CQP vs EPD vs LNG Stock Comparison

Cheniere Energy Partners, Enterprise Products Partners and Cheniere Energy Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LNG Cheniere Energy, Inc.
$297.67 +10.4% 1M +37.8% 1Y
Market cap
$61.48B
P/E
21.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$21.49B
Div. yield
0.75%
LNG and Gas Processing Energy
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Cheniere Energy leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Cheniere Energy 6, Enterprise Products Partners 4, Cheniere Energy Partners 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCQPEPDLNGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $31.31B $82.23B $61.48B EPD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 10.0x 13.1x 21.3x CQP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.8x 13.3x 27.5x EPD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +15.4% +6.8% +17.5% LNG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 27.3% 10.8% 13.6% CQP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 12.2% 15.5% LNG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.1x 3.2x 2.9x LNG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 4.98% 5.79% 0.75% EPD
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +20.8% +22.0% +37.8% LNG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +8.0%/yr +10.9%/yr +23.6%/yr LNG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.0% 18.6% 29.0% EPD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 51/100 45/100 52/100 LNG

Percentile Scorecard

CQPEPDLNG

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

AxisCQPEPDLNG
Valuation 68 #12 of 35 53 #17 of 35 44 #20 of 35
Growth 30 #24 of 34 24 #26 of 34 12 #30 of 34
Profitability 79 #8 of 34 49 #18 of 34 73 #10 of 34
Financial Health 47 #19 of 35 62 #14 of 35 65 #13 of 35
Shareholder Returns 30 #22 of 31 40 #19 of 31 67 #11 of 31
Overall 51 45 52
  • CQP ranked among 35 companies in Oil and Gas Midstream
  • EPD ranked among 35 companies in Oil and Gas Midstream
  • LNG 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

PeriodCQPEPDLNGSPY
1 month +3.0%+3.7%+10.4% +0.9%
3 months +1.4%-1.6%+15.1% +5.9%
6 months -1.6%-1.8%+9.3% +8.5%
Year to date +20.9%+18.8%+53.1% +13.3%
1 year +20.8%+22.0%+37.8% +12.4%
3 years +18.4%+40.6%+78.4% +88.1%
3 years, per year +5.8%+12.0%+21.3% +23.5%
5 years +46.8%+67.9%+187.9% +68.2%
5 years, per year +8.0%+10.9%+23.6% +11.0%
10 years +138.0%+48.9%+668.2% +263.4%
10 years, per year +9.1%+4.1%+22.6% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureCQPEPDLNGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.0%18.6%29.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.8%18.0%28.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.25-0.31-0.62 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.691.181.30 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -30.5%-19.5%-25.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.2%-4.3%-1.0% -0.9%
52-week high $71.22$39.80$300.66 $779.14
52-week low $50.91$30.22$188.83 $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.

MultipleCQPEPDLNG
P/E now vs peer median 10.0xmedian 19.6x 13.1xmedian 19.6x 21.3xmedian 19.6x
P/S now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 2.7x 1.4xmedian 2.7x 2.9xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.9xmedian 10.9x 11.2xmedian 10.9x 10.7xmedian 10.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.2xmedian 16.6x 23.8xmedian 16.6x 22.0xmedian 16.6x
P/B now vs peer median 41.5xmedian 2.5x 2.6xmedian 2.5x 5.4xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.72 2.46median 1.72 -0.82median 1.72

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 monthsCQPEPDLNG
Revenue $11.50B $58.47B $21.49B
Gross profit $5.72B – $10.27B
Operating income $3.87B $7.85B $6.42B
Net income $3.14B $6.37B $4.37B
Free cash flow $2.79B $3.46B $2.79B
EPS (diluted) – $2.89 $13.92
Cash & equivalents $443.00M $246.00M $1.10B
Total debt $14.44B $33.23B $24.04B
Shares (diluted) – 2.19B 209.50M
Enterprise value $30.28B $80.66B $61.61B

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
MetricCQPEPDLNG
P/E 10.0x 13.1x 21.3x
P/FCF 11.2x 23.8x 22.0x
P/Operating cash flow 9.9x 9.3x 10.0x
P/S 2.7x 1.4x 2.9x
P/B 41.5x 2.6x 5.4x
P/Tangible book 41.5x 3.0x 5.4x
EV/EBITDA 9.9x 11.2x 10.7x
EV/EBIT 11.7x 14.7x 13.1x
EV/Revenue 3.9x 2.0x 3.9x
EV/FCF 16.3x 33.3x 30.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 14.4x 13.0x 13.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 2.46 -0.82

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCQPEPDLNG
Revenue growth (1Y) 15.4% 6.8% 17.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -7.5% 3.8% -9.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 11.9% – -3.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -7.7% – -10.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 21.6% 7.5% -6.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -10.6% 5.0% -22.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 28.1% 7.5% -13.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -11.7% 4.7% -25.7%
EPS growth (1Y) – 7.7% -19.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 5.3% -25.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 13.0% 0.6% 20.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -8.4% 6.9% -16.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 8.2% -17.8% 18.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -9.3% -9.0% -31.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCQPEPDLNG
Gross margin 49.8% – 47.8%
EBITDA margin 39.9% 17.6% 36.8%
Operating margin 33.6% 13.4% 29.9%
Pretax margin 27.3% 10.9% 25.2%
Net margin 27.3% 10.8% 13.6%
FCF margin 24.2% 5.9% 13.0%
Operating cash flow margin 27.4% 15.2% 28.6%
Return on equity 755.0% 20.7% 44.2%
Return on assets 18.1% 7.8% 9.4%
Return on invested capital – 12.2% 15.5%
Return on capital employed 23.9% 12.3% 15.0%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.7x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x 1.4x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCQPEPDLNG
Debt / assets 81.7% 40.6% 50.1%
Debt / equity 19.2x 1.1x 2.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.1x 3.2x 2.9x
Debt / FCF 5.2x 9.6x 8.6x
Liabilities / assets 95.7% 62.0% 76.0%
Equity / assets 4.3% 38.0% 24.0%
Interest coverage 5.2x 5.2x 6.3x
Current ratio 1.2x 0.9x 0.9x
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.6x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.0x 0.3x
Altman Z-score – – 2.22

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCQPEPDLNG
Dividend yield 5.0% 5.8% 0.7%
Net buyback yield – 0.5% 5.1%
Shareholder yield 5.0% 6.3% 5.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) 65.2% 74.4% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 73.4% 136.9% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 0.5% 3.1% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -11.7% 4.1% –

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.

ConsensusCQPEPDLNG
Forward P/E 13.8xFY2026 13.3xFY2026 27.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.68FY2026 $2.87FY2026 $10.83FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -9.5%FY2026 +7.9%FY2026 -55.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -12.4% +17.1% +53.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $11.22BFY2026 $66.68BFY2026 $24.37BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +4.3%FY2026 +26.8%FY2026 +22.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -1.9% +2.5% -1.0%
CQP estimates →EPD estimates →LNG estimates →

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCQPEPDLNG
Held by institutions 46.8% 24.8% 88.1%
Institutions holding 200 1,581 1,331
Change in shares held, QoQ 0.0% +0.8% +2.5%
Institutions buying 79 670 685
Institutions selling 47 435 464
Buyers to sellers 1.68 1.54 1.48
CQP holders →EPD holders →LNG holders →

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.

CQPEPDLNG
CQP 1.00 0.48 0.58
EPD 0.48 1.00 0.42
LNG 0.58 0.42 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CQP, EPD and LNG?

Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cheniere Energy Partners (CQP) $31.31B, Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) $82.23B, Cheniere Energy (LNG) $61.48B.

Which stock is cheaper, CQP, EPD and LNG?

Cheniere Energy Partners (CQP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cheniere Energy Partners (CQP) 10.0x, Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) 13.1x, Cheniere Energy (LNG) 21.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) is cheapest (Cheniere Energy Partners (CQP) 13.8x, Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) 13.3x, Cheniere Energy (LNG) 27.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Cheniere Energy (LNG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Cheniere Energy Partners (CQP) +15.4%, Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) +6.8%, Cheniere Energy (LNG) +17.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Cheniere Energy Partners (CQP) has the highest net margin (Cheniere Energy Partners (CQP) 27.3%, Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) 10.8%, Cheniere Energy (LNG) 13.6%). On return on invested capital, Cheniere Energy (LNG) leads (Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) 12.2%, Cheniere Energy (LNG) 15.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cheniere Energy (LNG) returned the most: Cheniere Energy Partners (CQP) +20.8%, Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) +22.0%, Cheniere Energy (LNG) +37.8%. Over five years, Cheniere Energy (LNG) compounded fastest (Cheniere Energy Partners (CQP) +8.0%/yr, Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) +10.9%/yr, Cheniere Energy (LNG) +23.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) has the highest dividend yield: Cheniere Energy Partners (CQP) 4.98%, Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) 5.79%, Cheniere Energy (LNG) 0.75%.

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) 18.6%, Cheniere Energy (LNG) 29.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Cheniere Energy (LNG) leads on 6. 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.