CQP vs KMI vs LNG Stock Comparison

Cheniere Energy Partners, Kinder Morgan and Cheniere Energy Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
KMI Kinder Morgan, Inc.
$33.97 +11.5% 1M +31.2% 1Y
Market cap
$75.34B
P/E
20.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.34B
Div. yield
0.04%
Oil and Gas Pipelines Energy
2 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
3 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Cheniere Energy Partners leads on 3 of the 12 questions below (Cheniere Energy Partners 3, Cheniere Energy 3, Kinder Morgan 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCQPKMILNGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $32.29B $75.34B $69.04B KMI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 9.9x 20.9x 22.7x CQP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.0x 20.8x 29.4x CQP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +13.2% +11.7% +22.5% LNG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 19.6% — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 6.3% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 4.1x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.04% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +22.0% +31.2% +51.1% LNG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +8.2%/yr +15.2%/yr +25.3%/yr LNG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.0% 21.2% 29.7% KMI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 44/100 42/100 27/100 CQP

Percentile Scorecard

CQPKMILNG

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

AxisCQPKMILNG
Valuation 47 #19 of 35 29 #25 of 35 62 #14 of 35
Growth 36 #22 of 34 58 #15 of 34 12 #30 of 34
Profitability – 53 #15 of 31 –
Financial Health 34 #22 of 33 47 #18 of 33 –
Shareholder Returns 60 #13 of 31 23 #24 of 31 7 #29 of 31
Overall 44 42 27
  • CQP ranked among 35 companies in Oil and Gas Midstream
  • KMI 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

PeriodCQPKMILNGSPY
1 month +7.5%+11.5%+19.3% +0.7%
3 months +0.4%+7.3%+23.6% +3.7%
6 months -2.4%+3.3%+16.0% +7.1%
Year to date +22.3%+23.6%+64.1% +12.8%
1 year +22.0%+31.2%+51.1% +11.9%
3 years +19.1%+110.6%+91.2% +85.2%
3 years, per year +6.0%+28.2%+24.1% +22.8%
5 years +48.4%+102.8%+208.5% +67.6%
5 years, per year +8.2%+15.2%+25.3% +10.9%
10 years +140.5%+66.3%+723.1% +262.0%
10 years, per year +9.2%+5.2%+23.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCQPKMILNGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.0%21.2%29.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.8%20.6%28.3% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.25-0.22-0.64 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.731.471.72 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -30.5%-20.4%-25.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -8.2%-1.4%0.0% -1.2%
52-week high $71.22$34.44$318.94 $779.14
52-week low $50.91$25.84$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.

MultipleCQPKMILNG
P/E now vs peer median 9.7xmedian 19.6x 21.0xmedian 19.6x 21.9xmedian 19.6x
P/S now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 2.8x 4.1xmedian 2.8x 2.8xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 11.1x 13.8xmedian 11.1x —median 11.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.6xmedian 16.9x 24.6xmedian 16.9x 19.8xmedian 16.9x
P/B now vs peer median 36.0xmedian 2.4x 2.3xmedian 2.4x —median 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.68 1.55median 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 monthsCQPKMILNG
Revenue $11.67B $18.34B $23.22B
Gross profit – $12.18B –
Operating income $3.99B $5.31B $6.52B
Net income – $3.71B –
Free cash flow – $3.08B –
EPS (diluted) – $1.62 $14.50
Cash & equivalents $569.00M $918.00M $1.66B
Total debt – $33.07B –
Shares (diluted) – 2.23B 209.50M
Enterprise value $32.29B $74.20B $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
MetricCQPKMILNG
P/E 9.7x 21.0x 21.9x
P/FCF 10.6x 24.6x 19.8x
P/Operating cash flow – 11.2x –
P/S 2.7x 4.1x 2.8x
P/B 36.0x 2.3x –
P/Tangible book 36.0x 2.4x –
EV/EBITDA – 13.8x –
EV/EBIT – 20.3x –
EV/Revenue 2.7x 5.9x 2.8x
EV/FCF – 35.0x –
EV/Operating cash flow – 16.0x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 1.55 -0.64

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCQPKMILNG
Revenue growth (1Y) 13.2% 11.7% 22.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.1% 4.9% -2.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 9.8% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 5.7% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 30.7% 18.9% -7.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -15.9% 7.6% -30.9%
Net income growth (1Y) – 30.8% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 13.1% –
EPS growth (1Y) – 31.9% -20.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 13.5% -34.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 17.4% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 6.5% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 11.8% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -3.3% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCQPKMILNG
Gross margin – 66.4% –
EBITDA margin – 42.6% –
Operating margin – 29.0% –
Pretax margin – 25.8% –
Net margin – 19.6% –
FCF margin – 16.8% –
Operating cash flow margin – 36.7% –
Return on equity – 11.3% –
Return on assets – 5.0% 9.6%
Return on invested capital – 6.3% –
Return on capital employed – 7.6% –
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.2x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.8x –
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCQPKMILNG
Debt / assets – 43.9% –
Debt / equity – 1.0x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 4.1x –
Debt / FCF – 10.7x –
Liabilities / assets 95.1% 56.5% 75.5%
Equity / assets 4.9% 43.5% –
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.2x 0.7x 0.9x
Quick ratio – 0.2x –
Cash ratio – 0.2x –
Altman Z-score – 1.34 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCQPKMILNG
Dividend yield 4.9% 3.5% 0.7%
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 4.9% 3.5% 0.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 71.2% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 85.6% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 1.8% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 1.5% –

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.

ConsensusCQPKMILNG
Forward P/E 14.0xFY2026 20.8xFY2026 29.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.68FY2026 $1.63FY2026 $10.83FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -9.5%FY2026 +25.4%FY2026 -55.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -12.4% -11.0% +53.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $11.22BFY2026 $17.89BFY2026 $24.37BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +4.3%FY2026 +5.6%FY2026 +22.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -1.9% +0.4% -1.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCQPKMILNG
Held by institutions 46.8% 69.3% 88.1%
Institutions holding 201 1,813 1,332
Change in shares held, QoQ 0.0% +3.3% +2.5%
Institutions buying 80 899 686
Institutions selling 47 648 464
Buyers to sellers 1.70 1.39 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.

CQPKMILNG
CQP 1.00 0.37 0.57
KMI 0.37 1.00 0.46
LNG 0.57 0.46 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CQP, KMI and LNG?

Kinder Morgan (KMI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cheniere Energy Partners (CQP) $32.29B, Kinder Morgan (KMI) $75.34B, Cheniere Energy (LNG) $69.04B.

Which stock is cheaper, CQP, KMI and LNG?

Cheniere Energy Partners (CQP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cheniere Energy Partners (CQP) 9.9x, Kinder Morgan (KMI) 20.9x, Cheniere Energy (LNG) 22.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Cheniere Energy Partners (CQP) is cheapest (Cheniere Energy Partners (CQP) 14.0x, Kinder Morgan (KMI) 20.8x, 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?

Cheniere Energy (LNG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Cheniere Energy Partners (CQP) +13.2%, Kinder Morgan (KMI) +11.7%, 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%, Kinder Morgan (KMI) +31.2%, Cheniere Energy (LNG) +51.1%. Over five years, Cheniere Energy (LNG) compounded fastest (Cheniere Energy Partners (CQP) +8.2%/yr, Kinder Morgan (KMI) +15.2%/yr, Cheniere Energy (LNG) +25.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Cheniere Energy Partners (CQP) 0.00%, Kinder Morgan (KMI) 0.04%, Cheniere Energy (LNG) 0.00%. Cheniere Energy Partners (CQP) and Cheniere Energy (LNG) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Kinder Morgan (KMI) has been the steadiest (Cheniere Energy Partners (CQP) 30.0%, Kinder Morgan (KMI) 21.2%, Cheniere Energy (LNG) 29.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CQP, KMI 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 Partners (CQP) leads on 3. 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.