What is Cheniere Energy's restricted cash?

Cheniere Energy (LNG) reported restricted cash of $463M in Q1 2026.

How has Cheniere Energy's restricted cash changed year-over-year?

Cheniere Energy's restricted cash increased by 29.7% year-over-year, from $357M to $463M.

What is the long-term trend for Cheniere Energy's restricted cash?

Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Cheniere Energy's restricted cash has grown at a 1.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $449M to $485M.

What does restricted cash mean?

Cash restricted for specific purposes by contractual, regulatory, or legal requirements — not available for general corporate use.

Cheniere Energy LNG Restricted Cash

Restricted Cash at other companies

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$2M-90.0%

Cheniere Energy PartnersCQP

$22M-71.1%

NextDecade CorporationNEXT

$321.94M+26.1%

New Fortress EnergyNFE

$97.49M-74.3%

Enterprise Products PartnersEPD

$203M-13.2%

Stabilis Solutions, Inc.SLNG

$10.64M—

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-12.1%

CapEx$736.0M+18.1%

Free cash flow$344.0M-43.1%

Valuation

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Market cap$50.08B-4.0%

Enterprise value$76.63B-0.4%

P/E34×+20.4×

P/S2.5×-0.4×

Profitability

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Gross margin41.7%-14.8pp

Operating margin22.9%-12.3pp

Net margin7.2%-11.1pp

FCF margin11.7%-7.0pp

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

Reported directly by Cheniere Energy in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue.

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 restricted cash?: Cheniere Energy (LNG) reported restricted cash of $463M in Q1 2026.
How has Cheniere Energy's restricted cash changed year-over-year?: Cheniere Energy's restricted cash increased by 29.7% year-over-year, from $357M to $463M.
What is the long-term trend for Cheniere Energy's restricted cash?: Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Cheniere Energy's restricted cash has grown at a 1.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $449M to $485M.
What does restricted cash mean?: Cash restricted for specific purposes by contractual, regulatory, or legal requirements — not available for general corporate use.