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Cheniere Energy LNG Operating margin

Operating margin at other companies

Cheniere Energy Partners logo
Cheniere Energy PartnersCQP
28.5%-5.9pp
Enterprise Products Partners logo
Enterprise Products PartnersEPD
14.4%+1.6pp
Energy Transfer logo
Energy TransferET
10.3%-1.0pp
EOG Resources logo
EOG ResourcesEOG
29.8%-3.2pp
Oneok logo
OneokOKE
16.9%-3.7pp
CNP
CenterPoint EnergyCNP
22.5%-0.1pp

Other financials

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-12.0%
CapEx$736.0M+18.1%
Free cash flow$344.0M-43.1%

Valuation

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Market cap$48.49B+15.2%
Enterprise value$75.04B+14.4%
P/E32.9×+19.3×
P/S2.4×-0.1×

Profitability

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Gross margin41.7%-14.8pp
Net margin7.2%-11.1pp

Returns & leverage

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

Where this comes from

Calculated from Cheniere Energy’s reported figures.

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: Cheniere Energy’s 10-Q, filed May 7, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Cheniere Energy's operating margin?
Cheniere Energy (LNG) reported operating margin of 22.9% in Q1 2026.
How has Cheniere Energy's operating margin changed year-over-year?
Cheniere Energy's operating margin decreased by 34.9% year-over-year, from 35.1% to 22.9%.
What is the long-term trend for Cheniere Energy's operating margin?
Over 2 years (2023 to 2025), Cheniere Energy's operating margin has grown at a -20.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 243.4% to 155.5%.
What does operating margin mean?
The profit left from core operations for every dollar of sales, before interest and taxes.
How do you interpret operating margin?
Expanding operating margin shows operating leverage — revenue growing faster than the cost base. Compression points to rising overhead, pricing pressure, or investment ahead of revenue.
How does operating margin compare across companies?
Strong cross-company signal within a sector. Capital-light businesses sustain higher operating margins than capital-intensive ones.