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Cheniere Energy, Inc.
LNG Energy Oil & Gas Midstream
Cheniere Energy, Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $20.0 billion, up 27.2% from fiscal 2024. In the quarter to June 2026, revenue grew 23.5%, EPS grew 100.6%, free cash flow grew 452.2% and total debt rose 6.29%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Dividend growth for five consecutive years; insiders bought in the last twelve months.
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Free accountTen years at a glance Fiscal years to December
| Group | Line | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Trend | 2026e | 2027e | 2028e |
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| Price, $ | |||||||||||||||
| Price, $ | Low | 22.80 | 40.36 | 50.08 | 57.36 | 27.06 | 58.26 | 100.13 | 135.00 | 152.31 | 186.20 |
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| High | 46.00 | 54.83 | 71.03 | 70.60 | 67.11 | 113.40 | 182.35 | 183.46 | 228.10 | 257.65 | |||||
| People | |||||||||||||||
| People | Employees | 911 | 1,230 | 1,372 | 1,530 | 1,519 | 1,550 | 1,551 | 1,605 | 1,714 | 1,717 | ||||
| Revenue/emp, $m | 1.41 | 4.55 | 5.82 | 6.36 | 6.16 | 10.23 | 21.55 | 12.71 | 9.16 | 11.63 | |||||
| Income, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Income, $m | Revenue | 1,283 | 5,601 | 7,987 | 9,730 | 9,358 | 15,864 | 33,428 | 20,394 | 15,703 | 19,976 | ||||
| Gross margin, % | 37.26 | 36.15 | 34.68 | 35.85 | 41.37 | 4.08 | 18.29 | 84.35 | 49.83 | 54.37 | |||||
| EBT | (663) | 566 | 1,227 | 715 | 544 | (2,278) | 3,094 | 14,578 | 5,303 | 8,282 | |||||
| EBT margin, % | (51.68) | 10.11 | 15.36 | 7.35 | 5.81 | (14.36) | 9.26 | 71.48 | 33.77 | 41.46 | |||||
| Net income | (665) | 563 | 1,200 | 1,232 | 501 | (1,565) | 2,635 | 12,059 | 4,492 | 6,794 | |||||
| Depreciation | 236 | 425 | 518 | 897 | 1,046 | 1,083 | 1,176 | 1,240 | 1,262 | 1,367 | |||||
| Per share, $ | |||||||||||||||
| Per share, $ | Revenue | 5.61 | 24.03 | 32.52 | 37.98 | 37.08 | 62.60 | 133.13 | 84.62 | 68.75 | 90.92 | ||||
| Earnings | (2.67) | (1.68) | 1.92 | 2.53 | (0.34) | (9.25) | 5.69 | 40.99 | 14.24 | 24.19 | |||||
| Cash flow | (1.77) | 5.28 | 8.10 | 7.15 | 5.01 | 9.74 | 41.91 | 34.93 | 23.62 | 25.21 | |||||
| Capex | (19.04) | (14.40) | (14.83) | (11.93) | (7.29) | (3.54) | (7.29) | (8.80) | (9.80) | (14.01) | |||||
| Free cash flow | (20.80) | (9.12) | (6.73) | (4.77) | (2.27) | 6.20 | 34.62 | 26.13 | 13.82 | 11.20 | |||||
| Book value | 3.67 | 5.32 | 7.85 | 9.50 | 8.79 | (0.13) | (0.68) | 37.43 | 44.01 | 58.91 | |||||
| Shares, m | 229 | 233 | 246 | 256 | 252 | 253 | 251 | 241 | 228 | 220 | |||||
| Valuation, × | |||||||||||||||
| Valuation, × | P/E | 0.00 | 0.00 | 30.05 | 23.86 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 23.82 | 4.15 | 15.04 | 7.98 | ||||
| P/S | 7.55 | 2.28 | 1.82 | 1.61 | 1.62 | 1.62 | 1.06 | 2.00 | 3.13 | 2.14 | |||||
| P/B | 11.55 | 10.28 | 7.54 | 6.43 | 6.83 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.53 | 4.88 | 3.30 | |||||
| EV/Sales | 23.30 | 6.34 | 4.98 | 4.49 | 4.69 | 3.38 | 1.73 | 2.94 | 4.38 | 3.20 | |||||
| EV/FCF | (6.28) | (16.71) | (24.08) | (35.70) | (76.51) | 34.18 | 6.63 | 9.53 | 21.80 | 25.98 | |||||
| Cash, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Cash, $m | Operating cash flow | (404) | 1,231 | 1,990 | 1,833 | 1,265 | 2,469 | 10,523 | 8,418 | 5,394 | 5,539 | ||||
| Capex | (4,356) | (3,357) | (3,643) | (3,056) | (1,839) | (898) | (1,830) | (2,121) | (2,238) | (3,078) | |||||
| Free cash flow | (4,760) | (2,126) | (1,653) | (1,223) | (574) | 1,571 | 8,693 | 6,297 | 3,156 | 2,461 | |||||
| Balance, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Balance, $m | Working capital | 1,161 | 2,118 | 2,492 | 2,338 | 973 | 363 | (1,187) | 2,443 | 360 | (224) | ||||
| Total debt | 21,935 | 25,336 | 28,418 | 31,011 | 30,843 | 29,815 | 24,868 | 23,697 | 22,905 | 22,813 | |||||
| Net debt | 20,199 | 22,734 | 25,262 | 28,017 | 28,766 | 27,998 | 22,381 | 19,172 | 19,715 | 21,229 | |||||
| Shareholders’ equity | 839 | 1,240 | 1,929 | 2,435 | 2,218 | (33) | (171) | 9,020 | 10,053 | 12,942 | |||||
| Returns, % | |||||||||||||||
| Returns, % | ROA | (2.87) | (1.52) | 1.57 | 1.92 | (0.24) | (6.25) | 3.55 | 23.43 | 7.48 | 11.59 | ||||
| ROIC | (0.09) | 3.62 | 4.65 | 4.85 | 5.31 | (1.57) | 12.83 | 34.34 | 12.87 | 16.67 | |||||
| ROE | (50.82) | (37.81) | 29.73 | 29.70 | (3.65) | (214.46) | (1,400.00) | 223.32 | 34.10 | 46.23 | |||||
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Fiscal years to Dec 2025 · latest quarter Jun 2026
Charts ten years each
Cheniere Energy, Inc. vs peers in Oil & Gas Midstream (Q) = latest quarter vs a year earlier
| Company | Market cap | P/E | Fwd P/E | Revenue growth (Q) | EPS growth (Q) | FCF growth (Q) | Gross margin (Q) | EBIT margin (Q) | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WMB Williams Companies, Inc. (The) | $84.7B | 28.3× | 30.7× | +9.78% (above 0%: growing) | +51.11% (above 0%: growing) | −195.82% (below 0%: shrinking) | 83.33% | 38.72% | Compare |
| EPD Enterprise Products Partners L.P. | $76.8B | 12.8× | 13.0× | +60.78% (above 0%: growing) | +27.27% (above 0%: growing) | +162.10% (above 0%: growing) | 12.06% | 12.31% | Compare |
| KMI Kinder Morgan, Inc. | $73.1B | 21.9× | 21.4× | +10.76% (above 0%: growing) | +21.88% (above 0%: growing) | −52.59% (below 0%: shrinking) | 68.62% | 30.06% | Compare |
| ET Energy Transfer LP | $68.5B | 13.8× | 13.1× | +78.43% (above 0%: growing) | +84.37% (above 0%: growing) | +146.15% (above 0%: growing) | 21.55% | 10.41% | Compare |
| TRP TC Energy Corporation | $62.2B | 25.6× | 24.9× | +5.59% (above 0%: growing) | +18.28% (above 0%: growing) | +24.24% (above 0%: growing) | 70.23% | 54.92% | Compare |
| TRGP Targa Resources, Inc. | $60.6B | 28.0× | 24.7× | +4.23% (above 0%: growing) | +22.92% (above 0%: growing) | +1,002.09% (above 0%: growing) | 48.15% | 27.80% | Compare |
| MPLX MPLX LP | $57.9B | 12.5× | 13.1× | +10.29% (above 0%: growing) | +2.91% (above 0%: growing) | −38.89% (below 0%: shrinking) | 56.91% | 41.61% | Compare |
| LNG Cheniere Energy, Inc. | $57.7B | 21.4× | — (loss-making) | +23.51% (above 0%: growing) | +100.55% (above 0%: growing) | +452.21% (above 0%: growing) | 83.04% | 74.84% | |
| OKE ONEOK, Inc. | $57.2B | 16.1× | 15.5× | +52.77% (above 0%: growing) | +14.18% (above 0%: growing) | +85.57% (above 0%: growing) | 23.30% | 13.22% | Compare |
| Median of peers | $65.3B | 19.0× | 18.5× | +10.53% | +22.40% | +54.91% | 52.53% | 28.93% |
Cheniere Energy, Inc. (LNG) key facts
- Strength: Cheniere Energy, Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $20.0 billion, up 27.2% from fiscal 2024.
- Strength: Net income was $6.8 billion, or $24.19 per share (basic), a net margin of 26.6%.
- Cheniere Energy, Inc. (LNG) is an Oil & Gas Midstream company in the Energy sector, listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
- As of October 16, 2026, LNG traded at $289.43, a market capitalization of $57.7 billion.
- At that price the stock trades at 21.4× trailing-twelve-month earnings and 2.8× sales; its P/E is higher than 69% of its own readings over the past ten years.
- Cheniere Energy, Inc. pays an annual dividend of $2.22 per share, a yield of 0.77%, with a payout ratio of 16.5%.
- Return on equity was 46.2% and debt-to-equity 2.09.
- Its Piotroski F-score is 8 out of 9 and its Altman Z-score is 2.13 (grey zone) for fiscal 2025.