CQP vs GLNG vs LNG Stock Comparison

Cheniere Energy Partners, Golar Lng and Cheniere Energy Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
4 wins
LNG Cheniere Energy, Inc.
$318.94 +19.3% 1M +51.1% 1Y
Market cap
$69.04B
P/E
22.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$23.22B
Div. yield
–
LNG and Gas Processing Energy
2 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

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

QuestionCQPGLNGLNGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $32.29B $4.79B $69.04B LNG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 9.9x 29.2x 22.7x CQP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.0x 42.1x 29.4x CQP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +13.2% +109.6% +22.5% 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% +15.0% +51.1% LNG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +8.2%/yr +29.1%/yr +25.3%/yr GLNG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.0% 27.2% 29.7% GLNG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 44/100 60/100 27/100 GLNG

Percentile Scorecard

CQPGLNGLNG

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

AxisCQPGLNGLNG
Valuation 47 #19 of 35 24 #27 of 35 62 #14 of 35
Growth 36 #22 of 34 91 #4 of 34 12 #30 of 34
Profitability – 80 #7 of 31 –
Financial Health 34 #22 of 33 75 #9 of 33 –
Shareholder Returns 60 #13 of 31 30 #22 of 31 7 #29 of 31
Overall 44 60 27
  • CQP ranked among 35 companies in Oil and Gas Midstream
  • GLNG 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

PeriodCQPGLNGLNGSPY
1 month +7.5%-3.1%+19.3% +0.7%
3 months +0.4%-3.1%+23.6% +3.7%
6 months -2.4%-15.0%+16.0% +7.1%
Year to date +22.3%+25.6%+64.1% +12.8%
1 year +22.0%+15.0%+51.1% +11.9%
3 years +19.1%+108.6%+91.2% +85.2%
3 years, per year +6.0%+27.8%+24.1% +22.8%
5 years +48.4%+258.7%+208.5% +67.6%
5 years, per year +8.2%+29.1%+25.3% +10.9%
10 years +140.5%+106.7%+723.1% +262.0%
10 years, per year +9.2%+7.5%+23.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCQPGLNGLNGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.0%27.2%29.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.8%27.3%28.3% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.250.13-0.64 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.730.551.72 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -30.5%-34.1%-25.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -8.2%-18.5%0.0% -1.2%
52-week high $71.22$57.36$318.94 $779.14
52-week low $50.91$35.33$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.

MultipleCQPGLNGLNG
P/E now vs peer median 9.7xmedian 19.6x 29.5xmedian 19.6x 21.9xmedian 19.6x
P/S now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 2.8x 9.0xmedian 2.8x 2.8xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 11.1x 19.3xmedian 11.1x —median 11.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.6xmedian 16.9x 8.1xmedian 16.9x 19.8xmedian 16.9x
P/B now vs peer median 36.0xmedian 2.4x 2.4xmedian 2.4x —median 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.68 1.94median 1.68 -0.64median 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 monthsCQPGLNGLNG
Revenue $11.67B $523.38M $23.22B
Gross profit – $343.33M –
Operating income $3.99B $273.22M $6.52B
Net income – $226.50M –
Free cash flow – $583.87M –
R&D – $14.62M –
EPS (diluted) – $1.49 $14.50
Cash & equivalents $569.00M $870.50M $1.66B
Total debt – $2.68B –
Shares (diluted) – 109.49M 209.50M
Enterprise value $32.29B $1.15B $69.04B

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
MetricCQPGLNGLNG
P/E 9.7x 29.5x 21.9x
P/FCF 10.6x 8.1x 19.8x
P/Operating cash flow – 11.2x –
P/S 2.7x 9.0x 2.8x
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 12.5x 2.8x
EV/FCF – 11.2x –
EV/Operating cash flow – 15.5x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 1.94 -0.64

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCQPGLNGLNG
Revenue growth (1Y) 13.2% 109.6% 22.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.1% 23.3% -2.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 147.7% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 19.9% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 30.7% 1,754% -7.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -15.9% 104.0% -30.9%
Net income growth (1Y) – 894.0% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 18.5% –
EPS growth (1Y) – 2,539% -20.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 15.2% -34.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 1.1% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 11.3% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -5.5% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 60.4% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCQPGLNGLNG
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 – 80.8% –
Return on equity – 1,387% –
Return on assets – 4.2% 9.6%
Return on invested capital – 22.6% –
Return on capital employed – 5.6% –
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.1x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.9x –
Stock comp / revenue – 1.9% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCQPGLNGLNG
Debt / assets – 50.1% –
Debt / equity – 1.4x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 5.3x –
Debt / FCF – 4.6x –
Liabilities / assets 95.1% 63.6% 75.5%
Equity / assets 4.9% 36.4% –
Interest coverage – 16.5x –
Current ratio 1.2x 2.3x 0.9x
Quick ratio – 2.2x –
Cash ratio – 1.8x –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCQPGLNGLNG
Dividend yield 4.9% 2.1% 0.7%
Net buyback yield – 0.7% –
Shareholder yield 4.9% 2.9% 0.7%
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.

ConsensusCQPGLNGLNG
Forward P/E 14.0xFY2026 42.1xFY2026 29.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.68FY2026 $1.11FY2026 $10.83FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -9.5%FY2026 -27.5%FY2026 -55.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -12.4% -53.2% +53.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $11.22BFY2026 $409.44MFY2026 $24.37BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +4.3%FY2026 +4.0%FY2026 +22.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -1.9% -2.6% -1.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCQPGLNGLNG
Held by institutions 46.8% 81.4% 88.1%
Institutions holding 201 311 1,332
Change in shares held, QoQ 0.0% -0.4% +2.5%
Institutions buying 80 153 686
Institutions selling 47 105 464
Buyers to sellers 1.70 1.46 1.48

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.

CQPGLNGLNG
CQP 1.00 0.33 0.57
GLNG 0.33 1.00 0.44
LNG 0.57 0.44 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CQP, GLNG and LNG?

Cheniere Energy (LNG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cheniere Energy Partners (CQP) $32.29B, Golar Lng (GLNG) $4.79B, Cheniere Energy (LNG) $69.04B.

Which stock is cheaper, CQP, GLNG and LNG?

Cheniere Energy Partners (CQP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cheniere Energy Partners (CQP) 9.9x, Golar Lng (GLNG) 29.2x, Cheniere Energy (LNG) 22.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Cheniere Energy Partners (CQP) is cheapest (Cheniere Energy Partners (CQP) 14.0x, Golar Lng (GLNG) 42.1x, Cheniere Energy (LNG) 29.4x). 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%, Golar Lng (GLNG) +109.6%, Cheniere Energy (LNG) +22.5%.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cheniere Energy (LNG) returned the most: Cheniere Energy Partners (CQP) +22.0%, Golar Lng (GLNG) +15.0%, Cheniere Energy (LNG) +51.1%. Over five years, Golar Lng (GLNG) compounded fastest (Cheniere Energy Partners (CQP) +8.2%/yr, Golar Lng (GLNG) +29.1%/yr, Cheniere Energy (LNG) +25.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Golar Lng (GLNG) has been the steadiest (Cheniere Energy Partners (CQP) 30.0%, Golar Lng (GLNG) 27.2%, Cheniere Energy (LNG) 29.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CQP, GLNG 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, Golar Lng (GLNG) leads on 4. 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.