Cheniere Energy LNG Ratios & Valuation
| Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profitability | ||||||
| Gross margin | 41.7%-14.8pp | 64.2%+2.6pp | 56.8%-7.7pp | 57.9%-11.7pp | 56.5%-13.9pp | |
| Operating margin | 22.9%-12.3pp | 45.6%+6.6pp | 37.2%-5.2pp | 37.6%-10.5pp | 35.1%-14.8pp | |
| Net margin | 7.2%-11.1pp | 26.7%+6.0pp | 21.1%-1.6pp | 21.1%-6.0pp | 18.4%-10.2pp | |
| EBITDA margin | 29.7%-12.7pp | 52.3%+5.5pp | 44%-6.0pp | 44.5%-11.0pp | 42.4%-14.4pp | |
| Free cash flow margin | 11.7%-7.0pp | 13.3%-6.8pp | 12.7%-6.6pp | 14%-7.6pp | 18.7%-5.4pp | |
| Returns | ||||||
| Return on equity | 31.6%-31.5pp | 78.3%+17.8pp | 67.6%-11.4pp | 68.9%-52.7pp | 63.1%-97.8pp | |
| Return on assets | 3.3%-3.9pp | 11.6%+4.1pp | 9.1%+0.5pp | 8.9%-1.7pp | 7.2%-4.7pp | |
| Return on invested capital | 11.4%-6.0pp | 23.9%+5.7pp | 19%-1.4pp | 18.9%-5.1pp | 17.4%-9.1pp | |
| Efficiency | ||||||
| Asset turnover | 0.5×+0.1× | 0.4×+0.1× | 0.4×+0.1× | 0.4×0.0× | 0.4×0.0× | |
| Inventory turnover | 19.8×+3.2× | 14×+1.2× | 19.2×+4.8× | 17.7×+5.0× | 16.6×+4.2× | |
| Liquidity | ||||||
| Current ratio | 0.6×-0.6× | 0.9×-0.1× | 0.9×-0.1× | 1×0.0× | 1.2×+0.2× | |
| Quick ratio | 0.5×-0.6× | 0.8×-0.2× | 0.8×-0.2× | 0.9×-0.1× | 1.1×+0.1× | |
| Cash ratio | 0.2×-0.5× | 0.3×-0.3× | 0.3×-0.4× | 0.4×-0.1× | 0.6×-0.1× | |
| Leverage | ||||||
| Debt-to-equity | 7.4×+2.7× | 3.3×-1.2× | 3.9×-1.3× | 3.9×-2.1× | 4.7×-2.0× | |
| Debt-to-assets | 0.6×0.0× | 0.6×0.0× | 0.6×0.0× | 0.6×0.0× | 0.6×-0.1× | |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 4.4×+1.1× | 2.4×-0.8× | 3×0.0× | 3×+0.4× | 3.3×+0.9× | |
| Interest coverage | 4.8×-1.3× | 9.6×+3.5× | 7.5×+0.9× | 7.2×-0.2× | 6.1×-1.7× | |
| Per Share | ||||||
| Book value per share | $17.84-28.4% | $35.93+44.4% | $30.69+36.6% | $30.17+54.7% | $24.90+37.7% | |
| Valuation | ||||||
| Market capitalization | $59.65B+15.2% | $41.84B-13.2% | $51.64B+25.7% | $53.22B+30.0% | $51.76B+37.0% | |
| Enterprise value | $86.19B+14.4% | $67.19B-6.3% | $76.71B+17.9% | $77.94B+19.4% | $75.35B+21.9% | |
| Price / earnings | 40.4×+23.8× | 7.8×-7.0× | 12.9×+1.6× | 13.8×+4.6× | 16.7×+9.0× | |
| Price / sales | 2.9×-0.1× | 2.1×-1.0× | 2.7×+0.2× | 2.9×+0.4× | 3.1×+0.9× | |
| Price / book | 15.9×+6.6× | 5.3×-3.2× | 7.7×-0.4× | 7.9×-1.2× | 9.3×+0.4× | |
| EV / EBITDA | 14.2×+3.7× | 6.4×-3.3× | 9.2×+1.1× | 9.6×+2.4× | 10.5×+4.2× | |
| EV / sales | 4.2×-0.2× | 3.4×-1.2× | 4×0.0× | 4.3×+0.3× | 4.5×+0.9× | |
| Free cash flow yield | 4%-2.1pp | 6.3%-0.2pp | 4.7%-2.9pp | 4.8%-3.9pp | 6.1%-5.0pp | |
| Earnings yield | 2.5%-3.5pp | 12.7%+6.0pp | 7.8%-1.1pp | 7.2%-3.7pp | 6%-7.1pp | |
| Dividend yield | 0.8%0.0pp | 1.1%+0.2pp | 0.9%-0.1pp | 0.8%-0.2pp | 0.8%-0.2pp |
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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.
