LNG Stock Analysis: Cheniere Energy | NYSE
Oil & Gas Midstream | NYSE, USA | Market Cap: 56.652m USD | 12M Return: 17.1% | US16411R2085 | Charts, Fundamentals & Technical Analysis
Avg Turnover: 415M
EPS Trend: 27.3%
Qual. Beats: 0
Rev. Trend: 11.8%
Qual. Beats: 2
Warnings
No concerns identified
Tailwinds
Seasonality 11.6 years of data
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Cheniere Energy, Inc. (NYSE: LNG) is a U.S.-based energy infrastructure company focused on the liquefied natural gas (LNG) industry. The company owns and operates two major LNG export terminals: the Sabine Pass facility in Cameron Parish, Louisiana, and the Corpus Christi facility near Corpus Christi, Texas. These terminals process natural gas into its liquefied form for transport by specialized carriers, a key step in connecting domestic U.S. gas production to global export markets.
Cheniere supports its terminals with dedicated natural gas supply infrastructure, including the 94-mile Creole Trail Pipeline, which links Sabine Pass to interstate and intrastate pipelines, and the 21-mile Corpus Christi Pipeline, which serves the Texas terminal. The company also conducts LNG and natural gas marketing, selling cargoes to international buyers. Within the GICS classification system, Cheniere falls under the Energy sector, specifically the Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation sub-industry, reflecting its asset-heavy model centered on terminals, pipelines, and long-term offtake agreements rather than upstream production.
- Sabine Pass and Corpus Christi terminal utilization drives record cash flow
- European LNG demand lifts international gas price spreads
- Corpus Christi Stage 3 expansion adds new liquefaction capacity
| Net Income: 2.92b TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: 0.15 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA 9.39 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: -2.75% < 20% (prev -0.39%; Δ -2.36% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA 0.13 > 3% & CFO 6.14b > Net Income 2.92b |
| Net Debt (27.6b) to EBITDA (8.19b): 3.36 < 3 |
| Current Ratio: 0.87 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (209.5m) vs 12m ago -5.76% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 52.94% > 18% (prev 30.18%; Δ 22.76% > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 48.08% > 50% (prev 40.77%; Δ 7.31% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: 6.30 > 6 (EBIT TTM 6.45b / Interest Expense TTM 1.02b) |
| A: -0.01 (Total Current Assets 4.11b - Total Current Liabilities 4.72b) / Total Assets 48.0b |
| B: 0.24 (Retained Earnings 11.6b / Total Assets 48.0b) |
| C: 0.14 (EBIT TTM 6.45b / Avg Total Assets 46.3b) |
| D: 0.17 (Book Value of Equity 6.19b / Total Liabilities 36.5b) |
| Altman-Z'' = 1.82 = BBB |
| DSRI: 1.43 (Receivables 1.33b/761.0m, Revenue 22.2b/18.2b) |
| GMI: 0.57 (GM 30.18% / 52.94%) |
| AQI: 1.19 (AQ_t 0.09 / AQ_t-1 0.07) |
| SGI: 1.22 (Revenue 22.2b / 18.2b) |
| TATA: -0.07 (NI 2.92b - CFO 6.14b) / TA 48.0b) |
| Beneish M = -2.79 (Cap -4..+1) = A |
As of August 24, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 277.51 with a total of 1,093,910 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by +2.16%, over one month by +2.25%, over three months by +18.83% and over the past year by +17.08%.
Current recommended Stop Loss: 261.70 (which is 5.7% or 2.1 ATR below the current price).
Cheniere Energy has received a consensus analysts rating of 4.46. Therefore, it is recommended to buy LNG.
- StrongBuy: 14
- Buy: 7
- Hold: 3
- Sell: 0
- StrongSell: 0
| Analysts Target Price | 306.7 | 10.5% |
P/E Trailing = 20.7489
P/E Forward = 17.8253
P/S = 2.708
P/B = 9.1334
P/EG = 9.4601
Revenue TTM = 22.2b USD
EBIT TTM = 6.45b USD
EBITDA TTM = 8.19b USD
Long Term Debt = 22.6b USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 1.97b USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 29.1b USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter) + Leases 2.51b
Net Debt = 27.6b USD (calculated: Debt 29.1b - CCE 1.52b)
Enterprise Value = 84.2b USD (56.7b + Debt 29.1b - CCE 1.52b)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 6.30 (Ebit TTM 6.45b / Interest Expense TTM 1.02b)
EV/FCF = 11.96x (Enterprise Value 84.2b / FCF TTM 7.04b)
FCF Yield = 8.36% (FCF TTM 7.04b / Enterprise Value 84.2b)
FCF Margin = 31.65% (FCF TTM 7.04b / Revenue TTM 22.2b)
Net Margin = 13.11% (Net Income TTM 2.92b / Revenue TTM 22.2b)
Gross Margin = 52.94% ((Revenue TTM 22.2b - Cost of Revenue TTM 10.5b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 92.34% (prev 31.71%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 1.76 (Enterprise Value 84.2b / Total Assets 48.0b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 3.52% (Interest Expense 1.02b / Debt 29.1b)
Taxrate = 17.81% (966.0m / 5.42b)
NOPAT = 5.30b (EBIT 6.45b * (1 - 17.81%))
Current Ratio = 0.87 (Total Current Assets 4.11b / Total Current Liabilities 4.72b)
Debt / Equity = 4.70 (Debt 29.1b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 6.19b)
Debt / EBITDA = 3.36 (Net Debt 27.6b / EBITDA 8.19b)
Debt / FCF = 3.91 (Net Debt 27.6b / FCF TTM 7.04b)
Total Stockholder Equity = 6.15b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 6.30% (Net Income 2.92b / Total Assets 48.0b)
RoE = 47.41% (Net Income TTM 2.92b / Total Stockholder Equity 6.15b)
RoCE = 22.40% (EBIT 6.45b / Capital Employed (Equity 6.15b + L.T.Debt 22.6b))
RoIC = 12.02% (NOPAT 5.30b / Invested Capital 44.1b)
WACC = 4.43% (E(56.7b)/V(85.7b) * Re(5.21%) + D(29.1b)/V(85.7b) * Rd(3.52%) * (1-Tc(0.18)))
Discount Rate = 5.21% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: -98.20 | Cagr: -4.98%
[DCF] Terminal Value 77.97% ; FCFF base≈5.17b ; Y1≈5.92b ; Y5≈8.72b
[DCF] Fair Price = 501.9 (EV 131b - Net Debt 27.6b = Equity 104b / Shares 206.5m; r=8.35% [WACC [floored]]; 5y FCF grow 15.0% → 2.50% )
EPS Correlation: 27.28 | EPS CAGR: 10.43% | SUE: 0.06 | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: 11.82 | Revenue CAGR: 1.87% | SUE: 2.37 | # QB: 2
EPS current Quarter (2026-09-30): EPS=4.68 | Chg30d=+22.76% | Revisions=+25% | Analysts=4
EPS current Year (2026-12-31): EPS=21.75 | Chg30d=+21.52% | Revisions=+17% | GrowthEPS=+102.7% | GrowthRev=+13.2%
EPS next Year (2027-12-31): EPS=18.61 | Chg30d=-4.60% | Revisions=+40% | GrowthEPS=-14.4% | GrowthRev=+3.9%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: +44% (up=5, down=1)