +30.5%Revenue6.17BBeat +15.1%

Revenue

ReportedEstimate

EPS

ReportedEstimate
PeriodReport dateEPS estimateReported EPSSurpriseEPS growthRevenue estimateReported revenueSurpriseRevenue growth
Q1 FY20275.85———6.53B——+11.20%
Q4 FY20266.75——-36.97%6.50B——+19.30%
Q3 FY20264.335.65+30.48%+18.95%5.36B6.17B+15.07%+39.00%
Q2 FY20263.1114.65+371.06%+100.68%4.92B5.73B+16.59%+23.51%
Q1 FY20264.25-16.65-491.76%-1,160.51%5.69B5.87B+3.11%+7.79%
Q4 FY20253.8010.71+181.84%+147.34%5.63B5.45B-3.13%+22.86%
Q3 FY20252.914.75+63.23%+20.87%4.56B4.44B-2.60%+18.02%
Q2 FY20252.497.30+193.17%+90.10%4.32B4.64B+7.48%+42.76%

Analysts' estimates for FY2026 over the last 7 days:EPS Revenue How the estimates moved

Cheniere Energy analyst forecast

12-month price target
317.36 USD
+2.81%

Analysts' 1-year price targets range from 283.00 to 350.00, with an average of 317.36.

Past year
1-year forecast
Strong sellStrong buy
Strong buy
15 ratings
Buy
15
Hold
0
Sell
0

12-month price target

Highest target350.00
Average target317.36
Lowest target283.00
Current price308.70

Cheniere Energy valuation

Price to earnings ratio (TTM)
21.42
Forward P/E (FY2026)
24.40
Price to sales (TTM)
2.63
Price to book
9.62
EV / EBITDA (TTM)
10.50

Capital structure

Market capitalization
63.04B USD
+
Total debt
26.30B USD
−
Cash and short-term investments
1.66B USD
=
Enterprise value
87.68B USD

Valuation over time

P/EForward P/EForward P/E · EstimateEstimate
Fiscal yearP/EForward P/EP/SP/BEV/EBITDA
FY2028 (est.)17.23————
FY2027 (est.)14.8317.23———
FY2026 (est.)24.4014.83———
Now (TTM)21.4215.622.639.6210.50
FY20258.0415.372.185.405.96
FY202415.0913.523.118.619.56
FY20234.1914.352.048.183.76
FY202226.363.991.12-12.6811.43
FY2021-10.967,620.291.46-10.00328.92

Cheniere Energy against its own history

Each figure in the latest fiscal year against the same figure from FY2021 to FY2025: the range, its median (the line) and the latest (the dot, green on the good side of the median). The P/E is today's against its daily readings of five years.

Its peers: MPLX Lp, Targa Resources, ONEOK, Kinder Morgan, Enterprise Products Partners L.P., and The Williams Companies, the US Oil & Gas Midstream companies closest to it in size, each in its own latest fiscal year: their median (the line) and its rank among them, first being the best.

  • Gross marginLowest in 5 years29.0%
    29.0%40.0%
    Against its peers: 4 of 7Peers' median 34.7%
  • Operating marginLowest in 5 years27.0%
    27.0%37.7%
    Against its peers: 4 of 7Peers' median 24.6%
  • Net marginAbove its median27.1%
    -13.3%48.7%
    Against its peers: 2 of 7Peers' median 14.5%
  • Return on equityAt its median67.3%
    57.1%195.3%
    Against its peers: 1 of 7Peers' median 20.0%
  • Free cash flow marginBelow its median12.5%
    8.5%31.0%
    Against its peers: 3 of 7Peers' median 7.8%
  • Revenue growthAt its median24.4%
    -39.9%91.4%
    Against its peers: 2 of 7Peers' median 10.4%
  • EPS growthAt its median69.9%
    -65.1%622.2%
    Against its peers: 1 of 7Peers' median 15.8%
  • Debt to EBITDABelow its median2.29×
    1.56×186.84×
    Against its peers: 1 of 7Peers' median 3.79×
  • Current ratioBelow its median0.94
    0.831.63
    Against its peers: 3 of 7Peers' median 0.69

Peers: US companies of the same industry (of its sector when the industry has too few) from a tenth to ten times its market value, the six closest in size. Updated weekly.

Cheniere Energy growth and profitability

Revenue (TTM)
23.98B USD
Net income (TTM)
3.04B USD
Gross margin
45.88%
Operating margin
40.77%
Net margin
12.67%

Revenue / Net income

Revenue Net income Net margin
PeriodRevenueGrowthNet incomeGrowthGross marginOperating marginNet marginEBITDAGrowth
FY202519.63B+24.44%5.33B+63.90%28.97%27.02%27.15%11.18B+48.44%
FY202415.78B-22.22%3.25B-67.09%33.53%30.74%20.61%7.53B-55.47%
FY202320.28B-39.91%9.88B+591.95%40.02%37.68%48.71%16.92B+201.03%
FY202233.76B+91.36%1.43B—34.15%32.87%4.23%5.62B+3,185.96%
FY202117.64B+87.90%-2.34B—31.88%30.00%-13.28%171.00M-94.30%

Cheniere Energy revenue breakdown

By product

FY2024
Liquefied Natural Gas: 94.9%Product and Service, Other: 4.2%Regasification Service: 0.9%94.9%Liquefied Natural Gas4.2%Product and Service, Other
SegmentRevenueShare of revenueChange on the year
Liquefied Natural Gas14.97B94.9%-23.5%
Product and Service, Other669.00M4.2%-3.0%
Regasification Service135.00M0.9%0.0%

By region

FY2017
Non-US: 47.9%United States: 19.2%Japan: 14.4%Ireland: 9.4%South Korea: 9.1%47.9%Non-US19.2%United States14.4%Japan9.4%Ireland9.1%South Korea
RegionRevenueShare of revenueChange on the year
Non-US4.00B47.9%+677.8%
United States1.60B19.2%—
Japan1.20B14.4%+642.1%
Ireland787.00M9.4%—
South Korea762.00M9.1%—

How Cheniere Energy makes its money

Revenue19.63B 100.0%
Cost of revenue13.95B 71.0%
Gross profit5.69B 29.0%
Selling and administration383.00M 2.0%
Operating income5.30B 27.0%
Tax1.49B 7.6%
Net income5.33B 27.1%

FY2025, in USD. Each band is as wide as its money; the percentage is its share of revenue.

Cheniere Energy dividends

Annual dividend
2.50 USD
Dividend yield (indicated)
0.81%
Payout ratio
15.89%
Years of dividend growth
5
Frequency
Quarterly
Next payment
0.63 USD
Last ex-dividend date
9 Nov 2026
Next payment date
17 Nov 2026

Dividends per share

Year20252024202320222021
Dividends per share2.061.811.621.390.33

Cheniere Energy financial health

Cash and short-term investments
1.66B USD
Total debt
26.30B USD
Net cash
-24.64B USD
Free cash flow (TTM)
3.79B USD
Current ratio
0.90
Debt to equity
4.01
Piotroski score
6 / 9
Altman Z-score
2.26

Cash, debt and free cash flow

Cash and short-term investments Total debt Free cash flow
Fiscal yearCash and short-term investmentsTotal debtFree cash flow
FY20251.58B25.60B2.46B
FY20242.64B25.59B3.16B
FY20234.07B26.32B6.30B
FY20221.35B27.95B8.69B
FY20211.40B31.95B1.50B

Cheniere Energy ownership

Institutions
89.06%
Institutional holders
1,415 (-29)
Free float
99.39%

Who owns the shares

Institutions 89.1% Others 10.9%
As of 30 Jun 2026

Shares free to trade

Free float 202.96M shares ·99.4% Closely held 1.24M shares ·0.6%

Closely held shares belong to insiders, founders and owners of more than 5%, and seldom change hands. The free float is the rest: the shares anyone can buy and sell.

Insider trading

QuarterPurchasesSalesShares acquiredShares disposed of
Q4 2026000.00500.00
Q3 202600614.0051.00
Q2 20260011.88K394.00
Q1 202607180.27K255.98K

Shares outstanding

Basic shares Diluted shares Change in diluted shares
Fiscal yearBasic sharesDiluted sharesChange in diluted shares
FY2025219.70M220.30M-3.84%
FY2024228.40M229.10M-5.56%
FY2023242.60M242.60M-4.26%
FY2022251.10M253.40M0.00%
FY2021253.40M253.40M+0.40%

Source: Financial Modeling Prep

Title: Cheniere Energy

Sector: Energy
Industry: Oil & Gas Midstream
Cheniere Energy is a liquefied natural gas producer with two facilities in Corpus Christi, Texas, and Sabine Pass, Louisiana. It generates most of its revenue through long-term contracts with customers on a fixed- and variable-fee payout structure. It also generates revenue by selling uncontracted LNG to customers on a short-term or one-time basis. A subsidiary, Cheniere Energy Partners, owns the Sabine Pass facility and trades as a master limited partnership.

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