Cheniere Energy LNG Ratios & Valuation
| Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profitability | ||||||
| Gross margin | 41.7%-22.5pp | 64.2%+7.4pp | 56.8%-1.1pp | 57.9%+1.5pp | 56.5%-5.2pp | |
| Operating margin | 22.9%-22.8pp | 45.6%+8.5pp | 37.2%-0.4pp | 37.6%+2.5pp | 35.1%-3.9pp | |
| Net margin | 7.2%-19.5pp | 26.7%+5.6pp | 21.1%+0.1pp | 21.1%+2.7pp | 18.4%-2.3pp | |
| EBITDA margin | 29.7%-22.6pp | 52.3%+8.3pp | 44%-0.5pp | 44.5%+2.1pp | 42.4%-4.4pp | |
| Free cash flow margin | 11.7%-1.6pp | 13.3%+0.5pp | 12.7%-1.2pp | 14%-4.8pp | 18.7%-1.4pp | |
| Returns | ||||||
| Return on equity | 31.6%-46.7pp | 78.3%+10.7pp | 67.6%-1.3pp | 68.9%+5.8pp | 63.1%+2.7pp | |
| Return on assets | 3.3%-8.4pp | 11.6%+2.5pp | 9.1%+0.2pp | 8.9%+1.7pp | 7.2%-0.3pp | |
| Return on invested capital | 11.4%-12.6pp | 23.9%+4.9pp | 19%+0.1pp | 18.9%+1.6pp | 17.4%-0.9pp | |
| Efficiency | ||||||
| Asset turnover | 0.5×0.0× | 0.4×0.0× | 0.4×0.0× | 0.4×0.0× | 0.4×0.0× | |
| Inventory turnover | 19.8×+5.8× | 14×-5.3× | 19.2×+1.5× | 17.7×+1.1× | 16.6×+3.8× | |
| Liquidity | ||||||
| Current ratio | 0.6×-0.4× | 0.9×0.0× | 0.9×0.0× | 1×-0.2× | 1.2×+0.1× | |
| Quick ratio | 0.5×-0.3× | 0.8×0.0× | 0.8×0.0× | 0.9×-0.2× | 1.1×+0.1× | |
| Cash ratio | 0.2×-0.1× | 0.3×0.0× | 0.3×-0.1× | 0.4×-0.2× | 0.6×0.0× | |
| Leverage | ||||||
| Debt-to-equity | 7.4×+4.1× | 3.3×-0.5× | 3.9×-0.1× | 3.9×-0.7× | 4.7×+0.1× | |
| Debt-to-assets | 0.6×0.0× | 0.6×0.0× | 0.6×0.0× | 0.6×0.0× | 0.6×0.0× | |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 4.4×+2.0× | 2.4×-0.6× | 3×0.0× | 3×-0.3× | 3.3×+0.1× | |
| Interest coverage | 4.8×-4.8× | 9.6×+2.1× | 7.5×+0.3× | 7.2×+1.1× | 6.1×0.0× | |
| Per Share | ||||||
| Book value per share | $17.84-50.3% | $35.93+17.1% | $30.69+1.7% | $30.17+21.1% | $24.90+0.1% | |
| Valuation | ||||||
| Market capitalization | $59.65B+42.6% | $41.84B-19.0% | $51.64B-3.0% | $53.22B+2.8% | $51.76B+7.4% | |
| Enterprise value | $86.19B+28.3% | $67.19B-12.4% | $76.71B-1.6% | $77.94B+3.4% | $75.35B+5.1% | |
| Price / earnings | 40.4×+32.6× | 7.8×-5.0× | 12.9×-0.9× | 13.8×-2.9× | 16.7×+1.9× | |
| Price / sales | 2.9×+0.8× | 2.1×-0.6× | 2.7×-0.2× | 2.9×-0.2× | 3.1×0.0× | |
| Price / book | 15.9×+10.6× | 5.3×-2.4× | 7.7×-0.3× | 7.9×-1.3× | 9.3×+0.8× | |
| EV / EBITDA | 14.2×+7.8× | 6.4×-2.8× | 9.2×-0.4× | 9.6×-0.9× | 10.5×+0.8× | |
| EV / sales | 4.2×+0.9× | 3.4×-0.7× | 4×-0.2× | 4.3×-0.2× | 4.5×-0.1× | |
| Free cash flow yield | 4%-2.3pp | 6.3%+1.7pp | 4.7%-0.1pp | 4.8%-1.3pp | 6.1%-0.4pp | |
| Earnings yield | 2.5%-10.3pp | 12.7%+5.0pp | 7.8%+0.5pp | 7.2%+1.2pp | 6%-0.8pp | |
| Dividend yield | 0.8%-0.3pp | 1.1%+0.2pp | 0.9%0.0pp | 0.8%0.0pp | 0.8%0.0pp |
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- What are Cheniere Energy's profit margins?
- Cheniere Energy (LNG) runs a 41.7% gross margin and a 22.9% operating margin, with a 7.2% net margin.
- Where do Cheniere Energy's ratios come from?
- Every ratio is computed from Cheniere Energy's SEC filings — trailing-twelve-month flows over period-end balances. Valuation multiples combine those fundamentals with market data, recomputed each period. Switch between quarterly, annual, and TTM, or open any ratio for its full history and peer comparisons.
