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Cheniere Energy LNG Q1 2026 earnings

Reported May 7, 2026 · Before market open

Revenue$5.9BBeat by $176.8MDiluted EPS$4.77Beat by $0.52
Revenue estimate$5.7B
EPS estimate$4.25

Next report

Aug 6, 2026 (In 3 weeks)
Revenue estimate$4.9B
EPS estimate$2.93

Financials

Q1 2026

Income statement

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Revenue$5.9B+7.8%
Gross profit-$2.5B-231%
Operating income-$3.5B-463%
Net income-$3.5B-1,092%
EPS (diluted)-$16.65-1,161%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$1.3B-48.0%
Total debt$27.8B+6.7%
Total equity$3.8B-32.7%
Total assets$46.8B+7.6%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$1.1B-12.1%
CapEx$736.0M+18.1%
Free cash flow$344.0M-43.1%

Valuation & ratios

Valuation

as of 07/10/26
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Market cap$54.68B+15.2%
Enterprise value$81.22B+14.4%
P/E37.1×+21.8×
P/S2.7×-0.1×

Profitability

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Gross margin41.7%-14.8pp
Operating margin22.9%-12.3pp
Net margin7.2%-11.1pp
FCF margin11.7%-7.0pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity31.6%-31.5pp
Debt / equity7.4×+2.7×
Current ratio0.6×-0.6×

Segments

By product

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LNG$6.5B+22.6%
Regasification$34.0M0.0%

Versus estimates

Revenue

Q1 2026$5.9BBeat by $176.8M
Q4 2025$5.5BMiss by $176.2MQ3 2025$4.4BMiss by $118.3MQ2 2025$4.5BBeat by $221.9MQ1 2025$5.4BBeat by $733.7MQ4 2024$4.4BBeat by $50.3M

Diluted EPS

Q1 2026$4.77Beat by $0.52
Q4 2025$10.71Beat by $6.91Q3 2025$4.75Beat by $1.84Q2 2025$7.30Beat by $4.81Q1 2025$1.57Miss by $1.24Q4 2024$4.33Beat by $1.59

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Questions, answered.

When did Cheniere Energy report Q1 2026 earnings?
Cheniere Energy (LNG) reported Q1 2026 earnings on May 7, 2026 before market open.
What were Cheniere Energy's Q1 2026 revenue and EPS?
Cheniere Energy reported revenue of $5.9B and diluted EPS of $4.77 for Q1 2026.
Did Cheniere Energy beat estimates in Q1 2026?
Revenue beat the consensus estimate of $5.7B by $176.8M. EPS beat the consensus estimate of $4.25 by $0.52.
How did Cheniere Energy's Q1 2026 results compare year-over-year?
Compared to the same quarter a year prior, revenue grew 7.8% from $5.4B a year earlier and diluted EPS grew 203.8% from $1.57.
Where can I find Cheniere Energy's Q1 2026 SEC filings?
You can read the 8-K earnings release (0000003570-26-000016) and the 10-Q periodic report (0000003570-26-000014) directly on SEC EDGAR. The filing index links above go to sec.gov.