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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 $2.4B. Free cash flow decreased 0.2% 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)$716.0M
Latest FilingQ1 2026
Report Date2026-05-07
Market Cap$50.3B
P/E Ratio34.12
ROE31.6%

Operating

MetricQ4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26
Amortization of debt issuance costs$10M$9M$10M$10M$9M$10M
Change in accounts payable$455M-$93M-$696M——-$131M
Change in deferred revenue-$26M-$57M——-$31M-$45M
Change in inventories$107M$24M-$43M-$23M$74M$156M
Change in other assets$25M$21M$4M$123M$8M-$65M
Change in other liabilities—$0———-$216M
Other working capital changes-$55M$18M$62M——$46M
Change in receivables—$286M—$558M$53M-$179M
Deferred income taxes$237M$38M$416M$773M$632M-$385M
Depreciation and amortization$308M$312M$329M$338M$350M$373M
Net cash from operating activities$1.6B$1.2B$831M$1.4B$2.1B$1.1B
Net income$1.3B$668M$1.9B$1.3B$2.9B-$3.4B
Non-cash interest expense$10M$9M$10M$10M$9M$10M
Gain (Loss) on Sale of Derivatives$100M-$71M-$122M-$93M-$3M$509M
Increase (Decrease) in Accounts and Other Receivables—$286M—$558M$53M-$179M
Deferred revenue-$26M-$57M——-$31M-$45M
Increase (Decrease) in Margin Deposits Outstanding$26M-$41M$63M-$47M-$27M$213M
Total operating lease liabilities-$169M-$152M-$155M-$152M-$160M-$145M
Other long-term liabilities—$0———-$216M
Reduction of right-of-use assets$170M$159M$151M$155M$158M$145M
Other Noncash Income (Expense)-$1M$14M-$13M-$12M-$14M-$31M
Stock-based compensation$75M$56M$49M$35M$21M$78M

Investing

MetricQ4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26
Capital expenditures$569M$623M$1B$687M$744M$736M
Payment for (Proceeds from) Other Investing Activity—$6M$2M-$79M$0$6M
Sales of and distributions from equity method investments—$80M———$0
Net cash from investing activities-$573M-$549M-$1B-$688M-$749M-$742M
Other investing activities—$6M$2M-$79M$0$6M
Proceeds from sales of equity securities—$80M———$0

Financing

MetricQ4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26
Proceeds from issuance of debt—$125M$140M$997M$725M$2.5B
Repayments of debt$350M$425M$140M$1.1B$475M$1.6B
Distributions to noncontrolling interests$198M$200M$200M$200M$203M$202M
Dividends paid$112M$112M$111M$109M$119M$117M
Contributions from redeemable NCI$0$38M$11M$59M$14M$0
Payments for Repurchase of Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest—$0———$136M
Payments to Noncontrolling Interests$198M$200M$200M$200M$203M$202M
Proceeds from issuances of debt—$125M$140M$997M$725M$2.5B
Other, net-$16M-$16M-$27M-$51M-$24M-$61M
Repayments of Debt$350M$425M$140M$1.1B$475M$1.6B
Net cash from financing activities-$958M-$997M-$656M-$1.4B-$1.1B-$149M
Other financing activities-$16M-$16M-$27M-$51M-$24M-$61M
Repurchases of common stock$281M$363M$327M$997M$1B$537M
Taxes paid for net share settlement$1M$44M$2M$4M$1M$36M

Free Cash Flow

MetricQ4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26
Free cash flow$1.1B$605M$0$738M$1.3B$344M

Other

MetricQ4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash$4M-$4M———-$5M
Net increase (decrease) in cash—-$322M-$851M-$619M—$184M
Gain (loss) recognized in income on derivatives$454M-$539M$1.5B$671M$2.2B-$5.5B