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Cheniere Energy Cash Flow Statement

Operating, investing, and financing cash movements

Cheniere Energy generated $5.4B in operating cash flow over the trailing twelve months. After $3.2B in capital expenditures, free cash flow was $2.2B. Free cash flow decreased 0.3% year-over-year. Based on the Q1 2026 filing.

Net Cash From Operating (TTM)$5.4BNet Cash From Investing (TTM)-$3.2BNet Cash From Financing (TTM)-$3.3BCapital Expenditures (TTM)$3.2BDepreciation And Amortization Cf (TTM)$1.4BNet Change In Cash (TTM)-$1.8B
Latest FilingQ1 2026
Report Date2026-05-07
Market Cap$51.2B
P/E Ratio34.71
ROE31.6%

Investing

MetricQ4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26
Capital expenditures$569.0M$623.0M$1.0B$687.0M$744.0M$736.0M
Payment for (Proceeds from) Other Investing Activity$4.0M$6.0M$2.0M-$79.0M$0.0$6.0M
Sales of and distributions from equity method investments—$80.0M$0.0——$0.0
Net cash from investing activities-$573.0M-$549.0M-$1.0B-$688.0M-$749.0M-$742.0M

Operating

MetricQ4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26
Change in accounts payable$455.0M-$93.0M-$696.0M$117.0M—-$131.0M
Change in inventories$107.0M$24.0M-$43.0M-$23.0M$74.0M$156.0M
Change in other assets—$21.0M$4.0M$123.0M$8.0M-$65.0M
Other working capital changes-$55.0M$18.0M$62.0M-$4.0M—$46.0M
Deferred income taxes$237.0M$38.0M$416.0M$773.0M$632.0M-$385.0M
Depreciation and amortization$308.0M$312.0M$329.0M$338.0M$350.0M$373.0M
Net cash from operating activities$1.6B$1.2B$831.0M$1.4B$2.1B$1.1B
Net income$1.3B$668.0M$1.9B$1.3B$2.9B-$3.4B
Non-cash interest expense$10.0M$9.0M$10.0M$10.0M$9.0M$10.0M
Gain (Loss) on Sale of Derivatives$100.0M-$71.0M-$122.0M-$93.0M-$3.0M$509.0M
Increase (Decrease) in Accounts and Other Receivables—$286.0M-$257.0M$558.0M$53.0M-$179.0M
Deferred revenue-$26.0M-$57.0M$21.0M$26.0M-$31.0M-$45.0M
Increase (Decrease) in Margin Deposits Outstanding$26.0M-$41.0M$63.0M-$47.0M-$27.0M$213.0M
Total operating lease liabilities-$169.0M-$152.0M-$155.0M-$152.0M-$160.0M-$145.0M
Other long-term liabilities—$0.0———-$216.0M
Reduction of right-of-use assets$170.0M$159.0M$151.0M$155.0M$158.0M$145.0M
Other Noncash Income (Expense)-$5.0M$19.0M-$18.0M-$12.0M-$14.0M-$31.0M
Stock-based compensation$75.0M$56.0M$49.0M$35.0M$21.0M$78.0M

Financing

MetricQ4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26
Dividends paid$112.0M$112.0M$111.0M$109.0M$119.0M$117.0M
Contributions from redeemable NCI$0.0$38.0M$11.0M$59.0M$14.0M$0.0
Payments for Repurchase of Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest—$0.0———$136.0M
Payments to Noncontrolling Interests$198.0M$200.0M$200.0M$200.0M$203.0M$202.0M
Proceeds from issuances of debt$0.0$125.0M$140.0M$997.0M$725.0M$2.5B
Other, net-$16.0M-$16.0M-$27.0M-$51.0M-$24.0M-$61.0M
Repayments of Debt$350.0M$425.0M$140.0M$1.1B$475.0M$1.6B
Net cash from financing activities-$958.0M-$997.0M-$656.0M-$1.4B-$1.1B-$149.0M
Repurchases of common stock$281.0M$363.0M$327.0M$997.0M$1.0B$537.0M
Taxes paid for net share settlement$1.0M$44.0M$2.0M$4.0M$1.0M$36.0M

Free Cash Flow

MetricQ4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26
Free cash flow$1.1B$605.0M-$193.0M$738.0M$1.3B$344.0M

Other

MetricQ4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash$4.0M-$4.0M$0.0$1.0M$0.0-$5.0M
Net increase (decrease) in cash$0.0-$322.0M-$851.0M-$619.0M—$184.0M
Gain (loss) recognized in income on derivatives$454.0M-$539.0M$1.5B$671.0M$2.2B-$5.5B