CQP Stock Analysis: Cheniere Energy | NYSE
Oil & Gas Midstream | NYSE, USA | Market Cap: 30.621m USD | 12M Return: 23.9% | US16411Q1013 | Charts, Fundamentals & Technical Analysis
Avg Turnover: 7.17M
EPS Trend: -12.9%
Qual. Beats: 0
Rev. Trend: 42.2%
Qual. Beats: 0
Warnings
Tailwinds
No distinct edge detected
Seasonality 11.7 years of data
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Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P. (NYSE: CQP) is a Houston-based midstream energy company, founded in 2003 and listed in 2007, that supplies liquefied natural gas (LNG) to integrated energy firms, utilities, and trading companies in the U.S. and abroad. Its core asset is the Sabine Pass LNG Terminal in Cameron Parish, Louisiana, which owns and operates natural gas liquefaction and export facilities. The partnership also controls the Creole Trail Pipeline, a supply pipeline linking Sabine Pass to multiple interstate and intrastate pipelines. CQP operates as a subsidiary of Cheniere Energy, Inc., and is classified within the Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation sub-industry of the broader Energy sector.
The LNG export business model centers on cooling natural gas into liquid form-a process that reduces its volume roughly 600-fold, enabling cost-effective maritime transport to overseas markets where pipeline gas is unavailable. CQPs structure as a master limited partnership (MLP) is common across U.S. midstream energy operators, typically allowing income distributions to unitholders, while its integrated terminal-and-pipeline setup provides supply redundancy and operational flexibility for long-term offtake contracts with global buyers.
- Sabine Pass LNG export volumes drive distributable cash flow
- European and Asian LNG demand supports long-term contract pricing
- Henry Hub feedstock costs and liquefaction margins fluctuate with US gas prices
| Net Income: 3.13b TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: 0.18 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA 3.23 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: 2.42% < 20% (prev -6.41%; Δ 8.82% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA 0.18 > 3% & CFO 3.15b > Net Income 3.13b |
| Net Debt (14.1b) to EBITDA (4.21b): 3.36 < 3 |
| Current Ratio: 1.22 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (484.0m) vs 12m ago 0.0% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 37.27% > 18% (prev 44.49%; Δ -7.22% > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 66.43% > 50% (prev 58.82%; Δ 7.61% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: 4.76 > 6 (EBIT TTM 3.52b / Interest Expense TTM 739.0m) |
| DSRI: 1.72 (Receivables 810.0m/409.0m, Revenue 11.5b/9.96b) |
| GMI: 1.19 (GM 44.49% / 37.27%) |
| AQI: 3.65 (AQ_t 0.06 / AQ_t-1 0.02) |
| SGI: 1.15 (Revenue 11.5b / 9.96b) |
| TATA: -0.00 (NI 3.13b - CFO 3.15b) / TA 17.7b) |
| Beneish M = -0.58 (Cap -4..+1) = D |
As of October 09, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 63.44 with a total of 135,933 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by +4.24%, over one month by -6.83%, over three months by +0.86% and over the past year by +23.92%.
Current recommended Stop Loss: 60.80 (which is 4.2% or 1.4 ATR below the current price).
Cheniere Energy has received a consensus analysts rating of 2.14. Therefore, it is recommended to sell CQP.
- StrongBuy: 0
- Buy: 0
- Hold: 6
- Sell: 4
- StrongSell: 4
| Analysts Target Price | 60 | -5.4% |
P/E Trailing = 11.4809
P/E Forward = 16.2866
P/S = 2.6634
P/B = 41.2733
P/EG = 5.0486
Revenue TTM = 11.5b USD
EBIT TTM = 3.52b USD
EBITDA TTM = 4.21b USD
Long Term Debt = 14.3b USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 109.0m USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 14.6b USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter) + Leases 146.0m
Net Debt = 14.1b USD (calculated: Debt 14.6b - CCE 443.0m)
Enterprise Value = 44.8b USD (30.6b + Debt 14.6b - CCE 443.0m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 4.76 (Ebit TTM 3.52b / Interest Expense TTM 739.0m)
EV/FCF = 13.74x (Enterprise Value 44.8b / FCF TTM 3.26b)
FCF Yield = 7.28% (FCF TTM 3.26b / Enterprise Value 44.8b)
FCF Margin = 28.35% (FCF TTM 3.26b / Revenue TTM 11.5b)
Net Margin = 27.23% (Net Income TTM 3.13b / Revenue TTM 11.5b)
Gross Margin = 37.27% ((Revenue TTM 11.5b - Cost of Revenue TTM 7.21b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 70.38% (prev 9.95%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 2.53 (Enterprise Value 44.8b / Total Assets 17.7b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 5.07% (Interest Expense 739.0m / Debt 14.6b)
Taxrate = 0.0% (0.0 / 2.99b)
NOPAT = 3.52b (EBIT 3.52b * (1 - 0.00%))
Current Ratio = 1.22 (Total Current Assets 1.52b / Total Current Liabilities 1.24b)
Debt / Equity = 3.95 (Debt 14.6b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 3.69b)
Debt / EBITDA = 3.36 (Net Debt 14.1b / EBITDA 4.21b)
Debt / FCF = 4.34 (Net Debt 14.1b / FCF TTM 3.26b)
Total Stockholder Equity = 3.02b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 18.09% (Net Income 3.13b / Total Assets 17.7b)
RoE = 103.6% (Net Income TTM 3.13b / Total Stockholder Equity 3.02b)
RoCE = 20.27% (EBIT 3.52b / Capital Employed (Equity 3.02b + L.T.Debt 14.3b))
RoIC = 21.84% (NOPAT 3.52b / Invested Capital 16.1b)
WACC = 6.03% (E(30.6b)/V(45.2b) * Re(6.49%) + D(14.6b)/V(45.2b) * Rd(5.07%) * (1-Tc(0.0)))
Discount Rate = 6.49% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: 0.0 | Cagr: 0.0%
[DCF] Terminal Value 77.97% ; FCFF base≈2.98b ; Y1≈3.42b ; Y5≈5.04b
[DCF] Fair Price = 127.3 (EV 75.8b - Net Debt 14.1b = Equity 61.6b / Shares 484.1m; r=8.35% [WACC [floored]]; 5y FCF grow 15.0% → 2.50% )
EPS Correlation: -12.87 | EPS CAGR: -0.89% | SUE: 0.80 | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: 42.18 | Revenue CAGR: 5.11% | SUE: -0.15 | # QB: 0
EPS current Quarter (2026-09-30): EPS=1.14 | Chg30d=+1.34% | Revisions=-17% | Analysts=4
EPS current Year (2026-12-31): EPS=4.89 | Chg30d=+0.64% | Revisions=+57% | GrowthEPS=+4.5% | GrowthRev=+4.7%
EPS next Year (2027-12-31): EPS=4.64 | Chg30d=+0.30% | Revisions=+29% | GrowthEPS=-5.1% | GrowthRev=+0.9%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: +36% (up=8, down=3)