Operating
Stock-Based Comp
Cheniere Energy Stock-Based Comp increased by 271.4% to $78.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 39.3%, from $56.00M to $78.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Stock-Based Comp shows an upward trend with a 3.6% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionOperating
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ1 2013
Last reportedQ1 2026
How to read this metric
An increase may signal a strategy to preserve cash or align employee interests with shareholders, but it also results in share dilution.
Detailed definition
Stock-based compensation is a non-cash expense where employees and executives are rewarded with equity or stock options...
Peer comparison
High-growth technology firms often have higher stock-based compensation as a percentage of revenue compared to mature industrial firms.
Metric ID:
stock_based_compensationHistorical 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 | $31.00M | $28.00M | $49.00M | $43.00M | $36.00M | $36.00M | $90.00M | $49.00M | $36.00M | $43.00M | $122.00M | $40.00M | $52.00M | $48.00M | $75.00M | $56.00M | $49.00M | $35.00M | $21.00M | $78.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | -9.7% | +75.0% | -12.2% | -16.3% | +0.0% | +150.0% | -45.6% | -26.5% | +19.4% | +183.7% | -67.2% | +30.0% | -7.7% | +56.3% | -25.3% | -12.5% | -28.6% | -40.0% | +271.4% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +16.1% | +28.6% | +83.7% | +14.0% | +0.0% | +19.4% | +35.6% | -18.4% | +44.4% | +11.6% | -38.5% | +40.0% | -5.8% | -27.1% | -72.0% | +39.3% |
Range$21.00M – $122.00M
CAGR+21.4%
Avg YoY Growth+10.7%
Median YoY Growth+15.0%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Cheniere Energy's stock-based comp?
- Cheniere Energy (LNG) reported stock-based comp of $78.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has Cheniere Energy's stock-based comp changed year-over-year?
- Cheniere Energy's stock-based comp increased by 39.3% year-over-year, from $56.00M to $78.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Cheniere Energy's stock-based comp?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Cheniere Energy's stock-based comp has grown at a 3.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $140.00M to $161.00M.
- What does stock-based comp mean?
- The value of company shares given to employees as part of their pay.