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Cheniere Energy, Inc.

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$277.51

−$1.66 · -0.59%

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Jul 10, 2026

GoAI score

Buy

Favorable setup — positive multi-factor alignment

Valuation

83

Deep Value

Momentum

60

Neutral

Sentiment

70

Bullish

Risk resilience

80

Low Risk

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Company profile

Company website

Cheniere Energy, Inc. is an energy infrastructure firm predominantly focused on liquefied natural gas (LNG) related activities within the United States. The company owns and operates two significant LNG terminals: one in Sabine Pass, located in Cameron Parish, Louisiana, and another near Corpus Christi, Texas. Beyond its terminals, Cheniere also owns the 94-mile Creole Trail pipeline, which serves to connect the Sabine Pass LNG Terminal with various interstate and intrastate pipelines. It further manages the 21.5-mile Corpus Christi pipeline, ensuring the Corpus Christi LNG terminal is linked to a diverse network of natural gas pipelines, both within and across state lines. The company also participates in the marketing of LNG and natural gas. Cheniere Energy, Inc. was established in 1983 and has its corporate headquarters in Houston, Texas.

Industry
Oil & Gas Midstream
Sector
Energy
Headquarters
US
CEO
Jack A. Fusco
Listed since
Apr 4, 1994
Employees
1,717

Market position

Day range

Current $277.51

52-week range

Current $277.51

Open
$279.79
Previous close
$279.17
Volume
1.09M
0.53× average
Average volume
2.08M
Average daily volume
Market cap
58.15B USD
Beta
-0.01
Market reference 1
50-day average
$255.3
+8.70% above average
200-day average
$236.53
+17.33% above average

Financials

Financial snapshot

Latest / TTM

Valuation & yield

Enterprise value
69.73B USD
P/E (TTM)
20.56×
P/B (TTM)
9.37×
P/S (TTM)
2.61×
EV / EBITDA
6.24×
Earnings yield
12.48%
Free cash flow yield
5.76%
Dividend yield
0.80%

Profitability & efficiency

Gross margin
52.94%
Operating margin
43.50%
Net margin
13.11%
Return on equity
67.34%
Return on assets
10.85%
Return on invested capital
9.43%

Financial health

Debt / equity
4.29×
Current ratio
0.94×
Altman Z-score
2.19
Piotroski F-score
7 of 9

Financial statements

Margin trends

Profitability as a percentage of reported revenue.

Gross marginOperating marginNet margin
Gross, operating, and net margin trends55%30%5%-19%Gross margin, FY2021: 31.88%Gross margin, FY2022: 34.15%Gross margin, FY2023: 40.02%Gross margin, FY2024: 33.53%Gross margin, FY2025: 28.97%Operating margin, FY2021: 30.00%Operating margin, FY2022: 32.87%Operating margin, FY2023: 37.68%Operating margin, FY2024: 30.74%Operating margin, FY2025: 27.02%Net margin, FY2021: -13.28%Net margin, FY2022: 4.23%Net margin, FY2023: 48.71%Net margin, FY2024: 20.61%Net margin, FY2025: 27.15%FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Gross margin FY2021 31.88%. Gross margin FY2022 34.15%. Gross margin FY2023 40.02%. Gross margin FY2024 33.53%. Gross margin FY2025 28.97%. Operating margin FY2021 30.00%. Operating margin FY2022 32.87%. Operating margin FY2023 37.68%. Operating margin FY2024 30.74%. Operating margin FY2025 27.02%. Net margin FY2021 -13.28%. Net margin FY2022 4.23%. Net margin FY2023 48.71%. Net margin FY2024 20.61%. Net margin FY2025 27.15%.

Income trends

Revenue

19.63B USD+24.44%

Operating income

5.3B USD+9.38%

Net income

5.33B USD+63.90%
Income trends across reported periods37.37B USD22.93B USD8.49B USD−5.95B USDRevenue, FY2021: 17.64B USDRevenue, FY2022: 33.76B USDRevenue, FY2023: 20.28B USDRevenue, FY2024: 15.78B USDRevenue, FY2025: 19.63B USDOperating income, FY2021: 5.29B USDOperating income, FY2022: 11.1B USDOperating income, FY2023: 7.64B USDOperating income, FY2024: 4.85B USDOperating income, FY2025: 5.3B USDNet income, FY2021: −2.34B USDNet income, FY2022: 1.43B USDNet income, FY2023: 9.88B USDNet income, FY2024: 3.25B USDNet income, FY2025: 5.33B USDFY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Revenue FY2021 17.64B USD. Revenue FY2022 33.76B USD. Revenue FY2023 20.28B USD. Revenue FY2024 15.78B USD. Revenue FY2025 19.63B USD. Operating income FY2021 5.29B USD. Operating income FY2022 11.1B USD. Operating income FY2023 7.64B USD. Operating income FY2024 4.85B USD. Operating income FY2025 5.3B USD. Net income FY2021 −2.34B USD. Net income FY2022 1.43B USD. Net income FY2023 9.88B USD. Net income FY2024 3.25B USD. Net income FY2025 5.33B USD.
Metric (USD)FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Revenue19.63B USD15.78B USD20.28B USD33.76B USD17.64B USD
Cost of goods sold13.95B USD10.49B USD12.17B USD22.23B USD12.02B USD
Gross profit5.69B USD5.29B USD8.12B USD11.53B USD5.62B USD
Research and development———16M USD7M USD
Selling, general, and administrative383M USD441M USD474M USD416M USD325M USD
Operating expenses383M USD441M USD474M USD432M USD332M USD
Interest income106M USD189M USD211M USD——
Interest expense948M USD1.01B USD1.14B USD1.41B USD1.44B USD
Depreciation and amortization1.95B USD1.89B USD1.82B USD1.73B USD1.4B USD
Operating income5.3B USD4.85B USD7.64B USD11.1B USD5.29B USD
Net income5.33B USD3.25B USD9.88B USD1.43B USD−2.34B USD

Company facts updated Aug 24, 2026.

Earnings

EPS beat rate
64%
7 beats, 4 misses, 0 met estimates
Average EPS surprise
+27.79%
11 comparable reports
Latest EPS result
3.02
Estimate 3.11 · Miss by 2.89%

EPS: actual versus estimate

Recent quarterly results

ActualEstimate
Quarterly EPS actual values compared with estimates12.92.32-8.26-18.84Q1 '25BeatQ2 '25MissQ3 '25BeatQ4 '25BeatQ1 '26BeatQ2 '26MissQ3 '26MissQ4 '26Estimate
Q1 2025, reported Feb 20, 2025: actual 4.33, estimate 2.69, surprise +60.97%, Beat. Q2 2025, reported May 8, 2025: actual 1.57, estimate 2.81, surprise -44.13%, Miss. Q3 2025, reported Aug 7, 2025: actual 7.3, estimate 2.49, surprise +193.17%, Beat. Q4 2025, reported Oct 30, 2025: actual 4.75, estimate 2.91, surprise +63.23%, Beat. Q1 2026, reported Feb 26, 2026: actual 10.71, estimate 3.8, surprise +181.84%, Beat. Q2 2026, reported May 7, 2026: actual -16.65, estimate 4.25, surprise -491.76%, Miss. Q3 2026, reported Aug 6, 2026: actual 3.02, estimate 3.11, surprise -2.89%, Miss. Q4 2026, reported Oct 29, 2026: actual —, estimate 4.1, surprise —, Comparison unavailable.

Revenue: actual versus estimate

Recent quarterly results

ActualEstimate
Quarterly Revenue actual values compared with estimates6.1B5.43B4.76B4.08BQ1 '25BeatQ2 '25BeatQ3 '25BeatQ4 '25MissQ1 '26MissQ2 '26BeatQ3 '26BeatQ4 '26Estimate
Q1 2025, reported Feb 20, 2025: actual 4.44B USD, estimate 4.37B USD, surprise +1.49%, Beat. Q2 2025, reported May 8, 2025: actual 5.44B USD, estimate 4.71B USD, surprise +15.58%, Beat. Q3 2025, reported Aug 7, 2025: actual 4.64B USD, estimate 4.32B USD, surprise +7.48%, Beat. Q4 2025, reported Oct 30, 2025: actual 4.44B USD, estimate 4.56B USD, surprise -2.60%, Miss. Q1 2026, reported Feb 26, 2026: actual 5.45B USD, estimate 5.63B USD, surprise -3.13%, Miss. Q2 2026, reported May 7, 2026: actual 5.87B USD, estimate 5.69B USD, surprise +3.11%, Beat. Q3 2026, reported Aug 6, 2026: actual 5.73B USD, estimate 4.92B USD, surprise +16.59%, Beat. Q4 2026, reported Oct 29, 2026: actual —, estimate 5.37B USD, surprise —, Comparison unavailable.

Analyst ratings

Third-party consensus; not a GoAI recommendation.

Analyst price target

Average target

$297.14

7.07% upside
Past 12 months12-month forecastHigh $330Average $297.14Low $279

Rating distribution

27 ratings
Strong buy14%
Buy2489%
Hold27%
Sell00%
Strong sell00%

Recent analyst actions

12 institutions

LNG news

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marketbeat.com

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benzinga.com

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reuters.com

ExxonMobil awards $1.1 billion in contracts for Mozambique's Rovuma LNG project

ExxonMobil said on Monday it has awarded about $1.1 billion worth of pre-investment contracts for certain ​upstream equipment for the Rovuma LNG ‌Phase 1 project in Cabo Delgado.

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accessnewswire.com

LNG Energy Group Announces Closing of First Tranche of Private Placement

Not for distribution to United States newswire services or for dissemination in the United States TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / August 17, 2026 / LNG Energy Group Corp. (TSXV:LNGE)(TSXV:LNGE.WT)(OTC…

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seekingalpha.com

Dividend Champion, Contender, And Challenger Highlights: Week August 16

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Corporate actions

Annual dividends per share

Cash distributions grouped by calendar year; partial years are marked.

$2.055

2025 complete year+48.4% since 2022

2026 partial: $1.665

* Partial calendar year in the available dividend history.

Corporate action history

Dividend

Ex-dividend Aug 10, 2026

$0.555

Quarterly

Record Aug 10, 2026 · Payment Aug 18, 2026

Dividend

Ex-dividend May 11, 2026

$0.555

Quarterly

Record May 11, 2026 · Payment May 19, 2026

Dividend

Ex-dividend Feb 6, 2026

$0.555

Quarterly

Record Feb 6, 2026 · Payment Feb 27, 2026

Dividend

Ex-dividend Nov 7, 2025

$0.555

Quarterly

Record Nov 7, 2025 · Payment Nov 18, 2025

Dividend

Ex-dividend Aug 8, 2025

$0.50

Quarterly

Record Aug 8, 2025 · Payment Aug 18, 2025

Dividend

Ex-dividend May 9, 2025

$0.50

Quarterly

Record May 9, 2025 · Payment May 19, 2025

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ETFs holding LNG

Funds reporting this stock among their holdings, ordered by reported position size.

Vanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETF logoVanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETFVTI
Market value
1.76B
Weight
0.08%
AUM
2.3T USD
Expense ratio
0.03%
Price / 1D
$378.24+0.44%
Vanguard Morningstar Mid-Cap ETF logoVanguard Morningstar Mid-Cap ETFVO
Market value
1.2B
Weight
0.53%
AUM
224.7B USD
Expense ratio
0.03%
Price / 1D
$82.97+0.53%
Vanguard Extended Market ETF logoVanguard Extended Market ETFVXF
Market value
636.16M
Weight
0.66%
AUM
93.7B USD
Expense ratio
0.05%
Price / 1D
$245.53+0.82%
Vanguard Morningstar Value ETF logoVanguard Morningstar Value ETFVTV
Market value
526.12M
Weight
0.20%
AUM
256.5B USD
Expense ratio
0.03%
Price / 1D
$226.4+0.54%
Vanguard Morningstar Mid-Cap Value ETF logoVanguard Morningstar Mid-Cap Value ETFVOE
Market value
355.56M
Weight
0.92%
AUM
38.6B USD
Expense ratio
0.05%
Price / 1D
$208.64+0.35%
Vanguard Energy ETF logoVanguard Energy ETFVDE
Market value
272.61M
Weight
2.19%
AUM
12.4B USD
Expense ratio
0.09%
Price / 1D
$179.58-0.08%
iShares Russell Mid-Cap ETF logoiShares Russell Mid-Cap ETFIWR
Market value
237.86M
Weight
0.42%
AUM
57.66B USD
Expense ratio
0.18%
Price / 1D
$113.44+0.70%
iShares Global Infrastructure ETF logoiShares Global Infrastructure ETFIGF
Market value
223.24M
Weight
2.11%
AUM
10.5B USD
Expense ratio
0.37%
Price / 1D
$65.41-0.61%

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