What is Cheniere Energy's deferred tax assets?

Cheniere Energy (LNG) reported deferred tax assets of $3.32B in Q1 2026.

How has Cheniere Energy's deferred tax assets changed year-over-year?

Cheniere Energy's deferred tax assets increased by 75.3% year-over-year, from $1.89B to $3.32B.

What is the long-term trend for Cheniere Energy's deferred tax assets?

Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Cheniere Energy's deferred tax assets has grown at a 49.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $489.00M to $3.70B.

What does deferred tax assets mean?

Future tax savings that the company expects to realize due to past accounting differences or tax losses.

Discontinued — last reported Q3 '25

Non-Current Assets

Deferred Tax Assets

Cheniere Energy Deferred Tax Assets decreased by 10.3% to $3.32B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 75.3%, from $1.89B to $3.32B. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Deferred Tax Assets shows an upward trend with a 49.9% CAGR. This decline may warrant attention — for this metric, higher values are generally preferred.

Analysis

StatementBalance Sheet Statement

SectionNon-Current Assets

CategoryEfficiency

SignalHigher is better

VolatilityModerate

First reportedQ4 2022

Last reportedQ3 2025

How to read this metric

An increase can signal future tax efficiency or the utilization of past losses, while a decrease may indicate the realization of those benefits.

Detailed definition

These are assets on the balance sheet that represent future tax savings resulting from temporary differences between the...

Peer comparison

Common in large, capital-intensive companies; peers with significant R&D spending often have large deferred tax assets from tax credits.

Metric ID: deferred_tax_assets

Historical 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	$497.00M	$2.36B	$1.20B	$1.45B	$1.28B	$2.10B	$0.00	$388.00M	$731.00M	$1.18B	$1.55B	$1.53B	$1.58B	$1.63B	$1.86B	$1.89B	$2.31B	$3.08B	$3.70B	$3.32B
QoQ Change	—	+375.1%	-49.0%	+20.4%	-12.0%	+64.6%	-100.0%	—	+88.4%	+61.1%	+31.2%	-0.7%	+2.7%	+3.2%	+14.1%	+2.0%	+21.9%	+33.3%	+20.3%	-10.3%
YoY Change	—	—	—	—	+156.7%	-11.1%	-100.0%	-73.2%	-42.7%	-43.9%	—	+295.4%	+115.6%	+38.0%	+20.1%	+23.4%	+46.4%	+89.1%	+99.2%	+75.3%

Range$0.00 – $3.70B

CAGR+49.1%

Avg YoY Growth+45.9%

Median YoY Growth+38.0%

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Cheniere Energy's deferred tax assets?: Cheniere Energy (LNG) reported deferred tax assets of $3.32B in Q1 2026.
How has Cheniere Energy's deferred tax assets changed year-over-year?: Cheniere Energy's deferred tax assets increased by 75.3% year-over-year, from $1.89B to $3.32B.
What is the long-term trend for Cheniere Energy's deferred tax assets?: Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Cheniere Energy's deferred tax assets has grown at a 49.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $489.00M to $3.70B.
What does deferred tax assets mean?: Future tax savings that the company expects to realize due to past accounting differences or tax losses.