Debt Repayments
Cheniere Energy Debt Repayments increased by 237.5% to $1.60B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 277.2%, from $425.00M to $1.60B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Debt Repayments shows a downward trend with a -25.6% CAGR. This increase may warrant attention — for this metric, lower values are generally preferred.
Analysis
How to read this metric
A decrease may indicate a focus on capital preservation or refinancing, while a significant increase signals active debt reduction or maturity fulfillment.
Detailed definition
Represents the total cash outflows used to reduce the principal balance of short-term and long-term debt obligations. Th...
Peer comparison
Standard across all capital-intensive industries; peers with high leverage typically show higher repayment activity.
debt_repaymentHistorical Data
| 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 | $515.00M | $1.67B | $2.53B | $1.62B | $1.10B | $1.29B | $2.77B | $896.00M | $202.00M | $1.45B | $50.00M | $150.00M | $2.87B | $150.00M | $350.00M | $425.00M | $140.00M | $1.05B | $475.00M | $1.60B |
| QoQ Change | — | +224.9% | +51.5% | -36.3% | -31.9% | +17.3% | +114.4% | -67.6% | -77.5% | +617.8% | -96.6% | +200.0% | >999% | -94.8% | +133.3% | +21.4% | -67.1% | +651.4% | -54.8% | +237.5% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +113.6% | -22.9% | +9.2% | -44.5% | -81.6% | +12.4% | -98.2% | -83.3% | >999% | -89.7% | +600.0% | +183.3% | -95.1% | +601.3% | +35.7% | +277.2% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Cheniere Energy's debt repayments?
- Cheniere Energy (LNG) reported debt repayments of $1.60B in Q1 2026.
- How has Cheniere Energy's debt repayments changed year-over-year?
- Cheniere Energy's debt repayments increased by 277.2% year-over-year, from $425.00M to $1.60B.
- What is the long-term trend for Cheniere Energy's debt repayments?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Cheniere Energy's debt repayments has grown at a -25.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $6.81B to $2.09B.
- What does debt repayments mean?
- The total amount of cash used to pay down debt principal.