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CapEx
Cheniere Energy CapEx decreased by 1.1% to $736.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 18.1%, from $623.00M to $736.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), CapEx shows an upward trend with a 33.6% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionInvesting
CategoryGrowth
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ1 2013
Last reportedQ1 2026
How to read this metric
An increase signals growth investment or infrastructure modernization; a decrease might suggest cost-cutting or a transition to an asset-light model.
Detailed definition
Funds used by a company to acquire, upgrade, and maintain physical assets such as property, plants, buildings, technolog...
Peer comparison
Hardware-focused tech firms typically have higher CapEx relative to revenue than pure software companies due to manufacturing and supply chain needs.
Metric ID:
capital_expendituresHistorical Data
20 periods
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $250.00M | $321.00M | $205.00M | $178.00M | $845.00M | $316.00M | $491.00M | $712.00M | $332.00M | $386.00M | $691.00M | $650.00M | $503.00M | $516.00M | $569.00M | $623.00M | $1.02B | $687.00M | $744.00M | $736.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +28.4% | -36.1% | -13.2% | +374.7% | -62.6% | +55.4% | +45.0% | -53.4% | +16.3% | +79.0% | -5.9% | -22.6% | +2.6% | +10.3% | +9.5% | +64.4% | -32.9% | +8.3% | -1.1% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +238.0% | -1.6% | +139.5% | +300.0% | -60.7% | +22.2% | +40.7% | -8.7% | +51.5% | +33.7% | -17.7% | -4.2% | +103.6% | +33.1% | +30.8% | +18.1% |
Range$178.00M – $1.02B
CAGR+25.5%
Avg YoY Growth+57.4%
Median YoY Growth+31.9%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Cheniere Energy's capex?
- Cheniere Energy (LNG) reported capex of $736.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has Cheniere Energy's capex changed year-over-year?
- Cheniere Energy's capex increased by 18.1% year-over-year, from $623.00M to $736.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Cheniere Energy's capex?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Cheniere Energy's capex has grown at a 33.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $966.00M to $3.08B.
- What does capex mean?
- The money spent on long-term physical assets like machinery, data centers, and office buildings.