What is Cheniere Energy's retained earnings?

Cheniere Energy (LNG) reported retained earnings of $8.62B in Q1 2026.

How has Cheniere Energy's retained earnings changed year-over-year?

Cheniere Energy's retained earnings increased by 13.1% year-over-year, from $7.62B to $8.62B.

What is the long-term trend for Cheniere Energy's retained earnings?

Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Cheniere Energy's retained earnings has grown at a 27.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -$3.59B to $12.24B.

What does retained earnings mean?

Cumulative net income earned since inception minus all dividends paid — the total profits reinvested in the business over its lifetime.

Cheniere Energy LNG Retained Earnings

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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:RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit.

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 retained earnings?: Cheniere Energy (LNG) reported retained earnings of $8.62B in Q1 2026.
How has Cheniere Energy's retained earnings changed year-over-year?: Cheniere Energy's retained earnings increased by 13.1% year-over-year, from $7.62B to $8.62B.
What is the long-term trend for Cheniere Energy's retained earnings?: Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Cheniere Energy's retained earnings has grown at a 27.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -$3.59B to $12.24B.
What does retained earnings mean?: Cumulative net income earned since inception minus all dividends paid — the total profits reinvested in the business over its lifetime.