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Cheniere Energy LNG Return on invested capital

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4.7%-0.2pp

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
Operating margin22.9%-12.3pp
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 return on invested capital?
Cheniere Energy (LNG) reported return on invested capital of 11.4% in Q1 2026.
How has Cheniere Energy's return on invested capital changed year-over-year?
Cheniere Energy's return on invested capital decreased by 34.4% year-over-year, from 17.4% to 11.4%.
What is the long-term trend for Cheniere Energy's return on invested capital?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Cheniere Energy's return on invested capital has grown at a 81.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 7.4% to 79.3%.
What does return on invested capital mean?
The after-tax return the business earns on all the capital — debt and equity — invested in it.
How do you interpret return on invested capital?
The cleanest measure of business quality: ROIC sustained above the cost of capital creates value, below it destroys value. Compare against WACC, not against zero.
How does return on invested capital compare across companies?
Highly comparable across companies as a quality screen. Sector-sensitive definitions of invested capital mean banks/insurers are best excluded.