CQP vs EPD vs GLNG Stock Comparison

Cheniere Energy Partners, Enterprise Products Partners and Golar Lng Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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GLNG Golar Lng Ltd
$46.74 -3.1% 1M +15.0% 1Y
Market cap
$4.79B
P/E
29.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$523.38M
Div. yield
–
LNG and Gas Processing Energy
2 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Enterprise Products Partners leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Enterprise Products Partners 5, Golar Lng 2, Cheniere Energy Partners 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCQPEPDGLNGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $32.29B $82.75B $4.79B EPD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 9.9x 12.6x 29.2x CQP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.0x 13.6x 42.1x EPD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +13.2% +21.5% +109.6% GLNG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — — 31.3% –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 22.6% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 5.3x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +22.0% +25.5% +15.0% EPD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +8.2%/yr +11.5%/yr +29.1%/yr GLNG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.0% 18.8% 27.2% EPD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 44/100 71/100 60/100 EPD

Percentile Scorecard

CQPEPDGLNG

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisCQPEPDGLNG
Valuation 47 #19 of 35 88 #5 of 35 24 #27 of 35
Growth 36 #22 of 34 49 #18 of 34 91 #4 of 34
Profitability – – 80 #7 of 31
Financial Health 34 #22 of 33 – 75 #9 of 33
Shareholder Returns 60 #13 of 31 77 #8 of 31 30 #22 of 31
Overall 44 71 60
  • CQP ranked among 35 companies in Oil and Gas Midstream
  • EPD ranked among 35 companies in Oil and Gas Midstream
  • GLNG ranked among 35 companies in Oil and Gas Midstream

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodCQPEPDGLNGSPY
1 month +7.5%+8.4%-3.1% +0.7%
3 months +0.4%+2.5%-3.1% +3.7%
6 months -2.4%+0.9%-15.0% +7.1%
Year to date +22.3%+21.8%+25.6% +12.8%
1 year +22.0%+25.5%+15.0% +11.9%
3 years +19.1%+47.7%+108.6% +85.2%
3 years, per year +6.0%+13.9%+27.8% +22.8%
5 years +48.4%+72.2%+258.7% +67.6%
5 years, per year +8.2%+11.5%+29.1% +10.9%
10 years +140.5%+52.7%+106.7% +262.0%
10 years, per year +9.2%+4.3%+7.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCQPEPDGLNGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.0%18.8%27.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.8%18.1%27.3% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.25-0.320.13 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.731.360.55 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -30.5%-19.5%-34.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -8.2%-1.9%-18.5% -1.2%
52-week high $71.22$39.80$57.36 $779.14
52-week low $50.91$30.22$35.33 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleCQPEPDGLNG
P/E now vs peer median 9.7xmedian 19.6x 12.8xmedian 19.6x 29.5xmedian 19.6x
P/S now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 2.8x 1.3xmedian 2.8x 9.0xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 11.1x —median 11.1x 19.3xmedian 11.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.6xmedian 16.9x 22.5xmedian 16.9x 8.1xmedian 16.9x
P/B now vs peer median 36.0xmedian 2.4x —median 2.4x 2.4xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.68 1.80median 1.68 1.94median 1.68

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsCQPEPDGLNG
Revenue $11.67B $64.40B $523.38M
Gross profit – – $343.33M
Operating income $3.99B $8.16B $273.22M
Net income – – $226.50M
Free cash flow – – $583.87M
R&D – – $14.62M
EPS (diluted) – $3.02 $1.49
Cash & equivalents $569.00M – $870.50M
Total debt – – $2.68B
Shares (diluted) – 2.19B 109.49M
Enterprise value $32.29B $82.75B $1.15B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricCQPEPDGLNG
P/E 9.7x 12.8x 29.5x
P/FCF 10.6x 22.5x 8.1x
P/Operating cash flow – 9.1x 11.2x
P/S 2.7x 1.3x 9.0x
P/B 36.0x – 2.4x
P/Tangible book 36.0x – 2.4x
EV/EBITDA – – 19.3x
EV/EBIT – – 23.9x
EV/Revenue 2.7x 1.3x 12.5x
EV/FCF – – 11.2x
EV/Operating cash flow – 9.1x 15.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 1.80 1.94

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCQPEPDGLNG
Revenue growth (1Y) 13.2% 21.5% 109.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.1% 9.7% 23.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 147.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 19.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 30.7% 13.1% 1,754%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -15.9% 6.4% 104.0%
Net income growth (1Y) – – 894.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – – 18.5%
EPS growth (1Y) – 14.0% 2,539%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 7.1% 15.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 9.9% 1.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 5.5% 11.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – -5.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 60.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCQPEPDGLNG
Gross margin – – 65.6%
EBITDA margin – – 64.6%
Operating margin – – 52.2%
Pretax margin – – 62.0%
Net margin – – 31.3%
FCF margin – – 111.6%
Operating cash flow margin – 14.5% 80.8%
Return on equity – – 1,387%
Return on assets – – 4.2%
Return on invested capital – – 22.6%
Return on capital employed – – 5.6%
Asset turnover 0.7x – 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – – 1.9x
Stock comp / revenue – – 1.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCQPEPDGLNG
Debt / assets – – 50.1%
Debt / equity – – 1.4x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 5.3x
Debt / FCF – – 4.6x
Liabilities / assets 95.1% – 63.6%
Equity / assets 4.9% – 36.4%
Interest coverage – – 16.5x
Current ratio 1.2x – 2.3x
Quick ratio – – 2.2x
Cash ratio – – 1.8x
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCQPEPDGLNG
Dividend yield 4.9% 5.6% 2.1%
Net buyback yield – – 0.7%
Shareholder yield 4.9% 5.6% 2.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusCQPEPDGLNG
Forward P/E 14.0xFY2026 13.6xFY2026 42.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.68FY2026 $2.87FY2026 $1.11FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -9.5%FY2026 +7.9%FY2026 -27.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -12.4% +17.1% -53.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $11.22BFY2026 $66.68BFY2026 $409.44MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +4.3%FY2026 +26.8%FY2026 +4.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -1.9% +2.5% -2.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCQPEPDGLNG
Held by institutions 46.8% 24.8% 81.4%
Institutions holding 201 1,582 311
Change in shares held, QoQ 0.0% +0.8% -0.4%
Institutions buying 80 670 153
Institutions selling 47 436 105
Buyers to sellers 1.70 1.54 1.46

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

CQPEPDGLNG
CQP 1.00 0.47 0.33
EPD 0.47 1.00 0.25
GLNG 0.33 0.25 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CQP, EPD and GLNG?

Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cheniere Energy Partners (CQP) $32.29B, Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) $82.75B, Golar Lng (GLNG) $4.79B.

Which stock is cheaper, CQP, EPD and GLNG?

Cheniere Energy Partners (CQP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cheniere Energy Partners (CQP) 9.9x, Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) 12.6x, Golar Lng (GLNG) 29.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) is cheapest (Cheniere Energy Partners (CQP) 14.0x, Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) 13.6x, Golar Lng (GLNG) 42.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Golar Lng (GLNG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Cheniere Energy Partners (CQP) +13.2%, Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) +21.5%, Golar Lng (GLNG) +109.6%.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) returned the most: Cheniere Energy Partners (CQP) +22.0%, Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) +25.5%, Golar Lng (GLNG) +15.0%. Over five years, Golar Lng (GLNG) compounded fastest (Cheniere Energy Partners (CQP) +8.2%/yr, Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) +11.5%/yr, Golar Lng (GLNG) +29.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) has been the steadiest (Cheniere Energy Partners (CQP) 30.0%, Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) 18.8%, Golar Lng (GLNG) 27.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CQP, EPD and GLNG?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.